Lewis Hamilton is adamant he will not let his head drop, no matter how many times the stewards hit him with penalties.

Going into the Santander British Grand Prix on July 6, Hamilton finds himself ten points adrift of new championship leader Felipe Massa after the Brazilian took the chequered flag in the French Grand Prix.

The 23-year-old McLaren star could only finish tenth after being on the wrong end of a dubious decision by the stewards.

Starting from 13th on the grid courtesy of a ten-place penalty after he ran into the back of Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari in the pit lane in Canada, the Briton was then hit with a drive-through penalty 19 minutes into the race in Magny-Cours.

The stewards felt Hamilton had gained an advantage by cutting a corner to pass Sebastian Vettel's Toro Rosso on lap one.

It was a decision that cost Hamilton a shot at a points finish, but in a defiant mood post-race he said: "There is nothing you can do that can distract me.

"You keep on giving me penalties, whatever you want to do, I will keep battling and trying to come back with a result."

Hamilton certainly battled around the Circuit de Nevers, but it was all in vain and he has now failed to score in his last two races, and three out of eight this season.

In contrast to his remarkable rookie year, Hamilton only failed to pick up points in two of the 17 grands prix.

But with the next race at Silverstone now around the corner, he has vowed to thrill his fans and come out fighting.

"I absolutely 100% aim on bouncing back at the British Grand Prix in front of my home crowd," insisted Hamilton.

"Regardless of what's written in the papers, I will go back to the workshop and push with the team.

"I will see the engineers now, focus on the next race and then hit 'em (my rivals) hard."