Lewis Hamilton has criticised Red Bull F1 motorsport advisor Helmut Marko for the “completely unacceptable” remarks he made about Sergio Perez.
Speaking to Red Bull’s Servus TV website following last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix, Marko blamed Perez’s inconsistent form this season on his ethnicity.Video of Has Lewis Hamilton or Max Verstappen Had Better Teammates?
Referring to Perez’s up-and-down season, Marko said:"We know that he has problems in qualifying, he has fluctuations in form, he is South American and he is just not as completely focused in his head as Max [Verstappen] is or as Sebastian [Vettel].” The 80-year-old has since issued a statement in which he apologised to Perez for his “offensive remark”.
Hamilton was highly critical of Marko when he was asked about his comments ahead of this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix.“Whilst we say there’s no room for any type of discrimination within this sport, which there should be no room for it, to have leaders, and people in his position making comments like this, it’s not good for us moving forwards. I think it just highlights the work that needs to be done.
“There are people in the background working really hard to combat these things. But it’s really hard to manoeuvre when you have people at the top that have those kind of mindsets, that stop us from progressing. I’m not surprised, to be honest.”
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