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.

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.

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.

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.

Five key players in Lewis Hamilton's future

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 must find a way of re-establishing trust between a team and a driver who, up until 11 days ago, looked to be enjoying an unbreakable bond.

Lewis Hamilton will never rid himself of this stigma

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 what was originally an innocuous incident in last week’s Australian Grand Prix. Even worse, their relationship with their star driver has been damaged to such an extent that Lewis Hamilton has even considered resigning. They are intelligent people so I struggle to understand how they can behave so recklessly.