It says it raised the issue because the incident "could have left a shadow in the eyes of all the fans of Formula 1".
He feels that the party have left a dark shadow over UK politics, but it's one he's hopeful of lifting.
Alban Berg's Lulu is the most complex and dazzling of 20th century operas and has left a long shadow (written in the 1930s, it was completed from Berg's sketches after his death).
The cleaning of this significant figure has left a few remnants of black shadow visible to the extreme left side of the painting.
It was only a few years ago that the Wales head coach, Warren Gatland, said he had to find a place for Hook, who has been capped at full-back and in both centre positions as well as outside-half, in his match-day squad, but a direct style of play with emphasis on getting over the gainline has left a space-seeking player in the shadows.
An alarming run of results coupled with Campbell's mysterious absence had left a huge shadow over Highbury, though this glimpse into the future brought a smile to the Arsenal manager.
A Shadow Cabinet source said: "The Conservatives have left a big hole with a big, flashing light above it showing an elephant trap for the Labour Party.
Many more have left a part of themselves on the battlefield, or brought the shadows of battle back home.
The scandal that has dogged Margaret Moran's political career has left her a shadow of her former self.
In the aftermath of the acquittals Knox took centre stage, giving a press conference after returning to America, but Sollecito was quietly taken home to his native Puglia by his family, who spent this week watching him closely, worried that jail has left him a shadow of his former self.
