Sergio Perez told fans at his home Grand Prix in Mexico to stop booing Lewis Hamilton.
The seven-time Formula One champion was jeered by the spectators following the race in Mexico City on Sunday where Max Verstappen claimed his 14th race win of the year as he finished 15.1 seconds ahead of Hamilton.
Perez told fans to stop booing Hamilton
Verstappen's Red Bull teammate Perez rounded off the podium in his home race.
The Mexican was then seen wagging his finger to the crowd after he heard boos directed towards Hamilton.
The British driver addressed the jeering after the race.
"It has definitely been a bit awkward this time around with boos all day," said Hamilton. "But, nevertheless I have so much love for Mexico and for the people here.
"I was so close [to Verstappen] in that first stint but I think the Red Bull was clearly too fast and ultimately they had the better tyre strategy.
Perez finished third in his home race
Hamilton has just two races to try to keep his record going of winning at least one race in every season
"I'm not sure the hard tyre was the right tyre at the end. I thought we should have started the race on the soft [rather than the medium], but obviously we had the opposite tyre to them."
Hamilton's rivals, Red Bull meanwhile, decided to boycott Sky Sports in Mexico a week after pit-lane reporter Ted Kravitz said the Brit was 'robbed' of an eighth world championship at last year's controversial finale in Abu Dhabi.
Hamilton now has only two races to retain his unique record of winning at least one race in each season he has competed, since his debut in 2007.
The final two races are in Brazil on November 13 and Abu Dhabi a week later.
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