Motorsport

Lewis Hamilton slashed the deficit to Sebastian Vettel at the summit of the Formula One championship after a crushing performance at Silverstone to win the British Grand Prix for a record-equalling fifth time.

Not a surprise. That was the consensus surrounding the British Racing Drivers’ Club decision to activate the break clause in Silverstone’s deal to host the British Grand Prix which has cast doubt over the race’s future beyond 2019.

Lewis Hamilton survived a stewards’ investigation to retain a quite brilliant pole position after he delivered a crushing performance in qualifying for today’s British Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton received a boost ahead of his home race of the Formula One season after Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas was dealt a five-place grid penalty for the British Grand Prix.

The future of the British Grand Prix could be thrown into uncertainty today with Silverstone’s owners expected to announce that they have activated a break-out clause to cease Formula One racing after 2019.

Lewis Hamilton insists he need not change anything in his approach despite heading to Silverstone on the back of another average result at the Austrian Grand Prix.

On a track that has brought him success, Lewis Hamilton will be hard pushed to repeat last year’s win and close the gap on championship leader Sebastian Vettel at the Austrian Grand Prix today.

Edinburgh MONARCHS powered their way to an 
emphatic 53-39 Championship victory which pulls the Capital side four points clear at the top of the table ahead of second-placed Ipswich Witches.

A defiant Lewis Hamilton has promised to win this year’s Formula One championship “the right way” after his clash with title rival Sebastian Vettel in Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

The new owners of Formula 1 might want to throw a cage around Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton and rebrand the sport as an alternative Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Sebastian Vettel was accused of deliberately driving into his title rival Lewis Hamilton as this year’s Formula One championship burst into life during a dramatic Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton took pole position from Valtteri Bottas with a brilliant last-gasp drive for a Mercedes 1-2 followed by Ferrari on the Azerbaijan Grand Prix grid.

Lewis Hamilton blew away championship rival Sebastian Vettel with a phenomenal lap to secure pole position for today’s Canadian Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton will sit down with his Mercedes team in the coming days as he attempts to get on top of the car problems which are threatening to derail his challenge for a fourth world drivers’ title.

Lewis Hamilton believes Sebastian Vettel’s victory at the Monaco Grand Prix has provided the clearest indicator yet that his championship rival is being afforded preferential treatment by Ferrari.

Lewis Hamilton has admitted he was left so devastated by his performance in qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix he was unable to get out of his Mercedes.

Lewis Hamilton’s boss Toto Wolff believes the British driver will end his Formula One career with Mercedes.

Lewis Hamilton is uncertain whether he will be able to challenge championship rival Sebastian Vettel for pole position in Monaco.

Scottish racing driver Dario Franchitti has been robbed at gunpoint at a Taco Bell drive-through restaurant in the US.