An ex-F1 star has urged Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur to have a harsh word with Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc for their radio outbursts at last week’s Australian Grand Prix.

And former F1 star Ralf Schumacher lamented the duo’s radio antics, arguing that Vasseur should call Hamilton and Leclerc into his office to ‘give them both a wrap on the knuckles’.

The brother of F1 icon Michael Schumacher told Backstage in the Pit Lane: ‘It was like that with both of them. Not only Hamilton, but also Charles Leclerc was relatively stroppy on the radio. If I were the team principal right now, I’d call them both into my office and give them both a rap on the knuckles because that’s not on.

Hamilton noted the explosive behaviour of his long-time rival Max Verstappen, and argued that his comparatively calm requests for silence are a far cry from the Dutchman’s radio outbursts.