Hamilton crashes Ferrari in final practice, races against time for Belgian GP qualifying

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In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy , the most unspeakably offensive word in most of the cosmos is coincidentally also the name of a small country on Earth. Will anyone be taking Belgium’s name in vain after this weekend’s grand prix?

Well, after this morning’s final practice session, perhaps Lewis Hamilton.

Lewis Hamilton will face a race against time to take part in qualifying for tomorrow’s Belgian Grand Prix after he crashed out of final practice.

In the final seconds on the concluding session at Spa-Francorchamps, Hamilton lost control of his Ferrari on the exit of Fagnes, racing through the gravel with the rear of his car thudding into the barrier.

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