Lewis Hamilton’s emotional radio messages were shared after a tough and heartbreaking Brazil F1 race.
Another twist was added to the wild Lewis Hamilton-Ferrari story after a tough race in Brazil. Starting 20th on the grid, Hamilton zoomed past 11 cars on the first lap but then got stuck in the middle of the pack. The seven-time champ tried everything to turn things around, but nothing worked — and now we’ve heard his frustrated radio messages.
With Hamilton and Max Verstappen both starting at the back for the 2026 Sao Paulo GP, fans were excited for some real F1 action. Hamilton didn’t disappoint, moving up from 20th to ninth on the opening lap. But then he began to struggle as his rear tires overheated, causing his car to lose grip.
While Verstappen kept pushing and eventually finished second, Hamilton’s race fell apart. He kept urging his team to switch to slick tires as the track dried, but they were slow to make the call. “Are you listening? I’m falling behind,” he shouted over the radio on lap 10. He asked to pit, but the team said no, wanting to wait a bit longer.
Hamilton kept complaining about how the car was handling, asking his engineer Carlo Santi for a pit stop. They agreed the tricky part of the track was super slippery but decided to hold off. Finally, on lap 14, after Hamilton pushed again, they let him pit. But even after the stop, handling problems stuck with him.
Later, during his second pit stop, he got lapped by Lando Norris, and when he came out on track alongside the McLaren, Ferrari told him to beat Norris — but didn’t explain why. “What do you mean you don’t know? Why’s Norris ahead of me? Have I been lapped?” Hamilton asked angrily.
When Hamilton fell 30 seconds behind the Racing Bulls car of Liam Lawson, he asked: “Guys, how are we 30 seconds behind?” Hamilton chased Lawson down, but then it started to rain. The Racing Bulls car was called in for a pit stop, but it seemed Hamilton got the message too late. “I missed the pit lane,” he swore before spinning on the next lap.
He told the team he thought he could keep going despite the rain, but soon it was clear he was far behind teammate Charles Leclerc and would finish ninth. “You are P9,” his engineer said. “I know I’m P9, but where is everyone? Are we slow?” Hamilton replied.
He ended up finishing ninth, the last car to be lapped by the winner, Lando Norris. After the race, Hamilton took to social media sharing his disappointment — a big contrast to his podium finish in Mexico. “Devastated by yesterday’s race, especially how it ended. It started well, but we struggled with the tyres and big oversteer,” he wrote. “It made things really tough. I pushed as hard as I could, but we didn’t have the pace. We’ll figure it out and come back stronger next race.”