Hamilton casts doubt on Kingspan branding remaining on car
The Hindu
British Housing Minister Michael Gove has urged Mercedes to reconsider, saying he was "deeply disappointed" Mercedes were accepting sponsorship from Kingspan while an inquiry was ongoing
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton cast doubt on whether branding for a company linked to the 2017 would stay on his Mercedes race car amid a backlash in Britain and calls for his team to terminate the deal.
The partnership with Irish-based insulation company Kingspan, some of whose products were used on the West London tower block that caught fire with 72 fatalities, was announced this week.
"This [deal] really doesn't have anything to do with me and I know [team boss] ," seven-times world champion Hamilton told reporters after taking pole position for the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah.