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Lewis Hamilton has condemned to boos aimed at Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg at the British Grand Prix, saying he though British fans were "better than that".
Hamilton won the race ahead of Rosberg, who was later demoted to third, but the events of the previous round in Austria where the pair collided was still firmly on the minds of the British fans.
"I feel like we are better than that. I didn't really hear a lot of boos. But what you just have to understand is they are mad, passionate fans and something wasn't right in the last one," said Hamilton. "Maybe when I get to Germany, maybe we will have the same thing. I hope not, because I think in sport in general it's just not the done thing."
"If I went to a football game and the other team won, I would never boo the other team because they did a better job and that's real sportsmanship."
Rosberg, however dismissed the boos, instead praising the fans.
"Lewis had it in Austria, that the whole crowd was booing him. The majority of the British were really, really supportive of me this weekend," he said.
"I don't want to catch on to those 15, 20 people or more that dislike me. Much more I should mention how much I appreciate the majority of the people who were supporting me. That's pretty awesome to see coming to here.
It just shows the racing spirit they have here. Not only do they love their British drivers but they appreciate passionate drivers who are out there doing their best...that's quite unique."
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Login to replyRam Samartha
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Happy to see Hamilton say something about this. Brits say that the British racing fans are the best, but their booing proves otherwise. Hamilton's wrong, British fans aren't better than that!