Lewis barely touched the wall but game over
Lewis Hamilton concedes it was his own mistake that put him out of Friday's second Valencia practice, although his brush with the barrier was the barest of touches.
Hamilton was third quickest in Practice One as himself and team-mate Heikki Kovalainen mixed it up with the Brawn GPs at the front of the pack. However, the afternoon session didn't pan out as well as on only his second flying lap, the rear-end snapped into oversteer and he hit the wall with the front wing. Although the contact was only slight, so slight Hamilton didn't even feel it, it broke one of the front-wing hangers and as the team didn't have any spares he was forced to sit out the remainder of the session.
"I touched the wall, but didn't even really feel the impact," Hamilton said. "I only grazed the front wing - but, unfortunately, it couldn't be repaired as we didn't have a spare one. "Hopefully, we can get a new one for tomorrow, or else we'll have to make some changes - we don't have lots of these wings available. "I didn't feel too happy with the car this morning, but the changes we made between the sessions were very positive. "On my last lap, I was six tenths up and it was already looking quite good, so I feel positive for Saturday. "It's a shame we missed out on so much track-time, but I still think we'll be okay tomorrow - that time can always be regained."
Lewis barely touched the wall but game over - from Motorsport.co.uk
Hamilton was third quickest in Practice One as himself and team-mate Heikki Kovalainen mixed it up with the Brawn GPs at the front of the pack. However, the afternoon session didn't pan out as well as on only his second flying lap, the rear-end snapped into oversteer and he hit the wall with the front wing. Although the contact was only slight, so slight Hamilton didn't even feel it, it broke one of the front-wing hangers and as the team didn't have any spares he was forced to sit out the remainder of the session.
"I touched the wall, but didn't even really feel the impact," Hamilton said. "I only grazed the front wing - but, unfortunately, it couldn't be repaired as we didn't have a spare one. "Hopefully, we can get a new one for tomorrow, or else we'll have to make some changes - we don't have lots of these wings available. "I didn't feel too happy with the car this morning, but the changes we made between the sessions were very positive. "On my last lap, I was six tenths up and it was already looking quite good, so I feel positive for Saturday. "It's a shame we missed out on so much track-time, but I still think we'll be okay tomorrow - that time can always be regained."
Lewis barely touched the wall but game over - from Motorsport.co.uk
