Tag Archives: Lewis Hamilton

Monday, 2 October 2017 :  Red Bull’s Max Verstappen gave himself a perfect 20th birthday present by winning the last Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday, while Lewis Hamilton stretched his Formula One world championship lead to 34 points. Hamilton, who had started on pole position, finished second for Mercedes with his …

Monday, 15 May 2017 :  Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes stole a stunning victory in the Spanish Grand Prix from Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. A clever strategic move by the team followed by Hamilton attacking and passing Vettel put the Briton in control and he defended successfully to the end. Vettel had …

Friday, 28 April 2017 :  Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes will not impose team orders as a matter of course, but are aware they may be necessary in the title fight this year. Team-mate Valtteri Bottas was ordered to move aside so Hamilton could attack eventual winner Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari …

Friday, 14 April 2017 :  Lewis Hamilton says his Mercedes team are the “underdogs” in their battle with Ferrari heading into this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix. The Briton shares the championship lead with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel after a win and a second place apiece in the first two races of …

Wednesday, 12 April 2017 :  Lewis Hamilton is intrigued to find out whether Mercedes’ longer wheelbase proves advantageous in its Formula 1 world championship battle with Ferrari in the forthcoming grands prix. Although there seems to be little separating F1’s benchmark cars, the Mercedes appears better in cooler conditions and …

Three-time champion Lewis Hamilton has decided to race in Formula 1 this year without a personal trainer. It is usual for grand prix drivers to employ a trainer to ensure they are in peak physical fitness. But the Briton said he chose to take over his own programme this year …

Monday, 27 March 2017 :  Hamilton finished second to the German in the season opener in Melbourne after losing the lead following pressure from the Ferrari driver’s superior pace. Hamilton said: “It is going to be a close race. I truly believe we can beat them. It’s great to see …

Vettel beat Mercedes’ previous benchmark by 0.286 seconds but said Mercedes remained favourites ahead of the first race in Australia on 24-26 March. But Hamilton said: “I think Ferrari are bluffing and that they are a lot quicker than they are showing. “They are very close, if not faster.” He …

Wednesday, 8 March 2017 :  Williams driver Felipe Massa set the pace on the first day of the final test but Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel was less than 0.2 seconds behind on a slower tyre. Lewis Hamilton said he believes Ferrari may have the quickest car with three days remaining of …

Tuesday, 28 February 2017 :  Lewis Hamilton was fastest as Mercedes completed 152 laps with both their drivers at Circuit de Catalunya. Hamilton was 0.113 seconds faster than Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari, which also ran reliably and used the slower medium tyre with the Mercedes on the soft. By contrast, the …