Lewis Hamilton's injury update after F1 Baku: ‘I've woken up feeling positive'

Lewis Hamilton has provided an update on his health condition after sustaining back pain during Sunday’s F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
‘Trouble sleeping’ and ‘acupuncture’ - Hamilton’s injury update

Hamilton suffered back pain from severe porpoising and bottoming out in his Mercedes W13, describing the race in Baku as the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:“most painful” he had 🤪ever experienced.

The seven-time F1 champion was seen visibly in discomfort when he attempted to get out of his car 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:at the end of the 51-lap race.

Shortly afterwards, Mercedes bos🐎s Toto Wolff cast doubt ෴over whether Hamilton could race at this weekend’s Ca꧅nadian Grand Prix.

Hamilton haꩲs been quick to distance any suggestions that he could miss F1’s return to Canada - a track he’s enjoyed great success at.

“Yesterda📖y was tough and had some trouble sleeping but have woken up feeli🔜ng positive today,” Hamilton wrote on his Instagram account.

“Back is a little sore and bruised but nothing serious thankfully. I have had acupuncture and physio with Ang [Angela Cullen] and am onꦛ the way to my team to work with them on improvin🦋g.

“We have to keep ꦍfighting. No time like the present to pull together and we will. I’ll be✤ there this weekend, wouldn’t miss it for the world. Wishing everybody an amazing day and week.”

Hamilton’s incredible record in Canada

Hamilt👍on has the joint-most wins at the Canadian Grand Prix, level with fellow seven-t💎ime champion, Michael Schumacher.

He claimed a me🌃morable viꦗctory in his rookie year back in 2007 for McLaren.

Hamilt💧on tasted the top s꧑tep on two more occasions with McLaren, winning in 2010 and 2012.

The British driver dominated the 2015 and 2016 races with Mercedes, while 2017 was a memora🍷ble weekend as he equ🦩alled Ayrton Senna’s all-time pole position tally. 

‘Trouble sleeping’ and ‘acupuncture’ - Hamilton’s injury update

Hamilton won Canada’s most recent g൩rand prix in 2019, albeit in controversial circumstances🌼.

Ferrari’s S🍃ebastian Vettel won the race on track but was handed a harsh five-second time penalty after he was deemed to have rejoined the track in an unsafe manner.

F1 didn’t race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in either 2020 or❀ 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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