Lewis Hamilton

2022 - 5 - 7

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Lewis Hamilton talks F1 in USA and what it means to race in majority ... (Miami Herald)

First of all, Lewis Hamilton is blunt and he admits he probably will not win Formula One's inaugural Miami Grand Prix on Sunday. Mercedes-Benz, his team, ...

“I met a bunch of kids from diverse backgrounds, who now want to get into engineering and STEM subjects,” Hamilton said. His week in Miami Gardens is a window into more. In 2017, he voiced his excitement about the idea when F1 started scouting downtown Miami for a potential road race. Hamilton, who is the only Black driver in Formula One history, is the closest thing his sport has to a household name in the US. He’s something of an iconoclast — every few years, a threat of suspension seems to follow Hamilton, including the latest one regarding the earrings he wears in his car — and has the charisma Miamians tend to love. “It definitely does have a significance,” Hamilton said Friday. “The first five or 10, maybe five years or so I didn’t see many people of color in the grandstands. When I was on stage, very, very few people of color — not as diverse as I’d hoped and, as I said, yesterday I was standing on stage and I’m seeing the crowd.

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Hamilton's scary Merc warning to frontrunners as Max faces race ... (Fox Sports)

Hamilton's scary Merc warning to frontrunners as Max faces race against time: Qualifying LIVE.

But it’s frustrating not to have that track time.” It meant the reigning world champ did not set a lap time and missed out on valuable practice time on the new track as Horner was left to rue the inability to carry out the team’s plan going into the qualifying session. Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton fired a major warning to the rest of the grid, claiming that the team’s cars “seem to be quicker” ahead of the qualifying session at the Miami Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton protests rule against jewellery (with more jewellery) (National Post)

Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton will race in Sunday's inaugural Miami Grand Prix after Formula One swerved a showdown with the Mercedes driver ...

“To some degree it’s personal freedom. Is that the most exciting thing we can talk about? I’ve had in 16 years so many MRI scans and not had to take out the platinum.” Article content Article content Article content

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Lewis Hamilton loses 2kg in one day during Miami GP practice ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton will cut a slimmer figure at the inaugural Miami Grand Prix on Sunday after a scorching first day of ...

Imola obviously was not a strong circuit for us but from what we have seen so far, the car seems to work well around Miami. We still have the bouncing so we haven't cured it but bit by bit, we're improving the car.” “The race is going to be really tough,” declared Hamilton. “I’ve already lost a couple of kilos in one day.

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F1: Lewis Hamilton insists he is 'fuelled' by criticism and that he will ... (Daily Mail)

Hamilton, who has been a consistent title challenger since the 2014 season has been way off the pace at Mercedes this term and is already 58 points down on ...

They're not going to stop me in my tracks. We are going to come back stronger as a team. 'Four, five, six, seven, ten bad races are not going to stop me doing what I love doing.

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Hamilton given two-race exemption on jewellery requirements (PlanetF1)

Lewis Hamilton has been given a two-race exemption on F1's jewellery ban after speaking with medical staff on Friday.

For example, if the drivers can prove to the FIA their jewellery is safe.” I think we’ve made such great strides for the sport… “It seems unnecessary to get into this spat.

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Lewis Hamilton faces severe penalties if he defies FIA's jewellery ... (Daily Express)

LEWIS HAMILTON is embroiled in a spat with the FIA over his jewellery.

It is a tricky one and it is weird we are talking about it. Former world champion Jenson Button agrees with the FIA and has pointed out that the rules are there to protect drivers at all times - not just when on the circuit. "Or, it could be if you are taken to the hospital and they have to do an x-ray or an MRI, you can't have metal in your face either. And drivers who refuse to remove jewellery face heavy punishments. He previously joked that he would need to chop off his right ear as one earring is welded into his skin. Lewis Hamilton and his fellow Formula One drivers face huge penalties for failing to comply with the FIA’s strict jewellery rules.

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Hamilton fires back at Red Bull after “disrespectful” taunt (crash.net)

Lewis Hamilton has vowed to use comments from F1 rivals Red Bull as “fuel” and warned that Mercedes “are going to come back stronger”.

I'm putting that into the pot, and I'm going to turn that into a positive and come back stronger. It's not going to stop me in my tracks. “I wonder how Lewis behaves in the team meetings – I bet he’s sulking. I can imagine the sulking. We are going to come back stronger as a team. It's a part of life.

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David Coulthard credits Toto Wolff for showing 'balls' after Lewis ... (Daily Express)

LEWIS HAMILTON was involved in a heated exchange with Toto Wolff at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix last month.

"This airflow will connect up to the airflow that is displaced when the tyre rotates onto the track surface. And Coulthard has praised Wolff for showing "balls" in making a public admission to Hamilton over team radio. Former F1 designer Gary Anderson explains on The Race: "Normally, where the ends of the flaps meet up with the endplates the transition is a fairly simple radius.

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FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem talks Lewis Hamilton out of ... (Irvine Times)

The seven-time world champion indicated he was ready to boycott Sunday's maiden Formula One race here at the Hard Rock Stadium amid the governing body's ...

Hamilton addressed the media in Friday’s FIA press conference wearing a plethora of rings, bracelets, necklaces and piercings in a clear message of defiance, before saying: “If they stop me then so be it. We have managed to chip away at lap time. We’ve got a spare driver, so we’re well prepped for the weekend.

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W and Dior Toasted Lewis Hamilton in Miami (W Magazine)

W and Dior, with Karlie Kloss hosted a cocktail party in Miami Beach to celebrate Lewis Hamilton and the Formula One Grand Prix.

On Friday night, W and Dior, with Karlie Kloss, hosted a cocktail party to toast Lewis Hamilton, the record-setting Mercedes driver and fan favorite. Friends of Dior showed off the house’s latest wares: Kloss wore a kicky sequined number, while Hamilton came straight from a final day of training in a crisp charcoal waistcoat and trousers. With the race scheduled for Sunday, stylish denizens have descended upon the city to celebrate the occasion with gusto, glitz, and plenty of champagne all weekend long.

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