Stewart scathes irresponsible Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton needs to learn his lesson and be more cautious at key moments, according to three-time champion Sir Jackie Stewart.

The defending champion crashed into the back of leader Nico Rosberg in Spain last time out and both cars retired.

Neither driver was punished for the crash, but Stewart blames Hamilton and claims none of the great drivers would have made that mistake.

“I hope he has learned a lesson,” he said.

“It was a spontaneous movement by Lewis that if he were to think back on it, he wouldn’t have tried it again.

“He needs to think about what happened in Spain, he has to consider the ramifications to his employers.

“The damage that is caused to Mercedes is the combined total of those drivers, as they would have been first and second.

“He has to rethink his complete attitude towards what he is responsible for and that applies to every top-line driver.

“I don’t think that would have happened with Vettel, Vettel wouldn’t have made that move.

“Alonso wouldn’t have either. Rosbrg wouldn’t have done that.”

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