Nigel Mansell has responded to Lewis Hamilton, with the latter having advised former drivers to keep opinions to themselves. The comments from Hamilton came after fellow title winner Niki Lauda criticised both his driving style and post-race interviews at the Monaco Grand Prix, labelling rivals and the FIA race stewards as ‘stupid’.
In a reply to the comments from Lauda and Mansell - who said the Stevenage driver should not move teams - Hamilton claimed that any feelings from former drivers should be kept behind closed doors, prompting Mansell to retort.
“Lewis is not mature and he's not got a head on him,” Mansell is quoted as saying by F1 Racing magazine.
“I think he needs to settle himself down because the recent episode at Monaco was unnecessary and unflattering both for himself and Formula 1. I thought his driving style was very poor because he had no respect for anyone else - because where is anyone going to go?
“To say that overtaking is impossible at Monaco, well...I've done it coming out of the tunnel several times...but then to say what he said about the stewards was appalling. I was very disappointed and he's got to remember that he has been a World Champion so he should act accordingly and appropriately at all times.”
Mansell went on to compare Hamilton with McLaren team-mate Jenson Button:
“Both Lewis and Jenson were both great World Champions at the time (2008 and 2009, respectively) and it's absolutely fantastic to have them both in the same team but Jenson, for me, carries with him just that little bit more maturity.”
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