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Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes has looked at Max Verstappen’s onboard footage and has “a different viewpoint now”, but he has not been a part of the review request.
Max Verstappen pushed Lewis Hamilton wide and off the track on Lap 48 of the Brazilian Grand Prix, but the stewards decided not to investigate the incident.
After the onboard footage from Verstappen’s car came out, Mercedes decided to request a review, and the outcome should be known today after a hearing with the FIA.
At the Qatar Grand Prix Thursday press conference Lewis was asked about Mercedes’ request.
“I have not actually been a part of it,“ Hamilton said.
“Of course, I am aware of it. I am fully supportive of my team but I am literally just trying to give all of my energy into this weekend and making sure we arrive and hit the ground running.
“I have no idea where they are going with the discussion or what could be the outcome. I am just not giving any energy or time [to it] at all.”
In the post Brazilian GP press conference Lewis said that the incident “was fine, this is what a world championship battle should look like”.
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At today’s conference he was asked if he had anything to add to that.
“Not really. The reason at the time I said that was because that is just the mentality you have to take. If you sit in the car and complain, it will only hold you back so in the moment I just had to keep moving forwards.
“Also, it is difficult to judge on something you have not seen all the angles. We looked at them and have a different viewpoint now.”
He was then pushed by the journalists to give his take on the new footage of the incidednt.
“Honestly, it is not something I really want to dive too much into. I haven’t looked at all of the angles, I have seen the onboard footage, for example, that came out.
“I am just trying to focus on the fact that we did something remarkable and unexpected. Just trying not to focus on any negatives.
“Right now, the team are in discussion, so I am just leaving them to it,” the seven-time champion concluded.
