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[Saba Sports News] On Wednesday, Lewis Hamilton crashed during testing in Barcelona, leading to a series of speculations about superstition. Previously, Hamilton had crashed in tests every time he joined a new team and then went on to win the annual driver championship the following year. In January 2007, Hamilton, along with his new teammate Fernando Alonso and test driver Pedro Martinez de la Rosa, went to the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia. Hamilton lost control of the McLaren MP4-21 car at a speed of 300 km/h and ended up crashing into the tire wall. At that time, Hamilton was not injured, but the car was severely damaged and could not be repaired in Valencia. That year, Hamilton won his first career race at the Canadian Grand Prix and claimed the annual driver championship the following year. In 2012, Hamilton left McLaren to join Mercedes. During a test at the Jerez circuit in southern Spain, Hamilton only completed 14 laps before encountering brake issues at a hairpin and ultimately crashed into a barrier, damaging the front wing and nose. In that season, Hamilton only won the Hungarian Grand Prix, but the next year, he secured the annual driver championship. Now, after his first crash with Ferrari also occurred in Spain and he emerged unscathed, some fans speculate that this hints Hamilton will win the F1 annual driver championship next year.