Lewis Hamilton recalled when Niki Lauda persuaded him to join Mercedes. “If I hadn’t had the call all that time ago, I would be a one-time world champion now.”
Lewis Hamilton articles archive
Hamilton on Ferrari’s Leclerc blunder: ‘We don’t take risks like that’
2019 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton said Mercedes would not take the kind of gamble Ferrari did during qualifying, which led to Charles Leclerc being eliminated in Q1.
Hamilton takes pole from Bottas as Ferrari error leaves Leclerc 16th
2019 Monaco Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onLewis Hamilton took pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix but an error by Ferrari saw Charles Leclerc go out in Q1.
Hamilton surprised by Mercedes’ 0.7-second lead over rivals
2019 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he was surprised Mercedes ended Thursday practice for the Monaco Grand Prix over seven-tenths of a second quicker than their closest rivals.
Hamilton, Verstappen and Bottas covered by a tenth in Monaco
2019 Monaco Grand Prix first practice
Posted onThree drivers were separated by less than a tenth of a second at the end of first practice for the Monaco Grand Prix.
Hamilton still ‘struggling’ to get best out of Mercedes
2019 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton was back in the Mercedes factory on Thursday as he tries to master the team’s latest Formula 1 car, which he says he is still not entirely comfortable with.
Hamilton: F1 cars not physically hard enough to drive
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Hamilton: F1 cars “are not hard enough to drive” • Vettel reassures team after defeat • Schumacher film does not reveal his condition
Mercedes sends F1 car and Hamilton’s Spanish GP trophy to home of terminally ill fan
2019 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton and Mercedes arranged a special visit to the home of five-year-old fan Harry Shaw, a terminally ill cancer sufferer, following the Spanish Grand Prix.
Another Mercedes one-two sets up Hamilton vs Bottas title fight
2019 Spanish Grand Prix review
Posted onMercedes’ crushing supremacy in Spain shows the 2019 championship fight is likely to be between two drivers: Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas.
“Impossible” to beat Hamilton to fastest lap bonus – Bottas
2019 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes told their drivers to stop trying to set the fastest lap in the closing stages of the Spanish Grand Prix, but Valtteri Bottas said it was “impossible” to beat his team mate’s time.
Mercedes’ return to dominance makes Schumacher’s wins record realistic for Hamilton
2019 Spanish Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMercedes are dominating Formula 1 again and that means Lewis Hamilton is on course to equal – or even beat – Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 race wins.
Hamilton: Mercedes has built its best car and the strongest team ever
2019 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says Mercedes are scaling new heights after leading the team’s fifth consecutive one-two finish of the season so far.
Bottas: “No pace difference” between me and Hamilton in race
2019 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas says he was capable of lapping as quickly as team mate Lewis Hamilton during the Spanish Grand Prix.
Hamilton relieved to win after “nightmare” Saturday
2019 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton said he will renew his efforts to improve his single-lap pace after bouncing back from a “nightmare” Saturday to win the Spanish Grand Prix.
Hamilton leads Bottas as Mercedes storm to fifth consecutive one-two
2019 Spanish Grand Prix summary
Posted onLewis Hamilton led Mercedes’ fifth one-two in as many races and retook the lead of the championship after passing Valtteri Bottas at the start.
Hamilton says he must improve “whole weekend” to beat Bottas
2019 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he needs to find improvements in his approach to the entire race weekend after being beaten to pole position by team mate Valtteri Bottas for the third race in a row.
Wolff expects no repeat of 2016 collision between “respectful” Hamilton and Bottas
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Wolff expects no repeat of 2016 collision • COTA could recover lost $25 million • Ferrari and McLaren under fire over tobacco promotion
Hamilton’s aborted Q2 lap led to his six-tenths deficit to Bottas – Wolff
2019 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton qualified six-tenths of a second slower than team mate Valtteri Bottas partly because he aborted his final run in Q2, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed.
Bottas denies Hamilton by six-tenths to take third pole position in a row
2019 Spanish Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onValtteri Bottas scored his third consecutive pole position in a row, beating team mate Lewis Hamilton by six tenths of a second in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix.
Hamilton half a second ahead after Bottas spins
2019 Spanish Grand Prix third practice
Posted onLewis Hamilton was told there were few areas he could improve after comfortably setting the fastest time in final practice for the Spanish Grand Prix.