Updated On: 17 April, 2015 07:34 AM IST | | PA Sport
<p>Formula One star plays down champagne-spraying incident for which he drew intense criticism at Chinese GP recently</p>

Lewis Hamilton sprays champagne at Liu Siying at the podium after winning the Chinese Grand Prix last Sunday
Lewis Hamilton has described his champagne-spraying of a grid girl after the Chinese Grand Prix, which has drawn widespread criticism, as "a fun thing".
Lewis Hamilton sprays champagne at Liu Siying at the podium after winning the Chinese Grand Prix last Sunday. Pic/Getty Images
One of the fundamental acts of Formula One has been brought into sharp focus over the past few days following Hamilton's win in Shanghai.