Mercedes have modified a ‘magic button’ on Lewis Hamilton’s steering wheel to prevent a repeat of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix error that cost the seven times world champion the Formula One championship lead.
Hamilton revealed after the June 6 race in Baku that he had accidentally hit the button at the re-start, leaving him without rear brakes into the first corner and sending him off track and from second to 15th.
Red Bull’s championship leader Max Verstappen had already crashed out and Hamilton, attempting to pass the Dutch driver’s team mate Sergio Perez for the race win, had been set to regain the overall lead.
