Look out, Lewis Hamilton

If he is to put right the wrongs of 12 months ago and become the youngest Formula One world champion, Lewis Hamilton will have to drive the race of his young life at Interlagos today. Hamilton might have bargained on the pace of the Ferraris on this sweeping track in the Sao Paulo suburbs and on Felipe Massa, his title rival, taking his third consecutive pole here at his home, but to be relegated to fourth place on the grid alongside Kimi Raikkonen and behind the Toyota of Jarno Trulli, a surprise gate-crasher on the big four, was not part of the plan laid down by his McLaren team.

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 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 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.

To be silly or sensible: Lewis Hamilton's dilemma

Throughout the past week, everybody capable of stringing a sentence together has been telling Lewis Hamilton to find a new personality. Apparently he just won't do as he is. So what did he do yesterday? He found one. Just like that. As a result, he extended his lead in the Formula One World Championship with one race to go.

Formula One rivals turn on Lewis Hamilton

It is at this stage of the season that things get nasty for Lewis Hamilton. This time last year, as he was advancing towards what looked likely to be an historic rookie World Championship in Formula One, his rivals started ganging up on him and he memorably remarked that when he walked into a drivers' briefing here they were waiting “with rifles, ready to shoot me”.