Lewis Hamilton expressed concern about the rising weight of F1 cars and claimed the racing would improve if they were made lighter.
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Undisputed champion: 10 titles name Hamilton top driver of 2017
2017 F1 season
Posted onOne name consistently emerged above the others when F1 publications named their best driver of 2017: Lewis Hamilton.
Hamilton says his “strongest year” reminds him of 2007 debut
2017 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton says his fourth world championship victory was his strongest year yet and compared it to his debut season 10 years ago.
Paradise Papers claim Hamilton avoided paying £3.27 million in tax on his jet
2017 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton has been accused of avoiding a £3.27 million tax bill for his private jet in a huge leak of information known as the Paradise Papers.
Hamilton wins his fourth world championship title
2017 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton has become world champion for the fourth time. Here are pictures from his post-race celebrations in Mexico.
Hamilton: Vettel killed his tyres in the first stint
2017 United States Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton said he was able to overtake Sebastian Vettel in the United States Grand Prix because his title rival was too hard on his tyres.
Hamilton says climbing through the field won’t be as easy as in 2014
2017 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says it will be hard for him to repeat his recovery drive from the 2014 Austrian Grand Prix having qualified eighth for this year’s race.
Senna helmet will get pride of place – Hamilton
2017 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he will give pride of place to the Ayrton Senna helmet he was presented with after today’s qualifying session in Canada.
Ferrari’s “unique bits” will help them in Canada – Hamilton
2017 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton believes the unique aspects of Ferrari’s car will make it particularly well-suited to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve this weekend.
Hamilton ‘most popular F1 driver since Schumacher’, says survey
2017 F1 season
Posted onA survey of over 200,000 Formula One fans claims Lewis Hamilton has cemented his position as by far the sport’s most popular driver.
Hamilton accepts blame for ‘slow and erratic’ driving penalty
2017 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton has been given two penalty points on his licence for driving too slowly in the pits and holding up Daniel Ricciardo.
Hamilton wary of Ferrari’s race pace advantage
2017 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari will have “a very strong car” in the Chinese Grand Prix warned Lewis Hamilton after taking pole position for the race.
Hamilton and Vettel: A title fight ten years in the making
2017 F1 season
Posted onThese two greats of the current F1 generation have never locked horns over a full season. But the first race of 2017 suggests that may be about to change.
Hamilton says he couldn’t have used different strategy to win
2017 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says it wasn’t possible for him to execute a strategy which might have helped him win the Australian Grand Prix.
Hamilton expected new cars would be quicker despite record pole lap
2017 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he expected Formula One’s new generation of cars to lap quicker after setting a record-breaking pole position for the Australian Grand Prix.
Bottas ‘watching Hamilton closely – it would be stupid not to’
2017 F1 season
Posted onValtteri Bottas says he is paying close attention to how his new team mate operates as he makes up for lost time at Mercedes.
F1 “definitely needs” new race format – Hamilton
2017 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton has backed Ross Brawn’s suggestion of running a non-championship event to experiment with a new race format.
Better racing in 2017? “Don’t hold your breath” says Hamilton
2017 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton remains unconvinced the new regulations for 2017 will deliver more exciting action on the track after his first runs in the new Mercedes.
Hamilton urges F1 to drop social media restrictions
2017 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton has called on Formula One to drop its restrictions on how the sport can be promoted via social media.
“Zero problems with Bottas” over data-sharing – Hamilton
2017 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton has said his views on data sharing were not intended as a criticism of Mercedes or his new team mate Valtteri Bottas.