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Mark Webber fastest in Friday's second practice at Suzuka

Suzuka: Red Bull driver Mark Webber has set the fastest time in Friday's practice ahead of Sunday's Formula One Japanese Grand Prix. Webber edged McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton by 0.214 seconds while Sebastian Vettel was third giving Red Bull two of the three fastest times in the afternoon practice at the Suzuka circuit. Michael Schumacher " who announced on Thursday that he will retire at season's end " finished 10th....  

Button tops first practice for F1 Japanese GP

Suzuka: McLaren driver Jenson Button set the fastest time in Friday's opening practice session for the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix. Button, who won last year's Japanese GP, edged team-mate Lewis Hamilton by 0.233 seconds with Red Bull driver Mark Webber third in the morning session at the Suzuka circuit. Button has two wins this year in Australia and Belgium, and kept a pulse in his faint title hopes by...  

Lewis Hamilton right to leave McLaren, says Fernando Alonso

Suzuka: Lewis Hamilton has made the right move in leaving McLaren if he wants to win more Formula One titles, former team mate Fernando Alonso said on Thursday. "I think it's normal, it's just steps on your career. I said when the rumours were there that for Lewis it's a good thing to move on," Ferrari's championship leader told reporters at the Japanese Grand Prix. Mercedes announced last week that...  

Hamilton seeks greatness with Mercedes

Tokyo: Lewis Hamilton does not believe he is taking a gamble by leaving McLaren for Mercedes next season, saying the move could catapult him into Formula One's pantheon of greats even if it does not pay out immediately. "No doubt it was one of the most difficult decisions I've faced in my life up to now," the 27-year-old told Reuters in an interview in Tokyo before this weekend's Japanese Grand...  

Hamilton signs with Mercedes, replaces Schumacher

Lewis Hamilton is moving to Mercedes, replacing seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher in a major shakeup that also saw Sergio Perez sign with McLaren. Hamilton has been at McLaren throughout his F1 career but the British team had been unwilling to match a lucrative offer from Mercedes, where he will team with Nico Rosberg next season on a three-year contract. The deal, which had been rumored for weeks, was...  

Lewis Hamilton set for Mercedes move

London: Lewis Hamilton is set to move from McLaren to the Mercedes Formula One team next season in a deal likely to send Michael Schumacher back into retirement, according to media reports in Britain and Germany. British newspapers said an announcement could come later on Friday once the Mercedes board had signed a new commercial agreement committing the German car maker to the sport's long-term future. Bild, Germany's best-selling tabloid,...  

Special victory delights sluggish Sebastian Vettel

Singapore: Thankfully for world champion Sebastian Vettel the Singapore Grand Prix is a marathon and not a sprint as the German overcame a self-perceived lack of pace in his Red Bull to claim the two-hour night race. A poor final qualifying session meant Vettel started Sunday's race in third place, but he slipped past Pastor Maldonado's Williams by Turn 2 before benefiting from the gearbox failure of Lewis Hamilton's McLaren...  

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel wins Singapore GP

Singapore: Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel positioned himself as the main challenger to Fernando Alonso's Formula One title chances by earning his second straight Singapore Grand Prix win on Sunday, jumping up to second place in the drivers' championship. Vettel inherited the lead from pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren, who led the race until he suffered a gearbox failure on lap 23 of 59 and had to retire. It was...  

Singapore GP: Vettel fastest in final practice

Singapore: Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel has set the fastest time in Saturday's pre-qualifying practice session at the Singapore Grand Prix, bettering McLaren's Lewis Hamilton by a third of a second. Vettel made it a sweep of all three practice sessions at Marina Bay to be well positioned to chase pole position later Saturday. Championship leader Fernando Alonso of Ferrari was third fastest, two thirds of a second behind Vettel,...  

Contract negotitations won't affect Hamilton: McLaren

Singapore: The contract negotiations between Formula One team McLaren and Lewis Hamilton won't dampen the English driver's quest to win the title, according to team principal Martin Whitmarsh. Hamilton has been linked with a big-money switch to Mercedes for next season, and his future remains in limbo while he pushes for a more lucrative McLaren offer. "I am sure he will want more money and I am sure we will...  

Alonso hopes to keep Hamilton in his mirrors

Singapore: Formula One championship leader Fernando Alonso will focus his attention on nearest rival Lewis Hamilton at this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix as the Spaniard knows it is impossible to watch everyone. Ferrari's Alonso leads Hamilton by 37 points with seven rounds remaining but the Briton has hauled himself into contention by winning two of the last three races to loom large in the Spaniard's wing mirrors. McLaren's Hamilton sits...  

Hamilton demands more consistency in title push

Singapore: McLaren's Lewis Hamilton is keen to take a leaf out of Formula One championship leader Fernando Alonso's book by improving his consistency in the final seven races of the season to bolster his title chances. The 2008 world champion sits 37 points behind the Spaniard in second place in the drivers' standings and although both men have won three races apiece, it is the Ferrari's ability to pick up...  

McLaren is like a family to me, says Lewis Hamilton

The Formula One driver said he has had a great success with McLaren so far and he is not planning to leave the side. ...

Hamilton rubbishes McLaren exit reports

Mumbai: McLaren and joining some other team for the next season as "rubbish" and said he was currently focused on regaining his world championship title after five years. "I have not signed up with anyone. I don't have a timeline (to sign a new contract). I have to get that (contract) sorted out. People are doing this in the background. Lot of stories are written about it, lot of speculations......  

Stewart advises Hamilton to stay at McLaren

Monza, Italy: Triple Formula One world champion Jackie Stewart advised Lewis Hamilton on Saturday to stay at McLaren and "the devil you know" rather than risk a move to Mercedes for next season. The retired champion, who became a successful team owner and businessman after hanging up his helmet in 1973, told reporters at the Italian Grand Prix that Hamilton, maybe, did not realise how lucky he was. "I personally...  

Hamilton fastest in final practice at Italian GP

Monza, Italy: Lewis Hamilton had the fastest time in the final practice session at the Italian Grand Prix, edging out championship leader Fernando Alonso by just one thousandth of a second. As speculation about his future and a possible switch to Mercedes continued, Hamilton posted a time of 1 minute, 24.578 seconds in perfect conditions at Monza on Saturday. The McLaren driver also topped Friday's second practice. Alonso put Friday's...  

Hamilton fastest in 2nd practice at Italian GP

Monza, Italy: Lewis Hamilton had the fastest time in Friday's second practice session at the Italian Grand Prix, as championship leader Fernando Alonso endured more problems with his Ferrari. Hamilton posted a time of 1 minute 25.290 seconds, just 0.038 seconds faster than McLaren team-mate Jenson Button. Alonso was third, 0.058 seconds behind Hamilton, but struggled with his car in both sessions. After a suspected engine failure six minutes from...  

Hamilton, Button move on from Twitter furore

Monza: Lewis Hamilton felt no need to seek out Jenson Button to apologise for his Belgian GP Twitter gaffe on Thursday and said he had learned from the experience, would not be repeating the error and had moved on. The 2008 Formula One world champion caused a furore in Spa last weekend when he tweeted confidential qualifying data to nearly a million followers - including members of rival teams grateful...  

Lewis Hamilton to drive the MP4-27 in Mumbai

Mumbai: Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton will be here to enthrall motorsport fans on September 16 as he will drive his racecar around Marine Drive. The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver will drive his MP4-27 through the famous south Mumbai road. The 2008 World Champion said: "I always love coming to India and I am really excited to be coming to Mumbai this time." "I am simply overwhelmed by the incredible...