Lewis Hamilton

China, October 19th
On the verge a major victory, Lewis delighted his fans with an outstanding performance in China - not only winning the race but also achieving fastest lap and pole position. Lewis is now hot favourite to win the championship and only needs to finish in the top 5 in the final race in Brazil on November 2nd to succeed. We are all on the edge of our seats, fingers and toes crossed!

Japan, October 12th
Major chinks appeared in the armour of the leading title contenders at Fuji this weekend. Hamilton’s bold passing move on Raikkonen in the first corner saw him drop to sixth, and as he recovered to fourth he was spun out by Massa on the second lap - he recovered well and finished in 12th place. Lewis admitted afterwards he had got it wrong on an afternoon that saw his championship lead cut to just five points and which could prove critical to his title aspirations. However there are two more races to go and his target is still to win both of them - we hope so too!

Singapore, September 28th
The most eagerly anticipated Grand Prix in Formula One history took place under the lights of Singapore on Sunday. Renault’s Fernando Alonso scored a surprise success just when he most needed it and Lewis extended his lead over Ferrari's Felipe Massa by six points, finishing third. Lewis says he feels comfortable heading into the final three races of the Formula One season with a seven-point championship lead - let's hope he can hold on to the end!

Italy, September 14th
An exciting Italian Grand Prix saw Lewis hang onto his lead by just one tantalising point. Starting in 15th place he managed a skillful performance, ending 7th. Sebastian Vettel lead the race from the start and became the youngest ever winner in F1 history at 21 years old. With only 4 races left in the Season it will be a tense finish for Lewis fans!

Belgium, September 7th
A disappointing race for Lewis fans after he was given a 25-second time penalty for cutting the final chicane in his late-race battle with Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen. Raikkonen crashed out shortly after the incident, having led the bulk of the race up to that point. The revised result means that rather than extending his championship lead over Massa, Lewis now heads the Brazilian by just two points, 76 to 74, with five races remaining. The season looks to be heading towards a nail biting finale for Lewis fans!

Europe, August 24th
Lewis almost didn't make this race due to illness but managed to pull through with a fantastic second place result - meaning he is still ahead on the leaderboard. Lewis commented, "As it was, it was pretty tough in the race and I had a lot of pain, but I don't think I lost time because of it."

A controversial pit stop from Massa resulted in a fine and reprimand for Ferrari, and though he went onto win the race he gained no advantage from the pit stop. Lewis is currently still 6 points clear of Massa, and 13 points ahead of Raikkonen who was forced to retire with engine failure after a disappointing race.

Hungary, August 3rd
The odds were stacked against Hamilton as he suffered problems with his tyres in this race. Fortunately, teammate Heikki Kovalainen succeeded in his first Grand Prix win, ensuring that Lewis maintained the title lead over his competitors, despite finishing fifth. Always one to make the most of his situation, Lewis commented, "I salvaged the best of the worst. What can you do when you get a puncture?"

Germany, July 20th
Another superb win for Lewis who was dominant all weekend as he clinched another pole position after starting at the front of the Grid in Germany. From there he kept the lead and never seemed in trouble as no-one could match his superior pace. Despite the safety car coming out and nearly scuppering Lewis chances of the win, he made up for it by catching both Felipe Massa and Nelson Piquet in the last part of the race to take his 2nd win in a row and the overall lead in the driver’s Championship. FANTASTIC!!

Great Britain, July 6th
A fabulous win for Lewis who, after qualifying in fourth, stormed into second place round the first corner of the race behind his teammate. It was not long before Lewis was in the lead as he was much quicker than Heikki Kovalainen and overtook him on lap 5. After this nothing stopped Hamilton on his way to a much needed Victory for the McLaren Team. Hamilton was just superb in the wet conditions with no one else really able to challenge him. Go Lewis!

France, June 22nd
Another frustrating race for Lewis fans after he was given a controversial penalty for apparently going over the track chicane while passing another driver. A defiant Lewis refused to be put off as he declared: "There's nothing you can do that can distract me... I'll keep battling, and trying to come back with a result."

Canada, June 8th
This was a big chance for Lewis, starting in Pole Position for the first time this season. From the first lap he was in control and he started to build a comfortable lead. But disaster struck on the 17th lap when Lewis crashed into rival Kimi Raikkonen during a routine pitstop. Although both drivers were unhurt the crash was enough to end both his and Raikkonen’s race. His next major rival, Kubica, was not involved in the crash and he continued in front with nothing stopping him from claiming his first ever victory with a great drive.

It’s all very tight at the top with 7 points between the top four drivers in the overall standings.

Monaco, May 25th
By far the most exciting race so far…Lewis started in third place behind both the Ferrari’s but before the first corner he had passed Raikkonen one of his biggest rivals. On lap 6 he lost control and punctured his back right tyre. However, the McLaren’s team used the opportunity to fill his tank up for nearly the whole race. Lewis carried on in fifth place, quite a distance behind the front runners. But while the others were making little slip-ups Lewis was driving superbly and after all their pit stops he was in front.

After a perfectly calculated final pit stop, the race was in the bag - Lewis was out in front and although a safety car came out and narrowed his lead he was untouchable with his pace. Lewis now tops the Leader board.
COME ON LEWIS!

Turkey, April 11th
Lewis finished second in the Turkish grand prix in an excellent race. The McLaren car that he was driving had quite a few problems and he was forced to stop three times due to problems with the durability of his front right tyre. Despite this he was in amazing form, pulling off an extremely impressive overtaking move over Massa the Ferrari driver and doing some incredibly fast laps in the middle part of the grand prix. This enabled him to pip Raikkonen and finish in second place behind Massa.

A vital result for Hamilton cutting the lead on Raikkonen by two points and really putting on the pressure especially after such an impressive performance. All eyes are now fixed on Monaco!

Spain, April 27th
True to his word, Lewis gave a masterful performance in Spain, and was rewarded with a third place finish. It seems though that his car was no match for the Ferrari’s and he is now 9 points behind Raikkonen. Lewis looked very comfortable but never had the speed to challenge for first. Hopefully the McLaren team will be able to get Lewis back into the running in the next grand prix.

Bahrain, April 6th
Lewis Hamilton has ground to make up to regain the lead after a weekend of misfortune. The race started sadly with Lewis stalling and falling from third on the grid to tenth position on the first lap. In the next lap he tried to make up ground but instead caught the back of his old teammate Fernando Alonso. Despite extensive damage to his car he battled on to complete the race, ending up in 13th place. With characteristic fighting spirit, Lewis has said that he is determined to give a better performance in Spain.

Malaysia, March 23
The race began well as Lewis was quick out of the blocks, jumping from his start position (9th) to 5th by the end of the first lap. It looked to be another race where he would finish on the podium. But his pit crew messed up a routine pit stop losing valuable minutes meaning he was unable to get past Mark Webber. Lewis ended the race in fifth place after he overtook a determined Australian driver.

Australia, March 16
Lewis gets off to a flying start finishing in first place!