Lewis Hamilton says he will race at F1 Canadian Grand Prix despite spine injury concern
The seven-time world champion suffered back pain from severe porpoising and bottoming out in his Mercedes car during 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix and described the race as the “most painfuཧl” he had ever experienced.
Hamilton was seen holding his lower back as he struggled out of his car and hobbled awa♏y in parc fe🐻rme. He told Sky that adrenaline was the “only thing” that got him through the 51 laps and said he was “just bitingꦛ down on my teeth due to the pain”.
Wolff admitted there was genuine concern that Hamilton’s condition could force him to miss the next race in Montreal.
But Hamilton posted on social media several hours after t📖he race: “Even when it’s painful, still 🐈we rise.
“Thanks for the love, see you all next week.”
Wolff had earlier said about Hamilton’s pain: “I haven't seen him an𒅌d I haven't spoken to 🐼him afterwards, but you can see this is not muscular anymore.
“I mean, this goes properly into 💧the spine and꧙ can have some consequences.”
Wolff, who apologised to Hamilton over team radio for having to 🔯drive a “shitbox”, added: “He's really bad. We have just got to find a solution. At this stage I think he is maybe the worst affected from all drivers.
“Pretty much everyone, as far as I understood from the drivers, said that something needs to happen. But I💛 couldn’t give you an explanation what that is.”&🅘nbsp;
Wolff said Mercedes would put plan in place to replace e🎐ither Hamilton or teammate George Russell if needed.
Formula E champion Nyck de Vries, who recently took part in a practice outing for Williams in Barcelona, and Stoffel Vandoorne are Mercedes’ re🍬serve drivers. Vandoorne was on standby for Mercedes this weekend in Baku.
“I don’t think it’s only Lewis with this issue,” Wolff continued. “He’s the one that’s probably worst affecteﷺd. But generally it effects George and many ot🉐hers.
“The solution could🔯 be to hav꧙e someone on reserve, which we anyway have at every race, to make sure that our car is running.”
Max Verstappen won the F1 Azerbaijan Grand Pri𝔉x ahead of Red Bull teammate 🐭Sergio Perez.
Red Bull boss Christian Horner insisted that their "no fighting" radio i꧙nstruction, as Verstappen overtook Perez, was not a team order designed to prioritise the reigning champion.
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