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24th Mar 2013

Video: Lewis Hamilton pulls into the wrong pit stop

Lewis Hamilton proved that old habits die hard as he accidentally pulled into the McLaren pit stop at the Malaysian Grand Prix

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Lewis Hamilton proved that old habits die hard as he accidentally pulled into the McLaren pit stop at the Malaysian Grand Prix

By Adrian Collins

Lewis Hamilton made the big switch to Mercedes this year, but he must have drifted off a bit as he was pulling in to the pit lane in the Malaysian GP, as he accidentally drove into his old McLaren team’s stop.

He was waved through and headed to the correct stop eventually, but he’ll probably feel a little bit foolish after the event.

His old team mates saw the funny side though, and tweeted out to him that he could drop by whenever he wants.

Hamilton finished third behind the Red Bull combo of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Weber, who took first and second, but team boss Ross Brawn had to tell Nico Rosberg to let Hamilton stay in front, after he complained twice that he was faster than Hamilton.

According to The Guardian, Rosberg told Brawn afterwards to “remember this one” in the future. Ominous…

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Formula 1