Kubica loses respect for Hamilton

(GMM) Robert Kubica, BMW-Sauber's Polish race driver, has chided Lewis Hamilton's suggestion that world champion Kimi Raikkonen didn't "have the balls" to beat him at Spa-Francorchamps a week ago.

Ferrari's Raikkonen shrugged off the Briton's comments with his typical cool disregard, but Kubica sounded surprised when he too was informed at Monza about Hamilton's brash words.

"Did he really say that?" Kubica, who like McLaren driver Hamilton is 23, is quoted as saying by Motorsport Aktuell.

"I cannot imagine that. We drivers should have a fundamental respect for each other," he concluded.