Lewis Hamilton fails to acknowledge Nico Rosberg's Monaco win

Lewis Hamilton has refused to accept that Nico Rosberg beat him in the Monaco Grand Prix earlier this year.

Hamilton dominated the race but conceded victory in the closing stages when the Mercedes team brought him into the pits during a safety car period, which handed the lead, and the win, to his teammate.

After Sunday's win in Austria, Rosberg is now just 10 points behind Hamilton in the drivers' standings.

When told that he can't shake Rosberg off, Hamilton told The Guardian: "Not really, when you think about the places where points have been lost, it has been a pretty good year so far. He has done Barcelona and here, two out of eight isn't too bad really. I'm happy with that.

"I have only had a couple of weekends where I have not been the strongest. Seven poles out of eight is pretty decent and perhaps without Monaco it wouldn't be as close as it is now."

Hamilton has won four races this season, while Rosberg has won three.