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Hamilton had endured a difficult 2022 with little improvement for the team so far this year

Mercedes struggles a 'kick in the guts' for Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton has described Mercedes' form as a "kick in the guts" - but team principal Toto Wolff insists his superstar driver will still sign a new contract.

Motorsport • 06 May 23

Verstappen was first past the post Down Under

Verstappen avoids carnage to take Australian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen survived a crazy, chaotic and farcical finale to win the Australian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 02 Apr 23

Lewis Hamilton is aiming to see out his career with Mercedes

Hamilton welcomes court judgement against Piquet

Lewis Hamilton praised Brazilian authorities for handing triple Formula One champion Nelson Piquet a huge fine for using racist and homophobic language in comments about the Mercedes driver.

Motorsport • 30 Mar 23

Piquet fined by Brazilian court for Hamilton slurs

Piquet fined over racist slurs against Lewis Hamilton

Thee-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet has been ordered pay 5 million Brazilian Reals (€885,500) in moral damages for racist and homophobic comments against Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, a Brazilian court ruled on Friday.

Motorsport • 25 Mar 23

Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc are trailing behind the Red Bulls at present

Getaway driver: Wolff admits Hamilton may exit Mercedes

Toto Wolff has admitted he would not blame Lewis Hamilton for seeking a move away from Mercedes if the sport's once-dominant team fails to reverse its slump.

Motorsport • 17 Mar 23

Hamilton: Mercedes ignored my input for new car

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes ignored him over the development of this season's Formula One car.

Motorsport • 08 Mar 23

Max Verstappen topped the timesheets in Bahrain

Verstappen powers to pole at Bahrain Grand Prix

Max Verstappen struck the first blow of the new Formula One season by securing pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 04 Mar 23

Hamilton has sported a permanent nose stud in his left nostril for many years

F1 stewards grant Hamilton nose piercing exemption

Formula One stewards exempted Lewis Hamilton from a jewellery ban at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday after accepting he risked disfigurement if a nose piercing was removed, while Red Bull's Sergio Perez set the pace in first practice.

Motorsport • 03 Mar 23

Charles Leclerc (r) is among the leading drivers looking to close the gap on Verstappen and Red Bull

F1 returns with Verstappen still holding all the cards

Formula One returns with the 2023 season opener in Bahrain this weekend and the challenge for the grid is to close the gap on Max Verstappen and Red Bull.

Motorsport • 03 Mar 23

The seven-time F1 champion endured a difficult 2022 by his standards

Talks over new Hamilton contract with Mercedes underway

Lewis Hamilton has started negotiations with Mercedes over a new deal, according to team principal Toto Wolff.

Motorsport • 15 Feb 23

"We want to keep winning and that is what we hope to achieve this year"

'We want a title race' - Verstappen challenges rivals

Max Verstappen has challenged Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes to raise their game and provide him with the championship battle that Formula One needs.

Motorsport • 03 Feb 23

Lewis Hamilton is a seven-time Formula One world champion

Hamilton reveals racist bullying throughout schooldays

Lewis Hamilton said he had bananas thrown at him and was repeatedly called the "n-word" at school.

Motorsport • 23 Jan 23

Lewis Hamilton could come under the spotlight with the FIA's new rules

F1 drivers banned from making political statements

Formula One drivers will be banned from displaying political or religious statements without prior approval from next season.

Motorsport • 20 Dec 22

Lewis Hamilton has had a season to forget

Mercedes boss defends Hamilton after nightmare season

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has defended Lewis Hamilton's worst season in Formula One saying it is "irrelevant" that team-mate George Russell beat him.

Motorsport • 21 Nov 22

Verstappen ends Sky boycott after 'Lewis robbed' jibe

Max Verstappen confirmed on Thursday that he has buried the hatchet in his dispute with Sky Sports and said he and Red Bull will cooperate with the broadcaster as normal at this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 11 Nov 22

Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton was made an honorary citizen of Brazil on Monday

Lewis Hamilton becomes honorary Brazilian citizen

Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton was made an honorary citizen of Brazil on Monday by the country's lower house of Congress and dedicated the honour to his boyhood idol, the late Brazilian triple world champion Ayrton Senna.

Motorsport • 07 Nov 22

Verstappen finished ahead of Hamilton and Perez on the podium

Verstappen wins Mexico to set seasonal victories record

Max Verstappen won the Mexican Grand Prix to claim the record for most victories in a Formula One season.

Motorsport • 30 Oct 22

Verstappen took issue with comments made during the broadcaster's F1 coverage

Verstappen boycotts Sky after 'Hamilton robbed' jibe

Max Verstappen accused Sky Sports of being "disrespectful" and "living in the past" after Red Bull boycotted the broadcaster at the Mexican Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 30 Oct 22

Verstappen flanked by Hamilton and Russell after the qualifying session

Max Verstappen beats Mercedes duo to Mexico pole

Max Verstappen claimed pole position for Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.

Motorsport • 29 Oct 22

Lewis Hamilton is looking to continue racing for Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton eager to extend Mercedes contract

Lewis Hamilton is set to extend his Formula One career beyond his 40th birthday after he revealed he will thrash out a new deal with Mercedes in the coming months.

Motorsport • 27 Oct 22

Max Verstappen edged out Lewis Hamilton to take the US GP

Verstappen denies Hamilton victory at the US Grand Prix

Max Verstappen passed Lewis Hamilton with six laps remaining to win a thrilling United States Grand Prix and deny the Mercedes driver his first win of the season.

Motorsport • 23 Oct 22

Lewis Hamilton has told the FIA that Red Bull must not escape breaking the financial rules with only 'a slap on the wrist'

Hamilton: 'Slap on the wrist not enough' for breach

Lewis Hamilton has told Formula One's governing body FIA that Red Bull must not escape breaking the financial rules with only "a slap on the wrist".

Motorsport • 21 Oct 22

Hamilton: I hope that we are fast

Lewis Hamilton is hoping to carry his Friday speed into the weekend after Mercedes clocked the two fastest times in a "dull" practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 07 Oct 22

Doctor's note sees Hamilton escape fine for nose stud

Lewis Hamilton escaped a fine for wearing his nose stud in qualifying for Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix - but Mercedes were charged €25,000 for wrongly declaring the British driver would adhere to Formula One's jewellery ban.

Motorsport • 01 Oct 22

Sergio Perez, Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton took the top three grid slots

Leclerc grabs Singapore pole, Verstappen down in eighth

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc took pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix with championship leader Max Verstappen only eighth.

Motorsport • 01 Oct 22