Hamilton crashes as Red Bull dominate

LEWIS HAMILTON admits his crash in yesterday’s opening practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix was the result of “pushing too hard, too early”.

Hamilton lost over two hours of development time after suffering the accident when he ran wide at the tricky Degner Curve and wiped off his front-left wheel and suspension assembly.

The impact required a major rebuild by the McLaren mechanics, and the Briton only made it out for the final 10 minutes of the second practice session.