Jul.18 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton's father and manager was spotted in 'secret' conversation with Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali at Hockenheim, a newspaper reports.



The Times also captured the moment with a photograph after Anthony Hamilton approached Domenicali as the Ferrari boss left a party in the paddock of the German circuit.



Hamilton and Domenicali walked "some distance" from their meeting point before stopping to chat, The Times added.



The meeting follows speculation - denied by McLaren boss Ron Dennis two weeks ago - of a rift between the British team's management and the Hamilton camp.



2008 is the first of 23-year-old Lewis Hamilton's new five-year McLaren contract.