Hamilton ‘lost it’ with vuilbek rant
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SORRY: Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton apologised for an expletive-laden radio outburst at his Mercedes team as his hopes of a first win of the Formula One season disappeared in Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix.
The Briton led until a late safety car period left him defending on slower tyres than his rivals, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen roaring past at the restart to take a home victory.
Hamilton ended up fourth, with teammate George Russell second.
But as the drivers past him, Hamilton exploded on the team radio: “That was the biggest f*** up. I can’t believe you guys f****ng screwed me. I can’t tell you how p!ssed I am.”
He then apologised later, saying: “I was just on the edge of breaking point with emotions and my apologies to the team because I don’t even remember what I said, I just lost it for a second.
“But I think they know that there is just so much passion and I want to look at it as a glass half full.”
Lewis Hamilton has apologised to Mercedes for his team radio outburst over its #F1 #DutchGP strategy call as he dropped from the lead to finish fourth.
— Autosport (@autosport) September 4, 2022
Here's what he said ⬇️https://t.co/NFLRo8s08k
Hamilton has won a race in every season he has competed since his debut in 2007, but that record is in danger of ending this season.