All Posts Tagged With: "Lewis Hamilton"

Charlie Whiting has defended the decision in Spain to move Lewis Hamilton from pole to the very rear of the grid after the Brit stopped on track at the end of the final qualifying session for the Spanish Grand Prix. Although McLaren was widely criticised for making a serious error, many people felt that the penalty given to Hamilton was overly severe.  Read more... (293 words, estimated 1:10 mins reading time)

Martin Whitmarsh is sure McLaren’s recent errors will not affect contract negotiations with Lewis Hamilton.

The British team’s latest mistake not only cost Lewis Hamilton pole in Spain, it put the 2008 world champion to the very back of the grid. Asked if he worries that the now seemingly constant flow of team gaffes will damage McLaren’s efforts to re-sign Hamilton, Whitmarsh insisted: “No, I don’t.  Read more... (216 words, estimated 52 secs reading time)

The penalty might be harsh, but the loss of Lewis Hamilton’s pole in Spain is just the latest calamitous mistake by McLaren.

That was the tone of the paddock’s reaction to the news late on Saturday that a McLaren gaffe saw the FIA send Hamilton from first to last on the Spanish grand prix grid.  Read more... (509 words, estimated 2:02 mins reading time)

Spanish race stewards have stripped Lewis Hamilton of pole position for the Spanish grand prix.

“This is such a disappointment. Today’s qualifying session was one of the best I’ve ever driven,” said the 2008 world champion, who has been relegated to the very back of the grid.  Read more... (199 words, estimated 48 secs reading time)

Lewis Hamilton has hinted again that he sees his future with McLaren. Just prior to the new season, the 2008 world champion indicated he would like to renew his deal with the Woking based team in the early phase of this year. Hamilton’s current contract runs out at the end of 2012.  Read more... (262 words, estimated 1:03 mins reading time)

Lewis Hamilton’s perfect qualifying score in 2012 is over. It has emerged that the highest the McLaren driver can start Sunday’s Chinese grand prix is sixth, due a five-place grid penalty.

“Just spoken to Lewis Hamilton,” The Times correspondent Kevin Eason wrote on Twitter, “who discovered 30 minutes ago that (he) has been penalised five grid places for (a) gearbox change.”  Read more... (105 words, estimated 25 secs reading time)

Norbert Haug has dismissed reports linking Lewis Hamilton with a switch to Mercedes for the 2013 Formula one season. Hamilton’s contract expires with McLaren at the end of this season and there has been some speculation that the 2008 F1 world champion could move to Mercedes to replace Michael Schumacher.  Read more... (131 words, estimated 31 secs reading time)

Lewis Hamilton has vowed to push his McLaren engineers to improve the race pace of the British team’s 2012 car. The 2008 world champion put the MP4-27 on pole position for both the Australian and Malaysian grands prix, but then failed to have winning pace in the all-important races.  Read more... (212 words, estimated 51 secs reading time)

Lewis Hamilton could land an acting role in the Hollywood film ‘Rush’.

The movie, directed by The Da Vinci Code and Apollo 13′s Ron Howard, is about the epic 1976 battle between Niki Lauda and James Hunt. Britain’s Sun newspaper reports that McLaren driver Hamilton has been working on the project as a consultant.  Read more... (83 words, estimated 20 secs reading time)

The controversial issue which marred the Australian Grand Prix weekend looks set to continue to run with the FIA potentially looking to take further action against McLaren.  Read more... (326 words, estimated 1:18 mins reading time)