The bouncing impacts of the 2022 F1 vehicles took a toll on Lewis Hamilton in Baku as the Mercedes racer sustained a back injury after finishing fourth
Mercedes’ W13 has been a difficult vehicle for Lewis Hamilton and George Russell to learn due to its porpoising or bouncing. The new 2022 vehicles use ground effects to generate downforce. With Mercedes handicapped by high-speed bouncing in the first eight races.
Lewis Hamilton Suffers Back Pain And Injury Due To Mercedes Porpoising Issue At Azerbaijan F1 GP 2022, Video Viral
Lewis Hamilton struggled with some serious back pain during the Azerbaijan GP😣#F1 #AzerbaijanGP #Mercedes #Motorsport pic.twitter.com/rV8gsnWUfd
— Motorsport.com (@Motorsport) June 12, 2022
if this isn’t fixed before we go to montreal i will go to brackley myself pic.twitter.com/3e3EsVt25X
— iesh🍒 (@LEWISHAMIL7ON) June 12, 2022
He’s going through it fr ! 💔 I hope you feel better soon @LewisHamilton 💜 pic.twitter.com/RsoeIEyAZu
— paulyne🐉🇹🇿 (@paulyne777) June 12, 2022
Simulation of what caused the extreme purpoising for Hamilton: pic.twitter.com/zuU5KtiXGC
— Battered Voltidge (@Appelpeer15) June 13, 2022
As Red Bull and Ferrari established the early pace, it has yet to rank better than a third. Because of the greater nature of the course at Baku, the jumping was extremely intense.
LEWIS HAMILTON Injured His Back In Bouncing Mercedes In AZERBAIJAN GP
BACK INJURY TO LEWIS HAMILTON:
Multiple drivers have reported minor injuries as a result of the ground effect devices, with Kevin Magnussen even claiming nerve damage during the Australian GP. Hamilton began seventh in Baku but was pushed down to ninth early on.
However, pitting during the two virtual car safety intervals helped Hamilton to preserve time and remain competitive. He swiftly passed Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Gasly for fourth place, but he was too far behind teammate Russell, who had been promoted to P3 after Charles Leclerc crashed on Lap 21.
Hamilton does not look well 🤕 pic.twitter.com/4RaXebGvfT
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Shortly after, Hamilton called for backup into his crew to say that “my back is hurting me,” referring to the weekend’s tossing on the street circuit. Hamilton was sluggish to exit from the cockpit after pulling into parc récolte at the conclusion of the race, taking time to settle himself on the halo.
He walked off cautiously to be measured and returned to the squad.
WHERE DOES THAT END?
The next race is next weekend in Canada, on a circuit comparable to Baku in its rising rough character. Hamilton stated earlier in the event that he needed therapy on his back from coach Angela Cullen to guarantee he could finish the race.
In his post-race comments to Hamilton, team manager Toto Wolff referred to the vehicle as a “s**tbox,”. But he also did not point out the idea of Mercedes requiring one of its standby drivers to arrest. And detain Hamilton in Montreal.
For each race, the team sends a backup driver. With Formula E racers Stoffel Vandoorne and Nyck de Vries are normally on standby.
The next FE race will be held in Morocco on July 2nd. Mercedes hopes to arrive in Silverstone for the British Grand Prix on July 3rd as a danger to Red Bull or Ferrari. After the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Hamilton is still sixth in the drivers’ standings with 62 points. While Russell is fourth with 99.