The Briton beat two-time champion Fernando Alonso as his teammate that year, and in 2008 Hamilton became the youngest-ever F1 world champion – until Sebastian Vettel won the title in 2010 – at the Brazilian Grand Prix, after dramatically overtaking Timo Glock in final corner of the last lap and by one point he overtook the home hero Felipe Massa in the fight for the championship.

However, following this success, McLaren’s decline in performance and numerous incidents that occurred over the next few years prevented Hamilton from challenging for the championship. Ultimately, the Briton left the Woking team – with which he had been associated since the age of 13 – and in 2013 he joined Mercedes.

Although his debut season saw little improvement, Hamilton and the Silver Arrows proved to be a lethal combination in the turbo hybrid era, winning six of the next seven world championships and breaking numerous F1 records. He lost the 2016 title to teammate Nico Rosberg after a fierce battle that led to both players meeting several times.

In 2021, Hamilton lost to Max Verstappen after a dramatic title battle throughout the season. After the two vehicles collided multiple times, the Dutchman secured the title in the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi and has since asserted his dominance on the field in the ground effect era, while Mercedes struggles to compete.

While Hamilton holds the record for the most race wins, pole positions and podiums in F1 history and has proven to have incredible racing skills, there were occasions when the 39-year-old got too close and collided with other drivers while fighting on the track . front and even met his teammates sometimes.

With this in mind, F1 Oversteer looks back at all of Hamilton’s race-ending Formula 1 crashes…

All of Lewis Hamilton’s race-ending crashes, including those of Nico Rosberg and Max Verstappen

The table below shows each failure that has led to Hamilton recording a ‘no finish’ result in his Formula 1 career to date. Incidents mainly include collisions with other drivers during the race, with a small number of individual errors or faults beyond his control.

Hamilton’s most famous disaster was his encounter with teammate Nico Rosberg at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix. Hamilton was looking to pass Rosberg on the inside of turn four when the German closed the doors and sent Hamilton onto the grass, causing him to clip into the back of Rosberg and put them both out from the race.

Neither driver was penalized as the stewards ruled it a racing incident, and Verstappen won his debut race with Red Bull to become the youngest ever Grand Prix winner.

The incident was not the first or last time Hamilton retired after colliding with a teammate, as he was pinned against the barriers by his blind McLaren teammate Jenson Button during the rain-drenched 2011 Canadian Grand Prix. He had previously quarreled with Rosberg. until 2016 at the 2014 Belgian Grand Prix when he retired with damage after contact with the German on the second lap.

Historically, the Spa-Francorchamps circuit has not been kind to Hamilton, with five retirements due to accidents. The most dramatic came in 2012, when Romain Grosjean destroyed the pair and several others in a multi-car crash at the first corner.

In 2021, Hamilton argued with Verstappen several times during the fierce title fight. One of the most vivid images in modern F1 history comes from the two-vehicle collision at the Italian Grand Prix, when Red Bull mounted the Mercedes at the first chicane and stayed above Hamilton’s halo system.

Lewis Hamilton will join Ferrari in 2025 on a multi-year deal

After three years of difficulty at Mercedes in the ground effect era, Hamilton will make a sensational switch to Ferrari in 2025, uniting the sport’s most successful driver with the most successful team in F1 history.

The Briton will replace Carlos Sainz, who will join Williams, while Italian sensation Andrea Kimi Antonelli will take the seven-time world champion’s place alongside George Russell in the Silver Arrows.

Hamilton’s move to Ferrari is believed to be the biggest driver transfer in F1 history, and people in the paddock and around the world are eager to see how the Briton will fare. Rob Smedley already expects Hamilton to beat teammate Charles Leclerc when he joins the Maranello squad next year.

Hamilton will not only bring a wealth of experience and excellent racing skills to Ferrari, but will also provide significant sponsorship and marketing opportunities. A “weird” rumor has emerged that Hamilton could sponsor himself at Ferrari, along with rumors that the Italian team could strike a deal with British non-alcoholic tequila brand Almave.

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