Bernie Ecclestone has claimed he offered to pay Lewis Hamilton's contract and that the F1 star "has forgotten a lot" after the Brit said the "old voices" of Formula 1 should not be given a platform.
Ecclestone was indirectly targeted by the Mercedes man at the British Grand Prix this weekend, after the former F1 supremo defended Nelson Piquet following his racist comment aimed at Hamilton. The Brit questioned why figures from the sport's past are given a platform to say negative things.
"In the last couple of weeks, I don't think a day has gone by when someone who has not been relevant in our sport for decades has not been saying negative things and trying to bring me down," he said. "But I am still here and still standing strong. I'm focused on my work and pushing for diversity and inclusion in our sport."
