Lewis Hamilton offers to quit Spanish Grand Prix after Kevin Magnussen incident
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- 24 May 2022
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Lewis Hamilton offered to quit the Spanish Grand Prix after an incident with Kevin Magnussen. The two drivers collided on the opening lap, with the Mercedes star then telling his team to 'retire the car'. However, Silver Arrows chiefs refused and he was made to carry on racing.
Hamilton has endured a torrid F1 season so far, with the Mercedes star struggling to keep pace with his rivals.
And things have now worsened at the Spanish Grand Prix, with the 37-year-old colliding with Magnussen on the first lap.
Speaking on the team radio, Hamilton offered to quit the race by saying: “I would save this engine guys if I was you. I'm sorry.”
But Mercedes denied his request, with the Silver Arrows believing Hamilton is still capable of saving the afternoon.
Martin Brundle was commentating on Sky Sports and he addressed the incident by saying: “I don't like hearing him like that.”
Magnussen tried to go round the outside of Hamilton.
And the Haas star feels the contact from the Mercedes star could have been intentional, saying on his team radio: "Lewis knew what he was doing.
“He rammed me.”
Stewards called it a race incident and while Hamilton wasn’t happy at being forced to continue, he’s still in contention for points.
BBC radio 5 live reporter Jennie Gow feels the Stevenage-born racer’s bad luck is continuing amid a flat start to the current season.
“Just thinking about Lewis Hamilton, he's come into the pitlane I believe, he started on those medium tyres a new set, it's thrown his strategy into total disarray,” she said.
“He is in the pits he's really struggling, they are putting him on another set of the soft tyres but it's a really slow stop.
“A disappointing start as you say the luck this year isn't going his way.” Read More…
