Lewis Hamilton has labelled the Brazilian Grand Prix as his “Hardest weekend I’ve ever had,” as he closed the gap on Max Verstappen in the Drivers’ Championship. “Coming into this weekend I never ever thought we would be able to close the gap like we had today,” Hamilton said after the race. Whilst Verstappen was […]
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F1 Brazil GP Driver Ratings: Lewis Hamilton impresses, Lando Norris struggles
The Formula One title race is heating up as the season enters its last three races, with the gap between Lewis Hamilton and title leader Max Verstappen down to 14 points following Hamilton’s phenomenal drive over the weekend. It was certainly a memorable weekend of racing, and for a recap of the events across the […]
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton closes gap to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen after win at F1’s Brazil GP
Lewis Hamilton’s 101st Formula One career win saw him reduce the gap to Championship leader Max Verstappen to just 14 points despite taking 25 grid places worth of penalties. Hamilton took an engine change before the weekend started, a five place penalty and was then disqualified from qualifying on Friday due to a DRS infringement […]
Lewis Hamilton battles back to win Portuguese Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton has won the 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen second and Hamilton’s Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas finishing in third place. Sergio Perez impressed with fourth place, while McLaren’s Lando Norris continued his fine record of finishing in the top five in every race with fifth, as his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo […]
BREAKING: Lewis Hamilton signs contract with Mercedes AMG F1
Lewis Hamilton has ended weeks of speculation about his future by signing a contract extension with Mercedes AMG F1. Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 have announced that the reigning Formula One Champion will continue to drive for the team in 2021. The Mercedes works team and Hamilton agreed a new contract which will see one of the […]
Hamilton wins his seventh World title after Turkish masterclass
Lewis Hamilton has won his record-equalling seventh World Championship after mastering the difficult conditions to win the Turkish Grand Prix. The newly crowned Champion cruised to victory at Istanbul Park, finishing over 30 seconds ahead of second placed Sergio Perez, the Racing Point driver getting his first podium of the season. Sebastian Vettel finished third […]
Lewis Hamilton “could only ever have dreamed” to break Michael Schumacher’s F1 wins record
Lewis Hamilton says he “could only ever have dreamed” to break Michael Schumacher’s 14-year F1 wins record. The 35-year-old beat Valterri Bottas to victory in Sunday’s Portuguese Grand Prix, the 92nd of his career, as he closes in on his seventh world title. Speaking to the BBC, the Stevenage-born Mercedes driver was elated: “I didn’t […]
OPINION: Should the 2020 F1 season be cancelled?
There is barely a sport across the world that hasn’t been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, but perhaps one of the most affected is F1. The sport is a global one, with drivers and teams travelling the world to compete, with a record 22 countries planned for visits in 2020. But ten of these have […]
BREAKING: McLaren pull out of Australian Grand Prix with team member testing positive for Coronavirus
McLaren have today decided to take no part in this weekend’s Australian Gran Prix after a member of their team tested positive for coronavirus. The team have confirmed the individual will now enter a period of quarantine. BREAKING: NBA suspended over coronavirus Lewis Hamilton has described Formula 1’s decision to go ahead with the race […]
UPDATE: Coronavirus in Sport
NBA season suspended until further notice: The NBA has announced that all matches this season have been suspended until further notice, after Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert tested positive for Covid-19. Three teams, including last season’s champions Toronto Raptors, have been told to self-quarantine after all recently playing the Jazz. LeBron James tweeted out his […]