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17 March, 2019

Valtteri Bottas Beats Lewis Hamilton in Australian Grand Prix, Ferrari Struggles

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March 17, 2019

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Australian GP: Valtteri Bottas beats Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari struggle
Valtteri Bottas crushed the competition to win the Australian GP as Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari struggled at the F1 2019 season-opener.

Lewis Hamilton Claims Australian Grand Prix Pole as Mercedes Shines

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March 16, 2019

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Lewis Hamilton claims Australian Grand Prix pole as Mercedes shine
Lewis Hamilton has claimed pole position for the opening grand prix of the new Formula One season in Australia

Hamilton Wins F1 Title, Verstappen Wins Mexican Grand Prix

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October 29, 2018

Jim Vertuno, Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — Lewis Hamilton keeps climbing his way up the list of Formula One’s greatest drivers.

The top now looks very much in sight.

The British driver won his fifth career F1 championship with a fourth-place finish Sunday at the Mexican Grand Prix. It was a race dominated by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, but one that will be remembered for Hamilton tying the late Juan Manuel Fangio of Argentina for the second-most championships in F1 history.

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Daniel Ricciardo Takes Pole for Mexican Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton Third

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October 28, 2018

Giles Richard, The Guardian

That Lewis Hamilton will clinch his fifth world championship in Mexico City on Sunday remains almost a certainty. Doing so with the celebratory flourish of victory however will require the British driver to be on absolutely top form after Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo claimed pole position, locking out the front row with his teammate Max Verstappen.

If it is a race contested with the same fierce competition that defined a thrilling qualifying, it should at least prove to be a memorable meeting at which the British driver wraps up the title.

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Kimi Raikkonen Wins U.S. Grand Prix to Delay Lewis Hamilton's Title Bid

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October 21, 2018

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Kimi Raikkonen won an outstanding United States GP ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen with Lewis Hamilton's title coronation delayed for at least a week.

Hamilton pitted from the lead of the race with 20 laps remaining but couldn't pass Verstappen, who started in 18th, and Raikkonen for the race victory he required to secure a fifth world championship.

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Sebastian Vettel Must Delay Lewis Hamilton's Title Coronation at the United States Grand Prix

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October 18, 2018

Graham Caygill, The National

Sebastian Vettel has had plenty of low points over the past couple of months as his hopes of winning a fifth Formula One drivers’ title have faded away.

Spinning in Italy after contact with title rival Lewis Hamilton was one; picking the wrong tyre compound in Singapore was another. Careering backwards off track and falling to the back of the field after a brush with Max Verstappen in in Japan summed up the Ferrari driver's fortunes over the past four races.

Hamilton sits 67 points clear at the top of the drivers' standings and the Mercedes-GP driver can secure the championship with victory at Sunday's United States Grand Prix with victory and if Vettel finishes lower than third.

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Lewis Hamilton Drives to Fourth Straight Win in Japan, Moves Closer to Drivers Championship

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October 7, 2018

Herald Sun

MERCEDES Lewis Hamilton has cruised to victory at the Japanese Grand Prix to take another major step towards his fifth Formula One world title.

Hamilton was helped by a rash overtaking move by Ferrari title rival Sebastian Vettel, who collided with Max Verstappen while trying to overtake the Dutch driver.

The accident on the eighth lap, after Vettel had moved from eighth on the grid to fourth, spun the Ferrari driver off the track, putting him back to 19th, before he eventually finished sixth.

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Hamilton Takes Russian Grand Prix, Opens Up 50 Point Lead Over Vettel

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September 30, 2018

Associated Press

Lewis Hamilton closed in on his fifth Formula One title with a victory in Sunday's Russian Grand Prix after his teammate, Valtteri Bottas, pulled over to let him through as the pair approached halfway.

Hamilton now leads Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel by 50 points in the standings with five races remaining as both chase their fifth title.

Stung Mercedes Vows to Bounce Back After 'One that got Away'

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Mercedes have vowed to bounce back in Bahrain next month after throwing away Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix to Ferrari, with team boss Toto Wolff admitting it was tough to take. Sebastian Vettel got the jump on world champion Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes blundered their calculations on the Ferrari ace's pit stop under Virtual Safety Car…

Vettel Holds off Hamilton to Win Australian GP Thriller

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Sebastian Vettel won a thrilling duel with world champion Lewis Hamilton to steal the season-opening Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne on Sunday. The four-time world champion got the jump on the Mercedes ace off a miscalculation on the pit stop under Virtual Safety Car conditions and held off Hamilton for his second straight win in Melbourne and third overall.

Hamilton's Ex-Teammate Reveals Only Way To Beat 2017 Champion

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Lewis Hamilton has won three Formula 1 Drivers’ Championships in the last four seasons and the only person to beat the Mercedes driver was his former teammate and 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg. Rosberg won the title in 2016 despite Hamilton winning one race more than him and it was due to his consistency during the…

F1 Champ Hamilton Not Close to 'Final Chapter'

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Lewis Hamilton has vowed to reign supreme in Formula One for years to come as the world champion prepares for the start of the new season next weekend. British star Hamilton is reportedly ready to sign a new contract with Mercedes, which could earn him up to £40 million ($55 million) per year and solidify his…

Lewis Hamilton Admits He Could Retire From F1 In Two Years

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Lewis Hamilton indicated Wednesday he could end his Formula 1 career in two years’ time after admitting he may not have the excitement he currently has for racing. The Briton has spoken about life after motor racing on more than one occasion in the past year, but made it clear his journey with the sport is…

Lewis Hamilton Confident He Will Reach Agreement With Mercedes

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Lewis Hamilton admitted he is relaxed with regards to his new contract with Mercedes and is confident they will reach an agreement sooner than later. The four-time Formula 1 Drivers’ champion will be out of contract at the end of the season and has been in talks over a new deal since the end of last…

Hamilton Ready To Give His All To Win Fifth F1 Title

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Lewis Hamilton has made it clear that there is only one goal going into the 2018 Formula 1 season and that is to win a fifth title for both him and the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team. The two pre-season tests have concluded and the next stop for the drivers and the teams is the first…

Hamilton Refuses To Predict Pecking Order Ahead of First F1 Race

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Lewis Hamilton is confident Mercedes have done all they can to be best prepared for the season opening of Formula 1 Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 25, after eight days of pre-season testing at Spain's Circuit de Catalunya.

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas Yet to Agree to New Mercedes Contract

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Lewis Hamilton will be happy to have Valtteri Bottas as his Mercedes teammate beyond 2018 in order to keep his position as the team’s unofficial number one, according to former Renault Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer. The Finn, who joined from Williams prior to the start of the 2017 campaign, was impressive in his first season…

Bottas Holds off Hamilton in Abu Dhabi GP

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Valtteri Bottas survived several laps of high-speed pressure from his Mercedes team-mate and world champion Lewis Hamilton to claim a memorable victory in Sunday's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The 28-year-old Finn, who started from pole position, led from the lights to the flag apart from a spell following his first pit stop when the four-time champion Briton was in control.

Hamilton Hopes for Abu Dhabi Scrap

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Lewis Hamilton is hoping for any kind of competitive scrap to give him a chance of winning Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after qualifying second behind team-mate Valtteri Bottas on Saturday. The 32-year-old newly-crowned four-time world champion blamed himself for a slight set-up error in the cooling evening conditions during the twilight qualifying session.

Hamilton on Top in Final Abu Dhabi Practice

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Lewis Hamilton topped the times ahead of his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas as the champions dominated Saturday's third and final free practice for Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The newly-crowned four-time world champion clocked a record best lap in one minute and 37.627 seconds to outpace the Finn by more than two-tenths of a second on another hot day at the Yas Marina Circuit.

Hamilton Targets Season-Ending F1 Win as Pack Scrambles for Points

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Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team will be aiming to end an already-triumphant season on a high while the chasing pack scrap for points, positions and prize money at this weekend's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Much more than pride will be at stake for the middle and lower order teams, as they seek to finish…

Driver Surprised how Much Work his Teammate Puts into being the Best

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Lewis Hamilton is on top of the world right now. He clinched his fourth Formula 1 championship and has plenty of years of racing left to try to add to that total. His teammate, Valtteri Bottas is among those impressed by Hamilton. “I always knew he was a good driver, but I never knew how much…

Lewis Hamilton Reveals Which Driver is Motivating him to Improve in 2018

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After winning his fourth F1 championship this past weekend, you might think Lewis Hamilton would have his eyes set on a big celebration, but he’s already looking ahead to 2018 and what it will take to repeat. “There is always someone there waiting to take my position. I’ve got Max (Verstappen) sitting there waiting to take…