Lewis Hamilton unhurt after crash in second Ferrari F1 test

Lewis Hamilton suffers minor crash while testing for Ferrari at Barcelona.

Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton has crashed out of his second F1 test with Ferrari at Barcelona. 

The seven-time world champion lost control of his car in the final part of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and crashed into the barriers. 

Hamilton was unharmed in the accident, a source confirmed to Crash.net. 

Despite early reports of significant damage, it is understood that the crash was only minor. 

Ferrari expect that the damage will be repaired and Charles Leclerc will be able to continue the team's programme as planned in the afternoon. 

Hamilton's crash is considered by Ferrari to be a normal part of him getting up to speed with a new car as he continues his acclimatisation. 

Hamilton and Leclerc shared running on Tuesday, with Leclerc driving in the morning before Hamilton took over in the afternoon. 

On Wednesday, it was the 40-year-old Briton's turn to get behind the wheel first but his crash brought his running to a premature end. 

Hamilton is continuing his preparations to get up to speed for his highly-anticipated debut season with the Scuderia. 

Intriguingly, it is not the first time Hamilton has crashed while conducting early F1 testing for his teams. 

Hamilton had a high-speed crash at McLaren ahead of his rookie season in 2007 and also suffered a braking failure on his Mercedes test debut in 2013. 

According to AutoRacer, Ferrari will bring in reserve driver Antonio Giovinazzi and Dino Beganovic for the final day of their private test on Thursday. 

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