Hamilton’s pop at judges as McLaren appeal fails

LEWIS HAMILTON last night took a sideswipe at the stewards and judges he feels have forsaken the competitive spirit of Formula One.

Unsurprisingly, McLaren’s appeal into the retrospective 25-second drive-through penalty handed to Hamilton after the Belgian Grand Prix earlier this month was ruled inadmissible.

The five who sat in judgment on McLaren and Hamilton at yesterday’s five-and-half-hour hearing in Paris simply applied the letter of the FIA law in reaching their verdict.