Lewis Hamilton Reveals Secret Neck Injury That Left Him Unable to Sleep After Crash During Debut F1 Season with Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton has revealed he suffered a neck injury during a crash in January 2025 while testing with Ferrari

“I hit the wall very hard last year in testing. Knocked out one of the discs in my neck, which was into the nerve,” Hamilton said ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix this weekend

The seven-time world champion has bounced back this season with four podium finishes, including a win in Barcelona

Lewis Hamilton is revealing a secret neck injury.
Speaking ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix this weekend, the F1 driver, 41, shared that he suffered a crash in January 2025 while preparing for his debut season with Ferrari.
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“I hit the wall very hard last year in testing,” Hamilton said, per F1 website GPblog and other media outlets including ESPN. “Knocked out one of the discs in my neck, which was into the nerve.”
“So, I couldn’t do a lot for like nine weeks,” Hamilton continued. “I was having chiropractors every day, physically every day I couldn’t sleep. I had painkillers, I had to get an injection, I did everything I could to try to fix it. So that’s what I was basically trying to live with. It’s not easy in the position that you’re sitting in.”
The crash happened during testing in Barcelona, per ESPN.

Lewis Hamilton on the podium at the Chinese Grand Prix in March 2026Credit: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty
The seven-time world champion failed to podium during his debut season with Ferrari last year, but this season has been a different story, with four podium results so far, including a win at last week’s Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona.
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He now stands just 41 points behind 19-year-old Kimi Antonelli, who replaced him at Mercedes.
Despite podiuming in the last three races, Hamilton has insisted that an eighth world championship title is not on his mind.
“I am not really thinking about competing for a championship,” Hamilton said, per ESPN. “I want to win this weekend. That is my goal. And that is what I have been working towards all of last week, and this week, too.”
“I haven’t been out for dinners. My head has been back down, the sacrifices required to make sure I arrive 100% so I can deliver — especially knowing how far my performance reaches,” he continued. “I am thinking about each race, arriving and executing as we did at the last race, with pit-stops, with strategy, we were all in sync, and having that all in one weekend is the most important thing, and not about what is going to happen in 15 races’ time.”
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The British star was supported by his girlfriend Kim Kardashian earlier this month at the Monaco Grand Prix, where he finished in second place.

Lewis Hamilton blows a kiss to girlfriend Kim Kardashian at the Monaco Grand Prix on June 7, 2026Credit: Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire via Getty; James Sutton – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty
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While standing on the podium, the sportsman blew a kiss to the 45-year-old SKIMs founder, and speaking during a post-race press conference, he broke his silence on their romance.
“It’s amazing to have her come this weekend and have the support,” Hamilton said of Kardashian,
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