LEWIS HAMILTON has hinted he will gift Formula One rival Fernando Alonso a signed hat following their Belgian Grand Prix bust-up.
The Mercedes driver was forced to retire at Spa on Sunday after crashing into the Spanish icon on the first lap.
Alpine ace Alonso subsequently branded the 37-year-old as an “idiot” over the team radio.
Hamilton later admitted that the incident was his fault after the impact with the ex-world champion saw him fly through the air.
And the Brit said “it’s nice to know how feels about me” after hearing Alonso’s comments.
Now Hamilton seems to be looking to make amends with Alonso after posting a snap on Instagram.
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Hamilton shared a total of five images on his account, with one of the pictures showing his autograph on a Mercedes cap.
And on the hat was a sticker which simply read: “To Fernando.”
Captioning his Instagram post, Hamilton said: “Even though the weekend didn’t go the way we wanted, after an amazing break it was so good to be back at work.
“I love my job, my team, and I loved the energy at Spa.
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“Thank you to the team for all the hard work and thank you to the fans that came out to show love, I appreciate you.”
Hamilton said he was “grateful to be alive”, claiming he almost broke his back in his collision with Alonso.
He remarked: “I almost broke my back coming down.
“So it’s a big, big hit. I remember just looking at the ground.
“So it was quite high. It was definitely high up. I’m grateful to be still alive and in shape.”
