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F1: Hamilton hails Japanese GP practice as ‘best Mercedes session’ so far

Lewis Hamilton has hailed the first two practice sessions at the Japanese Grand Prix as the “best session” Mercedes have had so far in the ongoing 2024 Formula 1 season. Following three difficult races in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Australia, Mercedes started the weekend in Suzaka on a positive note as Hamilton and George Russell finished fifth and fourth respectively in first practice before the former...

F1: Hamilton laments at worst-ever career season start after Australian Grand Prix DNF

Lewis Hamilton has described 2024 as his “worst start” to an F1 season ever after failing to finish at the Australian Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion retired with engine failure during Sunday’s main race at Melbourne Park, adding more woes to what was a miserable weekend for him and the Mercedes team. Hamilton qualified 11th which was his worst qualifying result in Australia since 2010....

F1: Hamilton criticises FIA for lacking accountability

F1: Hamilton criticises FIA for lacking accountability

Seven-time Lewis Hamilton has criticised the International Automobile Federation (FIA) for lacking accountability in the wake of multiple scandals that have rocked the governing body in recent times. FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem was accused by a whistleblower of demanding the overturning of a penalty to Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso at last year's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix last year. He also asked officials not to pass...

F1: Bearman proud of Hamilton’s praise after Saudi Arabian GP performance

F1: Bearman proud of Hamilton’s praise after Saudi Arabian GP performance

Oliver Bearman says he feels proud of the praise from seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton after his strong performance at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix last weekend. The 18-year-old British driver stood in for Carlos Sainz Jnr in Jeddah after the Spaniard required surgery to treat appendicitis. Bearman qualified 11th and finished the race in seventh, becoming the youngest driver to score points on...

F1: Hamilton no longer frustrated by pace deficit to Verstappen

F1: Verstappen makes Hamilton prediction for 2024 season

Max Verstappen has predicted that Lewis Hamilton will finish second in the 2024 Formula 1 drivers’ championship. The reigning world champion led from start to finish at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix with teammate Sergio Perez making his way from fifth to finish second. Mercedes had a difficult weekend in Bahrain with Hamilton finishing seventh while his British teammate George Russell claimed fifth. In spite of...