Amid a difficult first season at Ferrari, Hamilton looked to have good pace at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and after qualifying fifth, a first podium finish in red was on the cards.
But after a decent start to the race, the seven-time Formula 1 champion fell off the frontrunners dramatically and was forced to settle for sixth, finishing behind teammate Charles Leclerc again.
To add insult to injury, it was former teammate George Russell who took victory while his Mercedes replacement Kimi Antonelli claimed his first career podium.
Ferrari would reveal however that Hamilton’s pace was actually a result of his car picking up significant damage just 13 laps into the 70 lap race.
The cause of the damage was also confirmed to be from running over a groundhog, with the furry animals a common sight and hazard at the Montreal circuit.
‘I was just slow, I was just lacking a lot of performance, so it was over half a second, so I just had to go at it,’ the British driver said. ‘My qualifying was better, I was holding on up until the damage, I was kind of holding on to Oscar Piastri, I think.
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