Hamilton Misses Mugello Test as Roscoe Hospitalised

Lewis Hamilton withdrew from Friday’s Pirelli tyre test at Mugello to stay with his 12-year-old English bulldog Roscoe, who was hospitalised with pneumonia. Hamilton posted photos and an Instagram/X update saying Roscoe was sedated for checks, his heart stopped during treatment but vets restored a heartbeat, and he is now in a coma with an uncertain prognosis. Reserve driver Zhou Guanyu stood in for Hamilton at the Mugello test alongside Charles Leclerc during limited wet-weather running. Hamilton thanked fans for their prayers while colleagues, including George Russell, sent messages of sympathy. Roscoe — a regular in the F1 paddock with about 1.3 million Instagram followers — had pneumonia earlier this year and was being closely tended by Hamilton at the veterinary hospital.