Lewis Hamilton set to return in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton set for dramatic return to F1 on final day of 2020 season following coronavirus battle… as seven-time world champion tests negative and arrives in Abu Dhabi to take back his seat from Williams’ George Russell Lewis Hamilton was forced to sit out the Sakhir Grand Prix last weekend It was the first race he has … Read more

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admits Lewis Hamilton is ‘not great’ after positive coronavirus test 

Lewis Hamilton is ‘not great’ and still suffering from coronavirus symptoms after testing positive on Monday, his Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has said. Hamilton is currently recovering in bed while self-isolating and has been forced to miss this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix with George Russell, on loan from the Williams team, filling in for him. Hamilton, … Read more

JONATHAN McEVOY: F1 is gripped by the mystery of how Hamilton contracted Covid

How did the germ-freak Lewis Hamilton contract Covid? That is the question gripping the Formula One contingent away in Bahrain – with Mercedes super-sensitive about the issue. The world championship team’s hapless PR department is not even answering basic questions, which serves only to fuel the intrigue. Perhaps he was struck with the virus around … Read more

Lewis Hamilton faces wait over knighthood as Government now reluctant to honour active sportsmen

Calls for ‘Sir Lewis’ stall as seven-time world champion Hamilton faces wait over knighthood with  Government now reluctant to honour active sportsmen while Andy Murray declines to use title There has been a clamour for Hamilton to be recognised after his seventh F1 title Motorsport UK chairman David Richards is leading campaign for a knighthood … Read more

Lewis Hamilton vs Michael Schumacher in numbers after Brit wins his seventh world championship in F1

Lewis Hamilton has incredible 94 wins compared to Michael Schumacher’s 91, has 29 more poles, and a victory ratio 5% higher… the record-breaking numbers as the Brit equals the legendary driver’s seven world titles By Philip Duncan, Press Association Sport Published: 12:47 GMT, 15 November 2020 | Updated: 15:19 GMT, 15 November 2020 Lewis Hamilton … Read more

Lewis Hamilton makes history to become a seven-time world champion by winning the Turkish Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton is King of the Track for a record-equalling seventh time. Victory on the day, victory over the season, victory for the ages. The British driver sealed the world championship by winning the Turkish Grand Prix – holding his nerve, nursing his tyres for 50 laps, on the slippery track at Istanbul Park to … Read more

Lewis Hamilton reveals he is ‘missing’ life in England, 13 years after leaving

Lewis Hamilton reveals he is ‘missing’ life in England, 13 years after leaving for tax havens Switzerland and Monaco, as he talks of his love of ‘trees and the countryside’ and British ‘pride’ while preparing to seal a seventh Formula One title Lewis Hamilton left his home country in 2007 and moved to Switzerland In … Read more

Lewis Hamilton says he could QUIT F1 at the end of the year with his Mercedes contract set to expire

Lewis Hamilton has sensationally claimed he is considering quitting Formula One at the end of the season. The Briton’s surprising remarks came after a fine victory here at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix put him on the threshold of a record-equalling seventh world championship triumph. If he wins in Istanbul a week on Sunday he … Read more

Lewis Hamilton breaks Michael Schumacher’s record for race wins at Portuguese Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton made Formula One history in the Portuguese Grand Prix by winning for a record 92nd time. The 35-year-old from Stevenage largely dominated the race to move ahead of Michael Schumacher, the retired legend who is now stricken at home after a terrible skiing accident seven years ago. The landmark triumph also took Hamilton … Read more