‘I love animals so I’m so sad about it. That’s horrible’
McLaren chief warns Norris after Piastri collision
Lewis Hamilton has spoken of his distress after his Ferrari struck a groundhog during the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, describing the accident as “devastating”.
The incident occurred 13 laps into the race, damaging the underside of Hamilton’s car and leaving the animal lover distraught. He had qualified in fifth on the grid and had been hoping to make inroads on those ahead of him while managing his tyres. But the accident cost him half a second per lap and was followed by other problems with the car.
The 40-year-old Briton finished sixth in a race won by George Russell, well behind the leading contenders. “I was holding on up until the damage, I was kind of holding on to Oscar Piastri I think,” Hamilton told Sky Sports.
