Lewis Hamilton said he was “lacking information” from the Ferrari pitwall when he made the decision to stay out on slick tyres as the rain began to fall more heavily towards the end of Sunday’s chaotic, season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
The 40 year-old, who briefly led the race after the leaders pitted, ultimately finished 10th on what he described as a “very tricky” debut for the Scuderia which went “a lot worse than I thought it would”.
Hamilton was heard expressing frustration with his new race engineer, Italian Riccardo Adami, at multiple points during the race, most notably after he decided to stay out when the rain began to fall in the final 15 laps.