Lewis Hamilton crashes out of Dutch GP moments after telling radio message

Lewis Hamilton suffered a nightmare return of the Formula 1 season as he crashed out of the Dutch Grand Prix. It happened on lap 23 of the Zandvoort race when the seven-time champion became the first driver to retire when he lost control and buried the right side of his Ferrari into a tyre barrier.

The rain had begun to fall at the circuit, which is right on the western coast of the Netherlands. And as the wet weather swept in off the North Sea, the track was getting wetter and making conditions more fraught – particularly away from the racing line.

And that was where Hamilton became unstuck. On the banked third corner of the track, he went wide and onto the painted surface bearing the logo of a sponsor where he found no grip and understeered into the barrier, snapping his front-right wheel off the car and ending his race.

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