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MONACO Lewis Hamilton apologized to stewards for the Monaco Grand Prix upon Sunday after jokingly hinting that he / she appeared to be punished because he is black.
The McLaren driver was presented with not one but two drive-through fines next mishaps together with Ferrari's Felipe Massa and also Williams' Pastor Maldonado throughout Sunday's race, earned by way of Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel.
"It's an utter . joke," Hamilton explained to your BBC. "I've been in observe that stewards personal training times beyond half a dozen the following season.
"Maybe it is because I'm black. That's exactly what Ali G says," Hamilton added, discussing the television personality built famous by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen.
Hamilton later said he went to the stewards to help "make peace."
"What I reported has been a little bit of a joke, which usually had not been funny at your time," Hamilton advised Britain's Press Association. "I created these people conscious that any time feelings will be high, in addition to it's incredibly powerful at the conclusion of these type of races, it's not necessary to continually say the suitable thing, as well as the joke didn't take place at the most proper time."
Motorsport's regulating body, FIA, could not without delay react to Hamilton's comment. But the particular 26-year-old Englishman claimed your stewards certain your ex boyfriend some people could "clarify" the case with FIA as well as the subject "won't go almost any even more versus meeting room."
Hamilton drew their very first drive-through fees for that crash by using Massa. The following seemed to be to get to arrive phone together with Maldonado late inside race. He been given a 20-second penalty, nonetheless it could not impact his or her contest position regarding sixth, seeing that Force India's Adrian Sutil was a lap behind the pup with seventh.
Hamilton, who was demoted through seventh for you to ninth about the start grid with regard to slicing your contour with determining Saturday, sensed Massa has been at fault inside primary instance.
"He turned directly into me (during the race)," he / she said. "I received the penalty. These individuals will be ridiculous. It's stupid."
Hamilton is the only driver to get usual Vettel in six backrounds this season, defeating your German around China, however he's 58 tips at the rear of Vettel with the actual championship standings.
"I'll just simply make an attempt to preserve my teeth turn along with try to benefit from the majority from the season," Hamilton said.
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