Lewis Hamilton’s Canadian Grand Prix unravelled early and the culprit wasn’t a rival car, a pit stop blunder, or the weather. It was a groundhog. Hamilton, who was running well inside the top ...

‘That's devastating': Lewis Hamilton reacts after running over groundhog during F1 race Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton expressed his grief after killing a groundhog during his 13th lap of the ...

After collecting the groundhog on Lap 12, Hamilton slipped from fifth to seventh. He finished the race in P6 after McLaren's Lando Norris crashed out following contact with Oscar Piastri.

Lewis Hamilton at the F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi in December 2024. F1 driver Lewis Hamilton is "devastated" about the casualty in his latest race, because he accidentally ran over a groundhog.

“I didn’t see it happen,” Hamilton said after the June 15 race, per ESPN, “but I heard I hit a groundhog.” Hamilton shared that the incident was painful since he cares about animals.

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Groundhogs are common at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, but it was nevertheless frustrating for Hamilton who ended up nowhere near the front of the race.

“I didn't see it happen,” Hamilton said after the June 15 race, per ESPN, “but I heard I hit a groundhog.”. And while the collision may have cost him the race as well as leaving “a hole ...

Groundhogs are common at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, but it was nevertheless frustrating for Hamilton who ended up nowhere near the front of the race.

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton was saddened to discover his car had run over a groundhog during Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. "I didn't see it happen, but I heard I hit a ...

“I didn't see it happen,” Hamilton said after the June 15 race, per ESPN, “but I heard I hit a groundhog.” We have the news you need to know to start your day.