Lewis Hamilton apologises to his team for this crash in practice

"My apologies to the crew for all the hard work they have ahead to strip the car and get it back together."

Lewis Hamilton has apologised to his Mercedes team after his bid to take charge of the Formula One championship hit a minor bump when he crashed out of practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Friday.

The defending champion, who is just one point behind team-mate Nico Rosberg in the title race, made an uncharacteristic mistake at turn 11, losing control of his car and thudding into the safety barriers.