This week, Scuderia Ferrari is testing in Barcelona, where Lewis Hamilton underwent his baptism by fire today. Faster than he would have liked...
During the closed test, according to reports in the Italian press, Hamilton entered the track at around 11 o'clock, where he quickly lost control of the SF-23 and hit the wall. The accident occurred in the third sector of the track, but the driver was not injured, but the car was seriously damaged: the suspension and several aerodynamic elements were destroyed. The biggest casualty in the collision was Charles Leclerc, who will only be able to continue testing with a significant delay due to the necessary repairs. If he is able to continue at all...
The team, currently under the management of Jérome D'Ambrosio, is analysing telemetry data to find out what might have happened. Hamilton's testing programme for Wednesday obviously came to an end after the incident.
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