Lewis Hamilton crashes out of Dutch GP amid FIA investigation

Things went from bad to worse for Lewis Hamilton at the Dutch Grand Prix as he found the wall in his Ferrari.

Hamilton was already under FIA investigation for potentially failing to respect yellow flags during his laps to the grid. That was to be investigated after the race, one which ended for Hamilton after 23 laps.

Lewis Hamilton crashes out of Dutch Grand Prix

Hamilton had spent much of the Dutch Grand Prix tucked up behind his former team-mate George Russell in the Mercedes. Light rain drops would later arrive, and Hamilton – whether due to the rain or not – soon found his day coming to an end.

Hamilton would understeer in his Ferrari into the wall at Turn 3, inflicting heavy, race-ending damage. That was the end of his race.

After suffering a pair of spins during free practice, this latest Hamilton error brought the consequence of impact with the barriers.

Thankfully, Hamilton walked away from the incident unhurt, as the Safety Car was deployed.

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It is a bitter setback for the seven-time World Champion, who had cut a far more positive figure up to that point at Zandvoort.

“I think we were looking for progress, and feel like I have had that this weekend,” Hamilton had told the media, including PlanetF1.com, after qualifying seventh. “I’ve not been in Q3 for some time, so I’m grateful for that.

“It’s definitely encouraging to, at least on my side of the garage, to have a better result, because the boys in the garage deserve it, and the team deserve it, so I’m happy I could be there or thereabouts.”

Asked if that had been the best he has felt all season at Ferrari, Hamilton added: “It definitely feels like it’s been one of the most solid couple days so far of the year.

“That’s to do with some of the improvements in the process, my approach, and it’s just a little bit calmer overall.

“The team did a great job through qualifying. We just need more performance.”

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