Lewis Hamilton was on a flying lap and had not yet set a lap time in Q2 (as his first lap was deleted for a track limits violation) when Sebastian Vettel crashed his Ferrari at the exit of turn four. This resulted in the session being red flagged with two minutes and 15 seconds remaining
MoreLewis Hamilton, who was under investigation by the FIA for a track limits infringement in the first part of qualifying, will start the Russian Grand Prix on pole position after the FIA decided that no further action was needed. The track limits infringement was related to Hamilton running wide at turn two during a flying
MoreLewis Hamilton, who took pole position for the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday, is being investigated by the FIA for a track limits infringement which occurred in the first segment of qualifying. Both Haas drivers – Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen – plus Nicholas Latifi, are also being investigated for the same track limits infringement.
MoreLewis Hamilton has taken pole position for the Russian Grand Prix at Sochi, ahead of Red Bull driver Max Verstappen and Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas. The six-time World Champion had to do three runs in Q2 and did his final and fastest lap on a set of soft-compound tyres, which he will start the race
MoreLewis Hamilton could equal Michael Schumacher’s win record on Sunday at the Russian Grand Prix, and he looks set to also match the German as a seven-time World Champion once the season draws to a close. Commenting on the inevitability of Hamilton matching Schumacher’s F1 win record, his son, Mick, said records are made to
MoreSebastian Vettel has admitted that he will be “sad” to see Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton match Michael Schumacher’s win record, as the seven-time World Champion has long been his hero. “I think it has always been a number that has seemed impossible to reach,” Vettel said, commenting on Schumacher’s record of 91 grand prix victories.
MoreWith Lewis Hamilton in with a good chance of matching Michael Schumacher’s F1 win record at the upcoming Russian Grand Prix, Ralf Schumacher has said the Brit is “definitely” the greatest driver of his time. “People keep asking me if Lewis Hamilton is the greatest racing driver of all time now that he’s breaking many
MoreEx-F1 racer Vitaly Petrov has said he believes the FIA will take action to stop drivers from making “political” gestures, referring to Lewis Hamilton’s efforts at Mugello to raise awareness about the killing of Breonna Taylor by law enforcement in the US. “For me, this t-shirt, on top of calling for everyone to kneel, was
MoreWith Lewis Hamilton yet to extend his contract with Mercedes to cover the 2021 season, ex-F1 team owner Eddie Jordan has said he believes the six-time World Champion should leave the Silver Arrows to partner Max Verstappen at Red Bull Racing. “I personally believe that Lewis should go to Red Bull and not to Ferrari,”
MoreJacques Villeneuve has accused Scuderia Ferrari of letting go of talented personnel simply because they weren’t Italian – and he believes this exodus of talent is costing them dearly. “Ferrari could have been the Mercedes of today, but they let go of so many talented engineers. Most of all because they were not Italian,” Villeneuve
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