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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Giles Richards in Las Vegas

Lewis Hamilton says he can’t work any harder in response to Ferrari rebuke

Lewis Hamilton talks to the media during previews before the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton has defended himself after the Ferrari president, John Elkann, said he should ‘focus on driving and talk less’. Photograph: Mark Sutton/Formula 1/Getty Images

Lewis Hamilton has insisted he does not believe he can work any harder to help improve Ferrari’s performance, in reaction to a rebuke from the Ferrari president, John Elkann, who had said he should “focus on driving and talk less”. Hamilton maintained pointedly that the problems at the team would not be fixed with “the click of a finger”.

The driver, who has yet to claim a podium for the Scuderia in an immensely trying first season with the team, was outspoken after another disappointing race in Brazil, after which he described his debut year as “a nightmare”. Elkann responded equally bluntly with his riposte.

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