A dejected Lewis Hamilton called his performance in the Canadian Grand Prix one of the worst of his career. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free There have been a few race-ruining slips along the way – such as crashing into Kimi Raikkonen in the pits at Montreal in 2008, colliding with his team mate at the start at Spain in 2016, or the fluffed restart in Baku three years ago. But rare have been the occasions where his performance seemed consistently below par.
Here are 10 times Hamilton looked off his game in a grand prix, prior to this season. Bahrain International Circuit Started 3rd, finished 13th Hamilton’s second season in F1 began strongly with victory in Australia, but his pursuit of the championship which narrowly eluded him as a rookie suffered a setback at round three. A strange collision with Fernando Alonso at the exit of turn three broke his McLaren’s front wing and sent him into the pits early.
From there he struggled to recover, spending the race stuck behind Giancarlo Fisichella’s Force India, though he was able to pass Kazuki Nakajima, who was starting his fourth race for Williams. Hamilton finished a lap down after title rival Felipe Massa came past him with 10 laps to go en route to victory. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Silverstone Started 18th, finished 16th Hamilton won his second British Grand Prix in stunning fashion, taking the chequered flag a minute before anyone else after the heaven opened.
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