Lewis Hamilton F1 dispute returns as unseen Ferrari footage drops

Lewis Hamilton

Unseen Ferrari footage drops after Hamilton dispute

Lewis Hamilton has had some moments to forget at Ferrari this year

Kerry Violet F1 News Editor

F1 editor and journalist covering motorsport since 2024.

Monday 25 August 2025 19:54

Previously unseen footage of the aftermath of Ferrari's controversial team orders at the Miami Grand Prix has been dropped by Sky Sports F1.

The 2025 race took place at the Miami International Autodrome back in May, but ahead of F1's return from the summer break, a new clip of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc's interaction has been released.

During the race, Hamilton did not hold back in sharing his dissatisfaction with the team's indecision over whether to introduce team orders in Leclerc's favour or not.

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After a tense back and forth with Ferrari race engineer Riccardo Adami, Hamilton ended up getting the wrong end of the deal after being instructed not to pass Leclerc.

The Scuderia's driver duo crossed the line P7 (LEC) and P8 (HAM) after swapping their drivers back again, with Hamilton having to fight his Ferrari predecessor to the line for eighth place, sarcastically asking Adami: "Shall I let him past as well?"

Ferrari's tense moments in Miami made the race one to forget, although all appeared well between their drivers, with Sky now revealing that after the event, Hamilton approached Leclerc before being weighed, initiating a tap on the back of his team-mate.

The Monegasque star reciprocated the action, signalling that there was no bad blood between the pair.

Lewis Hamilton was left frustrated after Ferraris team orders favoured Charles Leclerc in Miami

What happened between Hamilton and Leclerc at the Miami GP?

After asking his race engineer Adami whether Ferrari could give the order for Hamilton to overtake Leclerc on lap 36 of the Miami GP, the 40-year-old was met with a frustrating response of: "I'll come back to you," a phrase not often used on track for good reason.

As the former Mercedes star continued to burn rubber unnecessarily, he criticised their decision to favour Leclerc, saying: "This is not good team work. That's all I'm going to say."

Yet that was in fact not all the seven-time champion had to say, growing increasingly annoyed at the Scuderia, leading to his infamous 'have a tea break while you're at it' comment.

The events of the Miami GP weekend led to criticism of Ferrari's ever-baffling strategy, or lack of one, with the team radio making for awkward listening and only highlighting the huge difference to Hamilton's positive relationship with former Mercedes engineer Peter Bonnington.

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