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  • F1: Hamilton does enough to stay favourite

    Lewis Hamilton will not be sweeping majestically to the world championship from pole at the Brazilian Grand Prix tomorrow – but second place on the grid leaves him well positioned when the dogfight begins.

    Archive, F1
    Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Brazilian Grand Prix, Charlie Whiting, F1 drivers’ championship, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Formula One, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Norbert Haug, Ron Dennis

  • F1: Hamilton splashes to the edge of glory

    Brits on Pole returned from a wet week in a tent on Exmoor to find that Lewis Hamilton had also been playing in the rain and now stands a hair’s-breadth away from making history following the Japanese Grand Prix.

    Archive, F1
    F1 drivers’ championship, Ferrari, Formula One, Fuji Speedway, Japanese Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren

  • F1: Hamilton ‘hasn’t given up on title’

    Lewis Hamilton was left in no doubt whatsoever about his main rival for this year’s F1 drivers’ title after team-mate Fernando Alonso sent him flying off the race-track in the opening seconds of the Belgian Grand Prix.

    Archive, F1
    Belgian Grand Prix, Circuit de Spa Francorchamps, Fernando Alonso, Formula One, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Ron Dennis

  • F1: expect first-corner charge, says Hamilton

    McLaren may have ended up second best to rivals Ferrari off the track and in qualifying this week but neither Lewis Hamilton, nor anyone else in the team, is conceding that the Belgian Grand Prix itself will turn out the same way.

    Archive, F1
    Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Formula One, Italian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Norbert Haug, Ron Dennis

  • F1: Second place is the icing on the cake for Hamilton

    Lewis Hamilton started the Italian Grand Prix second and finished it second – but no-one could accuse him of not offering value for money in between.

    Archive, F1
    awards, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Formula One, Italian Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, Norbert Haug, Ron Dennis

  • F1: Hamilton still on top – just

    Lewis Hamilton is now defending a world championship lead of just three points after the victory of his team-mate Fernando Alonso in the Italian Grand Prix.

    Archive, F1
    Anthony Davidson, David Coulthard, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Italian Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, Ron Dennis

  • F1: Hamilton’s balance problems leave him second

    Lewis Hamilton has been left in second place on the Monza grid after a struggle with the balance on his car left him fractionally slower his team-mate.

    Archive, F1
    Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Formula One, Italian Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, Nick Heidfeld, Ron Dennis

  • F1: Hamilton leads the field in Monza test

    Great news for McLaren in advance of next Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton proved to be the fastest driver on day one of Monza testing yesterday.

    Archive, F1
    Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, F1 testing, Formula One, James Rossiter, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton

  • F1: Hamilton philosophical over Turkey mishap

    Lewis Hamilton and his McLaren team are putting a philosophical face on the tyre failure that cost him a podium in the Turkish Grand Prix – despite revealing that he was carrying a fuel advantage that could have won him the race.

    Archive, F1
    Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Ron Dennis, Turkish Grand Prix

  • F1: Tyre failure shreds Hamilton’s hopes

    Lewis Hamilton’s lead at the top of the World Championship has been cut to five points after a tyre failure left him limping into the pits as his title rivals roared ahead.

    Archive, F1
    Anthony Davidson, David Coulthard, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Turkish Grand Prix

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