Lewis Hamilton said he « may not always get it right in the face of adversity » two days after accusing racing governing body, the FIA, of trying to stop him from winning.
Hamilton was denied a chance at victory at the Russian Grand Prix after being handed two time penalties for two pre-race incidents. The world champion was deemed to have conducted practice starts outside of the designated zone to do so.
Hamilton was furious with the penalty, calling it « ridiculous ».
He went on to say: « I need to go back and see what the rules are, what exactly I did wrong, » Hamilton told Sky Sports. « I’m pretty sure no one has ever got two five-second penalties for something so ridiculous before.
« I didn’t put anyone in danger, I’ve done this at a million tracks over the years and never been questioned over it. But it is what it is. »
Although Hamilton was initially handed two penalty points on his superlicence, although they were rescinded in place of a fine for Mercedes following a review after the race.
On Tuesday Hamilton posted to social media what appeared to be a climb down from the comments made in Sochi.
The post read: « I may not always get it right in the face of adversity. I may not always react the way you want me to when tensions are high, but I am only human after all and I am passionate about what I do. I’m learning and growing every day, and I’ll take my lessons and keep fighting on to the next one.
« Thank you to those who continue to support and are right there and fighting with me. Still we rise! »
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