You might not expect to hear sounds of optimism from a driver of Lewis Hamilton’s pedigree after an eight-place finish, as the Ferrari driver settled for in Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix. But optimism was exactly the word Hamilton used to describe his state of mind after the race.

Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he had to tell Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur to 'calm down', after some tense moments with the F1 team during the Miami Grand Prix. Having set the fastest lap of the race on his new medium tyres, Hamilton asked the team to let him past team-mate Charles Leclerc so that he could chase after Mercedes ' Kimi Antonelli.