Lewis Hamilton has urged Felipe Massa to “be a man” and meet him halfway in ending their on and off-track feud.<\/p>\n
The 2008 championship rivals have clashed so many times in 2011 that one betting agency is offering 5-1 odds on another coming-together this weekend in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n
Asked by reporters if he likes those odds, Brazilian Massa said on Thursday: “I don’t think so, and anyway I will do everything right, which is what I’ve done all the time.”<\/p>\n
Briton Hamilton, however, admitting he hasn’t “particularly enjoyed” Massa’s attitude of late, said the blame game needs to stop.<\/p>\n
“We’ve had our collisions on the track, but I really don’t have any problems with him,” the McLaren driver said.<\/p>\n
“I would like to clear the air, but we have to meet in the middle, it can’t just come from one side.<\/p>\n
“If you want to be a man about it, then be a man about it and sort it out.\u00a0 I’m a reasonable person so I’m happy to squash things,” added Hamilton.<\/p>\n
At the same time, and oddly, Hamilton’s relationship with his 2007 nemesis Fernando Alonso has never been better.<\/p>\n
The Spaniard, who is Massa’s Ferrari teammate, recently admitted he thinks Hamilton is one of very few F1 drivers who can win races even without the best car.<\/p>\n
“I am honoured that Fernando is so positive about my qualities, despite this season and the differences that we had,” Hamilton is quoted by F1’s official website.<\/p>\n
“Our relationship has got a lot stronger and the respect that we have for each other is much stronger.”<\/p>\n
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