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Formula One champion driver Lewis Hamilton has said that when he met former South African president Nelson Mandela, it felt like he was in the presence of God.

Lewis Hamilton has finally given his legion of fans something to cheer about ahead of his home grand prix by flying to the fastest time in the third day of testing at Silverstone.

Lewis Hamilton on Saturday sounded confident about getting his world championship campaign back on track in the near future.

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finished third fastest in Saturday's qualifying session for tomorrow's French Grand Prix, with a time of 1m16.693. However, the penalty he received in Montreal ...

Stars of the screen, stage and sporting arena paid tribute on Friday to Nelson Mandela, whose visit to London has been overshadowed by events in Zimbabwe where disputed elections have just ended.

Sauber's Robert Kubica said on Friday he felt like a lone David against a multitude of Goliaths in his Formula One title battle with Ferrari and McLaren.

Lewis Hamilton yesterday received a sneak preview of the "Lewis-mania" that is certain to surround the British grand prix at Silverstone on Sunday week, when a huge crowd of 10,000 packed into the home of ...

The gap between BMW Sauber and F1's two leading teams is 'big' and wider than at the start of the 2008 season, according to former championship leader Robert Kubica.

Formula 1>> Kovalainen blows 'em away at Silverstone. Wednesday, 25th June 2008 McLaren-Mercedes' Finnish star Heikki Kovalainen masters the tricky conditions on day two of pre-British Grand Prix F1 testing at ...

HE is more used to hitting speeds of 230mph on the world's quickest racetracks. However, Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton will be swapping his high-performance McLaren Mercedes car for an altogether different ...

No fewer than four drivers have outclassed Lewis Hamilton so far in 2008, according to former formula one team chief Gian Carlo Minardi.

The two days since the chequered flag at Magny Cours did little to quieten rumblings about the spate of penalties incurred by McLaren drivers in recent times.

LONDON : Next week's British Formula One Grand Prix has sold out with a record three-day crowd of 240,000 spectators expected at Silverstone, organisers said on Tuesday.

Jun.24 As widespread opinion converges that Lewis Hamilton is losing his composure, a plethora of experts have stepped out to offer their opinion and advice.

FORMULA One's governing body has proposed raising the teams' 2009 entry fee to 740,000 euros each from the current 300,000 to pay for services and equipment.

Felipe Massa gained his revenge on Sunday for his defeat in last year's French Grand Prix, but only after Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen was slowed by a mechanical problem.

On the evening of Friday June 20, at the Chateau de Prye, a 17th century chateau in La Fermete, a small hamlet 20km from the Magny-Cours circuit, McLaren launched 'McLaren - The Cars 1964-2008', a large-format ...

Lewis Hamilton should not be written off as a world championship contender despite errors that have seen him fail to score in successive races, says the new title leader Felipe Massa.

McLaren Mercedes have defended Lewis Hamilton after he failed to pick up points for the second successive race in France.

FERRARI On low fuel, Felipe Massa is the fastest man at Magny-Cours, but in Q3 race trim, Kimi Raikkonen snatched Ferrari's 200th pole by the barest of margins.

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Formula 1>> Kubica wants 'better car' in F1 title bid. Sunday, 15th June 2008 Poland's F1 sensation Robert Kubica admits: "I did not expect to be leading the championship after seven races, "as our car is not ...

Lewis Hamilton will, for once, look to old adversary Fernando Alonso for inspiration ahead of Sunday's French GP.

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen finished Friday's second Free Practice for the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours in fourth and seventh positions respectively.

Felipe Massa of Ferrari was fastest in the first practice session for the French Grand Prix on Friday.

The word "strike" was tentatively mentioned in Formula One circles on Thursday as drivers expressed their concern about the cost of their super licence this year.

As the excitement builds for this year's British Grand Prix in July, motorsport fans throughout the region are in for a high-octane surprise, as Formula One comes to Manchester for the first time ever.

Strategy will be the name of the game for Lewis Hamilton at this weekend's French Grand Prix.

At least two of Lewis Hamilton's key rivals would beat the 23-year-old British driver in the same car.

Formula One heads to central France for the eighth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship where Bridgestone's medium and soft Potenza tyres will tackle the silky smooth surface of the Circuit de Nevers ...

Lewis Hamilton has the full support of his Mclaren-Mercedes team despite a costly rookie mistake at the Canadian Formula One Grand Prix.

The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team kicks off the summer's seven-race European stint by travelling to the Magny-Cours circuit ahead of next weekend's French Grand Prix.

Robert Kubica has revealed that he is no longer as close to Formula One rival Lewis Hamilton as he once was.

WARSAW, Poland : Formula One championship leader Robert Kubica wants a faster car.

Robert Kubica will gladly accept the Formula One world title even it comes one year ahead of plan.

Hornby, the toy-maker and hobby specialist, hopes to drive sales with the introduction of a James Bond themed Scalextric set to coincide with the release of the next 007 film, Quantum of Solace .

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in Friday's Free Practice for the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal.

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton said on Wednesday he could still win next week's French Grand Prix despite a 10-place penalty on the starting grid.

SILVERSTONE has been confirmed as a 90,000 sell-out on race day for this year's British Grand Prix.

Yes, perhaps the old adage of "like father, like son" is actually true. We all know how much Lewis Hamilton loves the Porsches , right? We also know how much he loves diving head first into the walls too.

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Portrait of sauber-Petronas Technical Director Willy Rampf, seen here in 2002, says it is too early to talk of a world championship challenge despite the Swiss-German team earning their maiden grand prix ...

The No.4 BMW Sauber crossed the finish line 16.495 seconds ahead of teammate Nick Heidfeld.

Twelve months ago in Canada, Lewis Hamilton broke his duck. Now he's looking to make it two wins on the spin after his triumph in Monte Carlo.

Racing impresario Normand Legault poured in $5.5 million to give Circuit Gilles Villeneuve a facelift for the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix this year, but all that got him yesterday was a chorus of complaints ...

Ferrari's world champion Kimi Raikkonen described the Canadian Grand Prix track conditions as a "joke" on Saturday and warned that Sunday's race could turn into a nightmare.

Nico Rosberg had the fastest lap in his Williams in the final practice session before qualifying on a warm, sunny Saturday morning at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Hornby, the toy-maker and hobby specialist, hopes to drive sales with the introduction of a James Bond themed Scalextric set to coincide with the release of the next 007 film, Quantum of Solace .

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in Friday's Free Practice for the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal .

Heikki Kovalainen's 23 point deficit to his McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton has not relegated him to de facto 'number two' status.

Friday, 06 June , 2008, 11:00 Last Updated: Friday, 06 June , 2008, 11:01 A year on from his first Formula One victory in Canada, McLaren's Lewis Hamilton was still marvelling at what he had achieved.

Silverstone has been confirmed as a 90,000 sell-out on race day for this year's British Grand Prix.

Heikki Kovalainen has been backed to finally emerge from his bad luck slump and become a grand prix winner.

London, June 5: It seems that F1 star Lewis Hamilton's father needs to take some driving tips from his son.

Robert Kubica walked away from a potentially fatal accident at the Canadian Grand Prix last year without a scratch.

Formula One heads to the fabulous city of Montreal in Canada for the seventh round of the FIA Formula One World Championship where Bridgestone's soft and super soft compound Potenza tyres will be put through ...

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Hamilton, 23, follows in the footsteps of his hero, the late Ayrton Senna, who won in Monaco a record six times.

Confirmed drivers at the Festival will include current Formula One stars Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Sebastian Bourdais, as well as WRC works drivers Petter Solberg, Chris Atkinson, Matthew Wilson and ...

McLaren executive Martin Whitmarsh has declared himself delighted with the British team's new driver recruit in 2008, Heikki Kovalainen.

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