McLaren slapped a three-race ban on Niki Lauda after the triple world champion’s hefty criticism of Lewis Hamilton recently.<\/p>\n
After Montreal, Austrian legend Lauda – now the regular pundit for Germany’s RTL coverage – called McLaren’s Hamilton “completely mad” and warned that his aggressive driving “will result in someone getting killed”.<\/p>\n
Auto Motor und Sport magazine reveals that McLaren’s media manager Matt Bishop responded by banning Lauda from interviewing Briton Hamilton for three races.<\/p>\n
Lauda subsequently met with team boss Martin Whitmarsh in Valencia and “smoothed things out”, according to the German report.<\/p>\n
“I’m a fan of Hamilton’s,” the 62-year-old insists.\u00a0 “I only wish he would sometimes use more of his brain.”<\/p>\n
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