Lewis Hamilton says F1 still has ‘a lot of work to do’ to fight discrimination in the wake of Red Bull chief Helmut Marko apologising for blaming Sergio Perez’s Mexican ethnicity for his inconsistent form .

Helmut Marko seemingly blamed Sergio Perez’s fluctuating form on his ethnicity
He attempted to clarify his remarks on Friday but has since drawn more criticism
Lewis Hamilton labelled Marko’s comments as ‘completely unacceptable

Lewis Hamilton has slammed Helmut Marko’s controversial comments about Sergio Perez, and wonders why Red Bull did not issue a statement on the remarks.

Lewis Hamilton has pummeled Helmut Marko’s questionable comments approximately Sergio Perez, and ponders why Red Bull did not issue a explanation on the comments.

Marko was constrained to apologize freely for comments he made around Perez’s ethnicity after erroneously naming him as “South American” some time recently proposing that Perez’s Latin legacy was one reason why he may not perform as reliably as Sebastian Vettel or Max Verstappen – who are from Germany and the Netherlands.

Hamilton has been at the cutting edge of F1’s later thrust towards a more comprehensive enclosure said he was “not astounded” by Marko’s comments which senior figures ought to not be making such comments.

For his portion, Perez considers the matter closed having held private talks with Marko, which included an expression of remorse.

Hamilton addresses Marko comments
“It is completely unacceptable what he said, and while we say there is no room for any type of discrimination within the sport, to have leaders and people in his position making those comments is not good for us moving forward,” Hamilton told Sky Sports F1.

“It still highlights the work that needs to be done, and there are a lot of people in the background trying to combat these sorts of things.

“But it is hard to manoeuvre when you have people at the top that have these mindsets, and it stops us from progressing. I am not surprised.

“I don’t know what was said, that is something to ask Checo, but I think there needs to be something more than just apologising and saying it is okay.

“There needs to be more than that, when teams have had individuals, particularly drivers, make comments they are usually removed or at least they put out a quote to say that they don’t support that sort of thing.

“It is interesting that they haven’t done so for this one, but it is not my team. It is not how we move as a team.

“It shows how important the work is that I am trying to do with the team and the sport. We still have a lot to do moving forward to ensure that this is a more inclusive environment.”

World Champion Verstappen also addressed Marko’s comments, with the Red Bull driver considering the matter closed after Marko’s apology.