This comes after Lewis Hamilton’s poor display at the Hungarian GP that saw him labelling himself as ‘absolutely useless’

LEWIS HAMILTON got off to a rough start in practice as he spun TWICE in his Ferrari.

The seven-time world champion was pushing hard in first practice at the Dutch Grand Prix before spinning his Ferrari 360 degrees at Turn 3.


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Sir Lewis Hamilton got off to a rough start in practice as he spun TWICE in his FerrariCredit: JOHN THYS / AFP


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This comes after Hamilton’s heartbreaking display at the Hungarian Grand PrixCredit: Andrea Diodato/NurPhoto/Shutterstock


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Hamilton just returned from a summer break he claimed made him feel rejuvenatedCredit: Bradley Collyer/PA
The British 40-year-old managed to avoid the barriers – but he did lock up his tyres in the process.

He then did another twirl in second practise, doing another full circle as he appeared to clip the grass after overcooking a turn.

The Formula One legend was downbeat after the Hungarian Grand Prix last time out, labelling himself “absolutely useless” and telling Ferrari to “change driver” after a 12th-place finish.

He said he had felt rejuvenated after the summer break and wanted to “have fun” again in F1.

Over the break he saw family, friends and his beloved dog Roscoe as well as training and meditating.

Hamilton spent his days off by the seaside and was spotted at Capri, Positano and Maori in the Amalfi coast.

He also spent some time in the mountains of Monte Pora in Northern Italy, where he took some shots of Roscoe for the famous Vogue dog magazine ‘Dogue’.

When asked how important it is to have fun again, Hamilton said: “Probably the most important part because that’s the reason I got into this sport.

“It was fun for me. Whatever career you’re in, if you’re not enjoying what you’re doing, then why are you doing it?

“There can often be so much noise you can lose sight of what’s really important.

“I just really want to focus on getting back to that enjoyment. I joined the team that I’ve always dreamed.

“There’s been so much noise around that it’s kind of clouded us from getting to enjoy it.

“It’s about kind of moving those things aside and just getting back to focusing on the pure love of what we do.”

Lance Stroll suffered a heavy crash early in FP2 locking a brake on the entry to one of the deep banks of the track and smashing into the barriers, destroying the right side of his car.

It was so dramatic looking that even Max Verstappen asked if the Canadian driver was ok on the team radio.

Alex Albon also crashed in the second session, going straight on at the first corner and dramatically breaking his front wing against the barriers, prompting a red flag.

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli crashed in the first session, running off track at Turn Nine and ended the second session in a disappointing 12th.

Verstappen also suffered a rare mistake at his home race, going straight into turn one and beaching his car on the gravel.