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Hamilton wins Monaco GP to extend championship lead
The defending five-time world champion and current series leader, who came home less than a second ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen, said he survived the Dutchman's late attacks by "fighting with the spirit of Niki (Lauda)".
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'I owe it all to Niki' says Hamilton of F1 success
Lewis Hamilton said he owed his status as a five-time world champion to Niki Lauda after dedicating his 85th pole position to him on Saturday at the Monaco Grand Prix.
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Hamilton snatches dramatic Monaco GP pole with record lap
The defending five-time champion and series leader clocked an unprecedented lap in 1min 10.166sec to end Bottas' run of three successive poles as Mercedes, mourning the death this week of non-executive chairman Niki Lauda, produced a record-equaling 62nd front row lockout.
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Hamilton favourite for Spain in big test for Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc dominated pre-season testing at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya amid excited talk of Ferrari ending Mercedes’ five-year stranglehold on the sport.
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Ferrari have to start delivering, says Hamilton
The sport’s oldest, most successful and glamorous team flattered to deceive again in Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, while Mercedes celebrated their fourth successive one-two finish.
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Hamilton warns Mercedes of Ferrari recovery in Bahrain
Hamilton, who came home second in a damaged car behind in-form team-mate Valtteri Bottas, said he was delighted, but surprised by Mercedes' comprehensive maximum points showing in Melbourne.
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'Best race ever': Bottas upstages Hamilton at Australian Grand Prix
Red Bull's precocious Max Verstappen came third to join them on the podium after audaciously overtaking Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.
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Hamilton snatches pole position for Australian Grand Prix
Hamilton clocked a fastest lap of one minute 20.486 to narrowly pip team-mate Valtteri Bottas, with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel third.
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Vettel fired up to return Ferrari to the top
The German won the opening race of the season in Melbourne last year and backed it up with victory at the next in Bahrain.
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Nicolas Hamilton back on track and doing it his way
The 26-year-old, who has overcome cerebral palsy to establish himself as a disabled racer, is set for a full season in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC).
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Hamilton fires F1 title warning as new Mercedes hits track
The British driver emerged from his winter hibernation at Silverstone on Wednesday to see the car he hopes will fire him to a sixth world title.
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Mbappe stars, ball-tampering scandal, Serena outburst - 2018 sporting highlights
Here, AFP Sport takes a look at 10 sporting highlights from the last 12 months.
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Hamilton deserves more recognition, says Wolff
Toto Wolff suggested people might not appreciate the 33-year-old Briton’s achievements until he too had left the scene.
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Hamilton and Mercedes shift from fourth to fifth
The Briton staged an epic recovery from last to second at Silverstone and ended the year on 73 wins with Michael Schumacher’s all-time record of 91 coming into range.
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Verstappen threatens to 'punch' Ocon as Hamilton wins Brazilian GP
Red Bull star Max Verstappen was seen on TV pushing Force India's Esteban Ocon three times and accused of threatening to hit him, after the pair had collided on track.
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Emotions fire but Brazil still tough to crack for Hamilton, Mercedes
That triumph, earned with a last-lap pass that lifted him to fifth in teeming rain, has since become an iconic snapshot which confirmed his potential and fired him to multiple-title glory.
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Hamilton has more milestones in mind
The Mercedes driver won his fifth crown in Mexico on Sunday, only the third man to reach that milestone since the championship started in 1950.
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Hamilton's title hopes boosted by Vettel's grid drop
Hamilton had already dominated both rainswept practice sessions for Mercedes when the German’s penalty was confirmed by race stewards.
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Hamilton revels in Suzuka rollercoaster ride
Hamilton did not put a foot wrong and was caught out only when Toro Rosso’s Pierre Gasly slowed in front of him into the final chicane.
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Lewis Hamilton wins Russian Grand Prix to stretch driver lead
The defending four-time champion, who started second on the grid, was helped again by Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas, who allowed him to overtake and then defended him from attack by title rival Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari, as he battled to finish second.
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Nicki Minaj is closer to marriage 'than people think'
Rapper Nicki Minaj has admitted she's "closer than people think" to marriage and children.
