Nicolas Hamilton, the brother of seven-time F1 champion Lewis,
suffered a dramatic ending to a race at the latest British Touring
Car Championship (BTCC) last weekend. The series was competing at
Silverstone for races 25, 26 and 27 of the championship. However,
Hamilton's weekend soon came to a dramatic close as on lap 18 of
the first race, his Cupra Leon suddenly caught fire. It caused
quite a scare for the 33-year-old, however he was able to quickly
jump out of the car and avoid injury. The car, however, was in a
lot worse shape. The fire caused extensive damage to the Cupra,
forcing him to miss the rest of the race weekend. With that, his
run of 25 race starts in a row was lost. Taking to social media,
Hamilton shared an image of the car and suggested his racing season
may have come to an end. “What an amazing picture of a very
disappointing and scary moment for me, my family and friends to
start my Sunday at Silverstone,” Hamilton said. “I was
surprisingly very calm throughout the whole situation, trying to
save the car from any further damage whilst keeping myself safe and
I am so proud of myself on how I handled the situation. “After
yesterday’s fire, there is a question mark on whether I will be
driving for the last round of the season at Brands Hatch next
weekend, but if I don’t get the opportunity to finish the season
off, I want to thank absolutely everyone for getting behind me this
year. “Friends, family and sponsors for the continued love and
support in helping me follow my dream and continue my journey. “I
personally feel I have been driving the best I EVER have driven in
the BTCC to date and I am so proud of my progress this year.”
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suffered a dramatic ending to a race at the latest British Touring
Car Championship (BTCC) last weekend. The series was competing at
Silverstone for races 25, 26 and 27 of the championship. However,
Hamilton's weekend soon came to a dramatic close as on lap 18 of
the first race, his Cupra Leon suddenly caught fire. It caused
quite a scare for the 33-year-old, however he was able to quickly
jump out of the car and avoid injury. The car, however, was in a
lot worse shape. The fire caused extensive damage to the Cupra,
forcing him to miss the rest of the race weekend. With that, his
run of 25 race starts in a row was lost. Taking to social media,
Hamilton shared an image of the car and suggested his racing season
may have come to an end. “What an amazing picture of a very
disappointing and scary moment for me, my family and friends to
start my Sunday at Silverstone,” Hamilton said. “I was
surprisingly very calm throughout the whole situation, trying to
save the car from any further damage whilst keeping myself safe and
I am so proud of myself on how I handled the situation. “After
yesterday’s fire, there is a question mark on whether I will be
driving for the last round of the season at Brands Hatch next
weekend, but if I don’t get the opportunity to finish the season
off, I want to thank absolutely everyone for getting behind me this
year. “Friends, family and sponsors for the continued love and
support in helping me follow my dream and continue my journey. “I
personally feel I have been driving the best I EVER have driven in
the BTCC to date and I am so proud of my progress this year.”
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