Lewis Hamilton Considered Quitting F1
source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8019221.stm
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Lewis Hamilton admitted that he thought of quitting the sport after the scandal in which he was found guilty of lying to race stewards.
The twenty-four year old was disqualified from the Australian Grand Prix after it emerged he and his McLaren team gave misleading evidence over a race incident.
The world champion told BBC Sport that the public criticism affected him deeply.
"I wasn't 100% sure I wanted to be here for the next five years [the length of his McLaren contract]," he conceded.
"There was so much going on. Do I want to be in the limelight with people slating me
The twenty-four year old was disqualified from the Australian Grand Prix after it emerged he and his McLaren team gave misleading evidence over a race incident.
The world champion told BBC Sport that the public criticism affected him deeply.
"I wasn't 100% sure I wanted to be here for the next five years [the length of his McLaren contract]," he conceded.
"There was so much going on. Do I want to be in the limelight with people slating me
