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Lewis Hamilton stops throughout formation lap in F1 chaos as icon says ‘by no means seen it earlier than’

Lewis Hamilton stopped on the formation lap on the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia as the lap had to be red-flagged following utter chaos on the track

The formation lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia had to be red-flagged due to utter chaos on the track following a delayed start due to torrential weather.

Over 40 minutes after the original start time of racing in Sepang, the cars took to the track for the formation lap but the entire field became mixed up as some drivers suffered issues.

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