Sakhir (Bahrain), April 22 : Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was thrilled at finishing fifth in the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix.

The 27-year-old Hamilton, in his first season for Mercedes, started ninth on the grid and weaved his way through the field before overtaking Red Bull's Mark Webber on the final lap, to take eight points from the contest Sunday.

Lotus snatched a one-two with former World champion Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean while Force India's Paul Di Resta claimed fourth. Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull won the race.

Melbourne, March 18 : Lewis Hamilton was happy with his fifth-place finish in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, in what was his first Formula1 outing with new team Mercedes.

The 28-year-old Hamilton, who started from second row on the grid, challenged throughout the contest at Albert Park but suffered as a result of high tyre wear and was forced to take a third pit stop.

London, Mar 4 : Ace driver Lewis Hamilton has been warned to watch his back by his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg. British ace Hamilton has joined Mercedes on a three-year deal worth 60 million pounds after quitting McLaren at the end of last season, the Sun reports.

The 2008 world champion has linked up with Rosberg again 13 years on from when they were first teammates during their karting days.

London, Mar 1 : In a veiled attack on his former employers, Formula One ace Lewis Hamilton has claimed that unlike McLaren, he felt more appreciated at his new employers Mercedes.

The 2008 world champion said that the focus on the driver and his performance and being ready for the job at hand is better at Mercedes than at McLaren, the Telegraph reports.

Although Hamilton said that Mercedes will have to struggle to contend for the 2013 championship, he said that he is happy with the environment and the team culture at the club, which he said is different from the intense culture of precision at McLaren.

London, Feb 26 : Formula One ace Jenson Button''s title hopes were dealt a major blow as Paddy Lowe left the position of McLaren's technical director to join Mercedes.

However, Button has promised that his team would survive even without Lowe's expertise, and added that a team is successful with the combined efforts of all its members, instead of a single person, however talented he may be, the Mirror reports.

Lowe will join ex-McLaren ace Lewis Hamilton, already at Mercedes, although he will see out his contract on gardening leave before being released to Brackley for 2014, the report added. (ANI)

London, Feb 23 : Mercedes'' ace Lewis Hamilton has said he is not a Formula One title contender this season despite topping the time sheets on final day of the rain-hit Barcelona test. The 28-year-old took advantage of a dry spell to fire in a 1m 23.282s lap to stand nearly four-tenths ahead of next fastest, former McLaren teammate Jenson Button, the Daily Mirror reports.

Hamilton was quick to play down claims from perennial rivals Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso that his lap times meant he would be a title contender when the action starts in earnest in Melbourne in less than a month.

London, Feb 7 : Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has claimed he is unfazed by the crash he suffered on a disastrous first day at Mercedes in Spain, after the rear brakes of his car failed at 160 metres per hour (mph).

Adding that he had similar experiences before, Hamilton said that if the brakes had stopped working then he would have had a serious injury, but he escaped with a mere hit to his legs, the Mirror reports.

London, Feb 6 : Formula One racer Lewis Hamilton has revealed he wants to take his new British bulldog puppy to all 19 rounds of the F1 calendar with him.

The 2008 champion, who has plunged into life with his new team Mercedes at the start of a three-year 60 million pound deal, is extremely proud of the puppy, named Roscoe, reports the Daily Mirror.

The Mercedes F1 ace said he has wanted to own a dog since he was a child. Hamilton said Roscoe is his "new best buddy". He further said that his mother has five dogs.

Roscoe even has a passport and is going to travel around with Hamilton.

London, Feb 5 : Formula One racing driver Lewis Hamilton has vowed to nag his way to victory as he unveiled his new Mercedes racer in Spain on Monday.

The 28-year-old has just six days in the car to pull last year''s also-rans, who saw their boss sacked for winning just one Grand Prix, into championship challengers, reports the Daily Mirror.

Even at Monday''s event, Hamilton was furiously scribbling notes as he prepared for his first real taste on Tuesday at F1''s first pre-season test.

Hamilton said he is using every skill and experience he has to make the car faster.

London, Jan 31 : Three-time world racing champion Sir Jackie Stewart has warned Lewis Hamilton not to get "intoxicated" with his stardom and passion for music if he is to propel Mercedes to the front.

Stewart believes the British Formula One racer will enjoy far greater freedom at Mercedes than he did at McLaren, who are renowned for making huge demands on their drivers for sponsor and media commitments.

London, Jan 29 : Lewis Hamilton is said to be pulling out all the stops to ensure he is in excellent condition for the daunting task of turning Mercedes into frontrunners by working out in Colorado's Rocky Mountains.

The 28-year-old Formula One ace posted a set of pictures of himself on Twitter, seemingly in the midst of a mountain top hike, following a gruelling training schedule ahead of his upcoming season with Mercedes having left Mclaren, the Daily Mail reported.

London, Aug 27: McLaren Fomula One driver Lewis Hamilton is targetting to forget the points deficits and focus on winning Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix for the second year running.

Hamilton insisted that McLaren's only option for overhauling Red Bull's runaway championship leader Sebastian Vettel is to charge ahead for wins.

20-month old relationship between F1 racing star Lewis Hamilton and Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger came to an end.

Hamilton, 25, and Scherzinger, 31, ended their relationship on the note that both of them wanted to concentrate on their careers but will remain close friends and stay in touch with each other.

A joint statement from their spokesmen confirmed, "Nicole Scherzinger and Lewis Hamilton can confirm that they have decided to go their separate ways - the two of them have decided to focus fully on their careers and will remain close friends".

Both of them were dating each other since their first interaction at the MTV Europe Awards in Munich in November 2007.

London, Nov. 29 : Britain’s world champion team-mates Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton will be allowed to duel on track as hard as they can next season, but with respect for each other, News of The World reports.

Button’s surprise move to the McLaren team just a month after inheriting the world crown from Hamilton will provide a real challenge of management as the duo vie for another title.

London, Nov 15 : Former Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton, who saw his Brawn GP rival Jenson Button succeed him as the F1 champ this season, insists that he is still the best in the world.

Hamilton scored just nine points in the first nine races, but had a stunning second half, bagging two wins to finish fifth in the standings.

Abu Dhabi - Lewis Hamilton of McLaren-Mercedes was quickest in the first free practice session Friday for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The 2008 world champion recorded a time of 1 minute 43.939 seconds on the new 5.554-kilometre Yas Marina Ciruit in temperatures touching 35 degrees Celsius.

Newly-crowned drivers' champion Jenson Button of Brawn GP was second fastest with a deficit of 0.096 seconds ahead of the final GP race of the season.

London, Oct. 28 : Ex-Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton wants to put his successor Jenson Button in the shade on Sunday and send out a message for the next season.

Hamilton''s sights are set on winning the season finale in Abu Dhabi in the first F1 race to start in daylight but finish under floodlights.

"We''ve had a fantastic second half of the season. It would be perfect to end the year with a win. That would send us into the winter fully motivated and pumped up for 2010,” The Sun quoted the McClaren star, as saying.

London, Sep 28 : Brit Formula One racing driver Lewis Hamilton and his girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger were seen walking hand-in-hand at the Singapore Grand Prix.

The 24-year-old McLaren ace and the 31-year-old Pussycat Dolls lead singer looked all loved-up, crushing rumours that they had split, reports the Sun.

After his triumphant win at the Grand Prix, Hamilton was seen reuniting quickly with Scherzinger.

Singapore  - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton was all smiles Saturday after storming to the pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix.

"It's great to be up here," said the McLaren Mercedes driver, who beat Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Williams driver Nico Rosberg in the qualifying session.

"We had a very, very tough year, we are still pushing as hard as we can," said Hamilton, currently ranked seventh in the drivers' standing with 27 points.

"When you finally get another pool position it's a great feeling," he said. "It's the perfect position for the rest weekend."

Singapore - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said in an interview published Thursday that he was confident of performing well at the Singapore Grand Prix because of his penchant for street circuits and a revamped car.

"We seem to be quite competitive on the street circuit, and we have a good car on the slower speed corners," Hamilton told Singapore's Straits Times newspaper.