Ferrari star Lewis Hamilton states what felt ‘very unusual’ after his Dutch Grand Prix crash

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Lewis Hamilton crashed out on lap 23 of the Dutch Grand Prix. The summer break has not put an end to his Ferrari woes.

The Brit was looking to undercut teammate Charles Leclerc and ex-Mercedes teammate George Russell as raindrops began to fall at Zandvoort. But Hamilton did not make it to the pits as he crashed into the barriers at turn four.

He lost the rear end going over the wet line on the banking and slammed into the wall, bringing out the safety car. It marks Hamilton’s first retirement as a Ferrari driver.

Hamilton had been struggling with understeer issues all weekend as he suffered two spins in Friday’s practice sessions. He was hoping to make up ground after qualifying in P7, but he struggled to get moves completed before crashing out.

Lewis Hamilton admits his Dutch Grand Prix was ‘very unusual’ to happen so early

Speaking in the media pen via Sky Sports (31/08, 1:07 pm) after the accident, Hamilton was not entirely sure what caused the crash. But he admitted that it was ‘very unusual’ for him to go out so early.

“I’m really not sure. I’ll have to look back at it. But yeah, as I went up the bank, the rear snapped out and I couldn’t recover it,” he said,

Asked if he felt more confident in the car, he added: “I mean, yeah. It was a bit twitchy, the car.

“But I think we made real progress this weekend and my pace was looking pretty decent, I was catching George. I think I had the pace of the few cars ahead of me, but very unusual to not finish a race and to go out so early.

“It’s definitely not great, but it is what it is.”

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Karun Chandhok felt Hamilton’s crash was ‘odd’ as he theorised that he understeered on the wide line of the banking. Coming away with zero points was the last thing the Brit needed as he hopes to recover his form.

Ferrari’s Dutch Grand Prix weekend went from bad to worse on lap 53 when Leclerc was tangled by Kimi Antonelli at the same corner Hamilton crashed out.

The Monegasque driver was battling for P5 when he came into the pits for soft tyres. But he came to blows with Antonelli at turn four and was sent spinning into the wall.

With no points on the board at Zandvoort, it is a weekend to forget for Ferrari. They will be desperate not to repeat it on home soil at Monza next weekend.