Lew and Wolff or same wavelength

LEWIS Hamilton said he will tone down his radio complaints at Silverstone tomorrow following team boss Toto Wolff’s public rebuke at last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix.

- PHILIP DUNCAN

During the race, the Brit, sanctioned for exceeding track limits, asked why some of his rivals – namely Sergio Perez – had not been penalised, and also lambasted the speed of his under-performing Mercedes.

Wolff rarely speaks to his drivers over the radio, but he was on the intercom twice to Hamilton.

“Lewis, the car is bad, we know,” the team boss said. “Please drive it.”

Addressing Wolff’s comments ahead of the British Grand Prix this weekend, Hamilton said: “We always learn from our experiences, and on my side I’ve reviewed my comments, where I was at mentally, and will make sure I adjust that for the future.

“The best thing about my partnership with Toto is that we can be direct with each other.

“He is just an out-and-out racer. He was just trying to encourage me and that was his way of doing it.”