Formula One fans should be allowed to get close to the action like they are at NASCAR tracks, according to Lewis Hamilton.
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“It looks like a boat”: Hamilton on new Mercedes
2017 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton says Formula One’s larger cars for 2017 will take some getting used to after seeing the “much bigger” Mercedes W08.
Hamilton wants no more data sharing with team mates
2017 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton wants Mercedes to stop his team mates from being able to study his data because “they can just copy you”.
Title fight had little effect on Hamilton’s jet-setting
2016 F1 season
Posted onDespite a tough title fight and a longer calendar, Lewis Hamilton didn’t ease his fast-paced jet-setting lifestyle in 2016. But did that affect his driving?
Lowe refused to give Hamilton a second order to speed up
2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes’ executive director for technical Paddy Lowe has revealed how Lewis Hamilton’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix tactics baffled the team’s strategists.
Rosberg and Hamilton celebrate with Mercedes
F1 pictures
Posted onWorld champion and ex-Formula One driver Nico Rosberg joined his team mate and Mercedes to celebrate at the team’s traditional end-of-season event.
Did Hamilton’s unreliability stop him winning the title?
2016 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton blamed technical problems for his championship defeat to Nico Rosberg. But did they really play that great a role in his season?
Vettel: Hamilton tow stopped me passing Rosberg
2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel said he couldn’t pass Nico Rosberg at the end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix because the Mercedes was getting a tow from his team mate.
Hamilton ‘only did practice starts from pole’
2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he has only practised starting from pole position this weekend as he strives to avoid another poor getaway.
Backing Rosberg up ‘not practical’, says Hamilton
2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onHolding Nico Rosberg up so others can overtake him is not a practical strategy at Yas Marina, according to Lewis Hamilton.
Are Hamilton’s title hopes “impossible”?
2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton described his chances of winning the championship as “pretty impossible”. But the odds show his title hopes are not completely unrealistic.
Hamilton says he faces “impossible odds” in title decider
2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he faces “impossible odds” to beat Nico Rosberg to the championship in this weekend’s season finale.
Hamilton using Senna helmet design for Brazil
2016 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton will use a special helmet in tribute to his racing hero Ayrton Senna at this weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix.
How Hamilton can disrupt Rosberg’s title run
2016 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton needs to do more than just win races to hold onto his championship crown. He needs to start getting in Nico Rosberg’s way.
How Rosberg can win the title in Brazil – and why he probably will
2016 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onNico Rosberg’s chance of beating Lewis Hamilton to the world championship in Brazil next week are much stronger than they were in Mexico.
New video compares Hamilton, Rosberg and Verstappen’s corner-cutting
2016 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onThis video filmed by a Formula One fan gives the most revealing view yet of how three drivers cut the first corner in the Mexican Grand Prix.
Hamilton’s 50 grand prix wins in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onLast weekend Lewis Hamilton became the third F1 driver in history to score 50 wins. Here is every one of his victories to date in pictures.
Hamilton has carried foot injury “all year”
2016 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton has revealed the foot injury which kept him from participating in last week’s Pirelli test is something he has been managing all year.
Hamilton sits out Pirelli test with sore foot
2016 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton is not participating in his scheduled test for Pirelli today due to a sore foot.
Mercedes withdraws Verstappen protest which Hamilton didn’t support
2016 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes has withdrawn its protest against Max Verstappen which Lewis Hamilton said he did not support.