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Japanese GP: Dominant Hamilton seizes pole with record lap

Japanese GP: Dominant Hamilton seizes pole with record lap

Rediff.com7 Oct 2017

Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton smashed the Suzuka track record to seize a dominant Japanese Grand Prix pole position on Saturday with Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel lining up alongside on the front row.

Spanish Grand Prix: Hamilton and Rosberg take each other out

Spanish Grand Prix: Hamilton and Rosberg take each other out

Rediff.com15 May 2016

Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg's hopes of an eighth successive win, and fifth of the season, disappeared on Sunday after a collision with Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap of the Spanish Grand Prix.

Hungarian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton wins to take overall lead

Hungarian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton wins to take overall lead

Rediff.com24 Jul 2016

Triple Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday to seize the championship lead from team mate Nico Rosberg for the first time this season.

F1: Hamilton still the man to beat in 2017

F1: Hamilton still the man to beat in 2017

Rediff.com21 Mar 2017

Ferrari were the fastest in pre-season testing, raising suspicions that their new SF70H car has closed the chasm between Mercedes and the rest.

Hamilton takes pole position for British GP

Hamilton takes pole position for British GP

Rediff.com29 Jun 2013

Lewis Hamilton stormed to pole position for his home British Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday with German team mate Nico Rosberg qualifying alongside him in an all-Mercedes front row.

Diamond-studded helmet for Hamilton

Diamond-studded helmet for Hamilton

Rediff.com23 May 2007

Hamilton and double world champion team mate Fernando Alonso will wear helmets with 'Monaco 07' written in white diamonds on the side.

Hamilton denies any regrets over move to Mercedes

Hamilton denies any regrets over move to Mercedes

Rediff.com16 Nov 2012

Lewis Hamilton has no regrets over his jump to Mercedes next season, again dismissing comments from McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh that the Englishman was having second thoughts about his move.

Rosberg wins in Brazil to cut Hamilton's lead

Rosberg wins in Brazil to cut Hamilton's lead

Rediff.com10 Nov 2014

Germany's Nico Rosberg won the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday to end team mate Lewis Hamilton's run of five successive victories and cut the Briton's championship lead to 17 points with one race remaining.

F1: Hamilton wins Austrian Grand Prix after last lap drama

F1: Hamilton wins Austrian Grand Prix after last lap drama

Rediff.com3 Jul 2016

Triple Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday after a last-lap collision with Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg as they fought for the lead.

Massive miscommunication; should never happen: Mercedes drivers

Massive miscommunication; should never happen: Mercedes drivers

Rediff.com3 Jun 2023

Mercedes drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton blamed miscommunication for a coming together in Spanish Grand Prix qualifying.

Monaco offers Hamilton his best chance yet

Monaco offers Hamilton his best chance yet

Rediff.com22 May 2013

Words and hats may have to be eaten along with the usual canapes and caviar if Lewis Hamilton wins the glamour race of the Formula One season in Monaco this weekend.

Alonso uncomfortable with Hamilton euphoria

Alonso uncomfortable with Hamilton euphoria

Rediff.com12 Jun 2007

Double world champion Fernando Alonso said on Tuesday he felt a little uneasy with the euphoria surrounding McLaren team mate Lewis Hamilton's impressive start in Formula One.

F1: Championship leader Hamilton in holiday mood after Hungarian victory

F1: Championship leader Hamilton in holiday mood after Hungarian victory

Rediff.com30 Jul 2018

The four-time world champion's fifth win of the season for Mercedes left him on 213 points to 189 for Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who finished second, and relishing the prospect of a stress-free family holiday.

Red Bull have clear no 1: Hamilton

Red Bull have clear no 1: Hamilton

Rediff.com26 Mar 2013

Lewis Hamilton has turned his fire on Formula One rivals Red Bull for suggesting after a controversial Malaysian Grand Prix that he has joined Mercedes as their clear No 1.

British Grand Prix: Hamilton on pole at Silverstone

British Grand Prix: Hamilton on pole at Silverstone

Rediff.com4 Jul 2015

The pole was Hamilton's eighth in nine races this season and the 46th of his career for the championship leader, who won at Silverstone last year and has a 10 point advantage over the German.

India could have built more schools, homes than host F1: Hamilton

India could have built more schools, homes than host F1: Hamilton

Rediff.com16 Nov 2018

His comment on India did not go down well with some of his fans and he took to social media to justify what he said.

Massa wins, Hamilton makes history

Massa wins, Hamilton makes history

Rediff.com15 Apr 2007

Lewis Hamilton became the first driver in Formula One history to finish all of his first three races on the podium.

Rosberg, Hamilton set for Singapore street fight

Rosberg, Hamilton set for Singapore street fight

Rediff.com17 Sep 2014

Mercedes team mates Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton renew their sometimes hostile rivalry on the floodlit streets of Singapore this weekend at a circuit where mistakes or collisions normally result in race retirement.

Hamilton's living the good life

Hamilton's living the good life

Rediff.com5 Jul 2007

Lewis Hamilton has admitted he wants to see out his career with McLaren.

Hamilton on pole for Mercedes in China

Hamilton on pole for Mercedes in China

Rediff.com13 Apr 2013

Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes on pole position for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday with Kimi Raikkonen alongside for Lotus.

Spotted: Sanath Jayasuriya in Hamilton

Spotted: Sanath Jayasuriya in Hamilton

Rediff.com8 Feb 2007

Reader Jatinder sent us a picture of Sanath Jayasuriya from New Zealand.

Rama Singh wins top Hamilton honour

Rama Singh wins top Hamilton honour

Rediff.com14 May 2010

Dr Rama Singh, founder of the Gandhi Peace festival, is the winner of this year's Hamilton Mundialization World Citizenship Award. Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger presented him the medallion.

Rookie Hamilton now a contender

Rookie Hamilton now a contender

Rediff.com16 Apr 2007

The 22-year-old Briton has transformed himself into a championship contender just three races into his Grand Prix career.

Hamilton ready to sign new contract with Mercedes

Hamilton ready to sign new contract with Mercedes

Rediff.com31 Mar 2015

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton is ready to sign a new contract that, according to media reports, could net him more than $40 million a year.

Will Mercedes's Hamilton complete another hat-trick in Baku?

Will Mercedes's Hamilton complete another hat-trick in Baku?

Rediff.com15 Jun 2016

Formula One takes a step into the unknown this weekend with its first Grand Prix in Azerbaijan but triple world champion Lewis Hamilton hopes the race will take him back to familiar territory.

Hamilton vs Rosberg: Who will win the F1 title?

Hamilton vs Rosberg: Who will win the F1 title?

Rediff.com24 Nov 2016

Lewis Hamilton feels he faces "pretty impossible odds" going into Formula One's Abu Dhabi title-decider while Mercedes team mate and rival Nico Rosberg says he will treat Sunday's race like any other. Both are being disingenuous, of course. Hamilton knows he still has a real chance and Rosberg is well aware just how much is at stake. While Rosberg is the favourite to win the 'Duel in the Desert', needing only to finish on the Yas Marina podium to become Germany's third world champion after Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel, he will still be on tenterhooks.

Hamilton exceeds his wildest dreams

Hamilton exceeds his wildest dreams

Rediff.com18 Mar 2007

The 22-year-old Briton is the first to finish on the podium in his debut race since Jacques Villeneuve finished second in Melbourne 11 years ago.

Hamilton crashes in first test with Mercedes

Hamilton crashes in first test with Mercedes

Rediff.com6 Feb 2013

Lewis Hamilton crashed his Mercedes on the 2008 world champion's first day of pre-season testing with his new Formula One team on Wednesday.

Hamilton hitches lift with buddy Button

Hamilton hitches lift with buddy Button

Rediff.com21 Jul 2010

Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton is certain the in-fighting affecting rivals Red Bull could never happen at McLaren despite teammate Jenson Button lying just behind him in second spot.

Check out Hamilton's new Mercedes F1 car

Check out Hamilton's new Mercedes F1 car

Rediff.com20 Feb 2016

Lewis Hamilton had his first taste on Friday of the Mercedes car that he hopes will make him Britain's first four-times Formula One world champion this season.

Hamilton 'pushing for hat-trick' with Senna's record in sight

Hamilton 'pushing for hat-trick' with Senna's record in sight

Rediff.com16 Sep 2015

'I watched Senna as a child and it would be an honour to match him. Now I'm just one win away but I hope to do even better'

F1: Hamilton, Vettel kick off race for fifth title in Melbourne

F1: Hamilton, Vettel kick off race for fifth title in Melbourne

Rediff.com21 Mar 2018

This year marks the first that two quadruple champions are competing in the same season and their battle to see who joins Argentine legend Juan Manuel Fangio in second place on the all-time list with five titles promises to light up the series.

F1: Hamilton fastest, Verstappen shines in wet Monaco

F1: Hamilton fastest, Verstappen shines in wet Monaco

Rediff.com21 May 2015

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton was fastest but teenage rookie Max Verstappen stood out with an eye-catching practice performance on a rainy Thursday at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Hamilton irked by 'ill-informed' Mansell

Hamilton irked by 'ill-informed' Mansell

Rediff.com30 May 2010

Lewis Hamilton told fellow-Briton Nigel Mansell to get his facts straight on Saturday after being branded 'manufactured' by the former Formula One world champion.

Hamilton fights back after costly crash

Hamilton fights back after costly crash

Rediff.com23 Jul 2010

Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton suffered a costly crash in practice for the German Grand Prix Friday while rivals Ferrari and Red Bull showed off their speed.

Rosberg on pole, Hamilton on fire and last

Rosberg on pole, Hamilton on fire and last

Rediff.com26 Jul 2014

Formula One world championship leader Nico Rosberg took pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday while Mercedes team mate and title rival Lewis Hamilton was set to start last after his car caught fire.

Hamilton expects a close season, a 'best v best' duel with Vettel

Hamilton expects a close season, a 'best v best' duel with Vettel

Rediff.com27 Mar 2017

Lewis Hamilton lost a battle but regained a rival after Sebastian Vettel won Sunday's Australian season-opener for Ferrari.

Rosberg helped Hamilton make his mind up

Rosberg helped Hamilton make his mind up

Rediff.com5 Oct 2012

Having got the better of seven times Formula One World champion Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg is hardly quaking in his racing boots at the prospect of teaming up with Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes.

Hamilton storms to pole position in Singapore

Hamilton storms to pole position in Singapore

Rediff.com22 Sep 2012

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton continued his surge in the second half of the season by nailing down pole position for the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix with a stirring drive around the Marina Bay Street Circuit on Saturday.

F1: 'Final warning' for Hamilton, Rosberg after Austria clash

F1: 'Final warning' for Hamilton, Rosberg after Austria clash

Rediff.com8 Jul 2016

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff indicated that the potential sanctions are sufficiently draconian to make both think twice if not three times.