The Hamilton case at the center of the briefing in Suzuka?

Involved in a number of incidents this season, Lewis Hamilton is at the center of discussions and is being attacked from all sides after a weekend in Singapore marked by several clashes both on and off the track with Felipe Massa. A new altercation that has provoked more reactions than usual, creating the feeling of the last straw that broke the camel’s back.

Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, Johnny Herbert, to name a few, have all given their opinion on the McLaren driver, with most of them believing that Hamilton’s talent was wasted by his heightened aggression and the lack of a real manager able to channel the Briton. David Coulthard, a consultant for the BBC, recently spoke out, arguing that Hamilton needed a wise person like Martin Brundle — also a consultant for the public British television: He doesn’t necessarily have to be a manager, but you need someone who is able to sit down and speak to you completely honestly. To tell you that you’re being foolish.

Sitting down and talking is apparently what Lewis Hamilton’s counterparts have decided to do, as according to our Italian colleagues from Autosprint, they have asked race director Charlie Whiting to include in the usual pre-Grand Prix briefing a discussion on the overly aggressive driving style of the 2008 world champion.

For the record, this season Lewis Hamilton has been judged by the FIA for seven “incidents” during races. Out of seven decisions against him, the British driver received five penalties: in Malaysia for changing lines, in Monaco for collisions with Massa and Maldonado, in Hungary for his spin on the track, and in Singapore for his contact with Massa. The two other incidents reviewed, which did not result in a penalty, were the collision with Button in Canada and the one with Maldonado in Belgium (during qualifying).