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Hamilton denies disrespecting F1 press

Hamilton denies disrespecting F1 press Lewis Hamilton has denied deliberately disrespecting the assembled media ahead of the Japanese grand prix. Throughout the official FIA press conference, the world champion played on his phone, uploading a series of ‘snaps' to the social media platform Snapchat and using swear words to declare his boredom. 'Fun and frolics — or disrespect?' wondered The Times' Kevin Eason. Eason said the antics attracted a 'thunderous look' from senior FIA officials, while The Telegraph said Hamilton turned the presser into 'a farce'. Faced with the criticism, the Mercedes driver later said on Twitter: 'Today was meant to be fun, not at all disrespectful....
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