Lewis Hamilton has gone and not using a podium within the first 10 races of an F1 season for the primary time in his profession.
The seven-time world champion had remarkably scored a podium end inside the primary 10 races of a season in his earlier 17 F1 campaigns.
However after failing to achieve within the podium on the Canadian Grand Prix, Hamilton’s unimaginable streak has ended.
The document almost ended final 12 months however Hamilton completed third on the Spanish Grand Prix, which was the tenth spherical of the 2024 season.
And again in 2009, Hamilton gained the tenth race of the season in Hungary in McLaren’s woeful MP4-24.
Nevertheless, in additional optimistic information for Hamilton, certainly one of his information stays intact.
Hamilton stays the one McLaren driver to have 9 consecutive F1 podiums – which he achieved in his rookie marketing campaign in 2007.
Oscar Piastri may have matched that in Canada, however his podium streak ended with a fourth-place end.
Hamilton’s Canadian GP ruined by groundhog strike
After equalling his season-best qualifying consequence for Ferrari with fifth on the grid, Hamilton had a lonely run to sixth place and was a great distance off the tempo in Montreal.
It was a disappointing consequence for Hamilton, who is taken into account one thing of a specialist across the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, which has been a cheerful searching floor for Hamilton prior to now.
The 40-year-old Briton gained his first-ever F1 race in Montreal with McLaren again in 2007 and has the joint-most victories on the Canadian Grand Prix with seven.
Hamilton’s efficiency in Sunday’s grand prix was hampered after he misplaced 20 factors of downforce which equates to round half a second per lap.
He was 22 seconds behind Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc previous to the late Security Automobile for the approaching collectively between the McLaren drivers.
Hamilton mentioned he was “devastated” to hit a groundhog, which prompted the injury to his Ferrari.
“I used to be feeling fairly first rate till then. I received a great begin, held place, I used to be holding onto the group,” Hamilton instructed Sky Sports activities F1.
“I used to be managing the tyres properly. I used to be feeling optimistic. I did not see it occur however I heard I hit a groundhog. That is devastating as a result of I like animals and I am so unhappy about it. That is horrible. It is by no means occurred to me earlier than.
“The precise facet of the ground has a gap on it and all of the veins are carried out. On condition that, then we had a brake situation midway by way of [the race] as properly, then we stayed out too lengthy within the first cease, got here out behind visitors and it went from one factor to a different.
“So I am grateful I may simply end, significantly with the brake situation I had and bag these factors.”
