Hamilton, in shock after pit-lane crash: “I’m so glad he’s okay” | OneFootball

During a pit stop, the Ferrari driver was given the signal to leave too early and ran over one of the mechanics working on his car.

The incident happened on lap 21, when Hamilton entered the pit lane to serve a five-second penalty and change tires. The green light came on before the work on the car had been finished, and the Briton pulled away without noticing that a mechanic was still in front of the vehicle.

“The green light came on and I took off. We were looking over there, not here, where the mechanic was. When it happened, I saw him and froze,” Hamilton said after the race.

The seven-time world champion admitted that the episode reminded him of the accident suffered by a Ferrari mechanic in 2008, when Kimi Räikkönen ran him over during a stop and caused a serious injury. “My heart stopped for a moment. I’m very glad he’s okay”, he said.

The mistake also hurt Hamilton’s race, since the early release prevented Ferrari from properly completing the work on his front wing. Even so, he finished fourth and regained second place in the drivers’ championship, ahead of George Russell and behind Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

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