On the first lap of the Belgian Grand Prix, contact developed between the cars of Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso, sending the W13 of the seven-time world champion into the air. Mercedes chief racing strategist James Vowles said Lewis survived 45G at the time of landing.
Hamilton was even given a warning by the FIA for not going to the track medical center immediately after the incident.
James Vowles: “The impact on the ground was strong. The sensors in the car registered a vertical overload of 45G – these are very large numbers.
Everything is fine with Lewis and in Zandvoort he will continue to fight. At Spa he was upset because our car is fast in race mode and he had a chance to get on the podium. Lewis, like all of us, races to fight, so he’s ready to move on.
There are many pictures on the network of how Lewis’ car took off, how it landed and how the impact went. Almost immediately after we hit the ground, we noticed a loss of coolant on telemetry.
On the camera of Alonso’s car, you can even see the liquid flowing from Lewis’s car. The engine temperature started to rise quickly – this was the main reason why we had to stop Lewis on track.
It will take us several days to inspect all parts of the machine. Obviously the suspension and gearbox have been under increased pressure and now we have to figure out which components need to be replaced for Zandvoort. ”
Source: F1 News
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