Tag: lewis hamilton ndtv sports

Lewis Hamilton’s ‘Childhood Dream’ Fuelled Shock Ferrari Switch | Formula 1 News
3Feb By adminNo Comments
Sports

Lewis Hamilton’s ‘Childhood Dream’ Fuelled Shock Ferrari Switch | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Lewis Hamilton said his "childhood dream" to race for Ferrari fuelled his bombshell decision to agree to join the team next year. Hamilton, a seven-time Formula One world champion, will leave Mercedes at the end of the 2024 season in a stunning switch to Ferrari. The 39-year-old had signed a new two-year deal with Mercedes worth 100 million pound in August. But Hamilton this week activated a break clause to seal his move to the Italian team after admitting the prospect of "driving in Ferrari red" was too hard to turn down. "It's been a crazy few days which have been filled with a ...
Read More
Max Verstappen Beats Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton To Win British Grand Prix | Formula 1 News
9Jul By adminNo Comments
Sports

Max Verstappen Beats Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton To Win British Grand Prix | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Max Verstappen claimed his first British Grand Prix victory on Sunday to deliver a record-equalling 11th consecutive win for his Red Bull team and his sixth in successive races. In a race of attrition, interrupted by safety cars and influenced by tyre-wear, the Dutchman came home almost four seconds ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris who held off Mercedes' seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton in a thrilling finale. It was Verstappen's 43rd career win and his eighth in 10 races this year as he increased his lead ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez in the drivers' championship to 99 points.Norris's McLaren team-mate Australian rookie Oscar Piastri finished fourth ahead of George Russell, Perez, two-time champion Fernand Alonso of Aston Martin and Williams' Alex Albon.Ferrari's Charles Lecler...
Read More
Verstappen Fastest In Australian GP Practice, Hamilton Second | Formula 1 News
31Mar By adminNo Comments
Sports

Verstappen Fastest In Australian GP Practice, Hamilton Second | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Max Verstappen outpaced Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton to clock the fastest time in opening practice at the Australian Grand Prix on Friday, as the defending world champion reinforced his early season dominance. The Dutchman powered around the Albert Park circuit with a best time of one minute 18.790 seconds among his 17 laps, largely on soft tyres. He demonstrated his superior speed again, but also had a massive spin at the exit of Turn 4 late on, ruining his tyres.Seven-time world champion Hamilton was a surprise second, 0.433secs adrift, clocking his fastest lap just before the hour-long session was red flagged for a second time, sneaking past Red Bull's third-placed Sergio Perez.Red Bull are attempting to score a third consecutive 1-2 finish for the first time in the team's history ...
Read More
“Kept Calling Me The N-Word”: Lewis Hamilton Opens Up About Pain Of Racial Abuse At School | Formula 1 News
23Jan By adminNo Comments
Sports

“Kept Calling Me The N-Word”: Lewis Hamilton Opens Up About Pain Of Racial Abuse At School | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Lewis Hamilton has spoken about how he had bananas thrown at him and was repeatedly called the N-word during a "traumatising" school career. The seven-time Formula One world champion, who grew up in a town near London, detailed the racial abuse in the On Purpose podcast, released on Monday. The 38-year-old, who is preparing for his 17th season in F1, said: "For me, school was the most traumatising and most difficult part of my life."I was already being bullied at the age of six. At that particular school I was one of three kids of colour and just bigger, stronger, bullying kids were throwing me around a lot of the time."And the constant jabs, the things that are either thrown at you, like bananas, or people that would use the N-word just so relaxed. People calling you half-caste a...
Read More
Lewis Hamilton Says “Imperative” Formula One Cost Cap Rules Enforced | Formula 1 News
6Oct By adminNo Comments
Sports

Lewis Hamilton Says “Imperative” Formula One Cost Cap Rules Enforced | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said Thursday that any team breaking Formula One's cost cap must be punished, after governing body FIA pushed the findings of an investigation back to next week. FIA had been due to reveal Wednesday if any team had breached last season's $145 million budget cap, but released a statement instead saying the report would be delayed until Monday, October 10. Rival teams claimed at last weekend's Singapore Grand Prix that two teams, thought to be Red Bull and Aston Martin, had exceeded the cap, which was introduced last season to make racing more competitive.Red Bull's Max Verstappen pipped Hamilton of Mercedes to last season's title on the last lap of a controversial final race at Abu Dhabi.Should any team exceed the cost cap then there are a r...
Read More
Singapore Grand Prix: Ferrari’s Charles LecLerc On Pole | Formula 1 News
1Oct By adminNo Comments
Sports

Singapore Grand Prix: Ferrari’s Charles LecLerc On Pole | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Charles Leclerc took pole position on Saturday for the Singapore Grand Prix, but Formula One world championship leader Max Verstappen was left fuming after finishing only eighth fastest in damp conditions. Leclerc clocked 1min 49.412sec in his Ferrari to top the timesheets 0.022sec ahead of Red Bull's Sergio Perez with the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton third.Verstappen, who can mathematically retain his world title this weekend, had looked set to challenge Leclerc's time on his final flying lap before being told to abandon and return to the pits by his Red Bull engineer.The Dutchman had set the fastest first sector, then let fly an expletive-peppered tirade over team radio after being instructed to abort.Only the top-10 shootout for pole took place on slick tyres on the night Marina ...
Read More
Lewis Hamilton “Feels For Fans” As Max Verstappen Runs Away With Title | Formula 1 News
29Sep By adminNo Comments
Sports

Lewis Hamilton “Feels For Fans” As Max Verstappen Runs Away With Title | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said Thursday he feels for the fans with Max Verstappen on the cusp of wrapping up the world championship early at this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix. Last year's title chase saw Verstappen pip Hamilton on the very last lap of a controversial final race of 2021 in Abu Dhabi. But Verstappen can clinch his second successive world championship for Red Bull on Sunday night with five races to spare if he claims a sixth consecutive win and his rivals finish down the field.After some patchy results in the first three races of 2022, after which Verstappen found himself 46 points behind Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc, the Dutchman has dominated.Verstappen has won 11 of 17 races and now has an almost unassailable 116-point lead over Leclerc with jus...
Read More