The seven-time Formula One world champion has been preparing for the new season by getting to grips with his new Ferrari hardware. However, during his second test run at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona , Hamilton did not fare as well.
It is understood the year-old suffered a minor crash after he went off at the final part of the circuit β including two high-speed right-hand corners β while driving the Ferrari F1 car.
F1 teams are heavily restricted in how much testing they can do with older car models, with just four days per year permitted. Testing restrictions dictate that current race drivers can complete a maximum of 1,km miles of what is known as TPC testing of previous cars running. According to BBC Sport , Ferrari are giving no specific details of the crash but will reveal their challenger on February Hamilton suffered testing crashes in his debut seasons with both McLaren in and Mercedes in before he would then go on to win the title in his second season in both cars.
And if history repeats itself, Hamilton would be en route to win his eighth world title in β the season the new regulations hit the sport. Hamilton is just the 13th British driver to take the wheel at Ferrari and the second to do so permanently in the 21st century. However, the last title won by a Brit in scarlet red came more than 60 years ago with John Surtees in This article was originally published on ChaChingQueen.
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