The German did a blistering lap in the first qualifying session for Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix.
The Formula One supremo is backing Kimi Raikkonen to beat Michael Schumacher this year.
Jaguar's Mark Webber believes F1's rule changes will lessen the champions's dominance.
The Formula One world champion sees McLaren as a potential threat to Ferrari's domination this season after David Coulthard's impressive times in recent testing.
Fans who fell asleep or switched off in 2002, bored by endless Ferrari processions, stayed on the edge of their seats as Formula One ripped up the rule book and emerged reborn.
The F1 ace won the award for the third time. Croatian Alpine skiing star Janica Kostelic was voted the European Sportswoman of the Year for 2002.
The German star hurt his knee playing football for his local team near his home in Switzerland.
'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'
Fernando Alonso hailed the Briton as a Formula One great and said he was happy to see him stand on the brink of a fifth world championship.
The world champion set up a front row duel with title rival Juan Pablo Montoya in the Sunday's Italian Grand Prix.
The PIL by Non Resident Indian Sanu Joe Mathew against Rs 1.13 crore duty waiver follows similar such petitions in Delhi and Bombay high courts.
Hamilton already had more race wins, pole positions and podium finishes than any other driver in the history of the sport.
The McLaren driver took the fight to Michael Schumacher with the top time in the first qualifying for Sunday's European GP.
The five-times Formula One world champion would consider retiring if a faster driver threatened his dominance.
The German driver can celebrate his 50th win for Ferrari on Sunday as the first Formula One driver to score 1,000 points.
Ferrari's five times world champion that the first half of the season had shown how hard it was to make predictions.
This month's Race of Champions motorsport event in Bangkok has been called off due to political upheaval in the Thai capital, organisers said on Monday.
Although Schumacher won Sunday's Austrian GP for his third win in a row this season, McLaren's Raikkonen is still two points ahead of the Fereari ace.
The German said Barcelona was a circuit that showed a car's true potential, particularly in terms of aerodynamic performance.
World champion Michael Schumacher was only 15th fastest in free practice for the Spanish Grand Prix.\n\n
"My mother and father made it possible to do what we do and she would have wanted that we did this race today."
"Let's not joke. He (Schumacher) remains the favourite for the title," said BMW's Gerhard Berger.
The F2002 ran in 15 races last year and was beaten only once -- by McLaren's David Coulthard in Monaco -- as Ferrari powered to 15 wins in 17 races.
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher finished fourth in a damaged car, ending his record run of 19 successive podiums.
Ferrari's world champion is looking to extend his 896-day run at the top.
The world champ gave Ferrari's new F1 car a record-breaking track debut on Tuesday.
Is Lewis Hamilton sufficiently appreciated at home?
The 21-year-old is the first Ferrari driver since seven times champion Michael Schumacher to take four consecutive poles in a single season.
Lewis Hamilton won the French Grand Prix on Sunday as Formula One champions Mercedes put on another show of dominance with their 10th victory in a row and 50th one-two finish.
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