Hamilton's race suffered as a result of the damage, limiting the amount of downforce created by the car. Adami notified Hamilton about the hindrance after the seven-time world champion said he was going "nowhere" in the race, providing context for the lackluster pace.

Ferrari blamed a groundhog strike for wrecking Lewis Hamilton's Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, with the seven times Formula One world champion saying he was devastated to have killed the animal. Hamilton finished sixth at Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve,