Lewis hamilton

1. London Motorsport Show incorporating Race Car Live heads for the starting line

Sezione: Sport

...of the fastest racers at the show. One man who knows all about karting and creating a champion is Martin Hines, the man who discovered the newly crowned Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton, who will be at the show signing copies of his new autobiography entitled Every Split Second Counts. Martin will appear on the Zip Kart stand along with Barry Lee,...

Data: 2008-11-19

2. Paul Di Resta wants 2009 F1 debut

Sezione: F1

...with one of the Mercedes-powered Force India seats for 2009. McLaren\'s Ron Dennis recently confirmed that the organisation\'s target is to bring the 22-year-old - who is managed by Lewis Hamilton\'s father Anthony - into formula one. Another year in DTM, however, or perhaps a graduation to GP2, were believed the most likely scenarios for di Resta for next...

Data: 2008-11-19

3. UK stamps to honour Lewis Hamilton title

Sezione: F1

Lewis Hamilton\'s world championship will be immortalised with a set of British postage stamps. The Times newspaper reports that the UK\'s national postal service is planning to honour the 23-year-old\'s achievement with the stamps in the new year. A Royal Mail spokesman would not confirm the news, but he admitted: \"It is certainly an idea which is under...

Data: 2008-11-19

4. Gold medals for F1 will be introduced

Sezione: F1

...and bronze medals, rather than awarded ten, eight and six points respectively. The change, he argues, will rid the sport of the situation of the 2008 series finale in Brazil, where Lewis Hamilton was able to finish just fifth and still be crowned world champion. If Ecclestone\'s new system had been in place, the McLaren driver and Felipe Massa would have...

Data: 2008-11-18

5. Fernando Alonso, ma che cospirazione con Glock...

Sezione: Formula 1

...indicavano in Timo Glock l\'autore di un ultimo giro volontariamente più lento del normale durante l\'ultimo GP di F1 in Brasile, giro che è valso il titolo iridato a Lewis Hamilton che proprio all\'ultima curva ha sorpassato il pilota Toyota, conquistando così quel punto in più necessario per la conquista del campionato.\"E\'...

Data: 2008-11-17

6. Fernando Alonso rubbishes Glock conspiracy theory

Sezione: F1

Fernando Alonso has rubbished conspiracy theorists who believe Timo Glock gifted Lewis Hamilton the 2008 world championship. In the wake of the incredible dying moments of the Brazilian grand prix, it was suggested that Toyota\'s Glock ceded fifth place to the McLaren driver so easily that he must have been in cahoots to prevent Felipe Massa from securing...

Data: 2008-11-17

7. Fernando Alonso \'proud\' to top British poll

Sezione: F1

Fernando Alonso says he is \"really proud\" to have been voted the best formula one driver of 2008 by readers of a British newspaper. Despite the fact that the Briton Lewis Hamilton broke Alonso\'s record as the youngest ever world champion this year, and following the pair\'s poisonous relationship in 2007, it was the Spaniard who took the chequered flag on...

Data: 2008-11-17

8. Fernando Alonso tops British list of best F1 drivers

Sezione: F1

...has been voted by readers of a British newspaper as the best driver of the 2008 season. The Spaniard finished the drivers\' championship outside of the top four, and Britain\'s own Lewis Hamilton earlier this month stole Alonso\'s record for becoming the youngest ever world champion. The pair each attracted more than 1000 votes apiece in The Times\' ranking,...

Data: 2008-11-14

9. Kimi Raikkonen admits motivation struggles

Sezione: F1

...of his drivers\' title strongly, winning two of the first four races. But Raikkonen, 29, struggled with subsequent developments of the F2008 car, and ultimately finished behind both Lewis Hamilton and his own teammate Felipe Massa in the final classification. Reports throughout the season queried Kimi\'s motivation, and he now confirms: \"That is the way it...

Data: 2008-11-14

10. Lewis Hamilton double wants career as lookalike

Sezione: F1

In the wake of the 2008 world championship, a Lewis Hamilton lookalike is expected to begin impersonating the McLaren driver full-time. Neil Davis, a 30-year-old graphic designer, also accepts work as a dead-ringer for the McLaren driver. According to The Sun newspaper, he is managed by a top lookalike agency and could soon be getting enough offers to make a...

Data: 2008-11-11

11. Ferrari 430 Scuderia 16M: a road car in F1 title tribute

Sezione: F1

...A convertible version of the 430 Scuderia has been launched at the Ferrari World Finals; named '16M' in commemoration of the Italian brand's sixteenth such title. This year would also have seen Ferrari secure its 16th drivers' crown, but Felipe Massa was beaten by 1 point by Lewis Hamilton. The 430 Scuderia 16M is expected to cost about $320,000. SOurce:...

Data: 2008-11-11

12. 'Bad car would test Hamilton's loyalty'

Sezione: F1

Lewis Hamilton's loyalty to McLaren may be tested if the Mercedes-powered team stops providing him with a winning car. That is the belief of retiring British veteran David Coulthard, who was commenting on 2008 world champion Hamilton's claim that he wants to spend his entire career with the Woking based team. "In terms of trying to achieve wins it would be...

Data: 2008-11-11

13. Lewis Hamilton also dismisses 'arrogant' jibe

Sezione: F1

Lewis Hamilton has echoed his boss Ron Dennis' defence that he is not arrogant. Among the criticisms of the 2008 world champion that emerge from the paddock and the wider public, the 23-year-old's sometimes over-zealous confidence is arguably most often repeated. The McLaren driver admits that some of the negativity surrounding his success "saddens" him. "It...

Data: 2008-11-11

14. Lewis Hamilton cuts deal to keep key trophies

Sezione: F1

Lewis Hamilton has cut a second sweet and unique deal with McLaren boss Ron Dennis. It had already emerged that, with his third drivers' world championship for the British team, Hamilton has been promised the McLaren F1 LM supercar - worth about $8m - that currently resides in the team museum. And 23-year-old Hamilton revealed at Mercedes-Benz's...

Data: 2008-11-11

15. Boss wants Kimi Raikkonen 'double' to vacate Ferrari

Sezione: F1

...season as reigning champion, finishing the Brazilian grand prix in third place, and third also in the final driver's classification. Montezemolo also countered reports that new world champion Lewis Hamilton may be beating off Ferrari's approaches before long. "With all respect for Lewis Hamilton, I'm happy with my drivers, the best pair in the world."Source:...

Data: 2008-11-11

16. 5m euro engines to arrive in 2011, not 2010

Sezione: F1

...compared to the more than 20m they used to cost," he said. At the end-of-season Ferrari World Finals event at Mugello, Montezemolo also revealed that he destroyed his television as Lewis Hamilton clinched the 2008 championship from Ferrari's Felipe Massa earlier this month. "Luckily we had another television so I was able to watch the podium ceremony, which...

Data: 2008-11-11

17. Button better than Lewis Hamilton with 'bad car'

Sezione: F1

Jenson Button insists he is a better driver than his British countryman Lewis Hamilton -- at racing a "bad car". Hamilton wrapped up the drivers' title in Brazil one week ago, while Honda's 28-year-old Button completed the 2008 title eighteenth; the lowest placed contender excluding those at the wheel of Force Indias or Super Aguris. But he is quoted as...

Data: 2008-11-11

18. Stars & Cars Tag 2008: 72.000 begeisterte Besucher feiern

Sezione: Motorsport

72.000 Daimler-Mitarbeiter und Motorsportfans haben heute über den ganzen Tag bei „Stars & Cars“ in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim Formel-1-Weltmeister Lewis Hamilton (23) und seine Mercedes-Benz Fahrerkollegen aus Formel 1 und DTM begeistert gefeiert und erlebten rund ums Mercedes-Benz Museum und die Stuttgarter Mercedes-Benz...

Data: 2008-11-08

19. 2008 Stars & Cars Day: 72,000 Visitors Celebrate

Sezione: Events and shows

72.000 Daimler employees and motor sport fans celebrated Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton (23) and his Mercedes-Benz driver colleagues from Formula 1 and DTM during today’s Stars & Cars Day in Stuttgart, a very special motor sport action day around the museum and the Stuttgart Mercedes-Benz subsidiary; over 10,000 more than last year. The...

Data: 2008-11-08

20. Lewis Hamilton admits need for more bodyguards

Sezione: F1

2008 world champion-elect Lewis Hamilton has admitted his title success is likely to lead to him organising extra personal security. The McLaren driver, who secured the championship at Interlagos a week ago, was surrounded by four bodyguards at the Stars and Cars end-of-season Mercedes-Benz event in Stuttgart this weekend. In Brazil last weekend, he was...

Data: 2008-11-10