Well we are back after a very long Xmas break and testing for the new season has started, Lewis and McLaren out in Spain testing for 3 days.

All the talk though, has been about a group of Spanish fans who gave him racist abuse and taunts during his time there and offensive banners were also displayed on the grandstands.

The Spanish national motorsport federation is in trouble over the incident and has been warned that it could lose its F1 licence should a repeat happen.

The fans were no doubt annoyed that Alonso was outshone by last year’s Golden Rookie and the colour of his skin is an easy thing to target with Lewis being the first ever black F1 driver.

Hamilton himself says he has been left disappointed by the events of the weekend. “The truth is I feel somewhat sad,” he told sportlifepress.com. “I love this country, especially the city of Barcelona. The people in Spain have always been very warm.”. Hamilton has urged the Spanish fans who now view him as a hate figure to understand the situation from his point of view. “I would like them to understand my position,” he said. “The only thing that I have done is to try to give the best of myself and try to win the championship. At no point have I tried to deliberately prejudice Fernando but the fight has been very tough and my image in Spain has been severely damaged.”

Looks like another controversial start to the new season.

Go Lewis, Go!

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