Anne Giuntini is a sports writer for a French publication called L'equipe. Over the years, L'equipe has shown itself to be quite defensive over the fact that Lance Armstrong retired a 7-time champion of the Tour de France, literally whipping everyone's ass along the way, and even whipping L'equipe's ass as they tried to manufacture a drug scandal against him. And while their tactics have been controversial to say the least, they don't always get it wrong and sometimes, they can be quite entertaining.

After qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix, everyone with half a brain saw that Hamilton distracted Kimi during his final hot lap as Hamilton exited the pits. If it were any other driver, that would have resulted in at least a 10-spot grid penalty, but Hamilton, who has been given all kinds of preferential treatment got away with it, not even being investigated.

This must have infuriated the French journalist and when given the opportunity during the post-qualifying press conference, she did not hesitate to ask about it:

Q: (Anne Giuntini - L'Equipe) For Lewis. For everybody it is evident that twice you disturbed Kimi. Is everything good to become a world champion?

LH: To be honest there is no reason for me to do anything to Kimi because if anything he can win...

(inaudible from the audience)

LH: Well, I came out of the pits and the guys said that, obviously, because Fernando was behind me and I could not hold him up in the pits... So I came out of the pit lane and they said you will come out close to Kimi and I came out and when you are at that sort of speed your mirrors are vibrating and so you cannot see too much and then I realised that he was very, very close and so I slowed down and I noticed I can't attack the corner like he was, so I backed out and he went past me.

Q: (Anne Giuntini - L'Equipe) ...You never showed him clearly that you would give him the track free?

LH: What do you want me to do? Put the indicator on?

Q: (Anne Giuntini - L'Equipe) You know exactly...

LH: I did the best job I could to get out of the way. And I did apologise to him if I did get in his way.

Q: (Anne Giuntini - L'Equipe) Is that what you call the best job?

LH: Yes.

Q: (Anne Giuntini - L'Equipe) As a sportsman?

LH: Yes, how are you at your job? Are you the best at your job? You have never made mistakes... No?

Q: (Anne Giuntini - L'Equipe) Sometimes...

LH: Oh really.

Later, Ian Parkes referred to that exchange as ridiculous:

Q: (Ian Parkes - The Press Association) Lewis, just to clarify after the ridiculous exchange that you just had, do you feel that you did an absolutely honest job today and if you win the world title do you feel that you will do so honestly?

LH: Yes, I do. For sure I am going to be accused of something, but honestly I am here this weekend and I need to do a completely clean job and that means just getting up and doing a good job and not making mistakes and not being investigated for some things and that is what we are trying to do as a team and myself and if anything Kimi can win this and that would be good for us and obviously it would be good to beat him but I have most of all got to beat Fernando.

But I honestly came in afterwards and he mentioned that and I said I apologised if I got in your way but you know I honestly did not think he was that close behind me, so I was going to take the corner but I really would have screwed his lap, so I moved over and I stayed where I was and braked and I don't feel I have hindered his lap as I did get out of the way.

And, relentless as always, Giuntini replied:

Q: (Anne Giuntini - L'Equipe) Let us continue the ridiculous exchange... Do you think you can do everything you want and then you just apologise - is that the way it works in Formula One?

LH: I'm not going to answer that.

Q: (inaudible)

LH: Not really, I just don't want to talk to you to be honest.

At least someone had the balls to stand up to Hamilton and call it like it is, even if that person genetically doesn't have balls.