Toto Wolff reveals Lewis Hamilton had "extensive" floor damage on his way to P4 in Austria.
The seven-time world champion picked up an early five-second time penalty for crossing the white line on the entry to the pit lane when making his first stop, and ultimately was beaten to the final spot on the podium by Ferrari’sin Austria, Wolff explained that Hamilton’s race had been hampered by floor damage which, according to the Mercedes team principal, cost the Briton around two and a half tenths per lap.
“Then it started to spiral. He pushed very hard on the entry, you can see how much he pushed, lost the rear and then obviously the next penalty came about. “It was two and a half tenths in parts that broke off on the kerb. So no reason to be angry or upset about it.”
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