Lewis Hamilton waves goodbye this weekend to Mercedes, the team that won six world championships while his next team Ferrari fights for a first constructors’ title in 16 years. Saturday’s streetlight Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is also the last, with the Briton wrapping up a 12-year run with the Silver Arrows and 26-year run with Mercedes. Then Hamilton is off to Ferrari, where Italy will be hoping that he finds the form and the mojo that made him the winningest driver in the
Hamilton Takes Blame for Crash with Russell In the high-speed world of Formula 1 racing, where split-second decisions can make all the difference between victory and defeat, accidents are an unfortunate but not uncommon occurrence. However, what sets some incidents apart is how the drivers involved handle the aftermath. Lewis Hamilton, a seven-time Formula 1 World Champion, demonstrated exceptional sportsmanship and humility when he took full responsibility for a collision with his teammate, George Russell. The incident occurred during the Emilia Romagna Grand
Formula 1 has condemned three-time world champion Nelson Piquet for using racially abusive language about Lewis Hamilton. The 69-year-old Brazilian, who won the world title in 1981, 1983 and 1987, used a racially offensive term in referring to Hamilton on a podcast. An F1 statement said: "Discriminatory or racist language is unacceptable in any form and has no part in society. "Lewis is an incredible ambassador for our sport and deserves respect." It added: "His tireless efforts to increase diversity and inclusion are
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton said on his team radio, "This has been manipulated," after the Briton was passed by Max Verstappen on the final lap of Sunday's controversial season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The message was not broadcast on the world TV feed but was audible on seven-times champion Hamilton's onboard channel on F1TV, multiple media outlets reported. Reuters has requested comment from Mercedes and the governing FIA. Red Bull's Verstappen overtook Hamilton on the last lap to win the Abu Dhabi GP and
Lewis Hamilton stayed onside with his Brazilian fans on Wednesday by calling up soccer star Neymar ahead of a big weekend for the Briton's bid for a record eighth Formula One championship. The Mercedes driver told reporters he hoped to watch his friend in a World Cup qualifier between five times champions Brazil and Colombia at the home of Sao Paulo's Corinthians on Thursday night. "I'm very much in contact with Neymar, quite often, we were just talking actually earlier today," explained the
LE CASTELLET, France: Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team hope to find a positive sense of "deja vu" and a return to winning form at this weekend's French Grand Prix following two shattering street circuit defeats. The seven-time champion and the defending champion team were well beaten in both Monte Carlo and Baku, losing their long consecutive points-scoring records of 54 and 55 races respectively as Red Bull took command with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez claiming victories. Dutchman Verstappen, deprived of victory