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By Saajan Jogia
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Scuderia Ferrari Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton has opened up about his crash from the Dutch Grand Prix last weekend, after Ferrari conducted an investigation to find the root cause of the incident.
The crash occurred when it had just begun to rain lightly at Zandvoort. Hamilton was chasing his former teammate, George Russell, on Lap 23, when he ran wide at the banked corner and oversteered. Despite his efforts to correct the oversteer, the Briton crashed into the barrier.
Hamilton was happy with the setup of his SF-25 F1 car, but the crash ended the race for him. Revealing the support he received from Ferrari after the incident, and the investigation carried out by his team, the 40-year-old driver said ahead of the Italian Grand Prix:
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"Throughout the weekend, the approach we had was spot on. I felt it was one of our strongest, if not the strongest, and smoothest weekends up until Sunday. Sunday was disappointing and unfortunate, not the result we want. It was unusual for me because I don't really make a lot of mistakes in races like that.
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"The great thing is the team remained really positive, incredibly supportive. They lift your spirits. In the following days, they deep-dived into trying to understand what led to it."
Hamilton then opened up on the cause of the crash, ruling out a lack of concentration on his part. He added:
"It wasn't a lack of concentration. Several things contributed: for example, we had a downgraded upshift, which locked the rear wheels and spat the rear end out.
"Also, it was spitting, and so I was maybe 10 centimetres wider than the previous lap. So a combination of things.
"Either way, it's not great, but I learn from it and move forward. If I apply that same approach this weekend and the following races, I feel positive about the direction we're going."
Hamilton also addressed the race weekend at Monza, revealing the energy that the Tifosi bring to such an iconic event. He said:
"I've been on the podium plenty of times here, so I know what it's like to be up there. I've seen how it's been for other Ferrari drivers, and anything I try to imagine will be far from what that feeling could be.
"But always, just coming here for anyone, no matter what team you drive for, it's an incredible experience.
"Being in this park, at this historic circuit, and then seeing the whole Tifosi throughout the pit straight, but also when you do the parade lap, the fans are very close, so it feels like they're right with you in the car. It's pretty cool."
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