Jun 16, 2025 03:58 PM IST

#Lewis Hamilton had a disappointing outing in #Montreal, ending exterior the rostrum on the #Canadian Grand Prix. He additionally was left devastated after an incident.

#Lewis Hamilton missed out on a podium end in #Montreal as George Russell completed in first place on the #Canadian Grand Prix. Meanwhile, Red Bull driver #Max Verstappen got here second, adopted by Mercedes’ AK Antonelli in third place. Ferrari’s Hamilton, then again, got here sixth, and was additionally left devastated as after the race he was knowledgeable that he hit a groundhog.

According to a number of media stories, the groundhog was killed by #Lewis Hamilton’s automotive.(#Twitter/AP)

According to Hamilton, the incident most likely happened round Lap 12, and likewise resulted in automotive harm. The groundhogs have a big inhabitants in #Montreal’s Ile Notre-Dame, the place the Circuit Giles Villeneuve is positioned. According to a number of media stories, the groundhog was killed by Hamilton’s automotive, because it went over the rodent, which belongs to the group of enormous floor squirrels referred to as marmots.

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Video of #Lewis Hamilton killing a groundhog:

Speaking to #Sky Sports, the Brit mentioned, “I got a good start [to the race], held position, I was holding onto the group and managing tyres well, so I was feeling optimistic.”

“Then, and I did not see it occur, however I heard I hit a groundhog.

“That’s devastating, I really like animals and that is so, so unhappy. That’s by no means occurred to me right here earlier than.

“But the floor, the right side, there’s a hole in it and all the vanes are all gone.”

It was evident that Hamilton’s automotive was broken on the underside, as he slipped from fifth place to seventh. He finally completed in sixth place, after #Lando Norris retired attributable to a collision.

Hamilton’s automotive confronted points later, as revealed by the British driver. He mentioned, “Given that and we had a brake issue halfway through as well, and we stayed out probably too long after the first stop and came out behind traffic and it just went from one thing to another.”

“So I’m completely satisfied I may simply end, particularly with the brake concern I had.

“We’re really in need of an upgrade and there’s a lot of things that need to change before we can fight at the front,” he added.

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