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Lewis Hamilton playfully charged Pierre Gasly with 'dirty driving' following an unusual event where Formula 1 drivers competed in life-sized Lego versions of their cars. The fun-filled lap took place before the Miami Grand Prix, as teams were handed Lego models of their vehicles. Hamilton ended up enduring another disappointing showing with Ferrari , finishing eighth as Oscar Piastri claimed P1.
This result came after Hamilton's poor qualifying result on Saturday . Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT While some drivers embraced the light-hearted competition in the lego race, others like Max Verstappen noticed that mishaps during the lap scattered Lego bricks on the circuit, prompting a swift cleanup in preparation for Sunday's main event. Both Ferrari drivers, Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, seemed less than amused with Alpine racers Gasly and Jack Doohan.
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Gasly defended himself on camera, laughing it off and retorting: "The dirty ones are still over there!" Verstappen got a kick out of the adventure too, joking: "They'll have to sweep the track! There's a lot of Lego debris on the track. A few cars collided out there on the way. It was a bit different, that's for sure.
"I was a bit slow on top speed, so we slowly dropped back throughout the lap. I think it's more important that they clean the track at the moment." When asked about his disappointing qualifying result on Saturday, in which he finished P12, Hamilton said: "We’ll keep trying.
We’re only six races in but we’re struggling big time. "We’re trying our hardest not to make big set-up changes. But no matter what we do, it’s so inconsistent every time we go out.
We’ve got problems with brakes, problems with instability. "We’re just generally not quick enough. Just to get into Q3 is tough for us at the moment.
Once you’re then on that back foot, it’s hard to pick up those points. Tomorrow’s going to be work hard but we’ll try again tomorrow. It’s the same thing for me, I’m used to it, it is what it is.
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