Topic
Lewis Hamilton
12 articles on Lewis Hamilton, newest first, with the source of every story.
More news
Behind the Scenes
Hamilton vs Leclerc: the win that slipped away in Mexico raises tension at Ferrari
Starting from pole and third, the Scuderia had a real shot at victory in Mexico. It left with second and fourth place, and an internal duel that has now spilled into the media. Lewis Hamilton blames Charles Leclerc's approach to racing, while the Monegasque refuses to carry the blame alone.
Breaking
Antonelli crowned youngest world champion,
Kimi Antonelli is the Formula 1 world champion. Third in a Mexico City Grand Prix won by Max Verstappen ahead of Lewis Hamilton, the 20-year-old Mercedes driver becomes the youngest title winner in history, beating Sebastian Vettel's record by three years.
Breaking
It's official: F1 is heading back to Africa with a Grand Prix in Rwanda
Thirty-three years after the last start at Kyalami, Formula 1 has finally found its way back to Africa. On Tuesday in Kigali, Rwanda and F1 made official a ten-year deal for a Grand Prix that could take place as early as 2030.
News
Antonelli champion in Austin? There is only one way, and it is a narrow one
Two days after Singapore, the real question is no longer whether Kimi Antonelli will be world champion, but where. Austin gives him a first chance. To take it, he will have to win, and hope his pursuers give him a little help.
News
Singapore: Verstappen finally conquers Marina Bay as Antonelli earns his first title shot
Only one line was missing from Max Verstappen's CV: Singapore. Not anymore. Starting from pole, the Dutchman led from start to finish on his 250th Grand Prix start, ahead of Charles Leclerc and Kimi Antonelli. And while Red Bull celebrated, the championship leader earned the right to be crowned as early as Austin.
News
Singapore: Verstappen Snatches Pole by 54 Thousandths as Ferrari Stay Within Reach
Under the lights of Marina Bay, Max Verstappen came out on top. The Dutchman will start from pole with both Ferraris on his tail, less than 0.13 seconds behind, while Mercedes ends a difficult night with Russell sent to the back of the grid.
News
Rwanda on pole to bring F1 back to Africa from 2030
More than thirty years after the last South African Grand Prix at Kyalami, Formula 1 may finally be heading back to Africa. According to several matching reports, a deal has been reached for a race in Rwanda, on a circuit yet to be built near Kigali. Nothing is official, but the project has never looked this close.
News
Sepang: the FIA owns up to the bug that froze the cars on the formation lap
Dead throttle pedals, cars stranded at a crawl, a red flag before the race had even started: Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, relocated to Sepang, produced one of the most baffling scenes of the season. Shortly after the finish, Nikolas Tombazis, the FIA's single-seater director, explained what happened: a bug in the federation-supplied software that had never been tested at such low speeds.
News
Sepang: Verstappen tames the deluge to hand Red Bull its first win of 2026
It took until round sixteen. In rain that delayed the start by more than an hour, Max Verstappen turned pole into victory at Sepang, ahead of Kimi Antonelli and a Lewis Hamilton who came back from nowhere. George Russell, meanwhile, watched his title hopes fade with a retirement.
News
Sepang: Verstappen finally lands his first pole, Hamilton crashes the front row
It took the Bahrain Grand Prix, held in Malaysia this year, to finally see Max Verstappen on pole. On a scorching Sepang track, the Dutchman claimed his first pole of the 2026 season, the very first for a car not powered by Mercedes this year. Alongside him on Sunday: a revitalised Lewis Hamilton.
Teams & Business
At Ferrari, the plan was a secret — even from Hamilton
At Zandvoort, Ferrari chose to keep its strategy locked away rather than let its own driver in on it. The result: Lewis Hamilton asking over the radio whether he's being used as a guinea pig, Charles Leclerc holding him up for an extra lap, and the podium slipping away from the Scuderia. Team boss Frédéric Vasseur stands by the silence, but the comparison with a Mercedes team that decided fast and decided right doesn't flatter Maranello. Next stop: Monza, where the tifosi won't care much for explanations after the fact.
Drivers
Kimi Antonelli, the teenager who outran F1 itself
A year ago, Kimi Antonelli was in tears on the pit wall after retiring from his home race, deep in the roughest patch of his rookie season. At the 2026 summer break, the 19-year-old Italian sits atop the world championship with a 50-point lead. The Mercedes driver hasn't just improved: he's playing in a different league.