Lewis Hamilton Heartbroken After Hitting Groundhog in Canadian GP originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Lewis Hamilton was left visibly shaken and emotionally distraught after Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix not just because of his underwhelming result, but due to an unexpected and heartbreaking incident on track.

Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton expressed his grief after killing a groundhog during his 13th lap of the Canadian Grand Prix: “I love animals and that’s so, so sad.”

When seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton suffered damage to his car during the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, the cause wasn’t initially clear.

Hamilton, who was running well inside the top five, suffered a mysterious loss of pace after Lap 13. Sky Sports F1’s Karun Chandhok later revealed that Hamilton had been carrying car damage from that moment on, specifically, a 20-point loss of downforce.

Ferrari signed Lewis Hamilton a “few years” too late, with Audi F1 boss Mattia Binotto saying the driver is at the “end of his career.” Hamilton joined Ferrari ahead of the F1 2025 championship, the Briton signing a multi-year,