Lewis Hamilton crashes Ferrari in major setback during Barcelona test
Lewis Hamilton crashes Ferrari in major setback during Barcelona test
Share:
.jpg?auto=webp&width=800)
The seven-time F1 world champion was driving the 2023 Ferrari car when he lost control in the final section of the Barcelona circuit. Lewis Hamilton escaped unharmed after crashing his Ferrari car during an F1 test in Barcelona on Wednesday. The seven-time F1 world champion, who has moved to the Italian outfit after 12 years with Mercedes, is taking part in a behind-closed-doors test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya this week.
Yet on Wednesday morning, driving the 2023 SF-23 car, Hamilton lost control in the final sector of the 4.6km circuit and crashed into the barriers. The crash has delayed Charles Leclerc’s testing stint this afternoon. Ferrari have booked out the Spanish circuit (home to the Spanish Grand Prix this year) for three days of TPC (Testing of Previous Cars) running this week, from Tuesday-Thursday, for a behind-closed-doors test.
Hamilton, 40, received a rapturous reception in Maranello last week as his two-year contract at Ferrari began. Hamilton received a tour of Ferrari HQ, drove the 2023 car around the team’s in-house Fiorano circuit and greeted thousands of fans watching on in the industrial Italian town. Hamilton completed 30 laps of the Fiorano circuit, clocking up 89km of driving, as he looked to dial in with the car’s handling and characteristics.
