“I have no clue where I am,” Lewis Hamilton’s cry for help at Miami GP mid-race on team radio, highlights instability at Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton voiced his frustration over the team radio as he went on to finish P6 at the Miami GP

“I have no clue where I am,” Lewis Hamilton’s cry for help at Miami GP mid-race on team radio, highlights instability at Mercedes

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Lewis Hamilton has been having a rough time at the Miami GP. The British driver had a disastrous Qualifying session on Saturday as he got knocked out in Q2. Subsequently, the 7-time world champion was forced to start from P13 for the race. However, things didn’t improve during the race as the 38-year-old fell behind the leaders.

Hamilton managed to make his way up the field at the start. However, the Mercedes driver could only make limited progress due to the pace of the W14. Moreover, the 38-year-old was even asked to let his teammate George Russell pass as the two cars were on different strategies. The 7-time world champion was forced to fight in the lower half of the top 10.

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Unfortunately, Lewis further got frustrated battling the midfielders for points. The British driver pleaded with his team on the radio for information about the race. Lewis Hamilton needed a target pace from his team as he struggled to understand his position in the pecking order. The 38-year-old said, “Give me a target, man! I have no clue where I am.”

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Lewis Hamilton forced to battle the midfield at the Miami GP

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Lewis finished behind his teammate George Russell in this race

Hamilton’s race engineer Bono replied to the British driver about matching Alpine driver Esteban Ocon‘s pace. The 38-year-old used the same strategy as the Frenchman and needed to get ahead of the Alpine. Bono said, “Ok Lewis, currently P6. Ocon ahead on the same strategy. We need to stay close to him.”

The 7-time world champion passed Ocon shortly after. However, the Mercedes driver did fall behind a couple of positions due to his race strategy. Though Lewis Hamilton would probably be happy with just a couple of points after this terrible race weekend at the Miami GP.

Thus, Lewis Hamilton has had a terrible Miami GP. The British driver would hope for the day to end as quickly as possible so that the 38-year-old could forget this weekend and leave it behind. The 7-time world champion would be looking to bounce back at the next round of the season and perhaps turn around things back in his favor soon.

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