Formula 1 is in Austria for a race at the Red Bull Ring, but fresh in everyone's mind is the Spanish Grand Prix from two weeks ago that saw Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton back on top of the podium.

It was the British driver's 106th grand prix win, but just his first with Ferrari, a team he joined in 2025.

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The win was looked at as a bit of a comeback story, but most thought Hamilton was just coming back from a lousy 2025 season for him and Ferrari.

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It turns out, it was actually a return from quite a bit more.

Back in early 2025, Hamilton took part in a private preseason test with Ferrari and crashed during it. The crash was reported at the time, but the severity wasn't known until this week.

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The crash — which occurred, ironically, at the same Barcelona circuit Hamilton won at two weeks ago — left him with a pretty serious neck injury.

"I hit the wall very hard last year in testing," Hamilton said, per The Athletic. "Knocked out one of the discs in my neck, which was into the nerve. So, I couldn’t do a lot for like nine weeks."

Hamilton said that during that time, he had daily chiropractic appointments and struggled with sleeping.

"I had painkillers, I had to get an injection," he said. "I did everything I could to try to fix it."

What's wild is that Hamilton took part in preseason testing and a couple of races in those nine weeks with the bad neck.

Formula 1 drivers train their necks to withstand the extreme G-forces they deal with during races, so imagine having to get through those with an injury like that.

Hamilton will be looking to follow up his win in Spain with another strong performance in Austria. His weekend in Austria isn't off to the hottest start as he finished P5 in both of Friday's practice sessions.

However, he did finish ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc in both sessions.

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Boston, United States - June 23: Harry Kane of England gestures looks dejected during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group L match between England and Ghana at Boston Stadium on June 23, 2026 in Boston, United States. (Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty Images) | DeFodi Images via Getty Images

England’s second group stage match at this year’s Men’s World Cup ended in a surprising 0-0 draw to Ghana, headlined by Harry Kane’s forgettable night.

The Bayern Munich striker struggled to get involved with his teammates and when a brilliant chance fell to him — not all that easy, to be sure — Kane skied it from close range.

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A Ghanaian witch doctor who had proclaimed prior to the match that he would curse Kane gleefully took credit afterwards for the outcome.

But Kane took his miss in stride — part of a striker’s life, and one of many chances that he will still find or create the rest of the way.

“You go through games like that,” Kane explained afterwards in comments captured by @iMiaSanMia. “I was just waiting for an opportunity like that to fall my way. It was the kind of game as a striker where you’re just waiting for the ball to bounce, and it did. I just couldn’t quite get over the ball, but I’d back myself to score that more often than not.

“It is what it is. I’ve been a striker long enough to know they don’t always go in, so I have to accept it.”

(Don’t worry, the curse has since been lifted.)

For England, it was a return to form. After a second-half flurry in their opening match, under-producing with a star-laden roster was a far more familiar sight for Three Lions fans. Tuchel might have his side playing better football overall, but you wouldn’t know it from the way they struggled to break down Ghana — who, on their own merits, had put on an impressive defensive performance.

You don’t need a witch doctor for that.

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