F1: Lewis Hamilton and His Malaysian GP Pit Stop Gaffe
The gaffe prompted these tweets from McLaren’s official Twitter account:
Smiles in the garage after a well-worked double pitstop with an unexpected twist. #F1
— McLaren (@TheFifthDriver) March 24, 2013
Feel free to pop in and say “hi” any time, @lewishamilton! — McLaren (@TheFifthDriver) March 24, 2013
Well, it really isn’t hard to see why Hamilton would make such a mistake; after all, he had been racing for McLaren colors since he was a wee lad 13 years of age. He also won the 2008 F1 drivers’ championship with the McLaren team.
“I don’t know how that happened,” said Hamilton, who is currently at fourth in the drivers’ standings. “The teams look so similar. I have been stopping in that pit box for years.” He added that it was an easy mistake to commit given the circumstances, but that hopefully it was a gaffe that wouldn’t happen again in future races.
By the way, here’s a short clip of the pit stop error: