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McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton insists his ten-place grid penalty at this weekend’s French Grand Prix will not affect his preparations for the Magny-Cours race.
McLaren F1 CEO Martin Whitmarsh believes Lewis Hamilton will have been boosted by his dominant performance at the British Grand Prix.
The frantic final seconds of qualifying for the German Grand Prix saw Lewis Hamilton move to the top of the timesheets with a best lap of 1:15.666s and snatched the pole position away from Ferrari rival Felipe Massa.
McLaren Mercedes confirmed yesterday that they will appeal against the decision by the stewards to demote Lewis Hamilton from first to third place at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa- Francorchamps on Sunday.
Fittingly, Friday evening’s .first practice session for the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix boiled down to a fight between McLaren and Ferrari, as Lewis Hamilton beat Felipe Massa by 0.080s in the quest for the fastest lap.
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton did everything but win the title in Shanghai on Sunday as he scored his fifth victory of the season in a pluperfect style that left championship rival Felipe Massa floundering in his wake.