Hamilton does his first laps in a Mercedes
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Lewis Hamilton has got behind the wheel of a Mercedes for the first time during a filming day at the Jerez circuit.
Hamilton drove the W04 which was officially launched earlier today.
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- Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Jerez, 2013
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- Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Jerez, 2013
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- Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Jerez, 2013
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- Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W04, 2013
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- Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W04, 2013
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- Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W04, 2013
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Nickpkr21 said on 4th February 2013, 19:57
I heard car stop in track when lewis drove it, run out of fuel or ….
GeorgeTuk (@georgetuk) said on 4th February 2013, 23:21
This is pretty normal in testing and installation laps and is mostly deliberate, also very common on filming which I believe is all they were doing today.
bpacman (@bpacman) said on 4th February 2013, 20:33
Great coverage as ever @keithcollantine – beating Sky and the Beeb to getting the first photos up too!
SPIDERman (@spiderman) said on 4th February 2013, 22:42
the car looks like a plane ready to take off.. its seems to be squating on its mid section and facing upwards!!! this is dangerous!!
jre_f1 (@jre_f1) said on 4th February 2013, 23:07
I would imagine they’ll have some extra flashings on the car or something if the drivers helmets are so similar come round 1. Admittedly Hamiltons is a more orange shade of yellow, but still, its not an easy call.
Fair play to them both for sticking with their traditions though.
tmax (@tmax) said on 4th February 2013, 23:59
Somehow i Did not like the Livery of the car. Mercedes could have done a better job. The Petronas color is finding it difficult to blend in with the Silver color.