Brawn: Let your driving do the talking, Lewis
Honda boss Ross Brawn has told Lewis Hamilton to let his driving do the talking after enduring yet more criticism following his 10th place finish in last weekend's French Grand Prix. The McLaren driver, who has been hit with two penalties in his past two races, has hit out at the level of criticism he has received from sections of the media.
Hamilton is now ten points behind championship leader Felipe Massa after failing to score a single point in his past two races, leaving him frustrated with his recent performances.
After being handed a ten-place grid penalty at Magny-Cours following his pit lane crash with Kimi Raikkonen, the Briton was given a drive-through having been adjudged to have gained an unfair advantage by skipping a chicane.
And with Hamilton looking increasingly fragile under the barrage of criticism that has been levelled at him, Brawn has told the 23-year-old to concentrate on his driving and forget about everything else.
"The driving is the thing that will carry him through whatever else happens," Brawn told BBC Sport.
"He's got to focus on his driving, concentrate on that, and everything else will take care of itself.
"We all tend to forget how young he is, and how this is all lots of new experiences for him," added Brawn, who looked after Michael Schumacher in the early years of his career in the 1990s.
"I was fortunate enough to be with Michael Schumacher when he went through this learning curve, and it was no different.
"The attention that these young guys get is enormous pressure, and something that no-one can really help them with.
"No-one can really advise them what they should be doing. So they have to learn the hard way and learn themselves.
"He is really in the spotlight now and will be as long as he has his career. That's all part and parcel, I'm afraid, of being so talented."
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