Tag: Lewis
Lewis Hamilton encouraged by Ferrari form ahead of move from Mercedes for 2025 F1 season | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton says watching Ferrari and McLaren overhaul Red Bull in the Constructors’ Championship has been “quite incredible” ahead of his move to the Italian team next season. Red Bull appeared to be set to maintain their domination of the past two seasons when Max Verstappen won four of the first five races of 2024,…
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Lewis Hamilton downbeat after being outqualified by Mercedes team-mate George Russell despite having newer car floor | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton has admitted he is “used to” being outqualified by George Russell after losing out at the Mexico City Grand Prix despite his Mercedes team-mate using a significantly older car floor. Mercedes introduced a new floor at last weekend’s United States Grand Prix, but as both drivers struggled with the handling of the W15,…
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Mexico City GP: Lewis Hamilton critical of ‘grey areas’ in F1 rulebook and Max Verstappen’s defence of position | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton believes “grey areas” in F1’s rules mean Max Verstappen has “got away with it for so long” when defending position on the track, as drivers prepare to meet on Friday to discuss the Dutchman’s United States GP incident with Lando Norris. Thursday’s media day ahead of this weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix was…
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Mercedes admits ‘issues’ after Lewis Hamilton’s Texas trouble
Oct 20, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team driver Lewis Hamilton (44) of Team Great Britain walks through the track entrance before the 2024 Formula One US Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images A frustrated Toto Wolff admitted his Mercedes team are struggling with “issues” on…
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United States GP: Lewis Hamilton bemoans Austin ‘nightmare’ and suggests pit-lane start after qualifying 19th | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton believes he might as well start from the pit lane in the United States GP in order to have a free change of set-up for Sunday’s race after a “nightmare” qualifying session left him on the back two rows of the grid. The record six-time winner of the US GP – five victories…
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United States GP: Lewis Hamilton says ‘unlucky’ yellow flags denied him Sprint Qualifying pole in Austin | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton says the “unlucky” timing of a yellow flag denied him Sprint qualifying pole at the United States Grand Prix. Hamilton appeared to be well in the battle for pole when he set the fastest first sector of the final part of qualifying to be four tenths clear of Mercedes team-mate George Russell’s at…
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Lennox Lewis tells Frazer Clarke only ‘a couple’ of changes needed to beat Fabio Wardley in heavyweight title rematch | Boxing News
Lennox Lewis has told Frazer Clarke that he only needs to “fix a couple of things” to overcome Fabio Wardley in their highly anticipated heavyweight title rematch. After an epic draw in their fight for Wardley’s British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles in March, the two will rematch on the bumper October 12 Sky Sports Box…
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Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes driver insists ‘things are cool’ with his team after Singapore GP strategy error | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton has insisted “things are cool” between him and Mercedes after a poor strategy choice ruined his race at the Singapore Grand Prix. Hamilton started from third on the grid after a strong qualifying showing but was the only front-runner to begin on a soft tyre, with all those around him, including his team-mate…
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Mercedes: F1 team ready ‘substantial’ car upgrade for Lewis Hamilton and George Russell at United States GP | F1 News
Mercedes have promised a “substantial” final upgrade of their 2024 car when the Formula 1 season resumes at the United States Grand Prix in late October for the season’s final six races. The Silver Arrows’ inconsistent campaign suffered what team boss Toto Wolff described as a “painful” Sunday in Singapore last weekend when promising second-row…
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Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes driver to start Azerbaijan GP from pit lane after taking new engine ahead of Baku race | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton will start the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from the pit lane after being penalised for exceeding his power unit allowance for the season. The seven-time world champion qualified seventh for Mercedes in Baku on Saturday, but has since installed a fifth power unit of the season on his W15, resulting in a start from…
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