Lewis Hamilton denied recent suggestions from McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh that he already regrets his move to Mercedes.
Whitmarsh made the comment to the official F1 website last week.
“I was a little bit surprised to hear that,” said Hamilton today. “It’s clearly absolutely not the case. I’ve got a great team and I’ve been with them such a long time. So, I’m sure everyone has emotions within the team but I’m still here giving 100 per cent to them for the last two races. Of course it’s quite emotional for me but I’m very, very happy with the decision I’ve made.”
Meanwhile Hamilton says that he has no reason stay clear of the championship battle this weekend as he has his own race to run.
“We have no means to try and get in the way of anyone, but we want to beat them, we’re still fighting for position in the championship, even though we’re not fighting for the top position so we just have to focus on our job. Kimi did a great job in the last race. I think we were very strong as well, hopefully we will have less reliability issues this weekend and hopefully we can compete right at the front with all these guys.”
Lewis impressed by what he’s seen of COTA so far: “It’s quite an interesting track. It’s quite difficult to learn initially but it looks fantastic to drive. I really started to enjoy it once I got used to it, which took perhaps a little bit longer than some of the other circuits to learn but it’s going to be very interesting this weekend.”
Adam Cooper F1 
I watched the press conference yesterday…. what a strange stilted affair it was too! and now we know stuff we didn’t know before, Like what an interesting circuit it is, like how everyone [except for Perez] has driven it on a simulator, like Perez’s granny is coming to watch, and of course, how everybody is 100% focused. Hurrah!
As to the documentary on safety, I would suggest that distance lends enchantment to the view. Very few people back then quit the sport because it was too dangerous, but then of course it was a passion rather than a business.