Hamilton denies asking Ferrari to replace team members

Lewis Hamilton has publicly denied reports in the Italian press claiming he asked Ferrari to replace several key trackside staff members. The Briton says he has never asked for anyone to be removed and stresses that the people around him work hard every day.\n\nThe clarification follows several weekends in which Hamilton openly criticised some race decisions, along with speculation about tension with Fred Vasseur. Those sporting disagreements are documented; a request for personnel changes is not. Hamilton’s direct statement therefore closes a story that had begun circulating as fact.