Lewis Hamilton points to recurring theme after Ferrari spin disaster

Lewis Hamilton has pointed to Charles Leclerc's crash in Canada when comparing it to his own costly spin on Friday at Spa-Francorchamps.

Hamilton endured a difficult opening day in Belgium with a spin in sprint qualifying ensuring he started from towards rear of the field.

Lining up in 18th place, Hamilton made a handful of overtakes during the shorter race and crossed the line in 15th.

Hamilton is running a new rear suspension in Belgium and highlighted the race offered a chance to discover more about the component.

“The positives are I didn't spin, and I did move forward,” Hamilton said, reflecting on the race.

“But it was a really tough race. We were all in the DRS train, which was unfortunate.

“Definitely lots to learn a lot about the upgrades that we have.”

However, any chance of a positive result in the race was undone with his spin at the end of SQ1 on Friday.

The seven-time champion drew similarities to his team-mate's shunt in Montreal as he asserted the car needs to be fine-tuned to become more comfortable to drive.

“I was just reflecting - part of the upgrade Charles had since Montreal, you saw the crash that he had there was kind of similar to something that I had yesterday,” Hamilton added.

“It's just about fine-tuning it. Yesterday was the first time running it for me, and I think now it's just about fine-tuning that we can make some changes between now and quali.

“My actual pace in quali was actually pretty good. Not so much, I would say, in the race.

“But track position is obviously important here, so I hope today for a better result.”