Just twenty-four hours after Mercedes boss Toto Wolff warned that the deteriorating relationship between his drivers is impacting the team and that consideration must now be given to letting one of them go, Lewis Hamilton has fired another broadside, accusing teammate, Nico Rosberg, of being a complainer.

"You've seen he complains about a lot of things," says the Briton in an interview for the BBC's F1 Review, which will be shown later this month.

"But you kind of let it go over your head because that's just the way he is," he continues. "It's kind of the different background we come from, I guess."

The Briton, who this year emulated his racing hero, Ayrton Senna, in claiming his third world championship, reinforces the argument that nice guys don't win titles.

"You can't be nice out there, and go: 'Hey, here's some space'. I mean business. I'm not here to make friends, to finish the race and say: 'Hey, that was a lovely race, chap, you were so friendly with me, you let me win.'

"This is the one opportunity and you take it," he insists. "That doesn't mean wiping someone out or cheating but you have to be fierce, strong and hard to as much of the limit as you can be."

In a clear reference to the incidents in Japan and Austin, both of which clearly angered Rosberg, Hamilton said: "You can ask every world champion, if you're on the outside, you have to back off."

That said, Hamilton admits that he had second-thoughts about his move at Austin.

"I'm definitely a believer in karma, and while I didn't intentionally do anything, I felt afterwards: 'Ah, jeez.' The guys were on me, and then he got back in the lead and I thought: 'Well, that's karma, he's back in the lead so he should have nothing to complain about.' And then eventually I got him back later on but still he had to find something to complain about."

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1. Posted by F One, 04/12/2015 22:50

"Rosberg complains alot complains Hamilton. Hypocrite. That's all there is to say of the biggest cry baby in F1."

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2. Posted by danielmb, 03/12/2015 21:37

"For the 2015 season, if there was both a racing and complaining championship, Lewis would be a double title holder. In scoring points for complaining and whining, Lewis would have Nico beat by a 3 to 1 margin!

If any drivers had reason to complain this year it would be Fernando and Jenson. Given Fernando's personality and history, he should surely win a championship for personal restraint this year."

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3. Posted by Peter Rickitt, 03/12/2015 17:30

"And 'JacktheCat' thinks I have a chip on my shoulder about Hamilton - read these comments and learn.

Come back father, your son is going off the rails: he needs, but may eschew, your help, but persevere - else he may do something really stupid and terminal."

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4. Posted by Rock Doc, 03/12/2015 15:31

"You can tell it's the off season ... he said ... she said ... who threw my toys out of the pram ... why are you looking at me!!

Lots more like this over the next couple of month before we get back to testing. Let the headology begin."

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5. Posted by 4SQUARETYRES, 03/12/2015 15:16

"A complainer that complain's about everything and everyone. No wonder people tire of him so quickly, maybe Justin Bieber has an open spot in his entourage for him..... "

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6. Posted by jcr, 03/12/2015 15:13

"Is this the same Lewis, who complained to the stewarts about his own team !!! McLaren.Monaco Team Orders.
Is this the same Lewis, who got his engineer sacked by telling lies to the stewarts !!!
Is this the same Lewis, who all year spoke of MY TEAM, and now accuses them of favouring his team mate.
Is the the same Lewis,who tried to jump ship to Williams/BMW, when McLaren held him back for another year.
The fact is over the rears he got away with a lot of things, because he was the new British Icon.
And this is still the case with the Hamifest we get from BBC/sky,
But the more you read, the more you begin to see that the attraction is beginning to wear thin.
And once again he plays the Background card
This guy has been sponsored by McLaren since he was a child, I doubt if he ever had to pay for a haircut !!!
Strikes Me, he has the money, and the rest of us can piss off."

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7. Posted by scf1fan, 03/12/2015 12:41 (moderated by an Adminstrator, 04/12/2015 1:04)

"So, Lewis . . . You're "complaining" about Nico . . . complaining? Do I have that right? Something you would NEVER do . . . (What were you saying about your car after Singapore?)"

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8. Posted by GrahamG, 03/12/2015 11:33

"If you were Toto Wolf and looking towards long term stability and loyalty to the team which one would you be rid of ..... I don't actually think there is a berth in any of the other top teams for Hamilton, and Mercedes will tire of him in a year or so (or he'll decide he is actually a pop star or arm candy for an X factor winner) so get rid now, there are a number of really good drivers out there who would be team players rather than spoilt brats."

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