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Opinion: Criticism of Hamilton's frustrated team radio is unfair

The Turkish Grand Prix was not the best weekend for Lewis Hamilton. The Briton ignored his team's call to come in for a new set of intermediate tyres. He thought he could drive to the end without a pit stop. Mercedes finally brought him in for new tyres with eight laps to go and the seven-time world champion finished fifth. Hamilton clearly sounded frustrated on the team radio. He didn't understand why Mercedes had still brought him. Several team radios followed, in which the Brit indicated he was not happy with the team's choice. Hamilton received a lot of negative reactions and criticism after the weekend. On Instagram, he reacted to the media reports, as his radio messages were a...
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