Lewis Hamilton

The world champion dominated at Imola, leading all 63 laps to take his second win from four races this season for Red Bull and securing a one-two finish for ...

Also the way we handled the race, we didn't really make any mistakes. Verstappen won his second race of the season at Imola to get his season back on track Verstappen took full advantage of his bitter title rival from last season and his struggles at Imola by overtaking him late in the race to go a whole lap clear of the Brit.

LEWIS HAMILTON has admitted that he is OUT of the championship race this season.Hamilton, 37, suffered his worst-ever weekend in F1 after finishing do.

He added: "I’m sure in the week I’ll get to a positive frame of mind. Hamilton has endured a terrible start to the season - with his third-place podium on the opening weekend the only result of note. "It has been a weekend to forget for sure."

The unthinkable happened as Lewis Hamilton was overlapped by Max Verstappen during the Imola GP before the Dutchman went on to win his second race of the ...

We have seen that reaping the results for George, who did an outstanding race - perfect start and then handling a car that wasn't tuned optimally. As Hamilton’s woes continued, George Russell was able to bring the car home in P4. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff praised his drivers for their efforts on another challenging weekend, but stressed improvements must be made. The Brit was unable to extract any serious pace from his car and spent what felt like an eternity trying to pass Pierre Gasly, ultimately unsuccessfully.

LEWIS HAMILTON struggled in Imola and could only finish in 13th while team-mate George Russell scored fourth to keep up his string of top-five finishes.

I made a very strong start, I don’t know what happened to him at the start." He added: “I expect him to come back so strong. Meanwhile, Russell jumped up to sixth in the opening stages before passing Kevin Magnussen for fifth.

Lewis Hamilton endured a difficult weekend again at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, with Mercedes' W13 languishing down the order.

Despite Mercedes’ struggles, Hamilton’s team-mate George Russell has managed to finish in the top five in all four races so far this season, including an impressive fourth at Imola on Sunday having started in eleventh. So far, the changes seem to be having the desired effect, with Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen engaging in thrilling tactical tussles for the lead in all three of the opening rounds. But the aerodynamic shift has brought with it a peculiar quirk known as ‘porpoising’, which sees cars bouncing violently up and down when travelling at high speeds due to the balance of air beneath the floor shifting forwards and backwards.

Helmut Marko suggested Lewis Hamilton may have wished he retired at the end of last season after the Mercedes driver was lapped by Max Verstappen.

We know we have a strong package, the championship will be very exciting, hopefully it doesn’t go to the last race like last year.” We just need to fix the car. "I mean, he was lapped by us," Marko told Sky Sports when asked what must be going through Hamilton’s mind right now.

Lewis Hamilton has said his 2022 title hopes are over, after he posted a disappointing 13th-placed finish at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday.

He attributed Mercedes' poor performance on Sunday to porpoising, saying, "Because of the bouncing, we are not able to run it where it should run. But it's just what we have to do get the fastest lap times out of the car." "Sorry for what you have had to drive today. "I'm out of the championship, for sure," Hamilton said post-race. "The bouncing really takes your breath away. "At least, George got some points for the team today.

Hamilton finished 13th, a lap down on winner Max Verstappen and nine places and one minute behind team-mate George Russell. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff told ...

“Taking the blame allows them to support Lewis mentally. “There was more in that car, but Toto is trying to lift Lewis up because it is so important to make sure Lewis is motivated for the whole season. “Toto is trying to lift Lewis up because it is so important to make sure Lewis is motivated for the whole season.”

Hamilton endured a torrid Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in which he only finished 13th, with rival Max Verstappen taking victory, and team-mate George Russell ...

'He hasn’t forgotten how to drive in the last four races, so at some point, they’ll sort their issues out and he’ll become a factor, I’ve got no doubt. Lewis Hamilton has been told he should have retired from Formula One after the seven-time world champion's frustrating start to the season. 'Maybe he should have stopped last year!': Red Bull's spiky advisor Helmut Marko tells Lewis Hamilton he should have RETIRED rather than face the shame his struggles this season, after being lapped by rival Max Verstappen

While Jeddah proved disastrous for Lewis Hamilton, at least he was able to score a point. The same can't be said for Sunday's Formula 1 race in Imola.

And let’s not forget the fact that Russell finished Sunday’s race in fourth place, nine positions ahead of Hamilton, to score 12 points for team. But even then, he had started the race on the front row. Even then, he had qualified in fifth. Fortunately, there was one point awarded for his efforts in the race after he had qualified in a dreadful 16th. Hamilton also failed to score any points in the sprint qualifying race, so he ended up leaving the weekend with zero points. But that only happened after a mistake on a late standing restart, when he appeared poised to take the lead from Red Bull’s Sergio Perez.

Nico Rosberg believes former rival Lewis Hamilton may find it "difficult to keep his motivation up" this season and has accused Mercedes of not telling the ...

"That's a very important sign for George to get going right in the beginning in this relationship because it sets precedent. Especially in the engineering room where Lewis is going to be pushing harder and harder, so it will be interesting to see how it unfolds." "[Hamilton and Russell] are not on that at the moment, it's much more easy going I think. With George performing so well, that could be the biggest motivator for Lewis to just keep going and keep fighting." "Of course there were some very difficult situations but everything culminated in winning the championship. "It is a long season but they're nowhere with that car; they're not even going to be able to fight for race wins any time soon. But Rosberg believes he twisting the truth to protect his star driver, given team-mate Russell finished fourth and nine places higher in the same car. "The tension's rising, and that's natural, and Lewis will obviously start to show those emotions a little bit. "Let's not forget also, Lewis hates ending up behind his team-mate. Lifting him up and saying that it wasn't Lewis' doing, it's on us. "You can see how the tension is rising. Hamilton was understandably frustrated after Sunday's race, where he reiterated his championship hopes were over.

Former world champion Nico Rosberg believes Mercedes copped the blame for Lewis Hamilton's woeful result at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix to keep the ...

Not good enough for a World Champion, not worthy of a World Champion and we just need to fix the car." “Taking the blame allows them to support Lewis mentally. 💬 "We saw with George where the car can be in free air, but it’s not good enough.

Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes is not competitive yet this year after problems with "porpoising" due to new regulations - despite coming third in the first race ...

It is not his low … it is the low of the car performance. But when I see the car bouncing, I wonder how the two of them can even keep the car on the track at times. Even though it is obvious the Mercedes car is way off the pace set by Red Bull and Ferrari this season, eyebrows have been raised at Hamilton’s results compared to those of a 24-year-old in his first senior campaign with the team.

The seven-time world champion has suddenly found himself scrapping for minor places in the midfield and is even being outdriven by his team-mate.

Mercedes are almost in desperation mode when it comes to finding answers to their problems, and have often been running divergent set-ups on the two cars in order to fact-find as effectively as possible. But nevertheless the frustrations will start to fray the team’s internal politics. Those two results aside, he has finished third and fourth in races where Russell finished fourth and third respectively. On their return to Imola, there was another moment that will live long in the memory of both drivers, albeit a very different one. Russell too though is battling the car just as much as Hamilton is. It was a seminal moment that sent Mercedes and Hamilton a message about the nature of this battle.

Former world champion Nico Rosberg believes Mercedes copped the blame for Lewis Hamilton's woeful result at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix to keep the ...

"Taking the blame allows them to support Lewis mentally. "He is so strong and the way he is motivating and pushing the team is inspiring. "There was more in that car, but Toto is trying to lift Lewis up because it is so important to make sure Lewis is motivated for the whole season.