Motor Racing
Hamilton wins Monaco Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton realised a boyhood dream by claiming victory in an action-packed Monaco Grand Prix to regain control of a furious fight for the Formula One world title.
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Massa on pole as Hamilton resorts to praying for rain
Sunday, 25 May 2008
The rain held off during qualifying in Monaco yesterday, but Lewis Hamilton is firmly hoping that the forecast for precipitation will prove accurate this afternoon. The Englishman is set on avenging his lost chance to win last year's race on the circuit he loves, and with the two Ferraris ahead of him on the grid he may need help from the weather gods if he fails to beat them off the start line.
Mosley's future in balance as Ecclestone goes on the attack
Saturday, 24 May 2008
There is no truth in the rumour that Ross Kemp and Martine McCutcheon are to be cast in a new Formula One soap series that is set to rival "Coronation Street" and "Eastenders", but the way things are here in Monaco they might just as well be.
A quick steer on how Formula One has reinvented the wheel
Saturday, 24 May 2008
The 20 drivers taking to the tight, bumpy roads above Monte Carlo harbour for tomorrow's Monaco Grand Prix will face an equally complicated challenge from something which is staring them all in the face.
Motorcycling: Ducati quit threat dissipates
Saturday, 24 May 2008
The Airwaves Ducati team principal, Darrell Healey, has confirmed that British Superbike Championship leader Shane Byrne will race at Donington Park on Monday after a week of off-track controversy.
Mosley steals Hamilton's thunder
Friday, 23 May 2008
Lewis Hamilton registered the fastest time on the clocks here yesterday, but it was what was not visible that generated the greatest interest.
Motorcycling: Dominant Rossi sets mark for young rivals
Monday, 19 May 2008
Valentino Rossi grabbed the lead of the MotoGP championship at Le Mans yesterday with a devastating ride that earned him his 90th grand prix victory and broadcast to younger rivals that he remains hungry for an eighth world title.
Feud with Alonso fuels Hamilton to go one better in Monte Carlo
Sunday, 18 May 2008
A year ago, after he had finished second to his then McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso in the Monaco Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton very subtly let the cat out of the bag about his anger at not winning, and the strains on his relationship with Alonso.
Mosley insists he must stay on another year for good of sport
Saturday, 17 May 2008
Embattled motor racing chief Max Mosley has urged FIA club presidents to let him stay at the helm of Formula One's governing body until October next year in the interest of the sport.
Motorcycling: Show goes on for Lorenzo despite high-speed crash
Saturday, 17 May 2008
The Loren Show – the name the 21-year-old Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo gives to his on-track celebrations – continued in the French MotoGP at Le Mans yesterday with a stretcher, a wheelchair, a pair of crutches and a scooter as the supporting props for Fiat Yamaha.
Hamilton shuns safety organisation
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Heikki Kovalainen’s escape from serious injury during his high-speed accident in the recent Spanish Grand Prix highlighted the progress that has been made on the safety front, but the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association is nevertheless going through turmoil.
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