News Details

Hamilton defends his champagne celebration after criticism

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton defended himself Thursday from the criticism surrounding his behaviour at the Chinese Grand Prix, when he celebrated victory by spraying champagne into the face of a podium hostess. AP Photo/Hassan Ammar Hamilton said his actions, which led to strong criticism on social media and at home, were nothing unusual and part of the sport. 'I haven't really heard too much about it until today, so fortunately for me it's not overshadowed my week,' the two-time F1 champion from Britain said. 'It was a great weekend and my actions are through excitement, you know? This is Formula One and it's the pinnacle of motorsport and I've just won a Grand...
Full Story »
10y ago from F1Pulse.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Has F1 finally got it right with social media?

Over the last 18 months or so, Formula 1 has undergone a considerable...
10y ago from RichlandF1.com

Chinese podium girl: ‘Foreign media more...

The Chinese GP podium girl at the centre of this week's champagne...
10y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Did foreign media exaggerate to Hamilton champagne...

Liu Siying, Shanghai Institute of Visual Art graduate, who was a...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Hamilton proved he is the boss in his team – Tambay

Nico Rosberg has vowed to move on after his post-race run-in with...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

MSR extends Marcus Armstrong contract for 2026 IndyCar...

Meyer Shank Racing announced on Monday that it will keep Marcus Armstrong...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Strongest season yet for Pato O’Ward has been...

Pato O’Ward is having the best IndyCar season of his career, and is...

McLaren to auction future F1, IndyCar and WEC cars in...

McLaren is to auction future F1, IndyCar and World Endurance Championship...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'There's a bit of science behind it' - Gary Neville...

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville has made a bold change in...
54m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal’s win at Manchester United may not have...

ning at Old Trafford may not prove to be as common as last season, making...
44m ago from TheGuardian.com

Merson says: Advantage Arsenal after 'vital' win but...

Paul Merson gives his verdict on the opening weekend of the season,...
14m ago from SkySports.com

Bonus Arsecast! Ian Wright on Man Utd 0-1 Arsenal

Welcome to another episode of the Arsecast – the Arsenal podcast. In...
1h ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.