Hamilton rubbishes Alonso’s ‘manipulated’ European Grand Prix claims
June 29th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANILondon, June 29(ANI): McLaren Formula One ace Lewis Hamilton has rubbished Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso’s claims that the European Grand Prix was manipulated for the Brit to finish second.
Alonso had accused Hamilton of disrespecting the rules as he overtook the safety car deployed following Mark Webber’s crash.
“It’s just sour grapes. I even saw him overtaken by a Sauber on the big screen. It is very unlike him to be overtaken by a Sauber so he must have been completely in another world,” The Sun quoted Hamilton, as saying.
“The FIA are doing an incredible job because they are allowing us to race this year. I don’t understand why I affected his race so much. Everyone has a right to their opinions. He must just be disappointed with his own result, but I didn’t do anything to him,” he added.
Although Hamilton was handed a drive-through penalty by the FIA stewards, it was served 17 laps after the accident, by which time he had built a large enough advantage to retain his second place behind eventual race winner Sebastian Vettel.
Meanwhile Alonso, who was running third at the time of the accident, finished eighth after he filed in behind the safety car. (ANI)
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