FIA condemn 'hateful' attacks on Hamilton

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World governing body the FIA and Hamilton's McLaren team have been quick to condemn a mindless 'voodoo-style' website aimed at wrecking Hamilton's championship dreams. The 23-year-old goes into Sunday's showdown needing only to finish in the top five at Interlagos to become the youngest champion in Formula One history.

An organisation spokesman said: "The FIA's position is very clear - discrimination and prejudice can have no place in sport or in society. Everyone in our sport will join us in condemning these abusive and hateful comments."

But ahead of the race, racism is again threatening to overshadow the event as hundreds of abusive messages have been posted on a website in Spain.

The website carries the name Pincha la Rueda de Hamilton, which translates as Burst Hamilton's Tyre.

Visitors to the site, with 20,000 to date, are encouraged to drop imaginary nails, pins or porcupines on a mock-up of the Interlagos circuit. A notice on the site reads: "Hamilton can't finish the race. We have to stop him however we can.

"All you have to do is choose a spike, place it where you want on the circuit and hope he suffers a historic puncture."

On leaving the website, an automated message informs visitors: "We hope Hamilton punctures thanks to your help."

However, it is the many putrid comments which also feature on the site which have forced the FIA into issuing a strongly-worded statement of denunciation.

Earlier this year the FIA launched their EveryRace campaign after Hamilton was the target of racist abuse at a test session in Barcelona.