It is important that appropriate punishments are meted out for any team found to have broken Formula 1's budget cap.
Hamilton thinks it's because it's being taken very seriously.
If there was a violation, it would be bad for the sport.
At last weekend's Singapore Grand Prix, Hamilton's Mercedes team and Ferrari both said that they broke the cost cap last year.
When the results are published in 2021, it is expected that Red Bull will not have been in compliance.
The offence is likely to be small if any team is found to have been in violation last year.
"We believe we are comfortably within the cap," said Christian Horner, Red Bull team principal.
Hamilton was involved in a close battle with Red Bull's Max Verstappen in the championship last year.
The seven-time champion believes that punishments should be transparent.
The integrity of the sport needs to be transparent. There are a lot of people talking. Nobody really knows. There are different numbers here and there.
He said that if a team is found to be in violation, it would be a problem for the sport.
He said that drivers always ask for updates. The last update we got was worth more than a third of a second. I'm pretty sure it costs less than a million. It might cost more in the time it takes to work.
If Red Bull keeps bringing updates, it will be hard for them to beat them in the championship.
It's so important to the race. If we had spent half a million more, we would have been in a better position at some of the races.
I'm thankful that our team is very strict and abides by it. It needs to be looked at seriously.
At the Japanese Grand Prix, Hamilton gave the strongest indication yet that he will sign a new deal to stay in F1 beyond the end of his Mercedes contract.
Hamilton knows what he wants to do. I want to stay longer. It is not set in stone in a certain amount of time. Mercedes and I will be together the rest of our lives. It's more about figuring out what we're going to do and how long we'll have to wait.
I would like to build with Mercedes. Car manufacturers are not the only ones. It has a lot of power. On the environment, there are a lot of things we can do together.
I want to be a part of that process, but for now we're focused on winning titles.
Verstappen, who beat Hamilton in a controversial finale in which the race director failed to follow the rules correctly, is poised to win his second title this season and could do so as early as Sunday.
Hamilton said that he wasn't motivated by the possibility of the Dutch starting a period of domination.
One of the main reasons for wanting to race on was the fact that there was a lot of diversity in the sport.
He said it was more like where he was in life. Outside of the sport, I have great things happening. I am working outside.
It's going to take a lot of work to get my foundation up and running. I have to stay to help create a more open and inclusive environment in the sport because I cannot retire now.
I am feeling healthier than I have ever been, and I love racing.
I have been doing it since I was five years old and if I am still fit and able to be focused, why wouldn't I stop?
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