Gascoyne slams Hamilton

Mike Gascoyne has slammed Lewis Hamilton's behaviour in the Bahrain GP after the Brit angrily gestured as Giancarlo Fisichella for no reason.

The duo were fighting for position out on track with Fisichella leading Hamilton after a slow start and a crash with Fernando Alonso ruined the McLaren driver's race and dropped him down the order.

After failing to pass Fisichella for some time, Hamilton finally overtook him and shook his fist angrily at his rival as he did so.

It was a strange gesture as, fighting for position, Fisichella did not have to yield and nor was he seen trying blocking Hamilton in an unfair or illegal manner.

The gesture earned the 23-year-old some condemnation with Force India's tech director Gascoyne adding his voice to the list.

"I don't know why he did that," he told Motorsport Aktuell. "Fisichella was fighting with him for position, and he can't expect to just be let past.

"The gesture was totally unnecessary, so it was especially good to be in front of him at the end."

Fisichella eventually finished the grand prix in 12th place while Hamilton was only P13.