As expected, Lewis Hamilton was centre of attention at Thursday's FIA press conference at Silverstone. Once again, the Briton was in the headlines for the wrong reasons, many feeling it was wrong of the Mercedes driver to be the only F1 driver missing from Wednesday's event, opting instead for a two-day holiday in the Greek Islands. Though there was no public criticism of Hamilton's decision, both Mercedes and FOM remained silent, some fans at the event booed when Hamilton's name was mentioned, a move the media seized upon. Hamilton staunchly defended his decision, and in taking pole position by over half-a-second gave his fans what they really want, pole for his home race. Though not...
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