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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Giles Richards

Lewis Hamilton calls Red Bull chief’s criticism of Sergio Pérez ‘unacceptable’

Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes garage in Singapore
‘This is not something you just apologise for and it is all OK,’ said Lewis Hamilton after Helmut Marko’s remarks about Sergio Pérez. Photograph: Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images

Lewis Hamilton has condemned offensive comments made by the Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko about Sergio Pérez and insisted that, despite his subsequent apology, they were completely unacceptable.

As Formula One prepares for this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen also took a swipe at Hamilton’s Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, demanding that he focus on his task rather than demeaning their rivals’ success.

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