Lewis Hamilton has doubled down on his post-Mexico City Grand Prix remarks, taking to social media to express how "incredibly frustrating" his clash with Charles Leclerc was.
On the first lap at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, the seven-time F1 drivers' champion and Leclerc emerged from the opening sequence of corners leading.
However, the Monegasque driver attacked into Turn 4, with Hamilton attempting in vain to defend the position.
The old adversaries shared the podium with Kimi Antonelli, who was crowned F1's youngest drivers' champion, an experience Hamilton relished.
"Let me start with a huge congratulations to the new champion, Kimi Antonelli," he wrote on social media whilst tagging the new F1 drivers' champion.
Lewis Hamilton has doubled down on his post-Mexico City Grand Prix remarks, taking to social media to express how "incredibly frustrating" his clash with Charles Leclerc was.
Hamilton reiterated his view that the team and the Ferrari fans deserve more than the Scuderia's two drivers ultimately costing themselves the opportunity to fight for victory.
On the first lap at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, the seven-time F1 drivers' champion and Leclerc emerged from the opening sequence of corners leading.
However, the Monegasque driver attacked into Turn 4, with Hamilton attempting in vain to defend the position. Both ran wide and off the track. The former cut the corner, and the latter lost momentum.
The confluence of events allowed Max Verstappen to grab second from Hamilton, preventing Leclerc from giving the position back and all but ensuring he received a five-second time penalty, which handed the Dutchman the lead at the pit stop phase.
The Briton went on to take the chequered flag in second, behind the Red Bull driver. The old adversaries shared the podium with Kimi Antonelli, who was crowned F1's youngest drivers' champion, an experience Hamilton relished.
"Let me start with a huge congratulations to the new champion, Kimi Antonelli," he wrote on social media whilst tagging the new F1 drivers' champion. "To have seen your journey so closely and share to be there celebrating with you, was a highlight of my year.
"So well deserved and a record that will stand for a long time. It was great to see your team at Mercedes celebrating with you. Enjoy this moment, keep your family close, keep your passion and your energy."
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