Hamilton blames himself for costly error in Baku (Driver reaction)

Lewis Hamilton took full responsibility for his costly error at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix that saw him miss a chance to reclaim the championship lead. Hamilton was second behind Sergio Perez at the restart after a red flag, but he locked up his brakes at Turn 1 and ran wide, dropping to 15th place. Hamilton said he accidentally hit a switch on his steering wheel that changed the brake balance and caused him to lose control. He apologised to his team and said it was a “humbling” experience. Mercedes technical director Mike Elliott said the team also needed to take some blame for putting the switch in a position where Hamilton could clip it. He said Hamilton makes very few mistakes and the team should try to give him a car that is more difficult for him to make errors with.