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Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc’s cars have sustained damage from a loose drain cover. The morning test session has been stopped and will not resume.
Today was Lewis Hamilton’s first day behind the wheel of the Mercedes W15 in 2024 pre-season testing, and unfortunately the morning session came to an early stop.
After Lewis ran over a kerb at Turn 11, his car sustained damage and debris could be see flying off. The same thing happened to Charles Leclerc.
F1 has confirmed that a drain cover came loose, and they are expecting the repairs to be concluded within the next hour. This means that the morning session will not be resumed.
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Mercedes was filmed inspecting Lewis’ floor and conducting repairs, but the extent of the damage is not known.
At the moment the session was stopped Lewis was in P6, 1.475s slower than Charles Leclerc who was P1, having completed 39 laps.
Lewis will return to the track in the afternoon session that is set to start at 12pm GMT.
