Giles Richards at the Miami International Autodrome

• Driver frustrated by time taken to give orders over radio
• ‘I’ve still got my fire in my belly,’ says frustrated driver

Lewis Hamilton has insisted he will not apologise for remaining fiercely competitive after his terse exchanges and clear frustration with his Ferrari team at the Miami Grand Prix, which he believed merely indicated he was motivated as ever to perform on track.

“I was like, come on guys, I want to win. I’ve still got my fire in my belly,” he said. “I’m not going to apologise for being a fighter. I’m not going to apologise for still wanting it. I know everyone in the team does too.”

• Lando Norris second as McLaren dominate
• George Russell third, Max Verstappen fourth

Demonstrating with emphatic effect that he must be considered now the frontrunner for the championship, Oscar Piastri’s drive from fourth on the grid to victory was the stuff that defines the battling Aussie spirit. Taking the win for McLaren with a piece of relentlessly controlled dominance, and in so doing determinedly maintaining his place out front in a tight title fight, Piastri laid down a marker in Florida that he will be exceptionally hard to beat this season.