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Ferrari’s Deputy Team Principal Jerome d’Ambrosio defended the team’s strategy in F1’s Austrian GP amid a tense mid-race radio exchange with Lewis Hamilton.
Jerome d’Ambrosio, Ferrari’s Deputy Team Principal, defended the team’s strategy during the Austrian Grand Prix in Formula 1, despite a tense radio exchange with Lewis Hamilton. The team achieved a notable improvement in performance at the Red Bull Ring, with Hamilton finishing in fourth place, equaling his best result of the season, while teammate Charles Leclerc secured third place. Hamilton had a terse exchange with his race engineer, Riccardo Adami, regarding tire management and pit stop strategy during the race. D’Ambrosio, standing in for Team Principal Fred Vasseur, explained that the team’s decision to bring Hamilton in for a pit stop was based on optimizing their race time and following a standard strategy. D’Ambrosio empathized with Hamilton’s questioning of the team’s call, acknowledging that drivers always seek the best possible race strategy. Hamilton later admitted that the decision to pit was correct, although he initially felt he could continue without changing tires.
