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Lewis Hamilton disqualified by Melbourne stewards

Lewis Hamilton is facing one of the biggest crises of his career after it emerged that he had “deliberately misled” the stewards and the race director of the Australian Grand Prix.
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Lewis Hamilton fastest in practice

• Briton unexpectedly tops standings at Nürburgring• Sebastian Vettel third fastest ahead of Jensen ButtonLewis Hamilton pulled off a major surprise by setting the fastest time in practice for Sunday's German grand prix. The world champion had the No1 alongside his name, to match that on his car, for only the second time in practice in what has so far been a season to forget.Hamilton had suggested yesterday that little would change in the wake of a wretched sequence of results which has seen him fail to make the second round of qualifying at the last three grands prix.With just nine points from eight races to date, Hamilton currently trails the championship leader Jenson Button by 55 points, with McLaren's focus already starting to switch towards next season. Yet the 24-year-old found himself out in front at the end of the two 90-minute sessions at the Nürburgring – the scene of the worst accident of his career two years ago when he his car ploughed nose first into a barrier at 175mph.Despite a late spin, Hamilton put up a time of 1min 32.149sec that no-one was able to better in the closing stages, pushing Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel down into second.Vettel had looked set to cheer his home fans by taking top spot, but the 22-year-old was 0.182sec adrift. Button was third in his Brawn, just 0.220sec down, whilst Mark Webber – fastest in the morning session – had to settle for fourth in his Red Bull, 0.331sec behind Hamilton.Toyota's Jarno Trulli again fared well in fifth, and with the gremlins taken care of after a truncated morning run, Adrian Sutil was sixth in his Force India. It was an up-and-down day for Force India, as Giancarlo Fisichella, who was also sixth in the morning, crashed out in the afternoon when he spun into a barrier, ripping off his nose cone.There was also drama in the paddock when German police attempted to impound the team's assets due to a contractual dispute just before first practice. The situation was swiftly resolved by Force India officials, with the promise their weekend will continue without further disruption.Behind Sutil, Button's Brawn team-mate Rubens Barrichello was seventh, with Renault's Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet sandwiching Williams' Kazuki Nakajima in eighth, ninth and 10th.The Ferrari duo of Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen were 12th and 16th, with the latter's Finnish compatriot Heikki Kovalainen 17th in his McLaren, 1.575sec behind team-mate Hamilton.Formula OneLewis HamiltonJenson ButtonMotor sportSebastian Vettelguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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guardian.co.uk British grand prix – live!

Join Gemma for all the action. Any insights, questions or comments can be e-mailed hereLap 17: Raikkonen (P10) has leap-frogged Nakajima (P11) in those stops. Hamilton - being...
06/21/09
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F1-Live.com Lewis Hamilton Q&A

''We are getting there as a team'' Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton brought points home last Sunday at the conclusion of the drenched Chinese Grand Prix when they crossed...
04/21/09
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Times Online Ron Dennis ready to quit Formula One

Ron Dennis, the chairman and driving force behind McLaren Mercedes, is expected to announce today that he is standing down from all involvement with Formula One operations as...
04/16/09
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guardian.co.uk Lewis Hamilton on pole in Singapore

• Hamilton quickest ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Nico Rosberg• Button qualifies 12th two places behind Rubens BarrichelloLewis Hamilton secured pole for the Singapore grand...
09/26/09
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Times Online Lewis Hamilton will never rid himself...

I cannot believe how McLaren have pinned themselves into this perilous corner. They have now seriously undermined their image and potentially their sporting prospects over...
04/05/09
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Times Online Lewis Hamilton forced to apologise...

Lewis Hamilton, the Formula One world champion, admitted yesterday that he had lied to the stewards of Sunday's Australian Grand Prix and said his part in the attempt to cheat...
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Nelson Mandela talk drives Lewis Hamilton on

In his hour of need Lewis Hamilton, Britain’s out-of-sorts Formula One world champion, has turned to one of his great heroes, Nelson Mandela, for inspiration.
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Lewis Hamilton's first pole of 2009

• Hamilton follows up win in Hungary with pole in Valencia• Heikki Kovalainen will start second in McLaren one-twoLewis Hamilton claimed his first pole position of the season as McLaren locked out the front row for tomorrow's European grand prix in Valencia.The reigning world champion, fresh from winning his first race of the season last time out in Hungary, posted a time of one minute 39.498 seconds to beat Heikki Kovalainen to top spot by less than a tenth of a second."Clearly, we have very, very good pace this weekend," said Hamilton. "We thought we would be competitive, but I don't think we thought we'd be on the front row. We've not had a one-two qualifying experience for quite a long time, so it's great to be here."Despite the turnaround in McLaren's fortunes, Hamilton insists there is no question of him getting carried away. "For sure, going into tomorrow we stand in the best position for a podium, but it all depends of strategy and how the start and the race goes."Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello will start behind Hamilton and Kovalainen in third, with Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel fourth and championship leader Jenson Button fifth. Home favourite Fernando Alonso will be disappointed with eighth place for Renault.Elsewhere, Adrian Sutil's rapid practice pace failed to convert into anything more than 12th on the grid for Force India, Renault debutant Romain Grosjean had to settle for 14th and Felipe Massa's stand-in Luca Badoer suffered a torrid return to Formula One. Back behind the wheel of a grand prix car for the first time in a decade, the 38-year-old Ferrari test driver qualified last on the grid."I was hoping for better, but that more or less was the range," the Italian said. "We were expecting this. One year without driving and a new track, what could I do? This race is a test. I have to be better in the next race."Positions after qualifying:1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) McLaren 1min 39.498secs, 2 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) McLaren 1:39.532, 3 Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Brawn GP 1:39.563, 4 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Red Bull 1:39.789, 5 Jenson Button (Gbr) Brawn GP 1:39.821, 6 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:40.144, 7 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams 1:40.185, 8 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault 1:40.236, 9 Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull 1:40.239, 10 Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber 1:40.512, 11 Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber 1:38.826, 12 Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India 1:38.846, 13 Timo Glock (Ger) Toyota 1:38.991, 14 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Renault 1:39.040, 15 Sebastien Buemi (Swi) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:39.514, 16 Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Force India 1:39.531, 17 Kazuki Nakajima (Jpn) Williams 1:39.795, 18 Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota 1:39.807, 19 Jaime Alguersuari (Spa) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:39.925, 20 Luca Badoer (Ita) Ferrari 1:41.413Formula OneLewis HamiltonMcLarenMotor sportguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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guardian.co.uk Lewis Hamilton wins Singapore GP

• Hamilton puts in perfect performance to take second win of year• Button steals a march on Barrichello to gain a valuable pointLewis Hamilton scored his second victory of...
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The Independent Lewis Hamilton: 'I nearly quit but I...

So is Lewis Hamilton, the nonpareil who burst into Formula One two years ago, a better driver because of such an undoubtedly tough year? Despite a win and a second-place finish...
09/12/09
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Times Online Five key players in Lewis Hamilton's...

Lewis Hamilton's future at McLaren Mercedes, in the wake of the cheating scandal at the Australian Grand Prix, depends on the interaction between five key personalities who...
04/09/09
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guardian.co.uk Vettel pips Button to Turkish GP pole

• Sebastian Vettel beats Jenson Button on final lap in Istanbul• Lewis Hamilton suffers oversteer and finishes a lowly 16thRed Bull's Sebastian Vettel claimed pole position...
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Times Online Mike Atherton on his Lewis Hamilton...

The thing about sport is that it is just about the most powerful truth serum there is. Young sportsmen find themselves surrounded by all kinds of helpers, from agents to PR...
04/04/09
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guardian.co.uk Jenson Button on Monaco pole

• British driver pips Kimi Raikkonen into second position• World champion Hamilton to start 16th after sliding offJenson Button put himself in the perfect position from...
05/23/09
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Lewis Hamilton’s reputation risked by people who drove him down the road to chicanery

There are two ways that the Lewis Hamilton cheating saga can affect his future with McLaren Mercedes, which is now on a knife edge. Either Hamilton and his father Anthony, who manages him, can find a way to forgive and rebuild, or the trauma of what happened at the Australian Grand Prix will weep poison into the relationship and it will eventually fall apart.
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Lewis Hamilton emulates Michael Schumacher

Like a politician going before the cameras at the garden gate to confess to an illicit affair, there was something almost excruciatingly painful about watching Lewis Hamilton try to save his reputation yesterday.
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ESPN Lewis Hamilton, McLaren end drought...

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday to signal McLaren's return to form after a run of 10 races without success.
07/26/09
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guardian.co.uk Back on track

When Lewis Hamilton burst on to the scene two years ago, smashing every record in Formula One, he had the sport - and and the public - at his feet. Then came his controversial...
08/23/09
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Times Online Jenson Button flying as Lewis...

Jenson Button scorched to a second consecutive pole position yesterday, his impressive new Brawn consistently the fastest throughout the sessions, while Lewis Hamilton’s...
04/05/09
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guardian.co.uk Joy for Mark Webber in qualifying

• Webber scores first pole of career• Resurgent Hamilton will start fifthThe old 14-mile long Nürburgring Nordschleife long ago entered the motor racing history books as...
07/11/09
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F1-Live.com Late charge puts Hamilton and McLaren...

German GP - Second practice Despite a light shower once again early in the second practice session of the German Grand Prix weekend, the rains held off as the dark clouds moved...
07/10/09
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F1-Live.com Lewis Hamilton Q&A

Button ''never forgot why he was there'' The McLaren Mercedes MP4-24 did not agree with the layout of the Istanbul Park during the Turkish Grand Prix weekend...  
06/09/09
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