Lewis Hamilton hopes Belgian grand prix win spurs him on in Italy
• McLaren driver three points ahead of Mark Webber • Hamilton aiming for victory at historic Monza circuit Lewis Hamilton is hoping his victory in the Belgian grand prix 11 days ago provides the momentum for a late push for the Formula One title. Hamilton grabbed his third win of the season in Spa to [...]
Car review: Jeep Wrangler
Built for the Wild West but sentenced to a life on the road, the Wrangler could be a country & western ballad Price £24,190 MPG 30.1Top speed 107mph The sweaty-headed banker sitting next to me at a charity comedy evening didn’t know what to make of the first act. “Is it a man?” he whispered, [...]
Lewis Hamilton wins Belgian grand prix as Jenson Button crashes out
• Hamilton back as F1 drivers’ championship leader• Accident-prone Sebastian Vettel crashes into Jenson Button There was thunder, rain, spectacular crashes, safety cars and penalty drive-throughs at today’s Belgian grand prix and Lewis Hamilton emerged from the chaos to resume the leadership of the Formula One world championship. He could have been some exotic creature [...]
Lewis Hamilton insists McLaren will not treat him preferentially
• Hamilton says he and Button will be treated the same• 25-year-old hails ‘phenomenal win’ in Belgium Lewis Hamilton said he will not receive preferential treatment from McLaren despite opening up a significant lead over his team-mate Jenson Button following yesterday’s Belgian grand prix. Hamilton won his third race of the season and the 14th [...]
Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button happy to be treated equally at McLaren
• Hamilton denies needing special help from McLaren to win title• Button does not feel his chances will suffer because of rivalry Lewis Hamilton says he requires no special help from his McLaren team in order to win his second Formula One world title. While Ferrari are in the dock next week for asking their [...]
Lewis Hamilton wins Belgian grand prix after Button-Vettel clash
• Hamilton returns to top of drivers’ standings with win• Mark Webber says Red Bull must decide who is team’s No1 McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton won an incident-packed Belgian grand prix to seize back the Formula One championship lead from Red Bull’s Mark Webber. After the race, Webber, who began on pole but finished second, called [...]
Lewis Hamilton fined for performing boy-racer tricks
Australian magistrate orders British F1 star to pay A0 for ‘behaving like a hoon’ British motor racing star Lewis Hamilton has been fined A0 (£288) for “behaving like a hoon” and performing boy-racer stunts in Melbourne. The Formula One driver had been caught by police executing a “burnout” and “fishtail” – tricks in which wheels [...]
Lewis Hamilton hopes McLaren get some Spa relief at Belgian grand prix
• Hamilton optimistic that car’s potential can be unlocked• Sebastian Vettel confident of Red Bull success in Spa Lewis Hamilton heads to Spa this weekend hopeful that McLaren have found the key to unlocking the potential of his car. The race in Belgium is vital for McLaren after their worst weekend of the year in [...]
Car review: Vauxhall Meriva
Suffering from back pain? Chuck out the Nurofen and buy a new Vauxhall Meriva – soon to be hated by osteopaths Price £12,995 MPG 57.6CO2 per km 129 grams It’s one of the trickiest and potentially more embarrassing manoeuvres a driver has to perform – the roadside loo break. Crouching in the lee of an [...]
Lewis Hamilton crashes during rain-hit German grand prix practice
• Crash limits Hamilton to just 12 minutes on the track• Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso sets fastest practice time The championship leader, Lewis Hamilton, endured a frustrating start to his German grand prix weekend as he crashed during a rain-hit first practice and was forced to sit out almost the entire second session while his car [...]