Lewis Hamilton

Autosport.com has taken on one of the most ambitious F1 polls of all time to discover who is recognised as the sport’s greatest ever driver. To establish the list they went straight to the source, the drivers themselves, asking 217 racers to list their top 10 greatest drivers. The definition of “greatest” was left to each individual. The top three drivers won’t come as any surprise, although debate on their final rankings is likely to continue for years to come. There have been 60... Read Full Story

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said he is looking forward to racing against bitter rival Fernando Alonso in a Ferrari next season. No official announcement has been made but the 2005 and 2006 champion, currently with Renault, is strongly rumoured to be moving to the Italian team next season. And Hamilton, who had a fractious relationship with the Spaniard in the only season they spent together as team-mates at McLaren in 2007, is hopeful of renewing their rivalry. Asked what he... Read Full Story

The first day of the young driver test session kicked off on Tuesday morning at the Jerez circuit in Spain. The three days of testing are aimed at allowing up-and-coming drivers a chance to drive an F1 car and gain experience in the sport – something they cannot do during the Formula One season thanks [...] Related posts: Alonso: test times mean little Fernando Alonso has said that his unspectacular testing performances are… Schumacher to test again Michael Schumacher will once... Read Full Story

Reigning Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton on Saturday ruled out retaining the title this season, saying there was no way he could catch up with championship leader Jenson Button. "I really don't know what will happen in the remaining seven races," the McLaren driver told reporters here during a day-long trip to the Indian capital. "It will be very, very hard to catch up with Button. He is already ahead of me by too many points. Even if I achieve the maximum points in the last seven races... Read Full Story

The organisers of the Canadian Grand Prix hope to see Jacques Villeneuve return to Formula 1 next season. The Canadian is linked to Lotus F1 and if Villeneuve would need any help to seal a deal in F1 for next year’s grid the organisers of the Grand Prix in Montreal are more than happy to help. Read Full Story

Spain's two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso is planning to set up a cycling team headed by his compatriot Alberto Contador, the 2007 Tour de France winner, a newspaper said Monday. Alonso has already discussed the project with Contador, who is delighted to take part in it even though he still has a year left on his contract with his current team Astana, sports daily Marca reported without citing any source. Contador brushed off the story. "I only want to focus on the Tour de... Read Full Story

Defending world champion Lewis Hamilton has thanked his father Anthony for steering him through the greatest ordeal of his motor racing career. Hamilton has this year been trapped in a roller-coaster of troubles due to his involvement in the infamous 'Liar-gate' episode, his struggle with his McLaren car's lack of performance and then a fall-out with the British media. On the circuit the Englishman's title defence has faded in the face of stiff competition from compatriot Jenson Button, who... Read Full Story

Spain's two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso is planning to set up a cycling team headed by his compatriot Alberto Contador, the 2007 Tour de France winner, a newspaper said Monday. Alonso has already discussed the project with Contador, who is delighted to take part in it even though he still has a year left on his contract with his current team Astana, sports daily Marca reported without citing any source. The team could be sponsored by one of the current sponsors of Alonso... Read Full Story

The current F1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen believes his chances of keeping hold of his F1 crown are near on impossible after failing to score any points for the third race in a row at the Italian Grand Prix. Kimi's last win came in April at the Spanish GP and has dropped to fourth in the championship race while team-mate Felipe Massa has closed the gap on F1 championship leader Lewis Hamilton. Now 21 points behind, the Finn reckons he needs divine intervention to have any chance of... Read Full Story

Ferrari have finally indicated that Kimi Raikkonen will play a supporting role in the squad as team-mate Felipe Massa bids for his first F1 championship. Raikkonen crashed out in the Belgian Grand Prix and failed to finish in the points at last weekend's Italian GP. The current F1 champion is fourth in the drivers' championship - 21 points behind leader Lewis Hamilton and 22 points behind Massa. Last year, Raikkonen managed to turn around a 17 point deficit in two races but with Massa just... Read Full Story