Lewis Hamilton has been summoned as a witness in the forthcoming Munich trial of his friend and F1 rival Adrian Sutil.<\/p>\n
It was expected the McLaren driver would have to appear, given the fact that – on the night of his Chinese grand prix win last April – he was present when German Sutil allegedly glassed Lotus team executive Eric Lux in a Shanghai nightclub.<\/p>\n
The Hamburger Morgenpost newspaper said the former Force India’s grievous bodily harm trial will take place over two days beginning 30 January.<\/p>\n
It means that Hamilton will have to head almost directly from the trial to attend the launch of the 2012 McLaren on 1 February.<\/p>\n
“Lewis Hamilton will be called as a witness on the first day,” a Munich court spokeswoman confirmed.<\/p>\n
“The appearance is mandatory,” she added.<\/p>\n
Sutil’s manager Manfred Zimmermann said he is not worried.<\/p>\n
“We have a video where it can be seen clearly that this was not Adrian attacking or intentionally hurting someone,” he said.<\/p>\n
“We expect an acquittal, or at worst a conviction for negligent injury.\u00a0 But that would not jeopardise his career,” insisted Zimmermann.<\/p>\n
It is reported that former Virgin driver Jerome d’Ambrosio and a F1 journalist might also appear as witnesses.<\/p>\n
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