Disaster as Lewis Hamilton suffers huge crash ahead of Belgian Grand Prix as Mercedes race to fix car for qualifying

• Lewis Hamilton ended his final practice session in the barriers on Saturday
• The 34-year-old’s car snapped out of control as he braked for turn 12
• The Mercedes sustained heavy damage, including a wrecked front suspension
• A team spokesman said it should be repaired for qualifying in the afternoon

Lewis Hamilton suffered a heavy crash in final practice session at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday, putting his participation in qualifying into question.

Hamilton, who leads Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas by 62 points in the overall standings, ended his session in the barriers.

The 34-year-old’s car snapped out of control under braking for turn 12 and ploughed into the tyre wall.

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Lewis Hamilton walks away from his car after crashing during Saturday’s final practice session

Hamilton’s car sustained heavy damage, including a wrecked front suspension.

But a Mercedes spokesman said the team should be able to get the car repaired in time for qualifying.

He said: ‘We will be replacing both front corners (suspension and wheel assemblies), nose, barge boards and floor.

‘Barring unexpected nasty surprises, we believe we can complete all of the work in time for the start of qualifying.’

Hamilton’s Mercedes is lifted unto a truck after he crashed into a barrier braking for turn 12

The car is transported to the Mercedes garage following the crash at Spa-Francorchamps

source:dailymail