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Despite entering its 17th year, the Gumball 3000 rally—it’s more of a road trip than rally and doesn’t involve any actual racing—remains as popular as ever, with this year’s assortment of celebrities and well-heeled car fans taking part now including reigning Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton. ALSO SEE: 2016 Cadillac CTS-V Priced From $84,990, Starts Sales This Summer Details of Hamilton's Gumball 3000 car and co-driver will be announced soon, as well as the dates that he’ll be participating. We know he’s got a varied collection of cars...
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Lewis Hamilton expands car collection with LaFerrari, Shelby GT500
He may drive for Mercedes, but reigning Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton has just bought the flagship model of rival team Ferrari. Yes, we’re talking about the limited edition LaFerrari. DON'T MISS: Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks At Lamborghini Aventador: Video The information was...
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Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton Named 2014 Formula One World Champion
Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton has been named the 2014 Formula One World Champion, after the Briton won yesterday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in spectacular style. He’s now the first Mercedes driver to claim the title since Juan Manuel Fangio all the way back in 1955. His teammate Nico...
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Sir Stirling Moss & Lewis Hamilton Talk About F1 Past & Present: Video
It's not every day you see an F1 legend like Sir Stirling Moss with his old Silver Arrow racer trackside. It's even rarer to have Lewis Hamilton and his W04 Silver Arrow join the party. Fortunately, the event was captured on video. While it's not exactly a deep dive into the technological...
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Hamilton Smashes Vettel's 'Top Gear' Lap Time: Video
In 2007, F1 star Lewis Hamilton drove what can only be described as a “remarkable” lap around the Top Gear test track at Dunsfold Aerodrome. In wet conditions, with oil from a broken gearbox coating Gambon corner, Hamilton cranked out a lap of 1:44.7 behind the wheel of a Suzuki Liana...
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Lewis Hamilton Drives The CLA On His First Day At Mercedes: Video
We recently took a look at Sergio Perez’s first day at McLaren. Now we have a video of the man he replaced, Lewis Hamilton, on his first day at his new team, Mercedes AMG Petronas F1. Rather than visit the team’s headquarters in Brackley, England, Hamilton touched down at...
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Tony Stewart and Lewis Hamilton don’t have a lot in common, aside from being sponsored by Mobil 1 synthetic motor oil. Stewart drives for Stewart-Haas Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, while Hamilton races for McLaren Mercedes (this year, anyway) in Formula One, which are entirely different sports on (mostly) different continents. The pair have previously appeared in ads for Mobil 1, including a 2011 promotion where they swapped rides at Watkins Glen for a few hot laps. While not exactly best friends, Stewart and Hamilton are at least aware of each other’s achievements...
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McLaren Signs Perez For 2013, Hamilton Heads To Mercedes-AMG
It’s official. A major shakeup will be occurring in the world of Formula One in 2013, with McLaren announcing today that Sergio Perez will replace its championship winning driver Lewis Hamilton from next year onwards. Lewis Hamilton, meanwhile, will start racing with Mercedes-AMG where...
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New Cartoon Stars Lewis Hamilton And Jenson Button: Video
Formula One drivers have a reputation for being cold and calculating, and the media has long wished that many were more animated. As the saying goes, be careful what you wish for. McLaren Animation, part of the giant family of McLaren companies, has partnered with Oscar-winning animation studio...
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Lewis Hamilton Returns To His Karting Roots: Video
In Australia for this weekend's season-opening Grand Prix, McLaren-Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton took to the go-kart track in a promotion for Vodafone.
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McLaren Silences Hamilton Over Sutil Verdict
Lewis Hamilton was blocked by handlers from answering questions about the Adrian Sutil verdict. Team orders, it appears, come before long time friendships in F1.
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Hamilton Takes Victory At Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton has taken his third win of the season, with success coming for the McLaren driver at the 2011 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. This marks Hamilton’s 17th win of his short career, having previously won in China and Germany this year. Sadly, for pole-sitter and current world...
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McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton has admitted he was “blown away” by the latest comments made by his former team-mate and current Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso. During this weekend’s 2011 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Alonso stated to the media that he believes Hamilton is the only driver that can win a championship title without the best car. In response, Hamilton also returned the compliment while stating that it was nice to have other drivers on the grid that supported him, especially in the current season, which the young Brit concedes is the worst in his short F1...
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Hamilton On Pole For Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton will start at first on the grid tomorrow for the 2011 Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix after dominating the qualifying session today and posting a fastest time of 1:35.820. However, recently crowned 2011 Formula 1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel has shown that he’s...
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Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix Preview
The 2011 Formula 1 Championship may all be over at the conclusion of the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday. Red Bull Racing star Sebastian Vettel has a lead over his rivals that stands at 112 points, and with only 150 points remaining up for grabs in 2011, the Championship is looking very likely to be...
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Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix Weather Forecast
Weather conditions aren’t looking too good for the 2011 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza today. There are predictions of a thunderstorm for later today and the clouds over the track certainly make those predictions look possible. It’s currently partly cloudy...
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Sebastian Vettel Stays On Pole At Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix
After a strong performance in Spa-Francorchamps, including a one-two finish, Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber will be looking to continue their success on the challenging Monza race track during tomorrow’s 2011 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix. And, the Red Bull Racing...
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Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix Preview
This weekend Formula 1 teams head to Monza in Italy for the 2011 Italian Grand Prix. Described as the fastest track in F1, Italy's Autodromo Nazionale Monza race track is known colloquially as “La Pista Magica”, and with good reason: the atmosphere is second to none. Additionally, the...
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It was a one-two finish for Red Bull Racing at the 2011 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, with Championship leader Sebastian Vettel extending his lead yet again with a decisive win at Spa-Francorchamps despite some controversy at the start of the race. Vettel went into the race charged after rival teams, namely McLaren and Ferrari, refused to allow him and his Red Bull Racing team-mate Mark Webber to change their qualifying tires, which were damaged from some blistering. Despite Pirelli rushing a set of spare tires for the duo, under the mandate of FIA chief Charlie Whiting, Vettel and Webber...
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Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix Weather Forecast
Conditions are overcast today at Spa-Francorchamps, the home of the 2011 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, but there’s only a 20 percent chance of precipitation despite the hilly 4.35-mile track’s tradition for wet races. The band of rain clouds that has been seen passing over the area in...
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Vettel Holds Off Hamilton For Pole At Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix
Despite a four week break, Red Bull Racing ace Sebastian Vettel doesn’t appear to have lost any of his edge, with the German youngster managing to hold of McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton to take pole after a dramatic Q3 qualifying session today at the 2011 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix...
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Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix Preview
After a four week hiatus the 2011 Formula 1 World Championship restarts with one of the classic races on the calendar, the Belgian Grand Prix, held at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit: a 4.35-mile rollercoaster loop through the hills and forests of the Ardennes area. Spa is the longest circuit on the...
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Hamilton Holds Off Alonso To Win 2011 Formula 1 German Grand Prix
Hamilton admits winning the 2011 Formula 1 Championship will be very hard though with his latest win he believes he's back in the fight.
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Sebastian Vettel Unstoppable At Formula 1 European Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel is on track for the second Formula 1 Championship of his very short career, securing victory yet again at this past weekend’s 2011 Formula 1 European Grand Prix. Additionally, the German youngster has set a new record for the first ever F1 driver to take out one of the top...
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