Lewis Hamilton Unable to Attend and Support Adrian Sutil at Court Hearing: A Fan’s Reaction

By Kristin Watt, Yahoo! Contributor Network Adrian Sutil, a driver in the Formula 1 series, is accused of assaulting Eric Lux, who is an executive of the Lotus-Renault team. Sutil and Lux had been in a nightclub in Shanghai, China, when there was an altercation that resulted in Lux needed stitches in his neck and a broken champagne glass. Lux wanted to press charges and sue Sutil. Charges were filed against the driver. The two have divergent stories, however. Lux claims that Sutil attacked him with a broken champagne glass and inflicted injuries on Lux’s neck that required stitches. Sutil claims that he just wanted to pour champagne on Lux’s head after the two argued. There is no indication of how the glass broke. So far, there is not a lot of evidence to determine which one is right and which is wrong. As of now, Sutil is charged with assaulting the executive. It is speculated that due to a lack of evidence otherwise, the court will rule that it was not the result of a purposeful attack. Lewis Hamilton had planned to make an appearance at the trial to provide evidence in favor of his friend, Adrian Sutil. It is rumored that Hamilton had been at the scene at the time of the altercation. It is not known what role he played in the incident or what he was planning to present as evidence. The trial is scheduled for the end of January in Germany and it was in direct conflict with Hamilton’s team commitments. Sutil had been racing in the Formula 1 series for five years. He was not the most successful driver in the series. He had only three top fives in his career. The driver is a member of Force India and is from Germany. Drivers do seem to harbor grudges and tensions, even with team owners. There is no indication of what set off the argument. Hopefully both the driver and the team executive can move on from the incident and get back to having a working relationship. It would not be good for the sport to have deep feuds between teams that get violent outside of the track. Kristin Watt has been a fan of motorsports since she was a young girl and she watched NASCAR races with her mother. That love of NASCAR quickly evolved into a great enjoyment of many different…

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