Lewis Hamilton fired back at his “yapping” critics after he delivered the first win of his Ferrari career in dominant fashion in Saturday’s sprint race in China.Hamilton said he was gobsmacked to land his maiden pole position in Ferrari colours in only his second appearance for the Italian giants following his blockbuster transfer from Mercedes.

After a week that was dominated by talk surrounding Lewis Hamilton’s conversations with his race engineer Bryan Bozzi, the Brit’s behind-the-wheel discussions are once again under the microscope. Hamilton had finished sixth in the Chinese Grand Prix, but, alongside team-mate Charles Leclerc, was disqualified following the chequered flag.

Lewis Hamilton is disqualified as Oscar Piastri secures third career win as McLaren dominates Chinese Grand Prix