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Lewis Hamilton needs more support from his management team, according to the McLaren star's father Anthony
The 2008 world champion clashed with Ferrari's Felipe Massa during a frustrating weekend in Singapore in the latest of a number of high-profile incidents this season.
Hamilton had been managed by his father since childhood before taking on Simon Fuller's XIX Entertainment this year.
"His management need to do more," Hamilton's father told BBC Sport.
Asked whether Hamilton needed another manager, his father replied: "What I will say is look up the paddock; every driver that's got a driver manager, the manager is here [in Singapore] and in the driver's life."
BBC Sport understands that Hamilton makes race-by-race decisions on whether he needs his management team to attend the grands prix.
There was no member of Hamilton's management team in Singapore but Hamilton is understood to be happy with the relationship he has built with the company, which also looks after footballer David Beckham and tennis player Andy Murray.
Hamilton's father was instrumental in guiding Hamilton into Formula 1 but the two split in March after a rocky period.
The two are now on good terms but Hamilton announced in March that he would join Fuller's stable of clients.
When asked whether the McLaren team needed to offer more support to their de facto number one driver, team principal Martin Whitmarsh told BBC Sport: "Lewis is having plenty of love from the team. I've known him since he was 11 and there's affection between us and many other members of the team.
"Undeniably this has not been a good year for Lewis Hamilton. He'll regroup as there are five more races and he'll try to win them and try to win the championship next year."
Hamilton clashed with Massa in Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix as he tried a move around the outside of Turn Seven on lap 10.
The McLaren driver turned into Massa, breaking part of his front wing, while Massa was forced to limp back to the pits with a right rear puncture.
"It was a genuine mistake," said Hamilton's father. "I don't think there was any premeditation or any other issue with it.
"He was pushing hard, trying to catch up to where he was. I think this one just caught him out.
"I think it's unfortunate that he got a drive-through for it, which is typical - he would get a drive-through wouldn't he?
"If you look at the replay, he locked up a brake as he turns in and just catches Massa's car.
"He didn't turn the steering wheel [and think] I'm going to hit your back wheel and give you a puncture. That wasn't what he did.
"I just think a little bit of common sense needs to prevail." Source: BBC Sports
According to Kaj Lindström Kimi Räikkönen's rally career is now put on ice
Soon the dead line for the entry list in WRC meets the end. Yet nobody knows anything about Kimi Räikkönen's contract situation.
The worst - if this adjective fits in - would be that there wouldn't be anything happening for a while when it comes to Räikkönen's sporting career. Matti-dad's death during christmas stopped all negotiations.
- Everything is now put on ice until he gets his things in order, Kaj Lindström says.
In practice Räikkönen's mourning time will last at least until the funeral is over. Riku Kuvaja emphasises that they want to keep everything concerning the mourning event strictly as the family's private matter.
- We will totally sanctify this time. We will tell news when it's time, Kuvaja told Iltalehti yesterday.
Lindström is such an experienced fox that he doesn't lose his nerves even if he doesn't know for sure about his own plans next season. Surely there is something going on but according to the co-driver even the continuance in rally isn't completely sure.
- Everything is possible in this sport. If you would ask me it would have been better if we would have had a signed contract already in September.
Lately Räikkönen has also been connected to managering a motocross-team. It's completely uncertain if that could be combined with a full rally season or not.
- Let's just hope that he will end up in rally. His chances for success the second year are much better than the first year since he doesn't have to learn everything again, Kaj Lindström said.
Yet rally must now be the least important thing in Räikkönen's mind. The WRC-serie starts in Sweden in February. Mini/Prodrive-, Monster- and Citroen's junior team hasn't yet confirmed their other driver's name.
Janne Palomäki
Condolences
Making these stories is not the pleasant side in this job. The death of a close person is an extremely painful matter for each and everyone and asking about them isn't professionally rewarding.
I was 27-years old when my father died only a few weeks after he turned 55 years.
Matti Räikkönen was 56 when he passed away.
I don't claim that I would know how Kimi Räikkönen feels at the moment. I don't claim that I can estimate how long it takes for him before he is ready to return to the negotiation-table. I don't think anyone can say that he should do anything else than what he is doing right now.
Mourn.
Everything else is secondary. I'm sure Kimi gave a lot of joy and happiness to his father. Maybe he can seek some comfort from the fact that their relationship remained close until the end.
We can only take part in Räikkönen-family's mourning.
And give them peace.
Janne Palomäki
Courtesy: Nicole
The 2008 world champion clashed with Ferrari's Felipe Massa during a frustrating weekend in Singapore in the latest of a number of high-profile incidents this season.
