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Hamilton’s Mock Race with Schumacher at Barcelona

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During the recent test at Barcelona, Lewis Hamilton got a taste of wheel-to-wheel racing against Michael Schumacher.  Granted, it was only testing, and the two cars were carrying different fuel loads.  Even so, the two drivers staged what was in effect a mock duel which, with any luck, will be a harbinger of things to [...]

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Lewis Hamilton Will Seek New Manager to Replace His Father

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Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he and his father, Anthony Hamilton, are parting ways, professionally speaking.  The elder Hamilton has been the McLaren pilot’s business manager since his karting days.  However, Hamilton says they’ve made a joint decision that it would be mutually beneficial for the two of them to terminate that relationship.
It certainly won’t [...]

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Hamilton Quickest in Final Round of Barcelona Testing

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Lewis Hamilton topped the time sheets today in the final round of pre-season testing in Barcelona.  There were few surprises today, save for the fact that, for the first time since winter testing began, the top eight cars were separated by less than half a second.
Most of the teams up to this point have not [...]

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Alonso Followed Father’s Urging in Joining Ferrari

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Fernando Alonso has revealed that he joined Ferrari at his father’s urging.  The double world champion, as reported in The Guardian, recently indicated that his father had always told him that after he had driven for Ferrari his career would be complete, and he could retire.
But Alonso said, “So after I won my two championships [...]

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Vettel Quickest on Day One at Jerez

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Testing got underway again today at Jerez, in a four-day meeting that will run through Saturday.  Weather consitions were mixed, which once again made comparisons between teams problematic.  Quickest on the day was Sebastian Vettel, in a Red Bull, who was nearly half a second quicker than the runner up, Lewis Hamilton, in a McLaren.
Vettel [...]

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Hamilton and McLaren Quickest at Jerez on Day Four

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Today Lewis Hamilton in a McLaren was quickest overall in the final session of four days of testing at Jerez.  He managed to record the only lap of the day in the 1:19’s, and he was more than half a second clear of the timed runner up, Adrian Sutil, in the Force India.
Although the morning [...]

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McLaren MP4-25 Launched at Vodafone Headquarters

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The McLaren-Mercedes Formula 1 team formally launched its 2010 challenger, the MP4-25, at Vodafone’s UK headquarters in Newbury today.  Although Mercedes is no longer an equity partner in the team, the new car sports the predominantly silver livery that has been a fixture on McLarens since 1997.  Prior to that year, of course, McLarens were [...]

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Button Preparing for Debut McLaren Test “Like It Is the First Race”

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Jenson Button is aware that the odds are against his snagging a repeat title in 2010.  While some Formula 1 champs are able to win ultimate laurels in successive years (most recently, Michael Schumacher did this for five years in succession, and Fernando Alonso for two), it’s not the norm in the sporting world.  But [...]

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Martin Brundle Says Schumacher Will Face Stiff Competition

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Martin Brundle, a former Formula 1 driver, as well as a driver manager (for David Coultard) and ITV commentator, seconded an opinion offered by Sterling Moss recently at the Autosport International show that Michael Schumacher would have his hands full trying to add an eighth world title to his already impressive list of accomplishments.
Brundle doesn’t [...]

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Lewis Hamilton Says He Blew Alonso Away in 2007

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No one has ever accused Lewis Hamilton of being modest to a fault, and Hamilton underscores the point in an “audio walk around Rye House Racetrack in Hoddeson” available on the Johnnie Walker website. 

During the course of the recording, which is about 20 minutes in length, Hamilton revisits the karting track where [...]

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