Lewis Hamilton stormed out of an interview in the paddock following his ninth-place finish at the Japanese Grand Prix.
The seven-time world champion’s struggles continued as he picked up just two points, as his worst ever start to a Formula One season continued.
Mercedes opted for a bold tyre strategy following the early red flag from Alex Albon and Daniel Ricciardo’s crash, as both Hamilton and George Russell attempted a one-stop strategy after the restart.
They switched back to two-stops after Hamilton sharply insisted over the team radio: ‘Change the strategy.’
After the race, a reporter asked if he was jealous of Ferrari – the team he will drive for next year – after they finished third and fourth with Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc.
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Lewis Hamilton walked away from an interview after he was asked whether he was ‘jealous’ over the speed of Ferrari – the team that he will be joining in the 2025 season
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Hamilton’s worst ever start to a season continued with a ninth-place finish in Japan
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Ferrari have finished on the podium in all four races with Carlos Sainz (pictured) taking third in Japan after his victory in Australia
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Hamilton was not impressed with the question as he retorted: ‘Do you have any better questions?’
The reporter apologised but before they could ask a further question, Hamilton walked away and his press officer simply said: ‘Thank you.’
In an another interview, Hamilton revealed that he suffered damage after the restart following contact with Leclerc.
He said: ‘The car is never what I hoped it would be. It’s never what we hoped it would be.
‘I got some damage I think in the first stint at the restart with Charles [Leclerc] and I had massive understeer, like huge, huge understeer.
‘So that’s why I decided to let George [Russell] by, because he seemed quicker and I just couldn’t turn the car.
‘It took us two stints to finally dial more and more wing in to make up for that loss. Last stint, I was better, but it was too late, I had 10 seconds to regain.’
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Hamilton struggled during the race and had to let team-mate George Russell through
Russell didn’t fare much better, though he capitalised on a late mistake from Oscar Piastri to snatch P7 on the final lap of the race.
Hamilton has won six of his seven championships at Mercedes, but has not won a race since the 2021 season.
His P9 finish maintains his worst ever start to a season with just ten points in four races – 67 off championship leader Max Verstappen.
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