JEREZ, Spain (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton's first day of Formula One testing with Mercedes ended after 15 laps on Wednesday when his car suffered brake problems and ploughed into a tyre wall.
The 2008 world champion was unhurt in the crash, at the Jerez circuit's Dry Sack corner made notorious in 1997 when title rivals Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve collided there in the decisive 1997 European Grand Prix.
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