Hamilton unavailable for Sutil court date

24/01/2012

Lewis Hamilton has told a Munich court that he will be unavailable on the date he is scheduled to give evidence at the trial of his friend Adrian Sutil.

Sutil's trial for causing bodily harm is due to start on 30 January, with Lewis Hamilton scheduled to give evidence. However, the Englishman's lawyers have informed the court that due to long standing commitments with his team, including the launch of its 2012 contender on 1 February, he in unable to attend on the scheduled day.

The trial relates to an incident at a Shanghai night club on the night of the 2011 Chinese Grand Prix - which Hamilton won - Sutil being accused assaulting Lotus Renault GP executive Eric Lux with a glass.