MONACO: Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton says he is a normal person who has learned from his mistakes and moved on from the acrimony and anger that overshadowed the first part of the season.

"I am not perfect, I am not a politician, I say things wrong every now and then," the 24-year-old McLaren driver told British reporters at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Shaking hands with each and every one of his critics in the room, the Briton signaled that he was willing to mend fences and start afresh.