Hamilton doesn't care about Wolff's criticism: 'He wanted to encourage me'

Time and again, Lewis Hamilton came on the team radio, complaining about possible track limit violations at the Austrian Grand Prix by the competition and the performance of his own Mercedes. Ahead of his home race at Silverstone, Hamilton returned to those conversations, and in particular Toto Wolff's reaction.

Mercedes' Austrian team boss seemed so fed up with his star driver's com a week ago that he publicly reprimanded him over the radio. Hamilton confirmed at Thursday afternoon's press conference that he had spoken to Wolff about it. The Briton was not too worried about everything that had occurred.

"The best thing about our partnership is that we can be direct with each other," Hamilton said. "And Toto, he's just an out-and-out racer. So he was just trying to encourage me. That was his way of doing it. We always learn from our experiences. Both on my side, I've reviewed my comments and where I was at mentally. And we'll make sure that I adjust that for the future. And yeah, I feel supportive."

Hamilton confirmed at Silverstone that Mercedes is introducing a new front wing for their home race. However, the seven-time champion plays down the impact of this upgrade.