Formula One F1 - Japanese Grand Prix - Suzuka Circuit, Japan - 8/10/16. Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton of Britain after the qualifying session. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Triple Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has been called to appear in Thursday's official U.S. Grand Prix news conference, two weeks after the Mercedes driver criticised the 'boring' format and triggered a media spat in Japan.
Hamilton came under fire at Suzuka for playing on his telephone during the main news conference there, using the Snapchat app to take pictures of fellow drivers and sounding generally disinterested.
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