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Lewis Hamilton: What happened to| Crash| F1 Qatar| Accident
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Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton MBE Honfreng (born 7 January 1985) is a British racing driver currently competing in Formula One and driving for Mercedes. In Formula One, Hamilton has won a joint record seven World Drivers’ Championship titles (tied with Michael Schumacher), and holds the records for most wins (103), pole positions (104), and podium finishes (196).
| Born |
Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton[1]
7 January 1985[2] Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
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|---|---|
| Occupations | Racing driver |
| Family | Nicolas Hamilton (half-brother) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  British |
| 2023 team | Mercedes[3] |
| Car number | 44[note 1] |
| Entries | 327 (327 starts) |
| Championships | 7 (2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) |
| Wins | 103 |
| Podiums | 196 |
| Career points | 4599.5 |
| Pole positions | 104 |
| Fastest laps | 64 |
| First entry | 2007 Australian Grand Prix |
| First win | 2007 Canadian Grand Prix |
| Last win | 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2023 Qatar Grand Prix |
| 2022 position | 6th (240 pts) |
What happened to
Lewis Hamilton has revealed he is already thinking about his next contract after signing a deal to stay at Mercedes until 2025. Hamilton, who finished sixth at the Italian Grand Prix, ended speculation over his future by confirming his seat at Mercedes alongside George Russell for 2024. And 2025.
Crash
Lewis Hamilton has issued an apology and accepted full responsibility following the clash between him and his Mercedes teammate George Russell at the Qatar Grand Prix. Hamilton admitted that he was to blame for the accident that put him out of the race and said that the pair would talk about it to clarify the situation.
Hamilton was attempting to overtake Russell at Turn One on the opening lap at the Lusail Circuit, but as he turned towards his teammate, Russell had nowhere to go with Max Verstappen going on to win the race. Grow up. Hamilton hit Russell and broke his right rear wheel.
Both drivers initially believed each other to be at fault, but when Hamilton witnessed the incident he admitted he was at fault. “I have watched the replays and it was 100% my fault and I take full responsibility,” he wrote on Twitter. “Apologies to my team and George.”
F1 Qatar
Lewis Hamilton has been fined and reprimanded for crossing the Qatar Grand Prix circuit on foot after a clash with Mercedes Formula 1 teammate George Russell.
At the start of the Losail race, Hamilton collided with Russell in Turn 1, the contact breaking his right rear wheel and ending his race.
While the race was under the safety car, Hamilton crossed the live circuit from the outside of Turn 1 to the inside pitlane, just seconds before Russell emerged from the pits.
After the race FIA stewards listened to Hamilton apologize and gave him his first reprimand of 2023, as well as a fine of €50,000, half of which is suspended for the remainder of the season.
In his decision he wrote: “After crashing out of the race on Lap 1, the driver of car 44 abandoned his car in the gravel and ran back to the pits.
“Thus he crossed the track which was in operation at this time and after exiting the pits at high speed reached the inside edge of the track a few seconds before the arrival of car 63. He then continued along the track until Until it finally went off the track.
Accident
Lewis Hamilton and George Russell collided at Turn 1 on Lap 1.
Lewis Hamilton is out of the Qatar Grand Prix after crashing with his Mercedes teammate at the first corner of the race at the Losail International Circuit.
Both Mercedes drivers collided with each other at the first corner when Hamilton went to overtake Max Verstappen, but it appeared that he did not leave enough space for Russell who was between them. The seven-time champion slipped on gravel and broke one of his front tyres.
It looked as if Russell was going to be forced to retire from the Qatar Grand Prix in a potential double disaster for Mercedes, however, he managed to get back to the pits to assess the damage and change tires and continued in the race. Joined again. Safety car position.
