Lewis Hamilton distances himself from F1 team Kingspan deal
Lewis Hamilton has distanced himself from his Formula One team’s partnership deal with Kingspan, an insulation company linked to the Grenfell Tower fire, saying he had nothing to do with the decision.
He also cast doubt on Kingspan branding remaining on his Mercedes car.
Hamilton is competing for Mercedes at the Saudi Arabian grand prix this weekend, and a Kingspan logo appeared on his car for the first time during qualifying on Saturday.
Speaking for the first time about the issue at a press conference after the qualifying session, Hamilton said: “It is not something that I feel I have to speak about publicly,” he said. “I had nothing to do with the team signing any of the sponsors. Tommy [Hilfiger] was the only one I probably brought to the
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