Lewis Hamilton Suffered The Most Painful Match Of His Career In Baku

This was the verdict of the head of the Mercedes team, Toto Wolff, after this irregular race in Azerbaijan won by the defender of the champion Max Verstappen for Red Bull, as Ferrari suffered the terrible humiliation of a double departure. As for Hamilton, he was defeated by his teammate George Russell for the seventh consecutive time, finishing fourth and one place behind his 24-year-old thorn. Russell showed no signs of back pain as he ran around the podium. Hamilton, on the other hand, “prayed” for the fight to end. Lewis Hamilton suffered back problems during the Azerbaijani Grand Prix on Sunday When he did, he sat in the cockpit and called for help. He perched on the “halo” as he struggled to complete his exit maneuver. If his terrible horror with a Mercedes – the product of the new regulations introduced this season – was the cause of his discomfort, his 37 years did not help him at all. Asked if he feared Hamilton attending Montreal on Sunday, Wolff said: “Yes, for sure. This is no longer muscular. It fits properly in the spine and can have some consequences. “It’s very bad and we have to find a solution (for the regulations). It may be the worst affected of all drivers, but pretty much everyone says something needs to be done. “Canada needs a backup, which we do anyway.” Stoffel Vandoorne, a capable Belgian who has driven for McLaren in the past, and Dutchman Nyck de Vries, a Formula E champion who has not yet made his top-level debut, are both possible replacements. Reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne could race for Mercedes next week instead of Hamilton Hamilton claimed that he almost crashed during what he called the most painful race of his career in a car that Wolff described as a “box” (s *** box). The seven-time world champion, who is 37 points behind Russell, said: “It hurts. Very, very painful. There were many times when I did not know if I would keep the car on track. For the last 10 laps, my back was just … I had to go inside, ‘You have this, you can do this, you can stand it’. The concern is, at 180 mph, hitting a wall. I never had to think much about it as a race driver. It was a very strange experience. “ Hamilton revealed after the qualifiers that he was undergoing regular acupuncture by his doctor Angela Cullen and on Sunday night revealed that he is also undergoing in frozen wards. “I have had cryotherapy,” he explained. “Go in there and it’s very cold.” Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has not yet finished on the podium this year Hamilton seemed to suggest he wants to fight next weekend on Twitter on Sunday night Tell me cynically, but could this dramatic essay be anxiously part of a Mercedes trick to rewrite the rules? At this stage in the new Formula 1 era, eight races are third best, far behind Red Bull and Ferrari. Hamilton, who started seventh, was 71 seconds behind Verstappen free-rolling – as well as 25 behind Russell, who read his party script on Saturday afternoon, calling the 2022 cars “dangerous” and “recipe for disaster “after qualifying for fifth place. . The issue of bounce – seals or bottoms – has been discussed by drivers and, to be fair to Mercedes’s position, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is among those who have called for changes. As for the red cars, what a nightmarish afternoon. Charles Leclerc retired with engine damage, with blue smoke polluting the air in the 20th lap while in charge. Both Ferrari drivers forced to retire from Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday Charles Leclerc was leading the race when he retired, his second early retirement in three races Monegasque may not have prevailed anyway, given Verstappen’s pace, but it was his second departure in three games and he is now 34 points behind his Dutch opponent. “It hurts,” said the injured Leclerc, who has lost a 47-point lead since his last win in Melbourne in April. “We have to analyze what is happening.” By the time Leclerc left, Sainz had already returned to the garage after a hydraulic failure. An investigation is underway at Ferrari, where they have caused a rhythm but no credibility. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez finished in the top two for a second straight game At the moment, team leader Mattia Binotto is believed to have withdrawn the former, after years of inadequacy, and is not fatally blamed for the latter. According to sources from Italy, he is currently safe in his place. Verstappen, meanwhile, who started third, took the lead when Sergio Perez said “no battles” and the Mexican effectively made it to No. 1 on the team. Help or not, Verstappen zoomed in on the victory and sooner or later he would have taken the initiative on his own. Pereth gained an extra point by making the fastest lap as he finished second to take part in the spray on the painless podium. Verstappen leads the world championship with 21 points after Sunday’s match