Hamilton: championship not tainted

Lewis Hamilton says himself or McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso would be worthy champions if they took the title this year

FIA president Max Mosley said at the Belgian Grand Prix that he would have excluded both Alonso and Hamilton from this year's championship had he gotten his way at a spying hearing last Thursday.

Mosley suggested the title would be tainted if won by any of the McLaren drivers.

"I would have taken all the points away from Hamilton and Alonso on the grounds that there is a suspicion they had an advantage that they should not have had," Mosley told the BBC.

"A significant majority on the council thought they should keep their points, about five - mostly lawyers - thought all the points should go.

"I'm slightly disappointed because when history comes to be written and all the emotions are gone they will say, 'Hang on a minute, we just don't know what happened and would Raikkonen or Massa have won had it not been for this information?'"

Hamilton is two points ahead of Alonso in the standings, with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen 13 points adrift with three races to go.

The championship leader was coy when responding to Mosley's comments, but he admitted he did not agree with the FIA boss.

"I don't particularly want to say anything to or about Max Mosley," said Hamilton when asked about Mosley's comments.

Hamilton said he reckons the champion will be a worthy one.

"Absolutely. We have all worked hard this year and the way I feel, the team have done absolutely nothing wrong. I have taken the opportunity I have been given and just done as good a job as I could with it.