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F1: Hockenheim testing report 08/07/08

By race day at Silverstone Lewis Hamilton was the only game in town – and he carried that momentum into the first day of testing at Germany’s Hockenheim circuit today, topping the unofficial timesheet.

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F1: British Grand Prix in six words

Short of time, patience or attention? Get the low-down on the British Grand Prix in less than a minute with our six-word summaries of drivers, teams and the overall race.

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F1: Hamilton races to masterful win in rain

Lewis Hamilton gave the best possible answer to his circling critics by defying a rain-soaked Silverstone on the way to a dominating British Grand Prix victory.

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RoC: win a drive with Schumi

Fancy getting in a car with arguably the greatest racing driver of all time? That’s what’s on offer from the Race of Champions organisers who have lined up a ride with Michael Schumacher as a competition prize to promote this year’s event.

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F1: Hamilton outshone by team-mate in Silverstone qualifying

You’d never have guessed it – but the front row of the British Grand Prix grid will be composed of McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen, in pole position, and Red Bull’s Mark Webber.

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GP2: Silverstone preview and qualifying report

Bruno Senna has claimed his second pole in a row at Silverstone, taking the top spot in qualifying ahead of Romain Grosjean and Andreas Zuber.

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F1: British Grand Prix practice report

The favourite for the British Grand Prix is still too close to call after the race’s first two practice sessions – with both McLaren and Ferrari looking extremely competitive on the Silverstone track.

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F1: British Grand Prix preview

No pressure, Lewis… just thousands and thousands of fans poised to descend on Northamptonshire to see Hamilton defy the form-book, Ferrari, his recent difficulties and the nay-sayers to pull a fantastic win out of the hat.

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F1: Silverstone testing report – 26/06/08

Lewis Hamilton took control of the third day of Silverstone testing, providing a dominant performance for the thousands of fans who turned out to see him and beating his nearest challenger by more than half a second.

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Hamilton to take part in Round the Island yacht race

Lewis Hamilton is set to experience one of Britain’s most high-profile sailing events on Saturday when he joins word record-holder Alex Thomson and Olympic medallist Ben Ainslie for the Round the Island yacht race.

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