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.
'I don't feel like I'm at the end. The next eight months or so I'll find out whether I'm ready to stop or not, I don't think I will personally, but you never know.'
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton won a thrilling German Grand Prix on Sunday to forge four points clear of Ferrari's Felipe Massa at the top of the Formula One championship.
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton dominated a wet and chaotic British Grand Prix on Sunday to storm back to the top of the Formula One standings in front of his home fans.
Lewis Hamilton became the first driver in Formula One history to finish all of his first three races on the podium.
Hamilton is seven points clear of Finnish team mate Valtteri Bottas after five of the 21 races.
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.
Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton crashed into the tyre wall but still stayed top of the timesheets after a rain-lashed Canadian Grand Prix practice on Friday.
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.
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.
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.
The pole was the 91st of Lewis Hamilton's career and seventh at Silverstone.
Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes on pole position for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday with Kimi Raikkonen alongside for Lotus.
Triple Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton says he is trying to go vegan out of concern for the planet, love of animals and his own health.
Lewis Hamilton has mended fences with McLaren a day after castigating his Formula One team for denying him a podium with their 'fricking terrible' pitstop strategy at the Australian Grand Prix.
A senior Australian transport official said Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton had put people's lives in danger when police stopped the Briton for a driving offence near the Albert Park circuit.
Hamilton held off a mid-race challenge from Red Bull's Max Verstappen to register a record-equalling fourth triumph at the floodlit Marina Bay Street Circuit track, while Vettel finished third to slip further behind in the title race.
The Briton raised eyebrows on Tuesday when he started an Instagram story, which disappeared after 24 hours, with some cryptic comments.
Lewis Hamilton is hoping rain will come to the rescue as a Hockenheim heatwave threatens to dash Mercedes's hopes of a home German Grand Prix win on Sunday.
Lewis Hamilton accused Formula One rival Sebastian Vettel of disgracing himself and deliberately driving into his car as a bitter clash between the two world championship rivals dominated Sunday's Grand Prix in Azerbaijan.
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.
The 35-year-old recently took part in a 'Black Lives Matter' march in London but said he was supporting racial equality rather than taking any political stance.
Stewards summoned Lewis Hamilton after complaints about his erratic driving behind the safety car in a wet Japanese Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton is a perfect match for Kendall Jenner and wants to see them together.
Lewis Hamilton has admitted he wants to see out his career with McLaren.
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.
Given how well Hamilton drove last weekend to win the Styrian GP in Austria, few would bet against the British driver securing an eighth success
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.
Toyota's Timo Glock stole some limelight from championship leader Lewis Hamilton on Friday with the quickest time in free practice at the Japanese Grand Prix. Hamilton, who takes a seven-point lead over rival Felipe Massa into the weekend with three races left, was third fastest overall for McLaren, behind Renault's Fernando Alonso. Massa was fourth on the timesheets with Ferrari team mate Kimi Raikkonen fifth over the picturesque 4.563km Fuji Speedway circuit.
Hamilton, who clinched his fourth world championship in Mexico two weeks ago, started from the pitlane after crashing in qualifying but led the race after 31 of 71 laps when others pitted.
The 22-year-old Briton has transformed himself into a championship contender just three races into his Grand Prix career.
Lewis Hamilton can become only the third driver to win 50 grands prix when Formula One returns from its month-long August break and gets back to business at Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.
McLaren's attempt to reinstate Lewis Hamilton as Belgian Grand Prix winner will be heard by Formula One's court of appeal in Paris on September 22, the governing FIA said on Friday. Championship leader Hamilton was stripped of victory after race stewards at Spa ruled he had gained an advantage from cutting a chicane while challenging Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen for the lead.
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.
Sebastian Vettel's hopes of vaulting back into the overall Formula One world championship lead were wrecked by a first corner collision on the opening lap of the Singapore Grand Prix.
Successive wins at Silverstone and Hockenheim have left Lewis Hamilton feeling relaxed about his Hungarian Grand Prix chances, the Formula One championship leader said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters ahead of Friday's first two practice sessions at the Hungaroring, Hamilton said his victories in the British and German grands prix would help free his mind as he chased his first Formula One hat-trick.
Lewis Hamilton put last weekend's problems behind him by going quickest in both practice sessions for the Malaysian Grand Prix on Friday as Red Bull's reliability issues continued to haunt them.
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.
World championship leader Lewis Hamilton took pole position for Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix after pipping BMW-Sauber's Robert Kubica with the last lap of qualifying on Saturday.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton will start the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix from pole position after setting the fastest time in qualifying on Saturday.
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