Lewis Hamilton accused of being 'naughty' as Sky Sports pundit wades in following Mexican Grand Prix
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Lewis Hamilton has accused of being a 'bit naughty' by Sky Sports pundit Damon Hill amid his recent battle with George Russell at the Mexican Grand Prix.
The Stevenage-born racer finished one place above his team-mate but it wasn't enough to secure a spot on the podium, with Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz Jr making up the top three.
Hamilton overtook Russell early on, with his Mercedes ally then attempting to return the favour.
Hamilton moved sharply on the approach to Turn One in an attempt to defend his position - raising eyebrows in the process.
Lewis Hamilton has accused of being a 'bit naughty' by Sky Sports pundit Damon Hill amid his recent battle with George Russell at the Mexican Grand Prix
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Some felt the Mercedes star was guilty of driving aggressively throughout the big event.
And Hill, speaking on the Sky Sports F1 podcast, has now expressed a belief that the 39-year-old was a 'little bit naughty'.
He said: "Drivers were originally brought in to help stewards make decisions on driving issues which they had very little experience or knowledge of.
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"The idea was to bring in drivers who had raced at that level and were able to say: 'When I look at that, I think it's right or wrong'.
"Those drivers who were enlisted to help the stewards became stewards themselves so now they're bound by all the other regulations and jobs the stewards have.
"They are now just the same as the other stewards. If it was just a driver looking at that, say Martin Brundle, they would say: 'No, that's not right'.
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"We can apply that to Lewis' late change of direction when he was being passed by George.
"I have to say, I saw that and I thought it was a little bit naughty."
After Russell managed to leapfrog Hamilton, the F1 veteran then upped the ante and was able to jump above his team-mate in the closing stages.
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Lewis Hamilton finished ahead of George Russell at the Mexican Grand Prix
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Hamilton was quizzed on how the race went after finishing fourth, with the Mercedes star downplayed the intensity of his rivalry with Russell.
"I don't think either of us are silly," he said.
"George is really smart and fair and he's just really good at where he places his car, and I think for me too.
Lewis Hamilton downplayed his aggressive tactics after Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix
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"So when [the team] comes on the radio and says to keep it clean, it's like: ‘Of course’.
"It's not really different to when you're fighting anyone else, except for it is your team-mate, so you have to be double careful because you both want to finish."
Russell, when asked himself, added: "It was nice to have the battle and it’s always good when you fight with Lewis because it’s hard and fair."
Both men are currently preparing for the Brazilian Grand Prix. The event will commence at 5pm on Sunday at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace circuit.
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