A previously unheard radio message during the German Grand Prix has revealed Lewis Hamilton wanted to retire his car after spinning at Turn 1 late in the race.
Hamilton's car was carrying damage after a collision with the barrier on lap 29 -- the same incident that cost him the lead of the race -- and on lap 53 of 64 he spun again at Turn 1, dropping him from 12th to 13th. The high-speed spin damaged his tyres and as his race engineer Peter Bonnington radioed him to tell him to pit, Hamilton responded by urging the team to retire his car.