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“We called them both to pit... and he missed the pit entry. And honestly, it's a bit of a shame, because he's losing a podium also. It was crystal clear on the radio.”
Fred Vasseur, read out by James, at 0:57 of “Stewards Verdict On Hamilton; Hamilton Suffers After Ignoring Ferrari Order In Singapore” on James' Pit Lane’s channel.
Around it
- 0:44 Now, it wasn't clear at the time why Hamilton had stayed out, but now it's been revealed that Ferrari had called Hamilton into the pits under the virtual safety car to change tyres, but Hamilton
- 0:55 stayed out.
- 0:57 Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur told Sky Sports F1: "We kept the door open for the two options, depending on VSC, and that was the case. We called him. We called them both to pit. It would
- 1:08 have been P2-P3, because we were P2-P3 on track, and he missed the pit entry. And honestly, it's a bit of a shame, because he's losing a podium also. It was crystal clear on the radio. But now let's
- 1:19 be focused on Austin. The performance this weekend was okay. We have to be focused on the future."
In the paper
- Headlines, week ending 13 October 2026