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Lewis Hamilton sported Nelson Mandela's old prison number - 46664 - on a silver bangle around his right wrist, an appropriate adornment while discussing a prominent racial campaigner.

Can Lewis Hamilton and McLaren continue their triumphal progress on the track at which the Englishman was so dominant in 2007? That is one of the big questions of the weekend, together with whether Ferrari's ...

Well last 2 weeks have been glorious for the great Lewis Hamilton from the McLaren team.

Three-time touring cars world champion, the Guernsey-born Andy Priaulx is out to showcase his talent at Brands Hatch Britain has a knack of producing good racing drivers and is currently enjoying a vintage ...

Lewis Hamilton won the German Grand Prix on July 20, solidifying his lead in the Formula One standings with two dramatic passes that made up for a strategic blunder by his McLaren team.

Former world champion Damon Hill believes Lewis Hamilton will wrap up the Formula One drivers' title with time to spare this season.

Mastery at Hockenheim leaves rivals disillusioned as Briton shows he has what it takes to be world champion.

The Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring has held a Formula One event since 1986, and the 2008 event marks its 22nd anniversary.

McLaren boss Ron Dennis has rubbished Sir Jackie Stewart's advice that Heikki Kovalainen must up his game in support of Lewis Hamilton's championship push in 2008.

A straw poll in the Hockenheim paddock delivered a forgotten conclusion: that Fernando Alonso is the best driver in Formula One.

Crusader, marauder, justice giver, children's hero, caped crusader , the Batman returns and how?! While "The Dark Knight" is the highest Hollywood fantasy of the victory of good over all permeating evil, Lewis ...

A labourer works at the grandstand in front of the pit building at the Singapore F1 circuit.

The Hungarian Grand Prix has become a staple on the Formula 1 calendar since its introduction to the world championship in 1986.

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton has won the German Grand Prix for his fourth Formula One victory this year and sole possession of first place in the standings.

Hamilton overtook Felipe Massa of Ferrari and then Nelson Piquet Jr. with eight laps to go for a 5.5-second victory over the Renault rookie. The Briton started from pole, but had lost his lead during a late pit stop.

Massa, who finished third, trails Hamilton by four points in the standings.

Nick Heidfeld worked his way up from 12th to finish fourth ahead of McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen.

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton has edged Felipe Massa to take the pole position for the German Grand Prix.

Hamilton bested the Ferrari driver on his final lap Saturday to start first on the grid for the third time this season.

Heikki Kovalainen of McLaren will lead the second row in Sunday's race, with Jarno Trulli of Toyota in fourth, ahead of Renault's Fernando Alonso.

Hamilton leads a three-way tie at the top of Formula One's championship, ahead of Ferrari pair Massa and Kimi Raikkonen, who starts sixth. All three drivers have 48 points, two better than Robert Kubica of BMW Sauber, who will start seventh.

Singapore night race will be tricky - Hamilton + Click to Enlarge ON TRACK: Workers install grandstand seating opposite the pits complex in central Singapore.

Formula 1>> Hamilton engine check 'routine'. Friday, 25th July 2008 German Grand Prix winner Lewis Hamilton is to have his engine checked by the FIA, but only as part of a routine programme resulting from the ...

The Times has ran a story about a conversation between Anthony Hamilton, Lewis Hamilton's father/agent, and Ferrari Principle Stefano Domenicali.

McLaren boss Ron Dennis rejected any suggestion Heikki Kovalainen was the victim of team orders during Sunday's German Grand Prix.

Formula 1>> Murray: Hamilton phenomenal, Kubica best. Friday, 18th July 2008 Legendary F1 commentator Murray Walker gives Crash.net his mid-year review of the 2008 campaign - with Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button ...

Speeds in Formula One racing were unlikely to be reduced despite new rules and regulations being introduced by the governing body FIA, Formula one ace driver Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday.

Lewis Hamilton has secured pole position for the tomorrows German Grand Prix.A An exciting qualifying session that had me wondering why Kimi Raikkonen didn't take the extra lap to go for pole.

In the opening stages of the German Grand Prix, McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton looked to have victory in his grasp.

Lewis Hamilton may be in the running to win this year's Formula 1 championship, but the race to keep his love life on track is proving a tougher challenge.

Blowin' in the wind...Redskins are 10-for-10...Hamilton has the fastest car in qualifying SOUTHPORT, England High winds are howling across the seaside links course at Royal Birkdale, making it another tough ...

Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel was quickest in Formula One testing on Tuesday and a mechanic was injured from an electric shock off the new hybrid engine planned for next year's cars.

I've watched every race so far this season, and here is my non-expert opinion :-) Hamilton - prone to occasional error, but when he gets it right he's looked almost unbeatable Raikkonen - Has moments during ...

Compared to an Olympic athlete, the Formula One driver of old would not stand a chance in fitness terms.

Ex-Formula One world champion Mika Hakkinen is convinced Lewis Hamilton will win the title for his old team McLaren this year.

You gave yourself so much work to do in the latter stages of the race. Lewis HAMILTON: Well, thank you.

Melanie pulls back when her relationship with Jerome starts to heat up, but she changes her mind when she discovers that Derwin's new girlfriend has moved in with him.

Lewis Hamilton knows now is the time for a cool, calm, collected head in the wake of back-to-back wins that have reignited his Formula One world title challenge.

An invitation to take a look at the winning secrets behind Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen's success was an offer that couldn't be refused by a group of students from Plymouth.

Not Classified.- 18 R Barrichello 50 Laps completed; 19 M Webber 40 Laps completed; 20 T Glock 35 Laps completed.

SCHERZINGER TO SPLIT FROM HAMILTON? Caption: Pussycat Dolls Mercedes-Benz Autumn 2008 LA Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios - Pussycat Dolls by Robin Antin - show Culver City, California .... PUSSYCAT DOLLS star ...

Nelson Piquet Jr has finally muscled himself into position alongside the man who beat him to the GP2 crown two years ago Nelson Piquet Jr was reunited with old GP2 rival Lewis Hamilton on the Hockenheim podium.

A plaque marking the point in the Hockenheim woods where Jim Clark's life was foreshortened 40 years ago stands as a reminder not only of a blessed talent but of dangers neutered.

I have to admit I feel a bit like Lewis Hamilton's surrogate mum. I even cry when he wins titles and worry about which girlfriends he has.

As the 10 Formula One teams prepare for the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim on Sunday, none of the five major car manufacturers in the sport can celebrate like Mercedes can: In terms of achievement, triumph, ...

Saturday, July 19, 2008 HOCKENHEIM, Germany: Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton set the pace on Friday with McLaren turning up the power in first practice for engine partners Mercedes' home German ...

Lewis Hamilton will be the toast of Goodwood on Sunday when the Festival of Speed celebrates the star driver's victory in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

Two-time defending NASCAR Cup champion Jimmie Johnson is now a first-time ESPY Award winner.

"We can confirm that we have not had any contact with Nico Rosberg, or with his management, about him driving for us in 2009," said chief executive Martin Whitmarsh in response to media speculation in Germany.

The age-old battle of car versus airplane has been renewed by Lewis Hamilton , racing his McLaren Mercedes F1 car against a Learjet.

Jul.16 Team official Norbert Haug has given a strong hint that McLaren - Mercedes may not be looking to alter its driver lineup for the 2009 season.

LONDON : Lewis Hamilton can crack Formula One's three-way deadlock and break free of his Ferrari rivals in Germany this weekend by winning McLaren's second home grand prix in as many races.

Just two weeks after weather conditions shook up the World Championship, with Lewis Hamilton , Nick Heidfeld and Rubens Barrichello giving a master-class in how it should be done in the wet, weather forecasters ...

Mercedes and BMW look for maximum prestige in the form of a top result at Sunday's German Formula One home Grand Prix for the two famous car-makers. Mercedes hope to ride the momentum from Lewis Hamilton's ...

Britain's Formula 1 hero and brand ambassador for Bombardier Lewis Hamilton took on the Canadian airframer's iconic Learjet 60 in a special one off head-to-head challenge at the Farnborough International ...

Formula 1>> Hamilton saddened by Alonso relationship. Monday, 14th July 2008 F1 world championship leader Lewis Hamilton re-lives a torrid relationship with former McLaren-Mercedes team-mate Fernando Alonso in ...

Jul. 14 - UAE carrier Etihad Airways flags orders for 100 aircraft from Boeing and Airbus at the opening of the Farnborough Airshow in the UK.

A three-way tie for the lead of the championship at the mid-point of the 2008 season may be good for the sport, but the situation has been caused mainly by driver errors.

Fans of Formula 1 genius Lewis Hamilton celebrated a toast to their hero when he greeted them from the balcony of Goodwood House today .

Using succinct language, Ferrari and McLaren Mercedes issued statements Friday to indicate they have buried the hatchet and are ready to make nice after last year's industrial espionage incident that rocked ...

While they are happy with their joint first place in the Drivers' Championship and third spot in the Constructors' Championship, McLaren believe there is room for improvement when it comes to consistency.

Formula 1>> Kovalainen: I still need to improve in F1. Friday, 11th July 2008 McLaren's latest 'flying Finn' Heikki Kovalainen admits he is not the complete driver yet in F1, after seeing his chances of ...

Ferrari and McLaren have agreed to end their dispute over the spy scandal which rocked the sport in 2007.

The Festival of Speed is far more than just a hillclimb: it can justifiably claim to be the world's biggest and most diverse celebration of the history of motor sport and car culture.

The forthcoming German Grand Prix, round 10 of the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship, will take place at Hockenheim, which last featured on the calendar in 2006.

The morning after his moment us Silverstone victory Lewis Hamilton could have been forgiven for waking up with a pounding headache and his arm curled around a magnum of spent Moet.

Nick Heidfeld turned his season around at Silverstone, with his runner-up position behind Lewis Hamilton, emerging from a recent barren spell just in time for his home race, the German Grand Prix at the ...

V1 Racing is on the lookout for the next big talent in motorsport, and are taking the novel approach of starting its search on a free to play PC game.

Lewis Hamilton and Nicole Scherzinger at Nelson Mandela 90th birthday dinner Lewis Hamilton goes into this weekend's British Grand Prix as the best hope for a British home win - but is he spending too much time ...

Formula 1>> Ferrari want end to 'stupid mistakes' in F1. Thursday, 10th July 2008 Any more 'stupid mistakes' like those witnessed at Silverstone in the British Grand Prix last weekend will cost Ferrari the 2008 ...

LEWIS HAMILTON and Laura Robson will be going flat out to prove they are a Brit of all right this weekend.

Adrian continued yesterday's progress, with his best lap being the 5th quickest of the day, again just one second from Lewis Hamilton's fastest lap.

McLaren's championship leader Lewis Hamilton outpaced his Formula One rivals again on Wednesday in testing for next week's German Grand Prix at Hockenheim.

Despite the wet weather, the British Grand Prix proved to be as popular as ever with celebrity Formula One fans.

It isn't easy being the desi Vanessa Mae. And it isn't easy being Shilpa Shetty either.

This was the kind of non-event that suits the organisers down to the ground. True, they might sooner have done without the bit nearer the sky, but then it is beginning to look as though Lewis Hamilton will ...

It's been announced that the winner of the British Grand Prix will be coming to Kent next month.

Jul.8 McLaren debuted a 'shark-fin' style engine cover as three days of formula one testing got underway at German grand prix venue Hockenheim on Tuesday.

Formula one star Lewis Hamilton is to be the star attraction of this year's Festival of Speed at Goodwood.

By James Toney EDDIE IRVINE once turned up for a charity golf day by plonking his helicopter down ten yards from the first hole, approximately 30 seconds before he was due to tee-off. While men quietly nodded ...

The behind-the-scenes dramas at Silverstone failed to distract Lewis Hamilton, as he got his F1 championship challenge back on track with a dominant British GP win.

London, What the back pages of the papers say - July 7 DAILY MAIL SPORTSMAIL EXCLUSIVE: A wealthy construction company run by the family of terrorist Osama bin Laden has emerged as a shock front-runner to buy ...

F1: McLaren Boss, Hamilton's Dad At Odds ? McLaren boss Ron Dennis has rebuked paddock gossip of a relationship breakdown with Lewis Hamilton and his father-manager Anthony.

Bernie Ecclestone at Silverstone said he is not among the critics of Silverstone winner Lewis Hamilton's off-track activities.

Rubens Barrichello delivered a podium finish for his Honda Racing F1 Team today after a brilliant drive in the dramatic British Grand Prix was rewarded with third place - the 62nd podium of his Formula One ...

London, What the back pages say - July 5 THE SUN: Manchester United insist claims Cristiano Ronaldo is on the verge of moving to Real Madrid are 'laughable nonsense'. Also: Lewis Hamilton and Laura Robson will ...

Overlooking one of the finest stretches of sand in the world, Grand Anse beach on the Caribbean island of Grenada is already home to celebrities including Hollywood film director Steven Spielberg, US chat show ...

After a mediocre few weeks, the Formula One star has had plenty of advice - but, says a fellow British racer, he should be concentrating on just one voice, writes David Tremayne Does Lewis Hamilton's defiance ...

Sir Jackie Stewart believes a lack of communication has led to an 'over-the-top' Lewis Hamilton relinquishing the lead in this year's Formula One world championship.

Lewis Hamilton is on the verge of investing millions of dollars in Grenada, the country of his father's ancestry.

McLaren Mercedes drivers Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton finished Friday's second free practice for the Santander British Grand Prix in Silverstone, the first of the team's two consecutive home Grand Prix, ...

Formula 1>> Lewis Hamilton voted F1's top playboy ever. Wednesday, 2nd July 2008 Lewis Hamilton is the top F1 playboy of all time, fans reckon, but only third-best in terms of driving ability... Lewis Hamilton ...

Ron Dennis insists Lewis Hamilton is still ascending a steep learning curve in his second season of Formula 1 racing, but adds that he remains a 'very complete racing driver'. Hamilton arrives at the latest ...