Lewis Hamilton Botches Up Chance of Winning the German Grand Prix

Published 07/28/2019, 10:19 AM EDT

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There was absolute chaos as Lewis Hamilton slid off and wrecked his front wing. Not even a minute earlier, Charles LeClerc had crashed out of the race. The rain gods were absolutely merciless as a few drivers were caught out by the weather conditions.

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Hamilton managed to get back to the pit lane, but he may be in trouble for entering on the wrong side of the pits. When he came in, it caught Mercedes unaware and he ended up having a 50-second pit stop. Now, it has just transpired that Lewis Hamilton has copped a 5-second time penalty. Hamilton is in further trouble after he was put under investigation for driving unnecessarily slowly behind the Safety Car.

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