Racing is my priority, not tax issue, says F1 champ Lewis Hamilton

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton dismissed a row over his avoidance of taxes on a luxury jet, saying he's only thinking about this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton dismissed a row over his avoidance of taxes on a luxury jet, saying he's only thinking about this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix. "I'm just solely focused on trying to win this race this weekend. I still have two races to go. I don't really have anything to add to the whole scenario that's happening.

Lewis Hamilton

"That doesn't distract me from my core values and also what I'm here to do, which is trying to win this Brazilian Grand Prix for the second time in my life in 10 years," he told reporters in Brazil's biggest city ahead of Sunday's race. The British driver reportedly got a $4.4 million VAT refund in 2013 after his airplane was imported into the Isle of Man — a low-tax British Crown Dependency.

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