Angry Sutil slams 'coward' Hamilton
Feb.1 (GMM) Adrian Sutil, convicted this week of grievous bodily harm, has angrily slammed his former friend Lewis Hamilton.
Hamilton, the 2008 world champion and McLaren driver, declined to appear as a witness in former Force India driver Sutil's trial this week over the assault of Lotus team executive Eric Lux.
Hamilton was sitting beside German Sutil, 29, at the time of the incident, but the Briton wrote in a statement to the Munich court that he could not remember the details of the scuffle.
He declined to appear as a witness ostensibly due to the proximity to the launch date of his 2012 car.
"Lewis is a coward," Bild newspaper quotes Sutil as saying.
"I don't want to be friends with someone like that. If you ask me he's not a man as even his father sent me a text message, wishing me the best of luck for the hearing.
"From Lewis, nothing. He even changed his number so I couldn't reach him," he added.
Sutil's manager Manfred Zimmermann insists the criminal conviction does not endanger his FIA superlicense, the mandatory credential for racing in Formula One.
But he conceded that it is "almost impossible" that Sutil will be on the 2012 grid.
Share Or Save This Story
The season is still very long - Rosberg
Jules Bianchi's father speaks of family's continued hopes
Sauber under no illusions about constructors' position
Lewis Hamilton “lucky to make it round” after Spanish GP brake failure
Red Bull defends decision to force Max Verstappen to give back two positions
Lewis Hamilton and Fred Vasseur recall GP2 title and 'most impressive race ever', 20 years on
Kimi Antonelli's "precious" moment with father goes viral after Spanish GP win
How Kimi Antonelli is proving unbeatable, even when he's beaten
George Russell closer than ever to giving up on 2026 F1 title
Joey Logano explains why Kyle Larson beat him in the end at Gateway
Bubba Wallace reacts to 'embarrassing' Gateway Cup race: "Everybody hit everything"
Emotional Alex Bowman remembers his dog Finn after runner-up finish: 'I lost my best friend'
Chase Elliott apologizes to Chase Briscoe after Gateway crash: 'I had nowhere to go'
How Kimi Antonelli is proving unbeatable, even when he's beaten
How Norris unfurled a surprising - and "unrepeatable" - Spanish GP pole lap
Audi’s long road back to the top of grand prix racing
What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Spanish GP
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
Top Comments