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Frustrated Hamilton blasts Monaco stewards

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McLaren's Lewis Hamilton moved to avert the wrath of Formula One's governing body on Sunday after blasting Monaco Grand Prix stewards for their "joke" actions against him. The Briton, who became the sport's first black world champion in 2008, also referred to his colour in post-race comments as he vented his frustration. "It's an absolute...joke," Hamilton told the BBC in broadcast comments. "I've been to see the stewards five times out of six this season. "Maybe it's because I'm black. That's what Ali G says," added the 26-year-old jokingly, referring to a fictional white character acted by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. Hamilton finished sixth on Sunday despite collecting two drive-through penalties, one of them imposed retrospectively, for collisions in the heat of battle on the tight and twisty street circuit. The first incident ended the race for Ferrari's Brazilian Felipe Massa , who...