Formula One: Hamilton gracious in title defeat as stewards dismiss Mercedes protests
ABU DHABI (REUTERS) – Lewis Hamilton was gracious in defeat after Red Bull rival Max Verstappen ended the Briton’s quest for an unprecedented eighth Formula One title with a safety-car aided, last-lap pass for championship glory at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday (Dec 12). The 36-year-old, who started second alongside pole-sitter... » read more
Formula One: History for Hamilton or victory for Verstappen in Abu Dhabi GP showdown
LONDON (REUTERS) – Lewis Hamilton will become either the first Formula One driver to win eight world championships or be dethroned by young nemesis Max Verstappen under the Abu Dhabi floodlights on Sunday. Either a record will be set, one surely destined to be longer lasting than Ferrari great Michael Schumacher’s seven between 1994-2004, or... » read more
Motor racing: Hamilton edges Verstappen in chaotic Saudi GP to send F1 title race to wire
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA (AFP) – Lewis Hamilton edged out Max Verstappen to win a chaotic and controversial Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday (Dec 5) to send the title battle to the final race in Abu Dhabi next weekend. Both men are level on points ahead of the decider after an incident-packed street race in... » read more
Formula One: Hamilton on Saudi GP pole as Verstappen slips to third
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA (AFP) – Lewis Hamilton snatched pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Saturday (Dec 4), boosting his hopes of staying on course for a record eighth Formula One world title. Championship leader Max Verstappen was third fastest in the Red Bull after hitting a wall on his final flying lap... » read more
Formula One: Title rivals Verstappen, Hamilton play it cool ahead of crunch Saudi GP
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA (REUTERS) – Max Verstappen cut an unfazed figure on Thursday (Dec 2) heading into the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, a race which could bring the Red Bull driver a maiden Formula One world title. Verstappen leads Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton by eight points in the standings heading into the season’s penultimate... » read more
Formula One: Hamilton chasing hat-trick to set up last-race showdown
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA (REUTERS) – Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has his first shot at winning the Formula One title in Sunday’s inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix but Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton is chasing a hat-trick of wins to take the battle down to the wire in Abu Dhabi. Seven-times world champion Hamilton, 36, has closed... » read more
Formula One: Hamilton not wasting energy on Brazil GP flashpoint review
DOHA (AFP) – Lewis Hamilton on Thursday (Nov 18) distanced himself from his Mercedes team’s request for a stewards’ review of a flashpoint incident in last Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix when Max Verstappen forced him off the track. Speaking to reporters ahead of this weekend’s inaugural Qatar Grand Prix, the defending seven-time world champion revealed... » read more
Formula One: Hamilton and Verstappen take a step into the unknown
DOHA (REUTERS) – Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen take their title battle into the unknown this weekend as Qatar hosts a Formula One grand prix for the first time at a track better known for two-wheeled thrills. The last of three races on successive weekends from Mexico via Brazil, Qatar also starts a final run... » read more
Formula One: ‘Angry’ Wolff demands review of Verstappen incident in Brazil
PARIS (AFP) – Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff said “diplomacy” had ended as he demanded on Tuesday (Nov 16) a review of an incident from last weekend’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix when Red Bull’s Max Verstappen appeared to force Lewis Hamilton off the track. Mercedes are convinced that Verstappen, then leading the race, defended too... » read more
Formula One: Bottas on pole in Brazil as Verstappen extends lead
SAO PAULO (REUTERS) – Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas won a sprint race for pole position at the Sao Paulo Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday (Nov 13) as Red Bull’s Max Verstappen extended his championship lead to 21 points. Seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton charged from last on the grid, after his car failed a... » read more
Formula One: Verstappen fined over $70,000 for touching Hamilton’s car
SAO PAULO (REUTERS) – Formula One stewards fined Red Bull’s championship leader Max Verstappen €50,000 (S$77,000) on Saturday (Nov 13) after he touched and examined the rear wing of title rival Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes following Sao Paulo Grand Prix qualifying. The Dutch 24-year-old, who leads seven times world champion Hamilton by 19 points with four... » read more
Formula One: Hamilton qualifies fastest for sprint race at Interlagos
SAO PAULO (REUTERS) – Lewis Hamilton made the most of a new engine to beat Formula One leader Max Verstappen with the fastest lap in qualifying for the sprint race that will decide the grid for Sunday’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Hamilton was dominant in all three phases of the Friday (Nov 12) session at... » read more
Formula One: Verstappen will swap 33 for number one if he wins F1 title
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (REUTERS) – Max Verstappen fans will have to get used to a new number next season if Red Bull’s Formula One leader wins the world championship. The Dutch driver told reporters at Brazil’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Thursday (Nov 11) that he would not hesitate to take the number one reserved... » read more
Formula One: Verstappen can sprint further clear of Hamilton in Brazil
LONDON (REUTERS) – Formula One leader Max Verstappen can sprint to his third win in a row in Brazil on Sunday (Nov 14) but Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes intend to hit back hard after painful defeats in Texas and Mexico. Verstappen is 19 points ahead of seven-times world champion Hamilton with four races remaining and... » read more
Motor racing: Verstappen holds off Hamilton to win US Grand Prix thriller
AUSTIN (AFP) – Max Verstappen held off a charging Lewis Hamilton to win the United States Grand Prix on Sunday (Oct 24) and extend his Formula One world championship lead to 12 points. Verstappen, in a Red Bull, claimed his first victory at the Circuit of the Americas in front of 140,000 fans. Mercedes star... » read more
Formula One: Perez tops final practice for US grand prix
AUSTIN, TEXAS (REUTERS) – Red Bull’s Sergio Perez topped final practice for the US grand prix in Austin on Saturday (Oct 23) after Formula One title rivals Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton had quicker laps deleted for running wide. Mexican Perez, a local fan favourite with no home drivers on the grid, lapped the Circuit... » read more
Formula One: Verstappen laughs off Hamilton’s feeling the ‘pressure’ comments
SOCHI, RUSSIA (REUTERS) – Max Verstappen hit back with sarcasm on Thursday (Sept 23) after seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton suggested his young Red Bull rival was feeling the pressure of a first title tilt. “I’m so nervous I can barely sleep,” the Dutch 23-year-old told reporters at the Russian Grand Prix... » read more