Louise (Admin)
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Hamilton puts Spa saga behind himLewis Hamilton says he will not allow last Sunday's dramatic events in Spa to distract him at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza this weekend.
The McLaren driver was stripped of his Belgian GP win for cutting a chicane and the team are taking their case to the International Court of Appeal.
Hamilton is focusing on extending his championship lead in Monza
Lewis Hamilton says he will not allow last Sunday's dramatic events in Spa to distract him at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza this weekend.
The McLaren driver was stripped of his Belgian GP win for cutting a chicane and the team are taking their case to the International Court of Appeal.
But Hamilton said: "I don't feel at all disheartened by what happened.
"I don't feel that there's a need for revenge. We want to win on the track. Winning in court is not what we want."
Hamilton had clinched a thrilling victory in Spa passing Ferrari rival Kimi Raikkonen, who later crashed out, as rain began to fall in the closing laps.
But the Englishman was handed a 25-second penalty that saw him drop to third and Ferrari's Felipe Massa promoted to race winner.
Officials judged Hamilton had gained an advantage by cutting the Bus Stop chicane in his battle with Raikkonen, but McLaren have lodged an appeal on the grounds that Hamilton immediately ceded the position back to the Finn.
The hearing will be heard by the court of appeal of Formula One's governing body, the FIA, before the end of the month.
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~Lacey~
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I caught the tail end of this on the news, he had a bad run in Monza too.
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