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03.08.2021 / 05:19

Lewis Hamilton gives fresh health update as he reacts to Sebastian Vettel disqualification

Lewis Hamilton has provided a health update following a bout of blurred vision and dizziness after the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Brit claimed second place on a turbulent afternoon in Budapest, after Sebastian Vettel was disqualified for failing to comply with post-race fuel regulations.

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Verstappen wins Monaco GP, takes F1 title lead from Hamilton

Max Verstappen won the Monaco Grand Prix for the first time to take the Formula One championship lead from Lewis Hamilton on Sunday, while pole sitter Charles Leclerc pulled out just before the race started.

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Hamilton wins Spanish GP ahead of Verstappen

MONTMELÓ – MONTMELÓLewis Hamilton beat Max Verstappen in a thrilling duel to win the Spanish Grand Prix and increase his championship lead over his top rival on Sunday.

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Hamilton wins Portuguese GP, extends lead over Verstappen

PORTIMAO – Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton won the Portuguese Grand Prix for a 97th career win on Sunday and extended his championship lead over Max Verstappen to eight points.

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Verstappen beats Hamilton in dramatic Emilia-Romagna GP

IMOLA – Max Verstappen won a dramatic Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday after world champion Lewis Hamilton hit a wall in a race that was also temporarily suspended following a separate incident involving Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas.

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Hamilton holds off Verstappen to win F1 season-opener

SAKHIR – World champion Lewis Hamilton just held off Max Verstappen to win the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix and clinch the 96th Formula One win of his career on Sunday.

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Hamilton clinches record 7th F1 title with win at Turkish GP

ISTANBUL – Lewis Hamilton clinched a record-equaling seventh Formula One title after winning a wet and gloomy Turkish Grand Prix for a record-extending 94th victory on Sunday.Hamilton now stands alongside F1 great Michael Schumacher on seven titles, having replaced the German driver at Mercedes in 2013. Hamilton only needed to finish ahead of his teammate Valtteri Bottas to seal his sixth title for Mercedes, and Bottas placed a lowly 14th after making a poor start.Hamilton's other title was with McLaren in 2008.He seemed to be in tears when he spoke on the team radio moments after crossing the line in Istanbul.“That's for all the kids out there who dream the impossible," Hamilton said.

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Hamilton wins Eifel GP to equal Schumacher's F1 win record

NÜRBURG – NÜLewis Hamilton matched Michael Schumacher's record of 91 wins in Formula One with victory in the Eifel Grand Prix on Sunday as he took another stride toward his seventh championship title.Hamilton started behind his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas but took the lead when the Finn ran wide on lap 13. Bottas retired with a car problem five laps later.

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Hamilton chases F1 record again as Schumacher's son debuts

NÜRBURG – NÜLewis Hamilton's bid to match the Formula One win record held by Michael Schumacher is back on, and he could achieve it in Schumacher's home country of Germany.Hamilton was chasing a record-equaling 91st win two weeks ago in Russia before his race was ruined by penalties for breaching an obscure rule on where drivers can practice their starts before the race. His Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas took the win.That sets the stage for Hamilton to try again in Germany.

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Bottas wins in Russia as Hamilton misses F1 win record

SOCHI – Valtteri Bottas won the Russian Grand Prix on Sunday after his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton's race was ruined by penalties.Hamilton had been looking to match Michael Schumacher's record of 91 wins in Formula One but had to settle for third behind Bottas and Max Verstappen. Bottas built a sizeable lead over Verstappen with ease and cruised to his first win since the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix.Hamilton was already under investigation by the stewards when he started the race from pole position.

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Hamilton wins hectic Tuscan GP, demands justice for Taylor

fatally shot by police serving a narcotics search warrant in her home on March 13. The shooting has sparked months of protests in Louisville, Kentucky with calls for the officers to be charged in her death.“Justice for Breonna Taylor,” Hamilton said during his interview after winning.The first F1 race on a Mugello track with super-fast corners usually used by MotoGP riders was incident-packed.

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Bottas fastest in final practice at Tuscan GP, Hamilton 3rd

MUGELLO – Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas completed a sweep at the Tuscan Grand Prix when he posted the fastest time in third and final practice ahead of qualifying later Saturday.Quickest in both sessions on Friday, he beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by just .017 with Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton .083 back from Bottas in third in warm and sunny conditions.Hamilton leads the championship from Bottas by 47 points after winning five of the first eight races in his bid to equal Michael Schumacher's record seven F1 titles. Later Saturday, Hamilton will aim for a record-extending 95th pole position.

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Hamilton wins Belgian GP, now 2 behind Schumacher's record

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS – SPA-Lewis Hamilton led from start to finish at the Belgian Grand Prix to clinch his 89th career win and move two behind Michael Schumacher's Formula One record on Sunday.The world champion was untroubled from pole position, beating his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas by eight seconds and finishing 15 seconds ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen. Renault's Daniel Ricciardo was fourth and grabbed an extra point for the fastest lap.Hamilton's fifth win from seven races also extended his championship lead over Verstappen to 47 points with Bottas drifting back in third.

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Bottas leads 1st practice for the Belgian GP, Hamilton 2nd

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS – SPA-Valtteri Bottas posted the fastest time in the first practice for the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday.The Finnish driver's best lap was .069 seconds quicker than his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton, who leads the championship after winning four of the first six races.In gloomy and overcast conditions, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen was .081 behind Bottas in third place.

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Lewis Hamilton wins Spanish GP for 88th career victory in F1

MONTMELO – Lewis Hamilton had no problems with his tires this time as he coasted to victory at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, extending his championship lead to 37 points and clinching an 88th career victory to move within three of Michael Schumacher's Formula One record.The talk before the race was whether Mercedes' tires would be vulnerable in the searing summer heat of Spain, after experiencing problems in the past two races at Silverstone.

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Spanish GP: Bottas fastest ahead of Hamilton in 1st practice

MONTMELO – Valtteri Bottas posted the fastest time in the first practice for the Spanish Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton on Friday.The Finnish driver was .039 quicker than championship leader Hamilton and about 1 second ahead of Max Verstappen, who leapfrogged Bottas into second place in the standings after winning last Sunday's race at Silverstone.There was an encouraging improvement for Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who placed fifth behind his teammate Charles Leclerc. Ferrari changed the chassis on Vettel's car following a dismal run of form.Sergio Pérez was seventh for Racing Point after recovering from the coronavirus and testing negative.

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Verstappen storms to unlikely victory over Mercedes duo

SILVERSTONE – Max Verstappen sprung what could be the surprise of the season by beating Lewis Hamilton to win the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix on Sunday.The Red Bull driver crossed the line at Silverstone 11.3 seconds clear of Hamilton, with Valtteri Bottas third.Mercedes had been expected to cruise to their fifth win from as many rounds this season.But both Hamilton and Bottas struggled with their tires to clear the way for Verstappen to take an unlikely win.Charles Leclerc finished fourth for Ferrari ahead of Red Bull's Alexander Albon. Racing Point’s Lance Stroll was sixth.

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Bottas on pole for Silverstone GP ahead of teammate Hamilton

SILVERSTONE – Valtteri Bottas edged out Mercedes teammate and championship leader Lewis Hamilton to claim pole position Saturday for Formula One's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix.Hamilton appeared on course to take his 92nd career pole but he had a poor first sector on his final run and Bottas clocked 1 minute, 25.154 seconds, 0.063 seconds ahead of the six-time world champion.It gave Bottas his first pole since the opening race of the pandemic-delayed season in Austria, which he went on to win.

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Hamilton wins British GP to close in on Schumacher's record

SILVERSTONE – Lewis Hamilton held on to win the British Grand Prix on Sunday despite a puncture on the last lap to clinch an 87th career win and move within four of Michael Schumacher's Formula One record.The championship leader's record-extending seventh Silverstone win saw him finish six seconds ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who unexpectedly moved up a place after Hamilton's Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas sustained a puncture with three laps left. With Hamilton so far ahead, Verstappen went in for a tire change in a bid to gain an extra point for the fastest lap but that pit stop ultimately cost him victory because Hamilton's front left shredded with half a lap to go.

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Hamilton takes pole position for British GP ahead of Bottas

SILVERSTONE – Lewis Hamilton set a new track record at the British Grand Prix and clinched a record-extending 91st pole position on Saturday.He needs five more wins to equal Michael Schumacher’s Formula One record of 91 GP wins. The defending champion is also odds-on to equal the F1 great's record of seven world titles.He clocked a time of 1 minute 24.303 seconds at the Silverstone circuit where he was won a record six times.

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Hamilton takes Hungarian GP pole position ahead of Bottas

BUDAPEST – Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton beat Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas on Saturday to take pole position for the seventh time at the Hungarian Grand Prix.It was Hamilton’s second straight pole this season and record-extending 90th of his Formula One career — 22 more than next-best Michael Schumacher.“I just have to pinch myself, it doesn’t register,” Hamilton said. “It does not seem real."Hamilton has won seven times at the Hungaroring and the veteran British driver needs one more to equal F1 great Schumacher’s single-track record of eight wins, when the French GP was held at Magny-Cours.Hamilton was .107 seconds quicker than Bottas and .93 faster than Racing Point driver Lance Stroll.“The car was on fire today ...

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Hamilton wins Styrian GP ahead of Mercedes teammate Bottas

SPIELBERG – Lewis Hamilton won the Styrian Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday to clinch an 85th career win and move within six of Michael Schumacher's Formula One record.Most of Schumacher's wins were during a dominant spell with Ferrari, but his old team is struggling badly. For the second time in the past four races, Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel crashed into each other and went out.Hamilton's record-extending 89th career pole on a rain-drenched track was one of his best in extreme conditions, but during the race he was hardly challenged as he finished a sizeable 13.7 seconds ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas and 33.7 ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

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Hamilton starts Austrian GP from 5th after grid penalty

SPIELBERG – Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday's season-opening Austrian Grand Prix from fifth spot, after stewards gave him a three-place grid penalty following an incident in Saturday's qualifying.It means Max Verstappen starts from second place behind Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas in pole position, and that McLaren's Lando Norris jumps up to third and Red Bull's Alexander Albon goes from fourth.The decision was made because Hamilton failed to slow under a yellow flag after his Mercedes teammate Bottas had spun off the track late on in qualifying.No action was taken when stewards reviewed the incident on Saturday evening but Red Bull asked for another review and presented video footage.“The Stewards acknowledged

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