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Ferrari told Hamilton damage from marmot cost him 20 points of downforce

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Lewis Hamilton wasn’t aware he had damaged his car for a dozen laps after running over a marmot.

To begin with his race engineer Ricardo Adami told him only that he’d picked up damage without mentioning how. After the race he mentioned Hamilton appeared to have run over an animal.

It was another difficult race for Hamilton, who also developed a braking problem in the second half and at one stage asked Adami if he would be able to finish. He was on course for seventh place until Lando Norris’s crash promoted him to sixth.

Selected Hamilton radio messages from the Canadian Grand Prix

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“Where am I losing the time?”
“I just can’t turn the car”
“We do see a loss of downforce”
“I said how far am I off pace-wise?”
“Brake pedal’s getting long”
“How much damage did I have?”

“Where am I losing the time?”

Hamilton’s lap times were fairly consistent over the opening dozen laps of the race, which he began on the medium tyre compound.

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Lap: 2/70 HAM: 1’16.867
AdamiCar behind 0.7, Alonso.
Lap: 4/70 HAM: 1’16.507
AdamiTry to improve exit 10. And try to cool the brakes. Alonso 0.8 behind.
Lap: 5/70 HAM: 1’16.506
AdamiRussell in P1, 16.0, his lap time.
HamiltonYeah, they’re all picking up the pace. [Unclear]
Lap: 6/70 HAM: 1’16.498
AdamiAntonelli and Piastri 16.4.
HamiltonWhere am I losing the time?
Lap: 7/70 HAM: 1’16.498
AdamiTurn 10, and turn eight. Push less the entry. Minimum speed in turn 10, one-tenth.
AdamiWe believe Russell has just finished his slow intro. Russell lap time still 16.0 last.

“I just can’t turn the car”

Hamilton was following Piastri when they approached a marmot while passing under a bridge between turns nine and 10. Piastri appeared to spot it and turn away, but as the animal moved into the shadow of the bridge Hamilton ran over it.

His lap times rose immediately from the next lap. As the damage occured underneath his car it would not have been immediately obvious. Ferrari were already preparing to bring Hamilton in for his pit stop.

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Lap: 11/70 HAM: 1’16.726
AdamiThis is lap 10. Tyre phase update.
HamiltonYeah, starting to grain.
Lap: 13/70 HAM: 1’17.208
AdamiAnd tyre phase update, Verstappen in the pits.
HamiltonIt’s okay, I can hold on for a bit.
AdamiGap behind 2.5, Norris, his lap time 16.7.
HamiltonYeah, ultimately, I feel like I’m a couple of holes too shallow.
Lap: 14/70 HAM: 1’17.486
AdamiCopy that. Norris 1.5 behind.
Lap: 15/70 HAM: 1’34.965
HamiltonYeah, I just can’t turn the car.
AdamiBow, Lewis box. Pit confirm and box.
Norris passes Hamilton before he pits
AdamiRacing Albon out of pit exit. K2 on.
Lap: 16/70 HAM: 1’20.186
HamiltonHow bad was that first stint? How much should I save?
Lap: 17/70 HAM: 1’17.560
AdamiWas a good stint, overall.
HamiltonDo I need to be getting past these guys soon?
AdamiReset your switches, coming back to you. The priority is tyres, still a long way.
Lap: 18/70 HAM: 1’16.858
AdamiB-bal 59 suggested, target lap time of 16.0 if we can pass these guys.
Lap: 20/70 HAM: 1’17.105
AdamiHamilton passes a Williams
Good job, try to cool the brakes a bit, then we go for it.
Lap: 21/70 HAM: 1’16.648
AdamiHamilton passes a Haas
Target lap time 16.0, good job there.
HamiltonAnd where am I losing? So far today? Who’s up ahead?
AdamiGap ahead 10 seconds, Piastri, he is in P6, you are P7.
Lap: 22/70 HAM: 1’16.598
Adami[We lost] six to seven seconds on traffic. Apex speed turn one to improve, one tenth to Piastri.

“We do see a loss of downforce”

Ferrari first alerted Hamilton to his loss of car performance on lap 23. Later they indicated it had cost him around 20 points of downforce.

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Lap: 23/70 HAM: 1’16.429
AdamiAnd for info from lap 13, we do see a loss of downforce in the car, for damage perhaps, 20 points missing.
HamiltonYeah, okay.
Lap: 24/70 HAM: 1’16.215
AdamiPiastri lap time 16.0
HamiltonIs that rear downforce? Because the rear is loose.
AdamiIt’s quite balanced. And close the diff to help the rear. Diff mid.
Lap: 28/70 HAM: 1’16.129
HamiltonI’ve lost so much time behind those guys.
Lap: 29/70 HAM: 1’16.217
AdamiUnderstood. Charles pitted ahead. Five seconds ahead.
HamiltonAm I just massively slow? Or just lost too much? I don’t know where I am in the race.
AdamiYou are P7, P6 for Charles and we lost six, seven seconds of the traffic. Charles is four seconds ahead on new hard.
Lap: 30/70 HAM: 1’16.263
HamiltonCar won’t turn in the low-speed.
AdamiUnderstood.
Lap: 31/70 HAM: 1’16.185
HamiltonReally struggling with the rear of the car.
AdamiUnderstood. Charles ahead 15.7. Turn one and turn ten, main losses there.
Lap: 32/70 HAM: 1’15.803
AdamiB-bal 62, suggested. Considering the damage, the pace is good, keep pushing like that.

“I said how far am I off pace-wise?”

As Hamilton continued to struggle for pace in his damaged car, he had to remind Adami to give him the exact information he needed.

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Lap: 33/70 HAM: 1’15.877
HamiltonI’m nowhere in this race, mate. Don’t know what’s happened.
Lap: 34/70 HAM: 1’15.872
AdamiUnderstood, Charles six ahead, pace is good, considering the damage.
Lap: 36/70 HAM: 1’15.951
HamiltonHow far am I off pace-wise?
AdamiSeven seconds to Charles.
HamiltonI said how far am I off pace-wise? [Unclear] say what the gap is.
AdamiUnderstood. 15.3 for him, Russell P1 15.6, right now.
Lap: 37/70 HAM: 1’16.027
AdamiFocus on a better exit out of four. Anything for front wing for the next stop?
Lap: 38/70 HAM: 1’15.748
AdamiAnd for info, Verstappen ahead of you pitted to go to the end on hard.
Lap: 40/70 HAM: 1’16.080
HamiltonYeah, I’ve got no rear.
Lap: 41/70 HAM: 1’16.223
AdamiTighter exit out of one for a better turn two suggested.

“Brake pedal’s getting long”

Hamilton’s plight deepened as he began to encounter problems with his brakes. He also lost a significant amount of time in traffic, which left him out of touch with the leaders.

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Lap: 42/70 HAM: 1’16.591
HamiltonBrake pedal’s getting long.
AdamiUnderstood. Driver default delta zero on.
HamiltonWhere am I losing a second?
HamiltonYeah, I’m running out of brakes.
AdamiMain loss is exit 10 and exit two.
HamiltonYeah, I can’t stop the car.
Lap: 43/70 HAM: 1’16.582
AdamiWe do see the brake pedal getting longer as you say, try to live with it.
Lap: 44/70 HAM: 1’16.789
HamiltonDo you think we’ll be able to make it to the end with these brakes?
AdamiYeah, we believe so. Brake balance 56 suggested, and keep the lift-and-coast.
Lap: 45/70 HAM: 1’32.121
HamiltonI’m two seconds off right now.
AdamiAnd box Lewis, box. Let me know for front wing.
HamiltonWhy boxing now?
AdamiJust optimal [for] race.
HamiltonPlus two. Plus two.
AdamiPlus two?
HamiltonPlus two.
AdamiOkay, understood.
HamiltonBoxing now.
Lap: 47/70 HAM: 1’15.728
HamiltonCould you see the damage?
Lap: 48/70 HAM: 1’16.825
HamiltonGap ahead?
AdamiIt’s Norris, 23 seconds.
Lap: 49/70 HAM: 1’15.688
HamiltonHow far am I off pace-wise, mate?
Lap: 50/70 HAM: 1’15.536
AdamiWe are about half a second off, mostly due to the damage.
Lap: 51/70 HAM: 1’15.707
HamiltonGap ahead?
Adami25 seconds. That is to Norris, that is a P6, and Charles yet to stop.

“How much damage did I have?”

The race finished under Safety Car conditions after the McLaren drivers collided. Adami gave Hamilton more information about how he’d sustained the damage and how much it had affected his car.

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Lap: 54/70 HAM: 1’15.417
AdamiCharles pitted for a medium, 19 seconds ahead.
HamiltonWhere have I lost 25 seconds?
AdamiJust a second. Main loss is exit 10 and one, due to the damage perhaps.
Lap: 56/70 HAM: 1’15.068
AdamiPace is good right now, Russell in the lead at 15.0.
Lap: 60/70 HAM: 1’15.227
HamiltonWhat position am I?
AdamiA solid P7 ’til the end. And Charles is 20 seconds ahead, Alonso 20 behind.
Lap: 66/70 HAM: 1’22.408
AdamiDouble yellow, turn one and two. McLaren touched each other, Norris parked at turn one.
AdamiThe Safety Car is deployed
Staying out.
Lap: 67/70 HAM: 1’55.724
HamiltonI’ve got the Safety Car.
AdamiUnderstood.
HamiltonCan I pass the Safety Car?
AdamiStand by.
HamiltonHe passes the Safety Car
He’s waving me by.
Chequered flag
HamiltonHow much damage did I have towards the end? Did it get worse?
AdamiIt was stable on those 20 points I was mentioning, so considering all in all it was a solid race. I need to see what happened there damage-wise between nine and 10. I believe that [could] be a beaver.
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