Lewis Hamilton had an argument with police officers ahead of the 2022 Monaco Grand Prix. The Mercedes star joked that he was told to “f*** off” by a female cop as he struggled to get to the paddock.
He made the revelation in a private chat with Daniel Ricciardo caught on camera by Netflix’s Driver to Survive. Grinning, Hamilton remarked: “How did you get in this morning? All the normal roads I normally take are all closed.”
Hamilton then begins to act out the scene, crossing his hands as he demonstrated the problems. He added: “The police were like ‘No’. And I was having all these arguments with police.”
Hamilton erupted into laughter before concluding: “There was this one woman she was like ‘No f*** off’.” Ricciardo simply responded: “Oh really” as the Australian also started giggling.
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He made contact with Esteban Ocon at Ste Devote while Fernando Alonso held up any potential late charge. It came as the German manufacturer lacked pace to the frontrunners with their W13 machine.
Mercedes eventually got on top of their issues with Hamilton challenging for wins before the end of last season. The Silver Arrows appear more optimistic over 2023’s W14 model as both Hamilton and George Russell praised it during demonstration laps last week.
Hamilton said he was “comfortable” in the car, months after complaining of back pain at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix due to porpoising.