Lewis Hamilton feels he redeemed himself by passing his team mate at the start of the Chinese Grand Prix following poor starts in both of the races so far this year.
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Hamilton and Mercedes dominate 1,000th world championship race
2019 Chinese Grand Prix summary
Posted onLewis Hamilton scored a commanding victory in the Chinese Grand Prix, taking the championship lead in the 1,000th points-paying race.
No ‘unwritten rule’ about out-lap passes, Hamilton and Leclerc say
2019 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen’s claim F1 drivers have an ‘unwritten rule’ not to overtake each other at the end of out-laps has been disputed by two of his rivals.
Hamilton proud of qualifying effort after “battling the thing” to second
2019 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he was “battling” his Mercedes in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix and is “proud” to come away with second place.
Bottas denies Hamilton pole for 1,000th championship round
2019 Chinese Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onValtteri Bottas beat team mate Lewis Hamilton to pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix by just two-hundredths of a second. The Ferraris will start behind them.
Shanghai not a strong track for me any more – Hamilton
2019 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says the Shanghai International Circuit has “gone from being probably one of my strongest tracks to not being such a strong circuit”.
Hamilton pleased Silverstone rejected chance to hold 1,000th race
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Hamilton pleased Silverstone rejected chance to hold 1,000th race • Toyota criticises WEC success ballast plan • F1 is “unapologetic elitism”, says Susie Wolff
Hamilton: Rules make it “very hard” to close engine gap
2019 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1’s restrictions on power unit use will make it hard for Mercedes to reduce Ferrari’s straight-line speed advantage, says Lewis Hamilton.
Hamilton hasn’t watched Netflix’s F1 series: “I heard mixed reviews”
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Hamilton hasn’t watched Netflix’s F1 series: “I heard mixed reviews” • Sato on IndyCar pole at Barber • Formula E to clarify MGU rules
Hamilton relieved to win on ‘track I struggle at one of the most’
2019 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says his Bahrain Grand Prix victory was especially satisfying as he considers the circuit one of his weaker venues.
Hamilton still believes new 2019 wings have made “no difference”
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Hamilton still believes new 2019 wings have made “no difference” • F2 driver penalised for passing chequered flag twice • Norris hails McLaren gains
Hamilton hails luckless Leclerc after thrilling Bahrain GP
2019 Bahrain Grand Prix review
Posted onLewis Hamilton was full of praise for Charles Leclerc after being handed victory in Bahrain by the Ferrari driver’ misfortune.
Hamilton defends Vettel after fourth spin in 10 races
2019 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton defended rival Sebastian Vettel’s record after the Ferrari driver spun while the pair were racing in Bahrain – his fourth such error in the last 10 races.
Hamilton ‘couldn’t believe his luck’ when Leclerc slowed
2019 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he was lucky to win in Bahrain and heaped praise on Charles Leclerc who he said was “so much faster than his team mate”.
Hamilton inherits win as Leclerc’s Ferrari fails him
2019 Bahrain Grand Prix summary
Posted onLewis Hamilton won the Bahrain Grand Prix after an MGU-H failure robbed Charles Leclerc of what looked certain to be a breakthrough victory.
Hamilton: Ferrari “found a lot more speed on the straights”
2019 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says Mercedes are losing up to three tenths of a second to Ferrari in the first sector alone in Bahrain.
Hamilton: “Despicable” racism is still very prominent
2019 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says racist attitudes remain “very prominent” and he is pessimistic about how successfully they are being challenged.
Verstappen and Hamilton want F1 to remove DRS “Band-Aid”
2019 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton want Formula 1 to stop relying on the Drag Reduction System to enable overtaking.
Hamilton denies holding Vettel up in Australia
2019 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton dismissed Sebastian Vettel’s claim the Mercedes driver deliberately slowed and held him up during the Australian Grand Prix.
Hamilton expects season-long fight with Red Bull and Ferrari
2019 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he’s impressed by the progress Red Bull have made with new power unit supplier Honda and predicts they’ll be in the fight with Mercedes and Ferrari throughout the season.