Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has expressed his devastation after running over a groundhog during the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday. The incident, which occurred around Lap 12 ...

Lewis Hamilton Reacts After Running Over a Groundhog During F1 Race Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton expressed his grief after killing a groundhog during his 13th lap of the Canadian Grand Prix ...

Lewis Hamilton's car damaged after hitting a groundhog during the Canadian Grand Prix. Ferrari driver frustrated but not impacted on the results.

Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton expressed his grief after killing a groundhog during his 13th lap of the Canadian Grand Prix: “I love animals and that’s so, so sad.” By Desiree Anello | E!

Lewis Hamilton’s Canadian Grand Prix unravelled early and the culprit wasn’t a rival car, a pit stop blunder, or the weather. It was a groundhog.

Hamilton isn't the first driver to hit a groundhog at Montreal's racetrack. According to ESPN, multiple other incidents involving groundhogs have occurred in the past, including Anthony Davidson ...

Hamilton was some 22 seconds behind Leclerc before a safety car at the end bunched up the field again. “We will send flowers to the marmot (groundhog),” said Vasseur.

Although Hamilton’s unexpected wildlife encounter may not have been the only thing to blame for his loss, it wasn’t the first time a groundhog got in the way of a race in Montreal’s Ile ...

“I didn't see it happen,” Hamilton said after the June 15 race, per ESPN, “but I heard I hit a groundhog.” And while the collision may have cost him the race as well as leaving “a hole ...