Lewis Hamilton

p class=”first”>Felipe Massa became the third winner in as many Grands Prix this season with a dominant drive for Ferrari in Bahrain.
The Brazilian took the lead at the start from pole-man Robert Kubica`s BMW Sauber and kept Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen under control throughout.
World champion Raikkonen took the lead in this year`s title race for […]

Lewis Hamilton believes that BMW Sauber have now made the fight at the front of the field in Formula One a three-way battle.
With Robert Kubica having taken BMW Sauber`s maiden pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix, in the wake of podium finishes for the team in the first two races, Hamilton sees the German […]

McLaren Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen will start Sunday

Lewis Hamilton reckons his McLaren was capable of pole position in Bahrain, after the world championship leader was outqualified to the top spot by BMW`s Robert Kubica and Ferrari`s Felipe Massa on Saturday.
Hamilton, who showed no ill-effects from his practice shunt that required McLaren to rebuild his car around the team`s spare tub, said that […]

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Lewis Hamilton was well off the pace as Nico Rosberg topped the timesheets for Williams in final practice ahead of qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Hamilton, who was 18th fastest, had to use a spare chassis after damaging his McLaren in a heavy crash on Friday.

Rosberg set the best time of one minute 32.521 […]

The Bahrain Grand Prix stewards have decided that no action is to be taken against Lewis Hamilton after he failed to attend the medical centre at Sakhir immediately after his practice accident on Friday.
Hamilton crashed heavily at Turn Seven towards the end of the second practice session. He was uninjured in the crash and was […]

The Bahrain Grand Prix stewards have decided that no action is to be taken against Lewis Hamilton after he failed to attend the medical centre at Sakhir immediately after his practice accident on Friday.
Hamilton crashed heavily at Turn Seven towards the end of the second practice session. He was uninjured in the crash and was […]

The McLaren Mercedes team finished today

Jacques Villeneuve says Lewis Hamilton will have no excuses if he doesn`t win this year`s title after “losing” last year`s crown.
McLaren driver Hamilton, making his grand prix debut last year, led the championship race for a big part of the season, but in the end lost out to Ferrari`s Kimi Raikkonen by one point.
Former world […]

Lewis Hamilton took the blame for his accident during practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix, although the Briton is hopeful his progress will not be slowed down by it.
Hamilton lost control of his McLaren on the exit to Turn Seven and careered broadside into the tyre barriers, causing heavy damage to his car.
He climbed out […]

Lewis Hamilton emerged unhurt from a high speed crash during afternoon practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday.The 23-year-old McLaren driver and championship leader lost control of his MP4-23 exiting turn seven, before hitting the barriers at an estimated 200kph.The impact damaged the right hand side of the MP4-23, and Hamilton returned to the […]

Ahead of today`s second free practice session, the air temperature is 30 degrees C, and the track temperature is 42 degrees. It remains bright and sunny, with the wind picking up just a little.
Almost immediately, Glock gets it all wrong, making full use of the Bahrain International Circuit`s generous tarmac run-offs.
Trulli is first to post […]

Ferrari’s Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen continued to head practice in Bahrain on Friday afternoon, as the day came to a dramatic halt for Lewis Hamilton.
The Englishman lost control of his McLaren on the exit to Turn Seven, the fast chicane, with 10 minutes left to run, and though he caught the ensuing slide and […]

Ferrari continued to dominate Bahrain Grand Prix practice in the second session, with Felipe Massa again leading teammate Kimi Raikkonen in a one-two.
The Brazilian ended the afternoon almost one second quicker than Raikkonen, having lapped in 1:31.420 in the final seconds.
McLaren finished third and fourth, but Lewis Hamilton ended the afternoon in the barriers.
The […]

Fernando Alonso in Bahrain said he does not expect Lewis Hamilton to face a title challenge from his new McLaren team-mate in 2008.Alonso left the Anglo-German team at the end of last year after complaining of inadequate treatment in comparison with Hamilton. The Spaniard has been replaced for 2008 by Heikki Kovalainen.Alonso said he believes […]

McLaren`s Lewis Hamilton may fear nothing on the track, but he admits that the break between the Malaysia and Bahrain Grands Prix helped him to overcome his fear of deep water. During a working holiday with his trainer and his friend and former team mate Adrian Sutil, he travelled in Thailand, visiting Bangkok and Phuket.
“We […]

Championship leader Lewis Hamilton has added his denouncement to the Max Mosley sex scandal.The 23-year-old McLaren racer is the first active driver to comment on the story that has rocked the F1 world, although Nico Rosberg, of Williams, is also believed to have alluded on Thursday to Mosley`s failure to set a good example through […]

Bahrain GP - McLaren Mercedes - Preview The third round of the championship takes place in the Kingdom of Bahrain with McLaren Mercedes heading to the Bahrain International Circuit leading the Constructors’ table with a total of 24 points…
 

Lewis Hamilton has been promised a $4 million McLaren supercar for free - if he wins the world titles this year.The 23-year-old British driver told The Sun newspaper that he first clapped eyes on the ultra-rare McLaren LM in the team`s F1 factory ten years ago.“When I first went to McLaren it was there and […]

Lewis Hamilton has retired to Thailand to regroup following his disappointing fifth place in the Malaysian Grand Prix. According to reports in the British press, the 23-year-old McLaren driver accompanied his close friend and fellow racer Adrian Sutil, as well as trainer Adam Costanzo, to the Thai island of Koh Samui, ahead of next weekend`s […]

After ruing his qualifying penalty and botched pit stop, British media turned its attention to the thirst of championship leader Lewis Hamilton when the McLaren driver finished just fifth at Sepang.23-year-old Hamilton, who is single-mindedly revered by his compatriot press corps, told reporters at the Malaysian circuit that his drink bottle stopped working during the […]

McLaren`s Lewis Hamilton was satisfied to retain his lead in the drivers` championship after battling to fifth in a difficult Malaysian Grand Prix.

The Briton, who was demoted five places on the grid, holds a three-point lead over Sepang race winner Kimi Raikkonen.

“I wanted to do better but I`m leading the championship after the opening […]

Lewis Hamilton`s thirst for victory remained unquenched on Sunday after the Formula One championship leader laboured to fifth place in the Malaysian heat.
The Briton was already on the back foot after being handed a five-place grid penalty for impeding cars in qualifying, and his problems were only exacerbated by a bungled pitstop and malfunctioning water […]

McLaren F1 CEO Martin Whitmarsh is convinced the problems during his first pitstop cost Lewis Hamilton a place on the podium in Malaysia.
Hamilton pitted when running in fifth place, but a problem with the right front tyre delayed him ten seconds, which relegated him down to 11th position.
The British driver went on to finish in […]

Following his dominant performance in Melbourne, McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton had set a formidable benchmark for his 2008 season. But a week later at Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix the situation couldn’t be more different, with Hamilton forced onto the back foot after a difficult Sepang weekend.
Hamilton’s troubles started on Saturday, with both he and team mate […]