Hamilton Crashes!

[mazdamazda]

http://www.topgear.com/content/news/stories/1968/

Hamilton crashes!

It's a good thing we didn't get caught up in all that Lewis Hamilton hype.

Because, despite seven mistake-free Grands Prix, back-to-back race victories, a 10-point lead in the F1 championship and the ability to heal with his bare hands, the world's greatest driver isn't flawless.

It's true: Lord Lewis has put a whacking great dent in his old racing kart, courtesy of some crash barriers (allegedly Spanish, although the test results aren't yet through) on a bespoke central London racing circuit.

Worst of all, it wasn't even his kart, having just been sold at a charity auction for £42,000.

Hamilton was showing his mad driving skills at a promotional event in Brunswick Square when he overcooked a corner and dinged the back of his kart.

Wired for sound at the time, the superhuman pilot exclaimed, "Woah, that was close!", which while factually not-quite-right demonstrates his keen grasp of the corporate understatement. By way of explanation afterwards, Lewis claimed: "It's tight on this track."

The McLaren team is rebuilding the kart for its new owner, who wasn't present to see its treatment at the hands of the renegade rookie.

[torque2006]

at least it happened in a go kart.

it would've been a disaster for McLaren if it happens on race day.

[overdrayv]

[gowthead]

tao lang.

[Memphis Raines]

Rarely makes mistakes while hitting 200mph plus track speeds but crashes in a go-kart.


Interesting.