Drivers and team bosses · 27 dispatches
Lewis Hamilton
All dispatches about Lewis Hamilton. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Antonelli says he felt the pressure in Mexico: Nathan looks for the variable in his sim
Kimi Antonelli became Formula 1 world champion in Mexico with four Grands Prix left in the season. He admitted to feeling a little pressure while closing out the title, then parked his…
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Hamilton eyes the 2030s: at post 14, Jean-Luc has waited his turn for thirty years
Lewis Hamilton, 41, is considering racing in Formula 1 into the 2030s, beyond his Ferrari contract, which runs to the end of 2027. He says he does not know whether he will…
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Pérez extended at Cadillac until 2029: Philippeville rereads the word “multi-year”
Sergio Pérez has extended his Cadillac contract “until at least 2029”, announced on the eve of the Mexican Grand Prix, his home race. His first “multi-year” deal was not supposed to run…
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Wolff says Russell is out of his window, and Nathan hunts for the setup to reopen it
Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal, puts George Russell’s struggles down to a car that does not suit him once it leaves its optimal operating window. He is answering Helmut Marko, a…
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Hadjar puts Verstappen in a Ferrari, and Josiane files it under no further action
Isack Hadjar, Max Verstappen’s Red Bull team-mate, said in Austin on Thursday that Ferrari had the fastest car in Singapore and that Verstappen would have won by a bigger margin in a…
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Tom Hart on Verstappen’s radio from Austin: Nathan changes the voice in his sim
Tom Hart will be Max Verstappen’s race engineer for three of the last six Grands Prix of 2026, starting with Austin. Gianpiero Lambiase, with whom Verstappen won 73 Grands Prix and four…
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Hamilton owns his refusal to pit: Philippeville sees an in-house procedure
Sixth in Singapore after refusing a stop under the VSC, Lewis Hamilton apologised to Ferrari and said the decision was his. Fred Vasseur, irritated, defended a two-option strategy, one stop or two.
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Hamilton apologises by radio in Singapore: at the gazebo, we prefer the cardboard sign
Sixth in the Singapore Grand Prix after staying out under a virtual safety car, Lewis Hamilton apologised to Ferrari on the cool-down lap, saying the decision was his. Charles Leclerc, who pitted,…
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Hamilton started on mediums and finished sixth: Nathan redoes the strategy in Genk
At the Singapore Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton started on mediums, the only one in the top six, and pitted very early for softs. The virtual safety car caused by Lance Stroll let…
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Seventy km/h slower under yellow for Verstappen: Nathan replays turn 7
According to the Singapore Grand Prix stewards, Max Verstappen had fully lifted about 40 metres after entering the yellow-flag zone, but still passed Lewis Hamilton, who was travelling below 60 km/h. No…
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Russell on the front row with the old Mercedes: Philippeville salutes its old chassis
George Russell took second place in Singapore sprint qualifying with an older-specification Mercedes, 0.120s behind Max Verstappen. Kimi Antonelli, the championship leader, is seventh with the upgraded version.
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Two W17 versions compared in Singapore: Nathan settled it in his bedroom
In Singapore, Andrea Kimi Antonelli has the latest evolution of the Mercedes W17 and George Russell an earlier version. Toto Wolff says the team does not yet know which is quicker, and…