Lewis Hamilton archive
Bahrain GP press conference: Schumacher, Hamilton, Alonso, Button and Massa
11 March 2010 by Keith Collantine
Participants: Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), Jenson Button (McLaren), Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), Felipe Massa (Ferrari), Michael Schumacher (Mercedes)
Q: A question to all of you. What are you most looking forward to during this season? Who is going to start? The World Champion.
Jenson Button: The same as all of us I think, and that is getting out there. [...]
2010 F1 season preview: McLaren
1 March 2010 by Keith Collantine
They may have the current world champion, Jenson Button, and the last one, Lewis Hamilton – but can a McLaren driver capture the title in 2010?
The early signs are the MP4-25 will swiftly banish the bad memories of its predecessor.
Hamilton relishing Schumacher battle
1 March 2010 by Keith Collantine
Lewis Hamilton says he’s looking forward to racing against Michael Schumacher and the Ferrari drivers in F1 this year.
The McLaren driver said:
With Michael I think it’s just a real thrill have such a legend on the track. I’m really excited to be on the same track as him and I’m sure at some stage we’ll [...]
Hamilton and Button on track (Pictures)
22 February 2010 by Keith Collantine
The Lewis Hamilton-Jenson Button partnership will not just be the focus of attention for British F1 fans this season: it’s the first time two world champions have shared a team in 21 years.
Testing restrictions mean the pair are yet to appear together in action but McLaren recently put their two world champions on track for [...]
Hamilton eager for more dry running
12 February 2010 by Keith Collantine
Lewis Hamilton said the very wet conditions at Jerez today made it difficult to get much useful running done.
He told reporters:
It was better to be on the beach somewhere.
I would have loved to have a dry day, everyone here probably would have. And I like driving in the wet, but it was just a [...]
Hamilton and Button off to a smiling start but the test is yet to come
29 January 2010 by Keith Collantine
If yesterday’s Ferrari launch left us all worried that all the 2010 F1 cars were going to look like fat RB5s, the revealing of the McLaren MP4-25 put that thought from our minds.
But just as interesting as the car was our first glimpse of how Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button get on as team mates. [...]
McLaren MP4-25 launch today
29 January 2010 by Keith Collantine
I’m heading to Vodafone’s headquarters today for the launch of McLaren’s 2010 F1 car, the MP4-25.
I intend to post updates from there throughout the day and McLaren are also broadcasting the launch online.
At the McLaren launch on Friday
26 January 2010 by Keith Collantine
Of all the F1 car launches this year the McLaren launch on Friday is the one I’m most looking forward to.
Why? Because I’m going to be there – it’ll be the first F1 car launch I’ve attended.
I’ve had a talk to McLaren about what will happen on the day and wanted to get your thoughts [...]
McLaren drivers get new race engineers
11 January 2010 by Keith Collantine
Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button will both have new race engineers this year as McLaren makes changes to its race team.
Phil Prew, who was Hamilton’s race engineer last year, will move into the new role of principal race engineer. Managing director Jonathan Neale explained how the position will work:
He’ll travel to every race and will [...]
Hamilton: “I blew Alonso away”
7 January 2010 by Keith Collantine
Lewis Hamilton turns 25 today and he’s given a detailed interview on one of his sponsor’s websites about his F1 career so far.
The interview was conducted at Rye House kart circuit at Hoddesdon where he often raced during his karting years.
In it he has some interesting things to say about his father Anthony, whose drive [...]
