Lewis Hamilton: Brit hints at internal turmoil and ‘disrespect’ at Mercedes
LEWIS HAMILTON claims Mercedes ‘disrespected’ him in the aftermath of the finale to the Formula One season in Abu Dhabi.
Lewis Hamilton is unhappy with the way he has been treated by Mercedes
I felt quite disrespected by the Mercedes individuals who had spoken
Lewis Hamilton, in a desperate attempt to scupper Nico Rosberg’s world title bid, slowed at the front of the field to back his team-mate into the path of Sebastian Vettel.
He was given multiple orders over the team radio to return to normal operation but continually ignored them, a move that Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff called “anarchy".
But the German’s words clearly hurt Hamilton, whose tempestuous relationship with Rosberg ended last month when the 31-year-old announced his shock retirement.
Williams’ Valtteri Bottas is said to be their No 1 choice but his current team are unwilling to release him for any less than around £17million.
Williams also want to convince Felipe Massa to perform a U-turn on his retirement before they make anything concrete on the Bottas deal.