- World champion practised new grid procedures
- Valtteri Bottas ran similar test on Tuesday
Lewis Hamilton successfully returned to driving after completing a test at Silverstone on Wednesday, with the British driver saying it had been “just great to get back in the car”. With Formula One set to begin its season in Austria on 5 July, the world champion and Mercedes took the opportunity to put some miles on the clock and crucially, for the team to practise implementing the new procedures they have to employ at race meetings under coronavirus restrictions.
Hamilton has not driven since the second test of the season at Barcelona in February. Before that his last competitive outing was at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December 2019. Using the current season’s cars is banned under regulations so Hamilton took to the track using the Mercedes W09 from 2018, the car with which he won the world championship. With the season starting with an intense programme of three races in succession, putting in time behind the wheel in advance was seen as essential.
Written by Giles Richards
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jun/10/lewis-hamilton-back-on-track-as-mercedes-get-to-work-at-silverstone under the title “Lewis Hamilton back on track as Mercedes get to work at Silverstone”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
