Schumacher says Hamilton 'has to be able to live with getting criticism sometimes'

At the Miami International Autodrome, the situation that Schumacher criticised Hamilton for was due to Ferrari's strategy and their team orders.

The seven-time world champion was, at one point, on better tyres behind his teammate Charles Leclerc but could not pass him. Hamilton was let through but could not chase down the Williams of Alex Albon in front, meaning he was asked to let Leclerc back through.

As a result of these team orders and driver swaps, it led to some heated exchanges and words from Hamilton over the radio, something he did not want to apologise for afterwards.

Last week, Schumacher was not too fond of the way Hamilton communicated with his team during the Miami Grand Prix in Florida, giving the Brit a special nickname in ‘Mimimi Hamilton.’ However, in the latest episode of this podcast, the German felt the need to correct his statement regarding this remark.

“Technically, you could call him that, but I actually meant ‘me me me Hamilton’, not ‘mimimi Hamilton,’" the German said on the Boxengasse podcast of Sky Sports Germany.

"So what I meant was that he has a ‘me, me, me’ mentality towards his team, but well, mimimi was also fun,” explained Schumacher, implying that Hamilton was quite selfish during the Grand Prix and not that he was whining, which was initially thought by the listeners.

Schumacher also believes that Hamilton is definitely not a team player in his eyes, even after 19 seasons in the pinnacle of motorsport.

“You also have to be able to live with getting criticism sometimes. We're talking about team play, then it's normal that you let your faster teammate through. The reverse can also happen, because if you're not faster, you just have to give back the position. And in that, I found Hamilton's ‘me, me, me’ mentality quite strong,—also loudly expressing himself to his team over the team radio,” concluded Schumacher.