Felipe Massa misfortune helps Hamilton but Ferrari raise stakes in power struggle

Lewis Hamilton has driven and spoken lately like a man who senses that missing the world title last year was merely destiny deferred by 12 months. It is hard to say whether this race enhanced or harmed that notion as an afternoon of extremes for the Briton produced a middling result.

Kovalainen keeps McLaren flying high after Massa's engine failure

"Welcome to the world of winning, the first of many." Heikki Kovalainen has waited a long time to hear those words of congratulation from McLaren team principal Ron Dennis, and on his slowing down lap in yesterday's Hungarian Grand Prix they came as sweet consolation over the onboard radio.

Team-by-team summary: Saturday, Hungary

MCLAREN-MERCEDES Smooth sailing for Lewis Hamilton on Saturday; fastest in the morning before securing his second consecutive pole position and setting up a possible hat-trick of race wins. Heikki Kovalainen completes the front row. A qualifying one-two is a rare and pleasing achievement, said team boss Ron Dennis.

Hamilton leads by four after German success

Lewis Hamilton made it back-to-back victories for the first time in 13 months by taking the chequered at the end of a remarkable German Grand Prix.

Team-by-team summary: Friday, Germany

Jul.18 (GMM) MCLAREN-MERCEDES Lewis Hamilton dominated the opening day of the German grand prix; a tenth faster than his teammate in the damp morning, and seven tenths ahead of the Ferraris (and nearly a full second in front of Heikki Kovalainen) with his late afternoon effort. While we don't know the respective fuel loads of our rivals, we nonetheless feel comfortable with our pace, said team boss Ron Dennis.

Young Briton makes history, but few waves back home

Lewis Hamilton, 23, becomes Formula One's youngest champion with a fifth-place finish in Brazil, a stunning achievement that is all but unnoticed in Stevenage, England. Formula One drivers might epitomize suaveness with their worldly jet-setting and their residences in Monaco or Switzerland, but they have to come from somewhere, even from bedroom towns 29 miles north of London and profoundly unassuming.