Oscar Piastri (McLaren) won the Miami Grand Prix And he escaped at the top of the Formula 1 world Cup, but his victory was tarnished by the tensioning dispute between the two Ferrari pilots.
On Tour 34 to the circuit, Lewis Hamilton activated his radio and asked the Italian team address to give Charles Leclerc order to be advanced.
In the first instance, Ferrari’s bosses were doubtful about this exchange, however, they later ceded at the pressure of the seven -time world champion.
“This is not a good team work. It’s all I’m going to say“, The British said to see that Leclerc did not give him the position, even knowing that he was stepping on his heels.
Hamilton finally passed to the seventh place and tried to reduce margin with respect to Andrea Antonelli (Mercedes), but could not snatch the position and, on the contrary, he began to give ground to his ranks.
There came Leclerc’s responsewho returned gentleness and asked Hamilton to let him pass again. The British took a response, but finally yielded when he saw that he was losing rhythm in persecution.
The new change of positions gave Carlos Sainz wings to believe that it was possible to advance Hamilton. “Do you also want me to let it pass?” He said on the radio to his own team.
In the midst of tension, Leclerc crossed the goal in the seventh box of the Miami Grand Prix, while Hamilton had to fight to end eighth ahead of Sainz.
In fact, the Spanish was about to overcome it, but Lewis responded with a maneuver that was investigated by the FIA.
It is expected that in the next few hours there will be official statements about what happened and decisions are made inside Ferrari to prevent this fight from giving again in one of the next races that await them in this season.
This is the first time that the true relationship between Hamilton and Leclerc, two long -experience pilots in Formula 1 who try to reduce the gap compared to Mercedes and Red Bull is evidenced.
Verstappen is left behind
The Australian pilot is leader in the World Cup with 131 pointsfollowed by his teammate Lando Norris, who adds 115 in total.
Verstappen reached 99 units in the individual classification and the British George Russell (Mercedes) already has it shot with 93 points added so far.
The next calendar event in Formula 1 will be the weekend of May 18, when the Emilia-Romaña Grand Prix is played in Italian territory.
After that there will be two consecutive events in Monaco and Spain, where the panorama could be opened completely in favor of the McLaren.
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