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Hamilton on pole for Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Hamilton on pole for Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Rediff.com3 Nov 2012

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday's Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix on pole position with Red Bull's Australian Mark Webber also on the front row.

F1 racer Hamilton is BBC Sports Personality of the Year

F1 racer Hamilton is BBC Sports Personality of the Year

Rediff.com15 Dec 2014

Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo took the overseas personality of the year prize.

Hamilton ends the F1 season in style in Abu Dhabi

Hamilton ends the F1 season in style in Abu Dhabi

Rediff.com1 Dec 2019

Lewis Hamilton led every lap from pole position to chequered flag, banging in a fastest lap for good measure to emphasise his supremacy

Tyre failure wrecks Hamilton's home hopes

Tyre failure wrecks Hamilton's home hopes

Rediff.com30 Jun 2013

Sudden tyre failure wrecked Lewis Hamilton's hopes of a home British Grand Prix victory on Sunday after the Mercedes driver had led from pole position.

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.

F1: Hamilton could equal Schumi's podium record

F1: Hamilton could equal Schumi's podium record

Rediff.com5 Aug 2020

Hamilton has won the last three races, out of four so far in this COVID-19 affected season, and will start as favourite again.

F1: Hamilton plays down title chances

F1: Hamilton plays down title chances

Rediff.com23 Feb 2013

Lewis Hamilton has played down his Mercedes team's chances of challenging for the Formula One title after rivals Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso talked them up.

Hamilton zooms in Red Arrows Hawk before British GP

Hamilton zooms in Red Arrows Hawk before British GP

Rediff.com28 Jun 2013

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was observed enjoying a ride in a 600 mph Red Arrows Hawk jet, sailing over Lincolnshire, ahead of Sunday's British Grand Prix.

Confident Hamilton puts Mercedes trials behind him

Confident Hamilton puts Mercedes trials behind him

Rediff.com26 Jun 2013

Lewis Hamilton has put trials and tribulations behind him and is raring to make his first British Grand Prix appearance for Mercedes this weekend in a car he says is better than last year's McLaren.

Hamilton and Mercedes want to work together for 'years to come'

Hamilton and Mercedes want to work together for 'years to come'

Rediff.com25 Nov 2014

British ace racer Lewis Hamilton has said that he expects to be at Mercedes for years to come after he was crowned world champion on Sunday for the second time.

Formula One: Vettel sees title race as wide open

Formula One: Vettel sees title race as wide open

Rediff.com8 Feb 2013

This year's Formula One title race looks wide open to Red Bull's triple World champion Sebastian Vettel.

Vettel ends Mercedes run with Canada pole

Vettel ends Mercedes run with Canada pole

Rediff.com9 Jun 2013

Sebastian Vettel put his Red Bull on pole position at the Canadian Grand Prix on Saturday and ended Mercedes' hopes of a fifth successive start from the top slot.

Stage set for Hamilton to scorch BKC roads

Stage set for Hamilton to scorch BKC roads

Rediff.com15 Sep 2012

Stage is set for Mumbai's motorsports fans to witness Formula One star Lewis Hamilton scorching the roads of the Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai on Sunday.

Hamilton's Mumbai drive shifted after residents object

Hamilton's Mumbai drive shifted after residents object

Rediff.com11 Sep 2012

The organisers of the September 16 Vodafone Speed Fest featuring British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton have shifted the event from Marine Drive to Bandra Kurla Complex following objections from the residents of the picturesque south Mumbai venue.

Hamilton reigns in Italy, Perez pushes Alonso to 3rd

Hamilton reigns in Italy, Perez pushes Alonso to 3rd

Rediff.com9 Sep 2012

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton added the Italian Grand Prix to his list of Formula One victories on Sunday while Ferrari's Fernando Alonso stretched his overall championship lead to 37 points with third place.

Rosberg scores first victory in Chinese GP

Rosberg scores first victory in Chinese GP

Rediff.com15 Apr 2012

Britain's Jenson Button finished second for McLaren. Team mate and compatriot Lewis Hamilton placed third for the third race in a row to take the championship lead.

Alonso, Hamilton crash out of Belgian GP

Alonso, Hamilton crash out of Belgian GP

Rediff.com2 Sep 2012

Ferrari's Formula One championship leader Fernando Alonso and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton crashed out of the Belgian Grand Prix at the start on Sunday.

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.

F1 cancels August break, 21 day shutdown in March-April

F1 cancels August break, 21 day shutdown in March-April

Rediff.com18 Mar 2020

Formula One's August shutdown will be brought forward and extended to a mandatory 21 successive days in March and April as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, the governing body FIA said on Wednesday. The 2020 race calendar has already been suspended, with last weekend's Australian season opener in Melbourne cancelled and the next three races at least postponed. The sport hopes to race again at the end of May.

Lauda ponders the mystery of the vanishing Mercedes

Lauda ponders the mystery of the vanishing Mercedes

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

Niki Lauda pondered the mystery of the disappearing Mercedes on Sunday after Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg finished one-two in the Japanese Grand Prix but barely featured in television coverage.

F1 Pit lane tales: Hamilton hails teamwork

F1 Pit lane tales: Hamilton hails teamwork

Rediff.com5 Aug 2019

Verstappen made a clean getaway from pole position and it took Hamilton all but the last four of the 70 laps to catch and pass the 21-year-old Dutchman. Mercedes got the strategy spot on, despite the Briton's reservations.

Alonso records super win at home Grand Prix

Alonso records super win at home Grand Prix

Rediff.com12 May 2013

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso rewrote the Formula One form book by winning his home Spanish Grand Prix for the second time on Sunday.

F1: Alonso turns up the heat with Spanish win

F1: Alonso turns up the heat with Spanish win

Rediff.com12 May 2013

Spaniard Fernando Alonso won his home Formula One Grand Prix in Barcelona on Sunday, the Ferrari driver beating Finn Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus into second place.

Di Resta says Force India can challenge Mercedes for title

Di Resta says Force India can challenge Mercedes for title

Rediff.com10 May 2013

Force India driver Paul di Resta has said that his side can stun the likes of Mercedes ace Lewis Hamilton this year by clinching the Formula One title.

Hamilton on pole in France with Vettel third

Hamilton on pole in France with Vettel third

Rediff.com23 Jun 2018

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the French Grand Prix on Saturday with Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas alongside him on the front row.

How Hamilton can seal his fifth F1 title in Mexico...

How Hamilton can seal his fifth F1 title in Mexico...

Rediff.com26 Oct 2018

Lewis Hamilton feels a fifth Formula One title would be his proudest achievement and he wants to seal it by winning Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix.

Formula One's Australian Grand Prix called off due to coronavirus

Formula One's Australian Grand Prix called off due to coronavirus

Rediff.com13 Mar 2020

Australian Grand Prix was cancelled due to worries about the coronavirus outbreak, after a McLaren team member tested positive before the first practice session was scheduled to get underway at Albert Park.

Hamilton cleared to race at Nuerburgring

Hamilton cleared to race at Nuerburgring

Rediff.com22 Jul 2007

Hamilton, 22, crashed heavily in Saturday's qualifying but was cleared to race by doctors on Sunday morning. He will start the race in 10th position.

Hungarian GP: Hamilton takes pole, Webber struggles

Hungarian GP: Hamilton takes pole, Webber struggles

Rediff.com28 Jul 2012

Lewis Hamilton took pole position, his third of the season, at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday after dominating the two days of practice.

Bahrain GP: Hamilton gets five-place grid penalty

Bahrain GP: Hamilton gets five-place grid penalty

Rediff.com20 Apr 2013

Lewis Hamilton's hopes of a second successive pole position disappeared on Saturday when he was handed a five-place penalty on the Bahrain Grand Prix starting grid for an unscheduled gearbox change.

Hamilton shouldn't have been in our garage, say McLaren

Hamilton shouldn't have been in our garage, say McLaren

Rediff.com20 Apr 2013

McLaren questioned Lewis Hamilton's version of events on Friday after the 2008 Formula One champion told an interviewer he had been thrown out of his old team's garages in pre-season testing.

Chinese GP: Team-by-team analysis

Chinese GP: Team-by-team analysis

Rediff.com15 Apr 2013

Team by team analysis of Sunday's Chinese Formula One Grand Prix in Shanghai (listed in championship order).

SEE: Hamilton and other F1 drivers take a knee in Austria

SEE: Hamilton and other F1 drivers take a knee in Austria

Rediff.com5 Jul 2020

Television images showed six drivers standing behind the 14 who knelt, including Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.

What went wrong for Ferrari's Vettel this season

What went wrong for Ferrari's Vettel this season

Rediff.com19 Oct 2018

Sebastian Vettel recognised that he and Ferrari have made mistakes this season but refused to single out the moment where his hopes of winning a fifth Formula One title ended.

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.

Never mind records, Hamilton already in a league of his own

Never mind records, Hamilton already in a league of his own

Rediff.com4 Nov 2019

Hamilton already has plenty of records, including 87 pole positions and 33 successive scoring finishes, and his 83 wins put him on course to surpass Schumacher's record tally of 91 next year.

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.

Yet to see best of Vettel, warns Red Bull boss

Yet to see best of Vettel, warns Red Bull boss

Rediff.com28 Nov 2012

Sebastian Vettel has been backed by his Red Bull principal to get even better as a driver having become the youngest triple Formula One World Champion in the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday.

McLaren farewell leaves Hamilton feeling numb

McLaren farewell leaves Hamilton feeling numb

Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

Lewis Hamilton was left feeling numb after failing to finish his final race for McLaren on Sunday despite starting on pole position and leading the race.

Brazilian GP: Top-five finish for Force India's Hulkenburg

Brazilian GP: Top-five finish for Force India's Hulkenburg

Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

Nico Hulkenberg ended his partnership with Sahara Force India on a high as he secured 10 points for the side at the season-closing Brazilian Grand Prix with a fifth place finish, in Sao Paulo on Sunday.