It has came out now apparently that Hamilton’s colourful exchange had a lot less colour, and true to his perceived “fresh, polite, and well mannered” character, he did not swear at Ron Dennis during qualifying at Budapest.

After being held up by Alonso in the Pits, apparently the conversation according to a source known to the Telegraph, went like this:

Hamilton: “Don’t ever do that to me again.”
Dennis: “Don’t ever speak to me like that again.”
Hamilton: “Go swivel.”

“We were firm with each other,” Dennis admitted, “but going into the details serves no function.”

However Mclaren have made a statement after reviewing the radio exchanges and can confirm there definitely was no swearing involved and said:

“The team and Lewis are extremely disappointed that the use of the ‘F’ word appears to have been invented and repeated to the media.”
Its believed the comments were misheard and exaggerated by eavesdroppers in the Pit Lane, and of course then sensationalised by the press.

Hamilton is keen to emphasise any reports that he used the F-word be corrected or forgotten as he believes his image in the national press took quite a battering afterwards. After all he is a role model to many youngsters in the UK and probably the rest of the world.

From the Telegraph:

Hamilton said: “As an individual in my first year in Formula One, I have done my utmost to conduct myself in a professional and open manner.

“Of course I have made mistakes, not least during the last weekend. Those are open to public scrutiny.

“I have my own regrets and have dealt with matters arising. However, it is disappointing that inflammatory and untrue material is given to the media and published, which may damage reputations. This inflammatory material is then commentated on by many others as if it is factual. Whilst I wouldn’t normally communicate through press statements, I felt it important to set this matter straight.”

Hamilton is on his sailing holiday at the moment and he even plans to meet up with Alonso on his holiday, he maintains that he and Alonso still have a professional working relationship, and although things did heat up in Budapest, it was not the “war” that the Media proclaimed it to be.