Jackie Lewis, F1 driver

RB’s Daniel Ricciardo was quickest in Free Practice 1, while Hamilton paced FP2 with a fastest time of the day of 1m30.374s.Bahrain GP FP1 results: Ricciardo fastest from NorrisWhat happened in Bahrain GP Free Practice 1?This full-daylight session was topped by Ricciardo, who lapped in 1m32.869s – 0.032s ahead of Lando Norris (McLaren).The top four, which included their team-mates Oscar ...

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Lewis Hamilton heading to Ferrari for 2025 is the biggest Formula 1 driver market move since Hamilton himself opted to leave McLaren and move to Mercedes. That decision came back in late 2012, ahead of his Formula 1 debut with the Silver Arrows for the following year.The decision to move to Ferrari has a longer wait time but tops the previous one, and both of Sebastian Vettel's moves into and out ...

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Hamilton will start ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Lando Norris (McLaren) after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.F1 trialled a new tyre format this weekend, that mandated teams to run the hard Pirellis in Q1, mediums in Q2 and softs in Q3.Read Also:

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Hamilton’s tallies of 82 victories and six world titles with Mercedes, scored in 200 starts, are world championship records for a driver at one team.
Before Hamilton starts his 11th Mercedes campaign, we’ve decided to rank his 10 seasons at the Silver (and Black) Arrows.
We’ve rated them on Hamilton’s performances across each year, taking into account virtuoso races and errors, plus ...

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The all-female W Series support category ? which operates with the aim of creating a pathway for women to race in F1 ? was supposed to stage its penultimate round of the year this weekend in Texas on the undercard of the United States Grand Prix. 
However, earlier this month, the championship announced that it had been forced to call off its events in Japan, America, and the Mexico ...

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With the team hoping to build on the momentum gained in recent races, which included George Russell's pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix, it had felt that this weekend''s event at Spa-Francorchamps would offer it some good opportunities.
However, both Hamilton and Russell struggled for pace in Friday's cold and damp practice sessions.
Hamilton ended the afternoon session in sixth ...

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Hamilton?s investment was revealed in a tweet by the Broncos on Tuesday, attributed to Rob Walton, who is the heir of American retail giant Walmart.
Walton?s group takes over the Colorado team's NFL franchise next week (subject to approval by rival team owners) ahead of the upcoming new season in a record-smashing $4.65billion deal, which is more than double the amount paid for any team in ...

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An interview conducted last year with three-time world champion Piquet emerged this week, in which he used a racial slur in reference to Hamilton, resulting in condemnation from the F1 community and a ban from the paddock.
Piquet apologised to Hamilton, but denied his comment had any racial intent and disputed the way in which it was translated.
Hamilton appeared in Thursday's FIA press ...

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Former W Series driver Schiff became a key part of the Sky Sports F1 presenting team for this season, hosting its Monday motorsport review show Any Driven Monday and joining its coverage at a number of F1 races.
Earlier this week, Schiff faced abuse from a Twitter user that questioned her racing record, leading to support from fans and important figures throughout the racing ...

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The as-yet-unnamed project will be directed by British filmmaker Matt Kay and produced by Hamilton and his media talent manager Penni Thow, One Community and Box to Box Films ? the producers of Netflix?s F1 series Drive To Survive, as well as the critically-acclaimed Senna and Maradona.
The documentary has had full access to Hamilton and his team, and promises ?an all-star cast of guest ...

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They will go into the finale tied on points, only the second time (after 1974) that has happened since the inaugural world championship in 1950.
Although they are both on 369.5 points, Verstappen is ahead on wins countback, having taken nine victories this season to Hamilton?s eight. That includes the shortened Belgian GP, where there were no racing laps, which also explains the half points ...

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Hamilton led from start to finish, while Verstappen battled back from a five-place grid penalty to finish second with fastest lap.
Fernando Alonso used a one-stop podium to finish third, braving it out despite a string of front-left tyre failures ? that claimed Valtteri Bottas among others.
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It?s taken Hamilton 281 races and is the latest in a remarkable series of milestones in the career of one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time.
But how many of those wins can you remember? Here they all are, from the first success in Canada 14 years ago.
If you want to see which victories Motorsport.com rates as Hamilton?s best, also take a look at his top 10 F1 wins ...

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Fans at Spa were left disappointed after heavy rain limited the race to just two full laps behind the safety car before the result was called and a classification was issued.
It marked the shortest race in F1 history to have a result, beating the previous record held by the 1991 Australian Grand Prix that lasted only 14 laps. By meeting the minimum requirement for a classification, half points ...

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Speaking after the first day of action for the Belgian Grand Prix, Hamilton reckoned a new bump that had appeared at the bottom of Eau Rouge was making it an ordeal to run through there.
"It's a great, great circuit," said the Mercedes driver. "It's very bumpy now through Eau Rouge, something's happening.
"They've kind of ruined it a little bit with whatever it is. I don't know if they have ...

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The Mercedes driver, who ran an offset run plan in the final part of qualifying by taking three runs compared to the two most of the rest of the top 10 completed, left the pits as the last runner to start an out-lap ahead of the final fliers at the Red Bull Ring.
Hamilton and teammate Valtteri Bottas overtook eventual polesitter Max Verstappen early on their out-laps before passing Lando ...

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Hamilton entered the race weekend looking to bounce back from a late defeat to Verstappen in France last Sunday, but struggled to match his pace through practice on Friday.
Hamilton managed to top FP3 for Mercedes, only for Verstappen to hit back in qualifying as he produced two laps good enough for pole position, ultimately finishing two tenths clear of the field.
Valtteri Bottas took ...

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Hamilton arrived at the Red Bull Ring eager to bounce back from a late defeat to Verstappen in France last weekend that saw him lose further ground at the top of the drivers? championship, the gap now standing at 12 points.
Verstappen was able to top both FP1 and FP2 for Red Bull on Friday, while Hamilton saw his best lap for Mercedes in second practice get deleted for a track limits breach ...

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Seven-time F1 world champion Hamilton agreed a one-year extension with Mercedes back in February after the COVID-19 pandemic and condensed season hindered a push to open talks sooner in 2020.
Hamilton said last month that he was eager to get a new contract with Mercedes sewn up sooner for 2022, targeting the summer break as a point by which to ?have a clear picture of the ...

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Lewis Hamilton had unique tyre issues at the 2008 Turkish GP, but a superb drive to second salvaged precious points ? and contributed to his world championship success that year.
In past decades we were used to the top teams trying different strategies in order to find an advantage, but in the era of control tyres from one supplier we've generally become accustomed to seeing the frontrunners ...

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Following his ninth F1 victory of the season last time out at Imola, Hamilton moved 85 points clear of nearest rival and teammate Valtteri Bottas at the top of the drivers? standings.
With four races to go this season, and a maximum of 104 points left to score, the odds are heavily stacked in Hamilton's favour to claim a seventh F1 world drivers' crown. Whether he completes the feat at the ...

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Hamilton's pair of in-race five-second penalties were the key talking point in Sochi, the saga continuing after the race as the two penalty points that would have left him perilously close to a race ban were rescinded.
In the latest episode of the Motorsport.com Podcast, Oleg Karpov and Oriol Puigdemont join host Andrew van Leeuwen to debate all sides of the matter, including whether the FIA ...

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Should Lewis Hamilton ?shut up and stick to racing?, or is using his star power to fight for equality and diversity the right thing to do?
GP Racing editor Ben Anderson and columnist Mark Gallagher join host Stuart Codling to explore what might happen next.
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GP Racing?s cover feature this month is a hard-hitting investigation into ...

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