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Lewis Hamilton also can leave out time after coping with a assist damage in Sunday’s Azerbaijan GP.
The seven-time Formulation One champion performed fourth in doubtlessly the most up-to-date flee, then again it didn’t attain easy.
“I used to be factual keeping and biting down on my enamel attributable to the anguish, and the adrenaline [helped], I’m able to now not issue the anguish that you journey, namely on the straight here,” Hamilton suggested Sky Sports actions after the flee (h/t Haydn Cobb of Motorsport).
“At the cessation you are factual praying for it to cessation,” he added.
The celeb was in obvious anguish getting out of his vehicle:
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Mercedes crew boss Toto Wolff mentioned after the flee the damage also can “surely” cause Hamilton to leave out next week’s occasion in Canada (h/t Jonathan Noble of Motorsport).
“He is genuinely wicked,” Wolff mentioned of Hamilton. “We have factual got to earn a resolution. At this stage I ponder he is perhaps the worst affected from all drivers. However racy grand all people, up to now as I understood from the drivers, mentioned that something must happen.”
The bouncing was a matter for several drivers, with a helmet cam from Charles Leclerc showing the extent of the topic.
Mercedes drivers Hamilton and George Russell took the brunt of it, with Hamilton suggesting the crew misplaced over a 2nd per lap thanks to the bouncing. Max Verstappen cruised to the straightforward take dangle of in Azerbaijan sooner than Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez in 2nd.
Hamilton is now in sixth place of residing after doubtlessly the most up-to-date flee, 88 components in the assist of Verstappen for first.
