The seven-time world champion suffered no penalties.
Incident particulars
Lewis Hamilton was pushing onerous yesterday behind the wheel of the Ferrari SF23 through the second day of testing in Barcelona, driving a TPC (a automotive a minimum of two years previous, with which every driver can full a most of 1,000 km of testing per yr, unfold over as much as 4 days).
The seven-time F1 world champion went off the observe at 11:00 AM on the last nook of the Montmeló circuit, a flip now taken virtually flat out (in qualifying) at round 200 km/h for the reason that chicane was eliminated. “The runoff space is extensive, however deceleration is powerful,” experiences at this time’s version of Il Corriere della Sera. “Hamilton, nevertheless, acquired out of the cockpit on his personal, and Ferrari reassures that he’s unhurt. The automotive, nevertheless, was closely broken, particularly on the entrance, and Charles Leclerc was unable to run within the afternoon.” La Stampa provides: “Driver error, in response to sources from Barcelona, doubtless caught out by a bump or an irregularity within the asphalt. Nothing severe for Lewis, who exited the automotive on his personal with none penalties, however extra so for the automotive: harm to the suspension and aerodynamic parts made it inconceivable to proceed.”
As we famous yesterday, Lewis Hamilton’s crashes in winter testing—whether or not throughout his McLaren debut, his transfer to Mercedes, or now with Ferrari—appear to have turn out to be virtually a practice. Charles Leclerc was unable to run within the afternoon, leaving him with solely two out of 4 check days accomplished with the TPC automobiles. The Monegasque and the Briton will return to the observe subsequent week, once more in Barcelona, however this time within the SF24. As we speak at Montmeló, Antonio Giovinazzi and Dino Beganovic will wrap up the three-day check that started on Tuesday.
Jan 30, 2025
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