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Hamilton has moved on from Massa incident
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September 28, 2011, Wednesday
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LEWIS Hamilton moved on from his weekend clash with Ferrari's Felipe Massa and conceded that McLaren teammate Jenson Button had got the better of him this season.
Flying in from Singapore to thrill Indian Formula One fans with demonstration runs and tire-smoking spins in his title-winning 2008 car, the Briton was determined to look forward rather than back after another controversial race.
"I think for me now it's just to find my ground and improve on the results that we've had in the last four races," Hamilton told reporters yesterday in Bangalore when asked about his strategy for the rest of the season. "Jenson's done an incredible job ... I feel he's done a better job all season, really. So even if I did a better job in the next five races it doesn't mean a lot to me. I mean, it's through a whole year."
Hamilton has been dogged by controversy this year after numerous collisions while trying to overtake his rivals and has failed to finish on the podium since winning the German Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring in July. The latest example of Hamilton's aggressive driving came in Singapore on Sunday where he clashed with Massa, the impact puncturing the Brazilian's right rear tire and damaging his own front wing.
Hamilton, who beat Massa to the 2008 title by a single point, was given his fifth drive-through penalty of the season for causing the collision.
Massa confronted Hamilton during the post-race interviews in Singapore, slapping his rival on the shoulder so hard that he spun round and then offering a sarcastic 'thumbs-up' sign with the words 'good job, very good job.'
Hamilton then broke off his interviews and left the circuit without further comment. "I was able to just ignore it and move on," he said yesterday, adding that he still had a lot of respect for the Ferrari driver.
Button, the 2009 champion for Brawn GP, has finished his last four races on the podium. Seventeen points clear of Hamilton with five races remaining, Button is on course to become the first driver to finish ahead of the Briton as a teammate in the overall championship.
Flying in from Singapore to thrill Indian Formula One fans with demonstration runs and tire-smoking spins in his title-winning 2008 car, the Briton was determined to look forward rather than back after another controversial race.
"I think for me now it's just to find my ground and improve on the results that we've had in the last four races," Hamilton told reporters yesterday in Bangalore when asked about his strategy for the rest of the season. "Jenson's done an incredible job ... I feel he's done a better job all season, really. So even if I did a better job in the next five races it doesn't mean a lot to me. I mean, it's through a whole year."
Hamilton has been dogged by controversy this year after numerous collisions while trying to overtake his rivals and has failed to finish on the podium since winning the German Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring in July. The latest example of Hamilton's aggressive driving came in Singapore on Sunday where he clashed with Massa, the impact puncturing the Brazilian's right rear tire and damaging his own front wing.
Hamilton, who beat Massa to the 2008 title by a single point, was given his fifth drive-through penalty of the season for causing the collision.
Massa confronted Hamilton during the post-race interviews in Singapore, slapping his rival on the shoulder so hard that he spun round and then offering a sarcastic 'thumbs-up' sign with the words 'good job, very good job.'
Hamilton then broke off his interviews and left the circuit without further comment. "I was able to just ignore it and move on," he said yesterday, adding that he still had a lot of respect for the Ferrari driver.
Button, the 2009 champion for Brawn GP, has finished his last four races on the podium. Seventeen points clear of Hamilton with five races remaining, Button is on course to become the first driver to finish ahead of the Briton as a teammate in the overall championship.
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