Lewis Hamilton's F1 incident "was predictable," admits team boss Toto Wolff

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff gave a response after an incident involving Lewis Hamilton during FP3 at Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix.

Local hero Carlos Sainz was at the top of the timesheets in the final practice session as the teams completed their preparations for qualifying, but was unable to quite translate this form into success in the main race on Sunday.

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Lando Norris And Charles Leclerc completed the top three, with the reigning world champion Max Verstappen and was the fourth fastest before qualifying.

After a rather reserved meeting brought to life in the final phase.

After being held up by Norris in Turn 5, Leclerc steered his car into the McLaren The driver’s tire was damaged, which led to both drivers being summoned by the race director. They were not the only ones in trouble.

Lewis Hamilton receives support from Mercedes boss Toto Wolff

Lance Stroll was called by the race control after contact with Lewis Hamilton

What happened to Hamilton in Barcelona?

The seven-time world champion was involved in a similar incident and came into contact with Lance Stroll after the Canadian felt that his rival had hindered his progress, which also led to an investigation by the race management.

“This damn guy thinks he’s alone on the track,” an indignant Stroll said over team radio before Hamilton apologized for AstonMartin Star.

After the race, Wolff admitted that he was surprised that incidents like those in Barcelona did not occur more often, especially in qualifying.

“I’m surprised there are no real accidents in qualifying. When everyone is going full throttle, you have to do the lap and our engineers are constantly saying over the radio: ‘Be careful’,” he told Sky Sports.

Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc also got in each other’s way in FP3

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“I don’t want to hide it, but it (an accident) is waiting to happen.”

Commenting on Stroll’s comments, the Austrian added: “I can understand that sometimes in the heat of the moment when you’re on your fastest lap and you get blocked.”

“But it’s never the driver’s fault. We get instructions from the workshop about the traffic situation and nobody does it on purpose because they know they could get a fine.”

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