Lewis Hamilton

Tires Tell the Story: Hammy Wins in Shanghai

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Based on Sebastian Vettel’s qualifying performance on Saturday, it was fair to assume that he might have it all his own way again on Sunday in Shanghai, but in the end it wasn’t meant to be.  When the red lights went out, the both McLarens shot past Vettel, leaving the German to defend a move [...]

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Hamilton to Join Vettel at Red Bull?

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While McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton might be loose-lipped with his allegations that Red Bull are using outlawed black arts (i.e. a front wing that’s out of compliance) to leave the competition in their dust, the brass at Red Bull don’t seem overly bothered by the young Brit’s sniping, at least not to the extent that [...]

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Hamilton Complains About Red Bull’s Front Wings – Again

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Far be it from me to suggest that Lewis Hamilton or anyone else at McLaren is a sore loser, but I will say that Hamilton was heard making a familiar complaint this week. As reported in Bild, Hammy told journalists in the days following this season’s opener at Melbourne, “Did you see Vettel’s front wing.  [...]

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Late Upgrades Pay Off: McLarens Top Timesheets in Practice 2 in Oz

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Although, to paraphrase Gertrude Stein, practice is practice is practice, and one must be careful about drawing conclusions prematurely, I think it’s safe to say that one surprise that’s come from Friday’s opening practice sessions in Australia is the pace shown by McLaren. Of course, McLaren has long had a reputation for sandbagging in pre-season [...]

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Is Jenson Button a Natural Number Two?

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Clearly, one of the most valuable assests in McLaren’s treasury at the moment is one Lewis Hamilton.  Not to say that Jenson Button isn’t quite the coin of the realm, but it’s obvious, not withstandng the many stout denials coming from Woking, that Button is the marquee driver there.  He’s generally the quicker of the [...]

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A Future Vettel-Hamilton Line-up at Red Bull?

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Is it possible that a Vettel-Hamilton partnership might be looming in the future?  Red Bull boss Christian Horner hasn’t ruled it out. Teams that boast dueling number-one drivers often seem doomed to calamity.  The foremost example in the modern era is the Ayrton Senna-Alain Prost match up at McLaren in the late 1980′s and early [...]

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Lewis Hamilton and Tony Stewart to Swap Rides at Watkins Glen

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Lewis Hamilton and NASCAR driver Tony Stewart will do a car swap for a demonstration test at Watkins Glen, NY this summer.  The event should be reminiscent of the test staged a few years back at Indianapolis, when Juan Pablo Montoya (then a Williams pilot) and NASCAR ace Jeff Gordon traded seats for a demo. [...]

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Is Fernando Alonso a Saboteur?

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During his career, uber-driver Michael Schumacher has often been accused of being ruthless and ethically suspect.  Witness his deliberate nudge into Damon Hill in 1994, causing the retirement of both, but handing Schumi the world title; his duplication of that maneuver against Jacques Villeneuve in 1997, causing only Schumi’s retirement, and ceding the title to [...]

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Massa Quickest at Jerez Test Today

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Preseason testing resumed today at Jerez, with Ferrari’s Felipe Massa at the top of the time sheets.  Massa insisted the times didn’t mean much, and considering that newbie Sergio Perez in a Sauber was second quickest, one is inclined to agree with him. Red Bull’s Mark Webber was third quickest, followed by Toro Rosso’s tester [...]

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Mr. 20 Percent Wants to Manage Sebastian Vettel

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Willi Weber (a.k.a. “Mr. 20 Percent,” in reference to the slice he skimmed from Herr Michael Schumacher’s annual income), is offering a bit of advice to reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel: get a manager.  And the best manager for the job?  Why, Willi Weber, of course. Vettel, most unusually for a modern F1 driver, has [...]

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