News Details

Hamilton had ‘no idea' he touched brake switch

Lewis Hamilton spoke of the 'humbling' feeling he had after accidentally flicking a switch in his Mercedes car that effectively 'switched off' his brakes in Baku. The Briton had been in a position to capitalise on the misfortune of title rival Max Verstappen, who dramatically retired from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with only a few laps remaining with a tyre failure on the main straight. Hamilton lined up P2 at the standing restart behind Verstappen's Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez. He managed to get alongside the Mexican in the initial getaway but he ran too deep into Turn 1 – because the Mercedes driver had accidentally touched a switch in his car that hindered his braking...
Full Story »
4y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Horner understands Verstappen's frustration:...

Christian Horner understands the frustration of Max Verstappen after the...
4y ago from GPBlog.com

Mercedes under fire on and off track as Red Bull blaze...

Sergio Perez underlined his growing confidence at Red Bull by finishing...
4y ago from GPFans.com

Internet reactions: 'Everything is against Verstappen,...

The qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was a spectacular one, with...
4y ago from GPBlog.com

Perez fronts Red Bull one-two, Hamilton demoralised,...

Sergio Perez underlined his growing confidence at Red Bull by finishing...
4y ago from GPFans.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

McLaren eyes Fernando Alonso reunion to complete...

Zak Brown has said he will "continue to bug" Fernando Alonso to...
13h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Arrow McLaren unveils liveries for 2026 IndyCar...

Arrow McLaren has taken the wraps off its trio of challengers for the...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Chelsea and Arsenal set for 90m tug-of-war over South...

Julian Alvarez continues to be linked with a move to the Premier League in...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'We still have to win so many games' - Mikel Arteta...

Mikel Arteta said Arsenal’s nine-point gap at top of the table means...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Alvarez up front, no Odegaard: Arsenal's stunning...

Arsenal's XI next season could be even better than the one topping the...
12h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal fans will love what Martin Zubimendi was...

Martin Zubimendi was on the target for Arsenal for the second successive...
11h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.