Ferrari have hit out at F1’s select broadcasting of team radio messages dur☂ing the Chinese Grand Prix.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc swapped positions during the early stages of Sunday’s race in Shanghai after Leclerc became stuck behind his teammateཧ but could not get close enoug💮h to overtake.

Sensing he was holding up Leclerc, seꦉven-timeಌ world champion Hamilton told Ferrari he was considering letting his teammate by because he was struggling for pace.

“I think I’m going to let Charles go, because I’m struggling,” Hamilton radioed in to Ferrari.

But this message was not broadcast by Formula🅘 One Management.

However, a later exchanဣge🎀 between Hamilton and new race engineer Riccardo Adami was played out when Ferrari ordered their drivers to swap positions on the same lap.

Ferrari informed Leclerc on Lap 18 that “Lewis wil🅠l let you by into Turn 14” butꦫ Hamilton responded by saying “I will when he’s closer”.

On Lap 20, Ferrari called for a position swap at Turn 14♋ which did not happen 💧for the third lap in a row.

Hamilton was heard🌳 saying “I’ll tell you when we’re going to swap,” implying he was not happy about the order. Hamilton finally let Leclerc past at Turn 1, instea𓆉d of Turn 14 as had been requested.

Leclerc, clearly c🧸onfused by what was playing out, sounded disappointed over team radio, saying: “This is a shame. The pace is there,” when Hamilton did not let him by on Lap 20.

Fans watching on TV would not have been aware that Hamilton had actually suggested the swap in the first place, with only select radio messages broadcast. This 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:gave the impression Hamilton had refused to obey a team order.

Ferrari criticise "joke" radio broadcasts 

“I think this is a jok꧟e from FOM because the ༒first call came from Lewis,” Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur told media in Shanghai.

"Lewis asked us to swap, but to create the mess around the situation they broadcast only༺ the second part of the question. We will discu๊ss with them.

"You can't imagine the n🌳umber of questions 🏅I had about this when I came from the garage to here," he said. "It's all about the same thing: 'Is it a mess?' I said no, it's Lewis who asked to swap.

"I'm not even sure you would even have these situations ten times at other teams in a season, and honꦅestly from the pit wall we really appreciated the call from Lewis saying, 'guys, I'm losing the pace, I'm keen to swap’.

"It tꦿook us one lap to ask him to swap with Charles and then the pace was back. He said 'oh let's stay like this for a little bit' and we said 'no, if you up the pace we swap’.

"As a team t🌄he collaboratioꦜn between the two guys is mega and I can't complain a single second about something.

“I understand the question, but you have to ask the question to Stefano [Domenicali, F1 president and CEO] and not me because I'm n✨ot in charge of the broadcast.”

Ahead of the weekend, Hamilton 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历♛史:complained about the negative reactಞion to radi🌄o exchanges broadcast in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix which appeared to suggest his relationship with🍷 Adami was not going well.

It proved to be a horror day for Ferrari in China. Leclerc and Hamilton finished fifth and sixth on the road but were168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: later disqualified for failing post-race scrutineering check✃s.