Overview

• Lewis Hamilton wrote on Instagram that Roscoe suffered a pneumonia relapse, was sedated for checks, went into cardiac arrest, was resuscitated and is now in a coma with an uncertain prognosis.
• Hamilton said veterinarians plan to try to wake the 12-year-old bulldog, asking followers to keep Roscoe in their thoughts and prayers.
• Ferrari confirmed Hamilton will not take part in Friday’s Pirelli tyre testing at Mugello, with reserve driver Zhou Guanyu stepping in.
• Roscoe is a brachycephalic bulldog, a breed prone to respiratory issues, which heightens risk at his advanced age of about 12 and a half years.
• The dog is a familiar presence in the F1 paddock with his own accreditation and a social media following of roughly 1.3 million, drawing widespread messages of support.