Lewis Hamilton was left ‘devastated’ after finding out he had hit a groundhog during Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix. Groundhogs are familiar residents of the Circuit Giles Villeneuve, but they have been known to be reckless when F1 cars are on track.

I’m nowhere in this race,” Hamilton admitted mid-race in Montreal after Ferrari revealed he had been carrying car damage since Lap 13.

Lewis Hamilton offered a cryptic message to fans regarding what is occurring behind the scenes at Ferrari following an underwhelming first 10 races in red. Seven-time F1 world champion Hamilton moved to the Scuderia in the off-season after 12 years and six world titles at Mercedes.