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12 Nov 2021

Lewis Hamilton gets 5-place grid penalty for new engine in Brazil

Hamilton trails Red Bull rival Max Verstappen by 19 points Hamilton took a 10-place grid penalty for a new engine in Turkey

15 Nov 2020

Turkish GP: Mercedes' Hamilton equals Schumacher's record with 7th F1 title

With the win, Hamilton has now taken an unassailable lead iver his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas in the drivers' championship standings with two races in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi.

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24 Oct 2020

Valtteri Bottas completes sweep of Portuguese Grand Prix practice

Bottas, quickest in both Friday`s sessions at the Algarve circuit near the southern city of Portimao, lapped with a best effort of one minute 16.654 seconds. Six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was 0.026 slower than his Mercedes teammate Bottas on a sunny but cool morning during . Red Bull`s Max Verstappen was third fastest, 0.158 off the pace, with AlphaTauri`s Pierre Gasly -- whose car caught fire on Friday -- fourth on the timesheets.

12 Oct 2020

Equaling Schumacher's record of 91 wins was beyond my wildest dream: Hamilton

The Briton, heading for a seventh title and set to become the sport`s most successful driver of all time after his Eifel Grand Prix victory at the Nuerburgring, said his achievement would take time to sink in.

10 Oct 2020

Hamilton beaten to Eifel Grand Prix pole by Mercedes teammate Bottas

Valtteri Bottas defeated his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton for the pole position at Eifel Grand Prix on Saturday (Oct 10). Bottas, thus earned his third pole of 2020 after a pacy last lap saw him topple teammate Lewis Hamilton for the pole position. Hamilton still has the chance of equaling the great Michael Schumacher's record of 91 career wins on Sunday (Oct 11).

Tuscan Grand Prix

13 Sep 2020

Tuscan GP: Hamilton takes pole, LeClerc fifth for Ferrari's 1000th race

Lewis Hamilton took pole with his Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas left ruing yellow flags that gives him a second place start ahead of the Tuscan Grand Prix. Red Bull's Max Verstappen was third and his team mate Alex Albon was nearly 0.5 seconds clear of him at fifth. Charles LeClerc ensured that Ferrari have a car in the top five of the grid on their historic 1000th Formula 1 race.

Belgian Grand Prix

31 Aug 2020

Belgian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton claims 4th win, Ferrari finish outside top

Lewis Hamilton finished ahead of his Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull's Max Verstappen at Belgian Grand Prix. Verstappen, meanwhile, has maintained his record of finishing on the podium at every race he's been classified in this year. Ferrari's struggles continued with both Sebastian Vettel and Charles LeClerc finishing outside of the top 10 and thus gaining no points.

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28 Aug 2020

Birthday boy Valtteri Bottas fastest in opening Belgian Grand Prix practice

Valtteri Bottas lapped the seven km Spa-Francorchamps track in one minute 44.493 seconds, beating Hamilton by just 0.069 seconds. Hamilton, winner of four of this season`s six races and currently in the form of his life, leads the overall standings by 37 points from Max Verstappen. Bottas, who won the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix in July, is third 43 points behind his team mate Hamilton in overall standings.

14 Aug 2020

Mercedes set the pace again as Hamilton, Bottas exchange places in FP2

Hamilton's best time in FP2 was 1:16.883 with track temperatures around 10 degrees higher than the conditions during FP1 The German driver's time was 0.098s slower than Bottas' session-leading time from earlier in the day Red Bull's Max Verstappen was third, as he was earlier in the day, 0.821s adrift of Hamilton

Spanish Grand Prix

14 Aug 2020

Valtteri Bottas starts Spanish GP weekend on top of the timesheets

Bottas clocked a best time of one minute 16.785 seconds at the Circuit de Catalunya Hamilton was 0.039 slower than Bottas, with Red Bull`s Max Verstappen finishing third fastest Hamilton, who won the last three Spanish GP, is going for his fourth win in six races this season on Sunday

70th Anniversary Grand Prix

08 Aug 2020

Valtteri Bottas pips Lewis Hamilton to 70th Anniversary Grand Prix pole

Super stand-in Nico Hulkenberg qualified his Racing Point an eye-opening third as a replacement for absent Mexican Sergio Perez, in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19.

07 Aug 2020

Lewis Hamilton back on top in 70th Anniversary Grand Prix practice

Bottas, who had been fastest in the day`s first session as drivers got to grips with Pirelli`s softer tyres, was 0.176 seconds slower than Hamilton.

07 Aug 2020

70th Anniversary GP: Bottas leads first practice, Vettel's struggles continue

Hamilton started off as the faster of the two Mercedes drivers but Bottas, lapping on the C4 soft tyres which Pirelli have brought in for this weekend, beat him on his second flying lap.

07 Aug 2020

Lewis Hamilton puts new deal on hold as Mercedes confirm Valtteri Bottas

Hamilton is out of contract at the end of the year but looking sure to stay at dominant champions Mercedes, with no other available seat as competitive.

06 Aug 2020

Mercedes retain Valtteri Bottas for 2021 Formula 1 season

Bottas was initially drafted in Mercedes set-up following a shocking retirement of Nico Rosberg at the end of 2016.

British Grand Prix

01 Aug 2020

Lewis Hamilton takes pole for home British Grand Prix in record time

Hamilton, who will be chasing a record seventh win at Silverstone on Sunday, was joined on the front row by Finnish team mate Valtteri Bottas with Red Bull`s Max Verstappen qualifying third.

British Grand Prix

01 Aug 2020

Bottas beats Hamilton as Mercedes make 1-2 finish in final British GP practice

Bottas, five points behind Hamilton after three races, put in a fastest time of one minute 25.873 seconds in the final practice session.

Hungarian Grand Prix

01 Aug 2020

Bottas beats Hamilton as Mercedes make a 1-2 finish in Hungarian GP practice

Hamilton will look to equal Ferrari great Michael Schumacher`s all-time F1 record of eight Hungarian Grand Prix titles when he heads into the race on Sunday.

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05 Jul 2020

Valtteri Bottas wins Austrian opener, Charles Leclerc finishes second

The race, on a sunny afternoon at the scenic Red Bull Ring, was held in front of empty grandstands and no fans for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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04 Jul 2020

Valtteri Bottas pips Lewis Hamilton to start F1 season on pole in Austria

Four-times champion Sebastian Vettel failed to reach the top 10 shootouts, starting 11th, while Charles Leclerc qualified seventh after taking pole last year.

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