{"id":925133,"date":"2026-10-12T06:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T06:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/925133\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T06:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T06:58:12","slug":"lewis-hamilton-reacts-to-singapore-gp-blunder-as-fia-exemption-granted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/925133\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton reacts to Singapore GP blunder as FIA exemption granted"},"content":{"rendered":"

SINGAPORE \u2013 Lewis Hamilton<\/a> accepted full responsibility after his strategy call at the Singapore Grand Prix backfired.<\/p>\n

Hamilton, who felt unwell after the race and was granted FIA permission to skip the usual media activities, later released a statement and admitted that it was \u201con me\u201d after a P6 result which failed to do the pace of his Ferrari justice.<\/p>\n

Lewis Hamilton holds hands up after Singapore GP call<\/p>\n

While polesitter Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, Hamilton\u2019s Ferrari teammate, started the race on soft tyres, Hamilton went for mediums.<\/p>\n

Yet, Hamilton<\/a> was the first of that leading trio to pit and swap to softs, the compound which was experiencing lower tyre degradation than anticipated.<\/p>\n

It looked like the seven-time world champion was heading for a two-stop strategy, but after missing the pit entry under Virtual Safety Car conditions, Hamilton stayed out until the end of the race.<\/p>\n

It proved an agonising run to the line, Hamilton caught and passed by Kimi Antonelli, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. He finished P6.<\/p>\n

One of, if not the most physical race on the F1 calendar, it emerged after the race that Hamilton was feeling unwell. The FIA therefore granted him permission to miss his media duties.<\/p>\n

Hamilton would, via Ferrari, give his reaction to the race, taking \u201cfull responsibility\u201d for the strategy which he pushed for and how it played out.<\/p>\n

This marked the second instance of Hamilton holding his hands up for a strategy error at the Singapore Grand Prix. He had taken accountability for a Sprint qualifying decision<\/a> which left him P6 on the grid.<\/p>\n

Following the Grand Prix at Marina Bay, Hamilton said: \u201cToday wasn\u2019t the result we were looking for and it was on me.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt a track that\u2019s difficult to overtake, you need to try something different and I chose to start on a new medium tyre, to go long and try to make a one-stop work.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately the medium didn\u2019t perform as well as the soft.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a good second stint and the pace was back, but I couldn\u2019t make the progress I needed.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnder the VSC, the team called me in but I missed the entry. After that, I decided to stay out and try to hold track position to the end but in the closing laps, I was struggling massively with tyre degradation and lost three places, finishing P6, which doesn\u2019t reflect the pace we had in the car today.<\/p>\n

\u201cA painful lesson today, but I take full responsibility for the decisions I made. Not every call will work out, and I can accept getting it wrong but I\u2019m sorry for the team for the points we lost today. They put so much into every weekend, and I wanted to deliver more for them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll continue to put the work in and come back fighting at the next race.\u201d<\/p>\n

More Singapore GP reaction on PlanetF1.com<\/p>\n

Ferrari boss hits back after Lewis Hamilton Singapore GP blunder<\/a><\/p>\n

Untelevised Alonso radio reveals \u2018ridiculous\u2019 engine comment<\/a><\/p>\n

Leclerc ensured Ferrari\u2019s presence on the Singapore podium with a P2 result.<\/p>\n

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