Lewis Hamilton on F1 collision course over Snapchat at Bahrain Grand Prix

Mercedes driver defies social media ban and posts videos of practice sessions from the Mercedes garage

Lewis Hamilton
(Image credit: Lars Baron/Getty Images)

Lewis Hamilton will be hoping for a clear run to the chequered flag in the Bahrain Grand Prix, but he remains on a collision course with the sport's authorities after defying a ban on using social media.

F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has banned Hamilton, and everyone else for that matter, from filming videos in the paddock in an attempt to retain total control of the sport's media rights.

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