BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Esteban Gutierrez says Lewis Hamilton's hand gesture as he lapped him at the Hungarian Grand Prix was "not very respectful".
In the second half of the race, Hamilton got stuck behind Gutierrez for several corners as he came up to lap the Haas driver, allowing Nico Rosberg in second place to close the gap. As Hamilton came onto the pit straight, he passed Gutierrez and appeared to raise his middle finger as he did so.
"Oh yeah?" Gutierrez said when he was told. "Not a very respectful move from him I have to say. I have spoken to him in the past, I think he is respectful, he is the world champion, but he shouldn't do these kinds of things he should respect all of the competitors, you never know, maybe in the future I will be fighting a championship with him so he has to respect that."
When Hamilton was asked to clarify whether it was the middle finger, he said: "I may have accidentally wanted to do that! I didn't, it was just like [motions a frustrated wave]."
Gutierrez later received a five-second time penalty for ignoring blue flags.