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News, views and updates about seven-time F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton. The British driver will be in a Ferrari car in 2025 as he looks to secure a record-breaking eighth Drivers’ Championship.
“It really wouldn’t have happened without him” — Hamilton on Vasseur’s role in Ferrari F1 move
Lewis Hamilton has revealed that Ferrari Team Principal Frederic Vasseur was integral to the seven-time world champion switching to the Italian team. The British driver will drive alongside Charles Leclerc at Ferrari from 2025 onwards. In a media session in Bahrain on Friday, Hamilton said, “I think it really wouldn’t have happened without him (Vasseur)….
Lewis Hamilton during the 2024 Bahrain Test, Day 3. Photo credit: Sebastian Kawka
Mercedes F1 made good progress understanding W15 but there’s “a lot more lap time to find,” say drivers
The Mercedes squad finished pre-season testing making “good progress” understanding their new W15, but both drivers agree there’s room for improvements. The Silver Arrows completed 361 laps around the Bahrain International Circuit since Wednesday – 172 for Lewis Hamilton and 189 for teammate George Russell, who considered the team had “a solid three days here…
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Alonso says 19 F1 drivers already know they won’t win the 2024 F1 title: “This is a brutal sport”
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F1 Testing Bahrain 2024: Fastest laps for each driver, total laps completed by every team
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F1 Bahrain Testing 2024: Leclerc leads Russell and Zhou on the final day of running
The final day of testing took place in Bahrain on Friday ahead of the 2024 season starting next week. However, the action was soon halted as a loose drain cover appeared at the exact same spot that caused an early end to yesterday morning’s running. This time it was Sergio Perez who ran over it…
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Hamilton and Russell claim Mercedes W15 is “not the diva that it was in the last two years” following first two days of F1 testing
Despite the fresh news of Lewis Hamilton’s departure from Mercedes at the end of this year, some more positive news comes for the team with the performance of their W15 car in the pre-season testing sessions that have occurred thus far. Seven-time World Champion and seasoned driver of the Bahrain track, Hamilton wasted no time…
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F1 Bahrain Testing 2024: Sainz sets new benchmark in uninterrupted afternoon session on Day 2, ahead of Pérez and Hamilton
An extended afternoon session took place on Day 2 of pre-season testing after its morning counterpart was dramatically cut short by a red flag
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F1 Bahrain Testing 2024: Leclerc leads shortened AM session from Piastri and Sargeant due to loose drain cover
Leclerc leads a quiet, brief morning testing session which featured brakes on fire and yet another drain cover issue for a Scuderia driver
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Talks with Ferrari were going on the “right path” for a new contract before Hamilton’s unexpected announcement, says Sainz
Formula 1 is back on track today for the first time this season, testing the new single seaters around the Bahrain International Circuit, after what was quite the winter break. While Red Bull was taken by the Horner’s saga, all eyes at Ferrari were on no one other than Sir Lewis Hamilton, who was suddenly…