Lewis Hamilton only made it a third of the way into Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, with the seven-time World Champion dramatically crashing out.
Hamilton was negotiating the Turn 3 banking on Lap 23 of 72 when he put a wheel on the slippery white line – amid light drops of rain – and lost control of his Ferrari.
After sliding into the wall at the exit and causing significant front-end damage, Hamilton parked up, apologised over the radio and headed back to the paddock with his helmet still on.
“It’s a driver error, but when there are drops of rain you do find painted surfaces become slippery first,” commented ex-F1 driver Jolyon Palmer during F1 TV’s coverage.
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