World champion Lewis Hamilton left confused as rival Nico Rosberg nets third straight victory in season-ending grand prix in Abu Dhabi November 29, 2015 World champion Lewis Hamilton was left bemused by the in-race strategy devised by Mercedes after team-mate Nico Rosberg secured his third successive victory at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix yesterday. Hamilton stopped a lap later than race-leader Nico Rosberg at the first pit-stop, but 10 laps after his rival for the second, emerging from [...]
World champion Lewis Hamilton fails to surpass Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg as German wins Mexico Grand Prix 2015 November 1, 2015 World champion Lewis Hamilton insisted that he was powerless to prevent an aggressive Nico Rosberg converting pole position into victory as Formula One returned to Mexico for the first time in 23 years. Rosberg recovered from the error which handed his team-mate and rival the drivers’ championship seven days previously in Austin, controlling the race [...]
Britain’s Lewis Hamilton hails ‘greatest moment’ after securing third world drivers’ championship October 26, 2015 Trailblazing Lewis Hamilton was left close to tears and almost speechless after securing his third drivers’ world championship with victory at a frantic United States grand prix last night. Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg appeared on course to delay Hamilton’s celebrations and keep the title race open until Mexico this weekend but an unforced error with [...]
Lewis Hamilton wins Russian Grand Prix to take giant step towards third Formula One world championship October 11, 2015 Britain's Lewis Hamilton insists all other targets are on hold until he clinches his third world championship, after he took a giant step towards the title at the Russian Grand Prix yesterday. Hamilton recorded his ninth win of the season in Sochi as Nico Rosberg suffered a pedal problem that ended his race – and [...]
2015 Japanese Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton outmanoeuvres Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg to tighten grip on world championship September 27, 2015 Britain's Lewis Hamilton rejected suggestions of dangerous driving after he tightened his grip on a third world championship with victory at the Japanese Grand Prix. Read more: Lewis Hamilton tops sporting rich list Hamilton pipped team-mate Nico Rosberg in an eighth Mercedes one-two of the season to record the 41st success of his Formula One [...]
Max Mosley: F1’s closed cockpits safety plan is nonsense September 25, 2015 Former motorsport chief Max Mosley has rubbished proposals to introduce closed cockpits after a run of recent accidents. Mosley’s comments come ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, which marks the first anniversary of Marussia driver Jules Bianchi’s fatal accident. “A closed cockpit is a nonsense because there are so many downsides,” Mosley said. “The [...]
Vettel promises massive attack to reel in Hamilton’s advantage September 20, 2015 FERRARI’S Sebastian Vettel has warned Lewis Hamilton that the Italian team have Mercedes in their sights after he slashed the Briton’s world championship lead in Singapore yesterday. Vettel claimed his third win of the year at an eventful staging of the night race which saw a spectator wander onto the track and Hamilton forced to [...]
Lewis Hamilton boost as probe fails to halt title assault September 6, 2015 Britain’s Lewis Hamilton tightened his grip on the world title after a steward’s enquiry cleared the Mercedes driver of breaching tyre pressure rules and ratified his dominant victory at the Italian Grand Prix yesterday. World champion Hamilton romped to a 25-second triumph at Monza ahead of a two-hour investigation after the left-rear tyre on his [...]
Lewis Hamilton leads tributes following death of IndyCar driver Justin Wilson August 25, 2015 Reigning Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has led the tributes to IndyCar driver Justin Wilson, who died after being struck on the head by errant debris at Pocono Raceway on Sunday. The Sheffield-born 37-year-old was airlifted to a Pennsylvania hospital and had been in a coma since the incident but passed away on Monday evening. [...]
Ex-Marussia chief warns against F1 overspend July 27, 2015 Marussia went into administration in October last year, four years after joining F1, having accumulated debts of £63.6m. Creditors including computer company Dell, F1 team McLaren and Pirelli were paid just 1.3p in the pound. The team was rescued in February by Stephen Fitzpatrick, the boss of energy firm Ovo, and it is now known [...]