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Hamilton: No dispute with Alonso

Lewis Hamilton says there was never a personal dispute between him and Fernando Alonso despite the strained relations in the McLaren team last season

Although Alonso's spat with the team was based around the competition between the two drivers, the new world champion said at Mercedes-Benz's Stars & Cars event in Stuttgart this weekend that the pair always maintained their respect for one another.

"I don't think there was a particular dispute between us," said Hamilton. "We've greeted each other when we've met each other at the track - we've always respected each other."

Hamilton also thanked Alonso for the gesture of coming into the McLaren garage to congratulate him and the team after they sealed the title in Brazil last weekend.

"It was great to see him in the garage," said Hamilton. "He came over as I saw my team, I turned round and he was there - just to wish me congratulations. Then he said congratulations to the rest of the team.

"I had a huge amount of respect for him already, but it took a big man to come and do that so I was very thankful to him."

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