“The criticisms levelled against him for the accident with Russell going into Turn 1 was not fair, that was part of racing. He only needed to give another six inches for it to be absolutely fine, but his judgment was not quite there,” he added.
“Even a seven-time world champion makes mistakes. Even the best have made mistakes. And Lewis has made very few mistakes in his career. I’d struggle to count them on the fingers of one hand.
“Sometimes I just think the sport should just let the drivers race, let them get on with it without making so many rules which interfere with the race itself.”
Hamilton will be back in action at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin this weekend as Mercedes look to close the gap on Red Bull and end their winless run, which stretches back to Brazil in the 2022 season.
