Ferrari's Felipe Massa was declared the winner of the Belgian Grand Prix after McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton, who was first over the finishing line, was given a 25-second penalty for an illegal maneuver and demoted to third.
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) -- Lewis Hamilton won the Belgian Grand Prix in a rain-splashed finish on Sunday, extending his lead in the championship standings after race leader Kimi Raikkonen spun off during the next-to-last lap.
Championship leader Lewis Hamilton clinched pole position for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix ahead of main challenger Felipe Massa.
Lewis Hamilton drove a superb final lap to earn his fifth pole position of the season at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.
Lewis Hamilton declared himself satisfied with second place at the European Grand Prix after revealing he nearly did not start the race.
Formula One is in growth mode, with the number of grands prix climbing one to 18 in 2008.
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) -- Ferrari's Felipe Massa won the European Grand Prix for his fourth Formula One victory of the season, leading Sunday's race wire-to-wire to finish comfortably ahead of championship leader Lewis Hamilton in second.
Lewis Hamilton is excited by the prospect of racing on Formula One's newest track this weekend as he seeks to extend his slim championship lead at the European Grand Prix in Valencia.
World championship leader Lewis Hamilton is on track for a third successive race victory after claiming pole position for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.
Despite leading the Formula One world championship, Lewis Hamilton is not overly confident of completing a hat-trick of wins in Hungary.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa was declared the winner of the Belgian Grand Prix after McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton, who was first over the finishing line, was given a 25-second penalty for an illegal maneuver and demoted to third.
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) -- Lewis Hamilton won the Belgian Grand Prix in a rain-splashed finish on Sunday, extending his lead in the championship standings after race leader Kimi Raikkonen spun off during the next-to-last lap.
Championship leader Lewis Hamilton clinched pole position for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix ahead of main challenger Felipe Massa.
Lewis Hamilton drove a superb final lap to earn his fifth pole position of the season at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.
Lewis Hamilton declared himself satisfied with second place at the European Grand Prix after revealing he nearly did not start the race.
Formula One is in growth mode, with the number of grands prix climbing one to 18 in 2008.
VALENCIA, Spain (AP) -- Ferrari's Felipe Massa won the European Grand Prix for his fourth Formula One victory of the season, leading Sunday's race wire-to-wire to finish comfortably ahead of championship leader Lewis Hamilton in second.
Lewis Hamilton is excited by the prospect of racing on Formula One's newest track this weekend as he seeks to extend his slim championship lead at the European Grand Prix in Valencia.
World championship leader Lewis Hamilton is on track for a third successive race victory after claiming pole position for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.
Despite leading the Formula One world championship, Lewis Hamilton is not overly confident of completing a hat-trick of wins in Hungary.
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton believes the race for the Formula One drivers' title will have another dramatic finale this season.
Lewis Hamilton described his domination of the German Grand Prix as "the best weekend" of his career as he stretched his lead at the top of the Formula One world championship.
World championship leader Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for Sunday's German Grand Prix at Hockenheim with a storming final lap of qualifying.
Heikki Kovalainen is determined to step out from the shadow of his McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton -- starting this weekend in Germany.
Lewis Hamilton has been crowned Formula One's new king by an ecstatic British media after winning his home grand prix at Silverstone.
Lewis Hamilton led from lap four for McLaren to claim his first British Grand Prix triumph in stunning style and take a share of the lead in the world drivers championship.
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton is suffering from the expectations placed on his inexperienced shoulders, racing legend Jackie Stewart said ahead of the British Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton has finally given his legion of fans something to cheer about ahead of his home grand prix by flying to the fastest time in the third day of testing at Silverstone.
Lewis Hamilton has joined a chorus of Formula One drivers expressing their anger over an increase in their license fees, but at the same time rejected a call for them to strike.
Lewis Hamilton's penalty for crashing into Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and ending his race at the Canadian Grand Prix is "hard but fair," McLaren CEO Martin Whitmarsh says.
BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica claimed his first victory in Formula One and moved to the top of the drivers' championship after a disastrous error by previous leader Lewis Hamilton at the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday.
World championship leader Lewis Hamilton dominated qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal to claim pole position for Sunday's race.
World championship leader Lewis Hamilton again showed his liking for the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal by posting the fastest time in Friday practice for the Canadian Grand Prix.
Twelve months ago in Canada, Lewis Hamilton broke his duck. Now he's looking to make it two wins on the spin after his triumph in Monte Carlo.
McLaren boss Ron Dennis has lauded Lewis Hamilton's first win in Monaco as "sensational" and fired a warning shot across Ferrari's bow, saying his team have enough pace to catch the championship leaders.
Lewis Hamilton overcame an early collision with the barriers to win a dramatic, rain-hit Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday and move three points clear in the overall championship standings.
Lewis Hamilton showed his determination to end a four-race winless streak by setting the pace in Thursday's opening practice sessions for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton's glittering Formula One career has been given even more sparkle with the addition of hundreds of diamonds to his helmet for the Monaco Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton is set to become Britain's highest paid sportsman after reports he is close to inking a $20 million personal sponsorship deal with Reebok.
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton was "thrilled" with his finish in Turkey and believes they are closing the gap on Ferrari.
McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton has hit back at his critics ahead of Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix, saying: "I'm not Superman."
Ferrari's second consecutive one-two finish of the season has put clear distance between them and Formula One's chasing pack, leaving McLaren's Lewis Hamilton looking for more from his car.
Lewis Hamilton, the victim of racial insults in Barcelona during testing two months ago, has helped launch a campaign designed to ensure such ugly scenes are never repeated.
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton is ebullient about the team's chances heading into the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona.
Lewis Hamilton will not be losing any confidence over his poor return at the Bahrain Grand Prix, according to McLaren CEO Martin Whitmarsh.
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen are getting on "fantastically," according to Martin Whitmarsh, the team's CEO.
Nothing is certain in life bar death and taxes, according to the proverb.
World champion Kimi Raikkonen banished the memory of his disastrous start to the Formula One season by claiming a comfortable victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton's bid to hold a resurgent Ferrari at bay and grab back-to-back grand prix wins faces one more hurdle in Malaysia on Sunday -- tropical storms.
Lewis Hamilton will quite literally be feeling the heat as he goes into this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix as the clear favorite after his dominating performance in the opening round of the Fomula One world championship in Australia.
Lewis Hamilton may rue being so dismissive of his competition after dominating the opening Australian Grand Prix.
Handsome, articulate and lightning fast -- McLaren's Lewis Hamilton can now add two more words to his list of qualities: very rich.
Last year's rookie hero Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix as McLaren dominated world champions Ferrari in Saturday's qualifying sessions.
Formula One is a sport dominated by expectations; they can be both a terrible burden and a spur to greatness.
There is always a lot of roaring at the start of the Formula One season.
Lewis Hamilton captured the fastest practice time for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, as world champion Kimi Raikkonen was left dissatisfied with the set-up of his Ferrari car after a disappointing afternoon run took the gloss off an impressive first session.
The racist abuse meted out to Lewis Hamilton at Formula One testing in Barcelona could lead to Spain losing its two grand prix if repeated, motor racing authorities warned.
Lewis Hamilton has signed a new five-year contract with McLaren which commits him to the F1 team until 2012.
McLaren-Mercedes chose British star Lewis Hamilton's 23rd birthday to unveil their new Formula One car on Monday.
British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton has had his driver's license suspended for a month in France after he was caught speeding by police.
Formula One superstar Lewis Hamilton is moving to Switzerland to escape the pressures and intrusions of life in Britain, saying he can't even go to the bathroom in a petrol station without fans following him in for his autograph.
Kimi Raikkonen claimed his first world title by one point after previous overall leader Lewis Hamilton suffered a nightmare end to his rookie season at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday.
World championship leader Lewis Hamilton has qualified in second position for Sunday's season finale at the Brazilian Grand Prix, while nearest rival Fernando Alonso was fourth.
Lewis Hamilton posted the fastest time of the day in practice for Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix -- but his McLaren team were fined $15,000 by race stewards after using two sets of wet-weather tyres, which is in breach of F1 regulations that state only one is permitted.
Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso put their differences aside in a public show of unity ahead of Sunday's world title showdown at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday.
Lewis Hamilton's shock retirement from the Chinese Grand Prix has set up a grandstand finale to a thrilling and controversial 2007 season. F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone could not have wished for a better conclusion to a year filled with surprise, intrigue, espionage and infighting -- for the third time this decade, the driver's championship goes down to the wire.
Lewis Hamilton took another giant stride towards claiming the world championship in his rookie season as he took pole position for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.
Championship leader Lewis Hamilton spun out of the Chinese Grand Prix to send the world title race to a cliffhanger finale in Brazil on October 21.
Lewis Hamilton has escaped punishment after allegations of erratic driving behind the safety car in the Japanese Grand Prix last weekend.
OYAMA, Japan (AP) -- Lewis Hamilton moved to the brink of making Formula One history -- with a little help from the weather.
World championship leader Lewis Hamilton grabbed the early initiative ahead of Sunday's crucial Japanese Grand Prix by setting the fastest time in practice on Friday.
McLaren and Ferrari shared the honors after Friday's two practice sessions at Monza ahead of Sunday's Italian Grand Prix.
Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton says he may have to leave Britain if he is to lead a normal life.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa won the Turkish Grand Prix for the second year in a row on Sunday while a late puncture slashed Lewis Hamilton's championship lead to five points.
This year's Formula 1 season is shaping up to be one of the most exciting in recent history. With seven races remaining, the drivers' championship is still wide open.
Felipe Massa took a step toward repeating last year's victory at the Turkish Grand Prix after claiming pole position Saturday.
World championship leader Lewis Hamilton and title holder and McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso are planning a holiday meeting in the build-up to the Turkish Grand Prix on August 26.
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton led the Hungarian Grand Prix from start to finish on Sunday to stretch his championship lead over unhappy team-mate Fernando Alonso to seven points.
Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton will race in Sunday's European Grand Prix, his McLaren team said.
Kimi Raikkonen claimed pole position and Lewis Hamilton was involved in a high-speed crash in a dramatic qualifying competition for the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring.
Finland's Kimi Raikkonen dashed the ambitions of home hero Lewis Hamilton and further enhanced his own world championship hopes with victory in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday.
Finland's Kimi Raikkonen won the French Grand Prix on Sunday, leading Brazilian team-mate Felipe Massa in a Ferrari one-two to end McLaren's winning streak.
It's been a fixture on the social calendar, and in the diaries of classic motor sport enthusiasts, since its inception in the early 1990s. But over the last week the Goodwood Festival of Speed has become a national phenomenon in Britain -- thanks to one man, Lewis Hamilton.
Championship leader Lewis Hamilton again upstaged his McLaren teammate and reigning world champion Fernando Alonso to claim pole position for Sunday's U.S. Grand Prix at Indianapolis.
At 3:30 p.m. last Friday, in the paddock at the Canadian Grand Prix, a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes press attach� set up a standard interview backdrop of three panels festooned with logos. Within minutes two dozen TV cameramen had assembled in front of it. Never mind that the man they hoped to film, Lewis Hamilton, wasn't due for another hour. They stood vigil because, at this moment in the world of auto racing, there would be no greater horror than for the 22-year-old British driver to materialize with no minicam present to record the moment. The attach� reappeared 20 minutes later with assurances that a 4:30 appearance still held and mercifully authorized the assembled mad dogs and Englishmen of the press to get out of the afternoon sun. But that's how it is with Hamilton these days: People gather for the possibility. With a front-running drive to his first Grand Prix victory on Sunday in Montreal, Hamilton moved to the top of the points standings in only the sixth race of his
Britain's Lewis Hamilton, driving a McLaren, won an incident-packed Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday for the first victory of his Formula One career.
Britain's Lewis Hamilton continued his remarkable rookie season in Formula One by claiming his first pole position with a brilliant performance in qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix on Saturday.
Canadian Jacques Villeneuve has broken ranks with Formula One's other ex-champions in criticizing Lewis Hamilton's driving.
Formula One team McLaren is being investigated for a possible rule breach at the Monaco Grand Prix
Double world champion Fernando Alonso won the Monaco Grand Prix for the second year in a row on Sunday, with team mate Lewis Hamilton completing a dominant McLaren one-two.
In his first few races McLaren Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton has risen above the other rookie drivers to become the undisputed star of the 2007 season. But, beyond the hype, does Lewis Hamilton have what it takes to become a future world champion?
Ferrari's Felipe Massa won the Bahrain Grand Prix in Manama on Sunday but McLaren rookie Lewis Hamilton drove into the Formula One record books with another stunning second place.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa won the Bahrain Grand Prix in Manama on Sunday but McLaren rookie Lewis Hamilton drove into the Formula One record books with another stunning second place.
British driver Lewis Hamilton has described his new life in Formula One as an "out of body experience" after his impressive podium finish at the season opening Australian Grand Prix last month.
Lewis Hamilton lived the dream in Australia on Sunday with a grand prix debut that ranked as one of the most impressive in Formula One history.
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