Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff has revealed a frantic effort to contact Lewis Hamilton after hearing of his Yamaha superbike test at Jerez.
The five-time Formula 1 champion spent his first weekend of the winter break at the Spanish circuit fulfilling his passion for motorbikes at a private event.
Normally, drivers would be expected to gain permission their employer given the risk of injury but it was clear by Wolff's reaction that Lewis kept it a secret.
"When the news spread, I tried to call him, in vain," he told La Gazzetta dello Sport. "So I called one of the three engineers who was with him.
"'Where are you?'. 'Er, um, we're on a track.' 'Are you turning all three on the motorbike, then?' 'Yes, but ... we're done ',” Toto said reciting the awkward conversation.
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Despite a fall, Hamilton emerged without any issues much to the relief of his boss.
"We all had a liberating laugh, but it is clear that for Christmas I will not give him a bike!" Wolff joked.
