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Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2016

Hamilton targets better race results

Lewis Hamilton will line up on the second row of the grid for Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix after struggling to find the right rhythm in his Mercedes to secure his fourth pole position at this track. The Briton hasn’t been totally comfortable with the car so far this weekend and has therefore managed to set only the third fastest time during today’s qualifying session.  “It's not been my weekend so far. I've not got many good laps out there. Not for any particular reason. I […]

Posted on Monday, August 29, 2016

Hamilton surprised by his podium finish

Lewis Hamilton produced a fantastic comeback drive to make the podium after starting from the back row of the grid for the Belgian Grand Prix. The Brit recovered after an array of penalties as a result of taking new power unit elements throughout the weekend. The Mercedes driver profited by Kevin Magnussen's accident early in the race and moved up to fifth when the event was red-flagged. After that he only needed to pass Fernando Alonso and Nico Hülkenberg to take third. “If you’d offered […]

Posted on Sunday, August 28, 2016

Rosberg wins chaotic Belgian GP

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg cruised to victory ahead of Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo in an incident-packed Belgian Grand Prix at Spa, but team-mate Lewis Hamilton was able to steer clear of the chaos to take third place and preserve his championship lead. Rosberg, who had lost the lead from pole position at the last two races, made a good getaway and was able to streak clear at the front while Max Verstappen, Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel all came to blows and were forced into […]

Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2016

Hamilton feels he is still adrift in standings

Lewis Hamilton says he still feels as if he is behind Nico Rosberg in the title standings due to his precarious engine situation, following woes across the first few races of the campaign. Hamilton is onto his fifth Turbocharger and MGU-H and has already accepted that he is likely to face starting from the back in either Belgium or Italy, due to the penalties for using new engines. Hamilton leads Rosberg by six points in the championship after triumphing in Hungary but says that his […]

Posted on Monday, July 25, 2016

Hamilton set for grid penalty

Lewis Hamilton will have to fight his way through the field at the Belgian Grand Prix after both him and his team confirmed that he will take an engine penalty on Sunday. nike italia The penalty comes as a result of the reliability issues he suffered early in the season which made him exceed his allocation of power unit elements. nike goedkoop online "As far as I’m aware we’ll be taking the engine penalty this weekend. I have no engines left, so… "Naturally we already […]

Posted on Monday, July 25, 2016

2016 Belgian GP - Thursday Press Conference

Transcript of the Thursday Press Conference organised by the FIA for the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix DRIVERS – Esteban OCON (Manor), Romain GROSJEAN (Haas), Daniil KVYAT (Toro Rosso), Fernando ALONSO (McLaren), Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing), Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) PRESS CONFERENCE Esteban, if we could start with you: many congratulations on your grand prix debut. Just describe your emotions now: how excited are you and indeed how surprised are you to be racing this weekend? Esteban OCON: Yeah, thank you, first of all. No, it’s […]

Posted on Friday, July 22, 2016

Hamilton leads opening Hungary session

Lewis Hamilton led the way for Mercedes as the team dominated the standings during the opening session for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Following a damp opening 20 minutes, following overnight rain, Hamilton moved to the front with a time of 1:21.347 on the Super Soft tyres. He finished 0.237s clear of team-mate Nico Rosberg, whose deal to remain with the squad until the end of 2018 was confirmed earlier on Friday. Sebastian Vettel was 1.6s behind Hamilton in third place, having also spun at Turn […]

Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2016

2016 United States GP - Thursday Press Conference

DRIVERS – Romain Grosjean (Haas), Kevin Magnussen (Renault), Valtteri Bottas (Williams), Nico Hulkenberg (Force India), Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari), Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) PRESS CONFERENCE Nico, let’s begin with you: congratulations on your first works drive in Formula One, with Renault for next season. Tell us, why is this the right move for you now and what was the clincher that made you decide to take it? Nico Hulkenberg: Yeah, I believe that it’s the right step in my career at this point. I feel I have […]

Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Hamilton 'confident' ahead of 2016 mid-point

Reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton says he is "feeling powerful and feeling confident" as the sport prepares for the mid-point of the 2016 campaign in Hungary this weekend. Hamilton has won four of the last five Grands Prix to close to within one point of team-mate Nico Rosberg in the championship, having at one stage trailed his rival by 43 points. Hamilton has won in Hungary in 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2013 and is hopeful of adding to his tally this weekend. "Ever since the […]

Posted on Sunday, July 10, 2016

2016 Brazilian GP - Thursday Press Conference

DRIVERS – Felipe Massa (Williams), Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari), Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull Racing), Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing), Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) with Charlie Whiting (FIA race director) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Let’s start with Felipe, your last Brazilian Grand Prix as a Formula One driver, what does this weekend, this occasion, mean to you? Felipe Massa: Well, I think it will be a very special weekend for me, for my last home race, the place where I grew up, the place that I […]

Posted on Sunday, July 10, 2016

Hamilton elated with fourth British GP triumph

Lewis Hamilton expressed his delight and recognised the "incredible energy" he feels from the British fans as he claimed victory at his home race for the fourth time in his career. Hamilton led away from pole position in wet conditions and controlled proceedings throughout, beating Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg to move to within four points of his rival in the standings. Hamilton's triumph was his fourth at the British Grand Prix, adding to successes in 2008, 2014 and 2015. "Ever since 2007 I’ve felt this […]

Posted on Sunday, July 10, 2016

Hamilton dominates British Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton claimed victory at the British Grand Prix for the fourth time in his career as he dominated proceedings at a wet/dry Silverstone. Hamilton controlled the race to triumph at home for the third successive year, as Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg provisionally secured a 1-2 finish for the team. It means Hamilton has cut Rosberg's advantage in the standings to just four points. Max Verstappen completed the podium in third place for Red Bull. A deluge prior to the race soaked the circuit and […]