The First Crash Of Formula One Testing Was Accidentally Caught On Video

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Lewis Hamilton went out in the Mercedes W05 this morning. He immediately crashed. That crash was caught on video, and it shows a very high speed shunt.

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This video confirms the suspected front wing failure, which happened well before turn one and made Hamilton into a passenger with absolutely no control.

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Lewis was ok, and hopefully the car can be repaired and go back out. Not the way you want to start preseason testing.

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Hat Tip to @_McMike_!