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Hamilton win celebrations were ‘political' – Plooij

Jul.21 A prominent Dutch Formula 1 pundit thinks Lewis Hamilton's jubilant post-British GP celebrations had a 'political' edge. After serving a penalty for the race-ending Max Verstappen clash, Hamilton emerged from his Mercedes cockpit in an unusually triumphant mood – triggering a fiery and controversial response from his critics. Jack Plooij, the popular pitlane reporter for Ziggo Sport, said it was notable that Hamilton's attitude about the sellout crowd at Silverstone suddenly changed. 'Lewis said on Thursday that he didn't like that there would be a crowd so large,' he told the F1 Aan Tafel podcast. 'He said he found it scary – the infections and the danger. But after...
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