News for 'Lewis Hamilton'

Hamilton will never leave McLaren

Hamilton will never leave McLaren

Rediff.com10 Dec 2008

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said he is so tied to McLaren that he will never leave the team. McLaren team boss Ron Dennis has had a long-standing relationship with Hamilton and the driver highlighted this as a major reason for his desire to stay at McLaren.

F1: Verstappen wins at Imola but Hamilton stays ahead

F1: Verstappen wins at Imola but Hamilton stays ahead

Rediff.com18 Apr 2021

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won a chaotic and crash-halted Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Sunday with Lewis Hamilton second for Mercedes and retaining the lead in the championship by a single point.

Are you a Hamilton fan? Then design his new helmet

Are you a Hamilton fan? Then design his new helmet

Rediff.com27 Jan 2017

Triple Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has challenged fans to design his race helmet for the new season starting in March.

Massa on pole, Hamilton 4th

Massa on pole, Hamilton 4th

Rediff.com2 Nov 2008

Ferrari's Felipe Massa delighted his home fans with pole position for the title-deciding Brazilian Grand Prix on Saturday while championship favourite Lewis Hamilton qualified only fourth.

Hamilton, Bale in running for Sports Personality of the Year crown

Hamilton, Bale in running for Sports Personality of the Year crown

Rediff.com25 Nov 2014

Newly crowned Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton will compete with European Ryder Cup star Rory McIlroy and Real Madrid's Gareth Bale to clinch the BBC 2014 Sports Personality of the Year award.

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.

Button 'disappointed' by Hamilton Twitter gaffe

Button 'disappointed' by Hamilton Twitter gaffe

Rediff.com4 Sep 2012

McLaren's Jenson Button has criticised team mate Lewis Hamilton for revealing confidential car data on Twitter before Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix in a gaffe that may have helped Formula One rivals.

Hamilton lights up Singapore practice

Hamilton lights up Singapore practice

Rediff.com27 Sep 2008

McLaren's championship leader Lewis Hamilton lit up free practice for the Singapore Grand Prix Friday, as Formula One's inaugural night race officially got under way. With drivers getting their first full-speed look at the city-state's street circuit, Hamilton outpaced the Ferraris of Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen to clock the fastest lap of the day in the first practice session.

Hamilton disappointed by appeal rejection

Hamilton disappointed by appeal rejection

Rediff.com23 Sep 2008

Lewis Hamilton said he was disappointed but not depressed Tuesday after a court rejected McLaren's appeal to have the Formula One leader reinstated as Belgian Grand Prix winner.

Schumacher could take on Hamilton

Schumacher could take on Hamilton

Rediff.com21 Jun 2007

Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton could go head to head in a charity 'Race of Champions' at Wembley Stadium in December.

F1 champ Hamilton plays down knighthood chances

F1 champ Hamilton plays down knighthood chances

Rediff.com17 Nov 2019

'Just the fact that people have mentioned it, it's already an honour, but it's not been something that I've been chasing in my life'

Hamilton painting masterpiece with sixth drivers' title

Hamilton painting masterpiece with sixth drivers' title

Rediff.com4 Nov 2019

Valtteri Bottas won the battle but Lewis Hamilton won the war, securing his sixth Formula One world championship on Sunday, despite finishing second to his Mercedes team mate at the US Grand Prix.

Hamilton 'honoured' to race Schumacher

Hamilton 'honoured' to race Schumacher

Rediff.com31 Jul 2009

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday it would be an "honour and a privilege" to race against Michael Schumacher following the German's shock return to the sport. Schumacher, now 40, retired from Formula One at the end of 2006 but is expected to make his comeback for Ferrari in Valencia, Spain next month in place of Felipe Massa.

Hamilton honours Lauda with Monaco pole for Mercedes

Hamilton honours Lauda with Monaco pole for Mercedes

Rediff.com25 May 2019

A glaring error by Ferrari denied Charles Leclerc the chance to shine at home, with the 21-year-old failing to make it through the first phase and qualifying only 16th after going fastest in final practice.

Hamilton seeking repeat win in Canada

Hamilton seeking repeat win in Canada

Rediff.com4 Jun 2008

Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton wants Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix to be a re-run of last year's race but Robert Kubica is hoping for something very different. The two drivers left their mark on the 2007 race, with McLaren's Hamilton taking his breakthrough first Grand Prix win in Montreal while BMW Sauber's Kubica suffered the biggest crash of his career.

Leclerc crashes; Russell tops in Canadian GP practice

Leclerc crashes; Russell tops in Canadian GP practice

Rediff.com14 Jun 2025

Leclerc brought out the red flags when he hit the wall at the second chicane with 45 minutes remaining, causing extensive damage to his Ferrari.

PIX: Hamilton takes seventh F1 title with a win in Turkey

PIX: Hamilton takes seventh F1 title with a win in Turkey

Rediff.com15 Nov 2020

Hamilton already had more race wins, pole positions and podium finishes than any other driver in the history of the sport.

Hamilton takes pole at Australian Grand Prix

Hamilton takes pole at Australian Grand Prix

Rediff.com16 Mar 2019

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton took pole for Mercedes at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Leclerc is Ferrari's new number one, says Hamilton

Leclerc is Ferrari's new number one, says Hamilton

Rediff.com10 Oct 2019

Lewis Hamilton believes Charles Leclerc has usurped four times world champion team mate Sebastian Vettel as Ferrari's favourite.

Raikkonen and Hamilton renew their rivalry

Raikkonen and Hamilton renew their rivalry

Rediff.com14 Mar 2008

Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton renewed their rivalry on Friday with pace-setting performances in the two practice sessions for Formula One's Australian season-opener.

Hamilton takes pole at Italian Grand Prix

Hamilton takes pole at Italian Grand Prix

Rediff.com8 Sep 2012

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Italian Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday in an all-McLaren, and British, front row with team-mate Jenson Button alongside.

Mercedes face tough decisions after Hamilton-Rosberg clash

Mercedes face tough decisions after Hamilton-Rosberg clash

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

- Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg's last lap coming together at the Red Bull Ring in Austria on Sunday put the sport on front and back pages, reviving a narrative of battling team mates going back to the days of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Hamilton is better for business: F1 boss tells Rosberg

Hamilton is better for business: F1 boss tells Rosberg

Rediff.com24 May 2015

World champion Lewis Hamilton is better for Formula One than either Sebastian Vettel or Nico Rosberg, the sport's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Sunday.

Will accept Rosberg title win 'like a man', says Hamilton

Will accept Rosberg title win 'like a man', says Hamilton

Rediff.com21 Oct 2016

Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton has insisted that he would "take it like a man" if he loses the title to his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg. Hamilton is 33 points behind the German with only 100 still available in the remaining four races, starting with the US Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas on Sunday. "I will try and take it like a man. You can't win them all. Look at all the world champions in the past that have won championships and lost championships," the Guardian quoted Hamilton as saying.

'Disappointed' Hamilton apologises to Mercedes for Bahrain GP penalty

'Disappointed' Hamilton apologises to Mercedes for Bahrain GP penalty

Rediff.com17 Apr 2017

Three-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who incurred a penalty that ensured he finished second behind Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel at the Bahrain Grand Prix, has issued an apology to his Mercedes team.

Hamilton equals Schumacher's record with pole at Belgian GP

Hamilton equals Schumacher's record with pole at Belgian GP

Rediff.com26 Aug 2017

The Mercedes driver was fastest in every phase of qualifying to take pole with a time of one minute 42.553 seconds, a track record.

Hamilton title favourite after Japan win

Hamilton title favourite after Japan win

Rediff.com30 Sep 2007

While the 22-year-old Briton celebrated his fourth victory of an extraordinary debut season, his closest rival and double world champion team Fernando Alonso crashed out of an action-packed and rain swept race.

Won't let out Hamilton's secrets: Rosberg

Won't let out Hamilton's secrets: Rosberg

Rediff.com14 Feb 2017

Reigning F1 champ warns Bottas about Hamilton rivalry

Hamilton wins in Hungary to stretch F1 title lead

Hamilton wins in Hungary to stretch F1 title lead

Rediff.com29 Jul 2018

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix from pole position for Mercedes on Sunday to go into the August break with a 24-point lead over Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel.

Hamilton wins Belgian Grand Prix

Hamilton wins Belgian Grand Prix

Rediff.com7 Sep 2008

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton seized a thrilling Belgian Grand Prix victory on Sunday after an astonishing duel with Ferrari's world champion Kimi Raikkonen over the closing laps.

'F1 looks very much like a two-horse race'

'F1 looks very much like a two-horse race'

Rediff.com30 Jun 2025

Red Bull boss Christian Horner said the 2025 F1 season was turning into a two-horse race between the McLaren drivers after his team had a home Austrian Grand Prix to forget on Sunday.

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.

Verstappen vrooms to fourth title in Vegas

Verstappen vrooms to fourth title in Vegas

Rediff.com24 Nov 2024

In the constructors' standings, Ferrari closed the gap to McLaren to 24 points.

German GP: Hamilton on pole; Vettel to start last

German GP: Hamilton on pole; Vettel to start last

Rediff.com27 Jul 2019

Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes on pole position for their 200th race at the German Grand Prix on Saturday while engine problems dashed Ferrari's hopes.

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.

Rosberg beats Hamilton to Abu Dhabi pole

Rosberg beats Hamilton to Abu Dhabi pole

Rediff.com22 Nov 2014

Nico Rosberg beat title favourite Lewis Hamilton to pole position for the decisive Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday as the dominant Mercedes team mates locked out the front row in qualifying.

Rosberg beats Hamilton to pole in Brazil

Rosberg beats Hamilton to pole in Brazil

Rediff.com9 Nov 2014

Germany's Nico Rosberg chalked up his 10th pole position of the season on Saturday after beating team mate Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes sweep of the front row in Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying.

PHOTOS: Rosberg trumps Hamilton at Brazilian GP

PHOTOS: Rosberg trumps Hamilton at Brazilian GP

Rediff.com16 Nov 2015

Nico Rosberg won the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix for the second year in a row on Sunday and denied Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton a first success in the homeland of his late hero Ayrton Senna.

Thoughtful Hamilton puts new Mercedes deal on hold

Thoughtful Hamilton puts new Mercedes deal on hold

Rediff.com7 Aug 2020

'When you think about so many people in the world that have lost their jobs, people that are unemployed, then to sit and negotiate a big contract -- it just doesn't seem like the most important thing that I need to apply time to right this second.'

'Hamilton and Rosberg feeling the pressure'

'Hamilton and Rosberg feeling the pressure'

Rediff.com22 Oct 2016

Formula One title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg are under huge pressure as they enter the final straight, however much they try to hide it, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said on Friday. "I think that generally, all of us, we underestimate the pressure that is on these guys," Wolff told reporters at the U.S. Grand Prix. "It's a couple of races towards the end of the season, there is all to win and all to lose," added the Austrian in response to a question about triple world champion Hamilton's behaviour towards the media in Japan two weeks ago.