World championship leader Lewis Hamilton was conspicuous by his absence Thursday after being granted a waiver by Mercedes and Formula One for his Italian Grand Prix media duties.
The four-time world champion was granted his leave for the day for an “unavoidable personal commitment” according to a Mercedes spokesman.
Hamilton is set to arrive at the Autodromo Nazionale at Monza late Thursday evening ahead of this weekend’s potentially-critical race on Ferrari’s home soil.
The media schedule for Thursday was issued without Hamilton in the main set-piece pre-race interviews, but his title rival Sebastian Vettel was included ahead of his team’s home event.
Hamilton was bitterly disappointed that Ferrari out-powered his Mercedes at last Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix where Vettel was triumphant and the Englishman finished 11 seconds behind him.
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