Lewis Hamilton: I couldn't correct the slide.

      The Dutch Grand Prix ended for Lewis Hamilton on lap 23 when he failed to keep the car on the racing line through Turn 3 — one of Zandvoort’s famous bankings — and hit the barrier.

      The seven-time world champion can’t exactly explain why it happened.

      “When I climbed up to the top edge of the track in Turn 3, the rear of the car suddenly stepped out and I couldn’t correct it,” Lewis admitted in an interview with Sky Sports. “The car was behaving a bit unstable overall, although I think we made some progress this weekend.

      My pace was fairly good, I was catching the cars in front of me, and now I find myself in a very unfamiliar situation because I retired from the race at such an early stage. Of course that’s bad, but there’s nothing you can do…”