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Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari "didn't feel the same" after Belgian GP practice crash

Motorsport.comJuly 19, 2026

Curated for Torqlytics readers — aggregated from trusted F1 publishers, not original reporting.


After smashing up his car in Saturday's third free practice at the exit of Fagnes, Lewis Hamilton qualifying just 0.002s behind Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc could be seen as a successful exercise in damage limitation, but that's not how the seven-time Formula 1 world champion views it.Leclerc and Hamilton qualified fifth and sixth at Spa-Francorchamps; a logical enough result on paper ...