HAMILTON CRASH SCARE
Lewis Hamilton suffers 130mph crash in practice for Hungarian GP
World champion happily unhurt after he loses control at Turn 11 and sends his Mercedes hurtling into the tyre barriers
LEWIS HAMILTON suffered a nervy moment after crashing out during Friday's practice session for the Hungarian GP.
The world champion lost control at Turn 11 and sent his Mercedes sliding into the tyre barriers at about 130mph.
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The accident had a G-force measurement of 12G, meaning Hamilton was checked over by doctors at the track as a precaution.
He said: "Obviously not the greatest session for me. My apologies to the crew for all the hard work they have ahead to strip the car and get it back together.
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"Fortunately, I got a good feel for it in the few laps that I did have and the pace is clearly there, so hopefully I can make up for the time on track that I lost."
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