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Ahead of the 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, 7-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was paired alongside major names in F1 in the press conference. The Pre-race press conference comprised him, Nicholas Latifi, Charles Leclerc, Fernando Alonso, and Sebastian Vettel.

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It was quite a surreal moment and the Mercedes driver could not pass on the opportunity to capture it. He later took to social media to share how the picture turned out. ” Here’s the photo btw,” wrote Hamilton in his post.

The picture impressed F1 fans on Twitter with the photography skills of the former F1 champ. They took to social media to share their appreciation for his skills.

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The cheeky moment and the resulting picture were probably the highlights of the race weekend for Hamilton. As he was in a lot of pain after finishing the race in Baku. He finished the race in P4 but complained about experiencing severe back pain.

Will Lewis Hamilton race in Canada this weekend after experiencing back pain?

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff had hinted at the end of the Azerbaijan GP that there is a doubt over the participation of Hamilton in the upcoming race in Canada. He revealed that the situation with porpoising is so bad that it is physically affecting him.

“Yeah, definitely. I haven’t seen him and I haven’t spoken to him afterward, but you can see this is not muscular anymore–it goes properly deep into the spine and there are some consequences,” said Wolff.

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But the former world champion has confirmed that he will race in Canada. “I’ll be there this weekend. I wouldn’t miss it for the world. Yesterday was tough, and I had some trouble sleeping, but I woke up feeling positive today,” said Hamilton.

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It is nice to see that Hamilton would be competing at the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend. The track in Montreal has always been a great hunting ground for the Mercedes driver.

But the issue of porpoising won’t leave him anytime soon as the Gilles Villeneuve track in Montreal is also a bumpy one. Hopefully, it’ll be a bit nicer for the drivers inside the car, not causing them any physical pain like Baku.