'It's amazing to see the crowd,' Hamilton said.
Hamilton, who has previously said being booed 'fuels' him, seemed to be relishing the occasion.
Dan Istitene - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Lewis Hamilton suffered a car issue in second practice. Hamilton is playing the role of a pantomime villain as the championship rival of Dutch national hero Max Verstappen. Things like that happen all the time in practice and Hamilton and Mercedes downplayed the severity of the stoppage after the session, although it has left the championship leader lacking track time going into final practice and qualifying on Saturday.īut the response set the tone perfectly for what is to follow this weekend.
Hamilton's car had delivered some worrying data to the Mercedes pit wall and he stopped by the side of the road. You didn't need to be near a screen to work out why - Lewis Hamilton was out with an engine issue. Several minutes into the second practice session the Zandvoort crowd, almost at full capacity on the day F1 sets aside for two hours of practice, erupted like a football stadium witnessing a late winner.
