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Hamilton: I am not actually here to answer your questions

Lewis Hamilton refused to take questions from the media after qualifying second for Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix due to “disrespectful” criticism of his behaviour during a news conference two days ago. “The smiles on your faces will probably be no longer,” the reigning F1 world champion told reporters after qualifying at the Suzuka circuit. “I am not actually here to answer your questions, I have decided.” The Briton, whose title hopes were dealt a serious blow at the last race in Malaysia when he was forced to retire holding a comfortable lead 16 laps from the finish, cut a distracted figure in Thursday’s mandatory news conference organised by the sport’s governing body....
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