Hamilton drives new Mercedes into barrier at tests

January 28, 2014 06:36 pm | Updated May 13, 2016 12:54 pm IST - JEREZ, Spain

Lewis Hamilton drove his new Mercedes into the barrier on the first day of Formula One pre-season testing on Tuesday.

The British driver appears to have emerged unscathed from the crash

Mercedes said on Twitter it was a “car failure (...) to be investigated when car returns to the garage.”

So far, only five drivers have taken to the track in southern Spain as teams struggle with new engineering rules.

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