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Lewis Hamilton crashes new Mercedes
On his first day of official running in 2013, Lewis Hamilton crashed the new Mercedes.
The 2008 world champion had done a few filming laps in the silver W04 on Monday, but Wednesday was his first real day of on-track work in the wake of his six years as a McLaren driver.
Briton Hamilton sped over the gravel at the end of the back straight, hitting the tyre wall head-on.
A team spokesman said the cause was a braking problem.
"He managed to slow the car with the front brakes but was unable to avoid the barrier. Lewis is fine," he said.
It is another blow to Mercedes, after Nico Rosberg's debut running on Tuesday was cut short by an electrical fire.
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