Lewis Hamilton slips off shackles as others slide at Silverstone

Just as Shakespeare once wrote that there are seven ages of man, so Gary Neville once said that there are five stages of life as a British sports star. This being Lewis Hamilton, he has raced through the first two at 200mph. Yesterday, in a performance of quite stunning nerve, he entered the third.

Lewis Hamilton wins German Grand Prix with dominant drive

Lewis Hamilton had just produced a drive of breathtaking brilliance to win the German Grand Prix and, having finished all the podium celebrations, the winner's press conference and assorted television interviews, was about to walk back into his team's motorhome.

Lewis Hamilton stripped of Formula One victory

Felipe Massa was declared the winner of Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton was penalized for cutting a corner during a late duel with Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen.

Lewis Hamilton shines at FIA appeal hearing

The FIA was accused in front of its Court of Appeal yesterday of deliberately misrepresenting the views of one of its former chief stewards in a bid to undermine Lewis Hamilton's case that he was wrongly demoted from winner to third place at this year's Belgian Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton in yacht crash

Formula One star Lewis Hamilton was involved in a crash before the start of one of the world's largest yacht races today.

McLaren champion Lewis Hamilton's potential

The challenge for McLaren Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton, after the youngster's spectacular trouncing of the field in a wet British Grand Prix at Silverstone at the weekend, is to try to stop the rollercoaster ride that this season is becoming, and re-establish the consistency in his performances that can make him champion.