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Jenson Button predicts Formula One success for McLaren’s new car
• Button says 2011 season is the ‘most competitive ever’• Disputes claim that McLaren testing delays will be costly Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button are optimistic that their McLaren team will be even more competitive in 2011 as the 2008 and 2009 champion drivers go in search of further Formula One glory. The British pair [...]
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton has ‘worst’ weekend at Japanese grand prix
• Briton 28 points behind Mark Webber• Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel wins at Suzuka Lewis Hamilton’s hopes of winning his second Formula One world championship are almost certainly over after a weekend in Japan which he said was the worst of his career. The McLaren driver finished fifth in the Japanese grand prix today and [...]
Another failure to finish proves costly for McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton
Team principal and Mark Webber, whose Red Bull was involved in the collision, defend the former world champion’s manoeuvre The expression on Lewis Hamilton’s face suggested something darker and deeper than mere dejection. It was a look of abject despair as he faced up to the fact that his often brilliant driving this season may [...]
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton knows he cannot afford any more big mistakes
• Briton anxious to avoid repeat of Italian grand prix• The 2008 world champion stays positive Lewis Hamilton knows he cannot afford another DNF against his name if he is to be crowned Formula One world champion for a second time. The McLaren driver’s first-lap crash in the Italian grand prix at Monza on Sunday [...]
Lewis Hamilton admits McLaren’s F1 ambitions ‘hang by a thread’
• Red Bull lead the way after dominant weekend in Hungary• Break in racing has come at right time for McLaren Lewis Hamilton fears his world title dreams are “hanging by a thin thread” following a disastrous weekend for his McLaren team in Hungary. McLaren went into the race leading the constructors’ championship and with [...]
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton loses top spot after Hungarian grand prix woe
• Briton ousted by Mark Webber after failing to finish • Red Bull’s superior technical expertise is all too clear Such is the level of engineering excellence at the front of the field in Formula One that it is a relatively rare sight to see a car suffer a mechanical failure. They tend to either [...]
