Hamilton has everything a driver need to win the championship: good skills, a great team and a superfast car. But he also has some brilliant opponents. Can he overcome them this year or will it be a case of 'so close yet so far' once again? Posted May 19, 2008 by Dr. Akshay Nair
The flying Brit is back on top of the drivers' charts after beating the elements and the Ferraris in Monaco – and he can stay there. Posted May 27, 2008 by Chris Goldsmith
Fernando Alonso's qualifying blockade of his McLaren teammate and world championship rival has shown just how rattled he is by Lewis Hamilton. But the British F1 starlet won't rise to the bait. Posted August 06, 2007 by Andrew Findlater
The brazen Brit has failed in his appeal over the 25-second penalty which cost him victory at Spa. Distraction over - let's get on with the racing. Posted September 23, 2008 by Craig Hackney
A win in Turkey this weekend would put the young British star firmly back in the driving seat - and prove to the fans that he is no one-season wonder. Posted May 06, 2008 by Chris Goldsmith
There was only one deserving driver and team at the end of the F1 season. And with Lewis hamilton being shown favouritism more than once, it was poetic justice that Kimi and Ferrari won the titles. Posted October 24, 2007 by Budhaditya Roy
The rookie Brit got away to a flying start with victory in the first F1 Grand Prix of the new season. Can the team now concentrate on life after Fernando Alonso? Posted March 16, 2008 by Ed Bottomley
Thanks to Hamilton's last-gasp passing of Timo Glock in Brazil, Britain has its first world drivers' champion since Damon Hill in 1996. Gary Kwok analyses a remarkable day of twists and turns... Posted November 02, 2008 by Gary Kwok
Did the BBC kow-tow to royalty by awarding their Sports Personality of the Year trophy to both Princess Anne and her daughter Zara Phillips? Either way, a real sporting king has now claimed his rightful throne. Posted December 10, 2007 by Donna Gee
He missed out on the Drivers Championship last season when he seemed to have it in his grasp. Lessons have been learnt. Posted March 17, 2008 by Chris Goldsmith
The unassuming youngster from Stevenage is sending out all the right signals. Now he can expect the millions to roll in at breakneck speed... Posted November 04, 2008 by Joe Morris
The young Brit arrived on the scene last year like a whirlwind, but we shouldn't expect too much too soon as he bids for his first world championship. Posted April 17, 2008 by Chris Goldsmith
The brilliant Brit followed up his Silverstone victory last week by conquering Germany on Sunday - and after his Hockenheim success, the big question is whether he can stay 'on it' to grab the drivers' championship. Posted July 20, 2008 by Iestyn Stevens
The young Brit displayed a real ruthless streak at Hockenheim - not unlike a certain German F1 legend. Posted July 21, 2008 by Mohit Goyal
The young Brit's prang at the Canadian Grand Prix is just the latest of a sequence of errors that show he is not ready to be world champion. Time will tell if he's learning from his mistakes... Posted June 11, 2008 by Iestyn Stevens
The wonder boy of British sport missed out on the title last season, but has shown the ability to tame the Prancing Horse. Posted May 06, 2008 by James Mortimer
Formula One's newest star is being kept at arm's length from the media and PR agencies. This will hopefully enable the 22-year-old to concentrate on winning races. Posted June 11, 2007 by Adam Spurr
Double world champion Fernando Alonso and his McLaren sidekick Hamilton can rule Formula One for the forseeable future. And Hamilton's emergence as a potential world-beater came as no surprise to those in the know... Posted May 12, 2007 by Gareth Llewellyn-Stevens
Last season the rookie Brit lost the F1 championship in the pits - and on Sunday in the Canadian Grand Prix he made a serious error of judgement which cost him 10 valuable points. In a season where the title could well go to the driver the fewest mistakes, Hamilton has not made a particularly auspicious start. Posted June 10, 2008 by Craig Hackney
Flying Finn kept his cool while the Brit hero choked when it came to the crunch in Brazil Posted October 22, 2007 by Mark Apostolou
The German circuit will favour Ferrari and BMW - but after his sensational British Grand Prix victory, the world championship is back in the youngster's sights. Posted July 07, 2008 by Iestyn Stevens
How much more excitement can this season’s final race deliver? Britain's Lewis Hamilton still has the upper hand, but both Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkönen are still within striking distance. Posted October 08, 2007 by Greg Varkonyi
While both Hamilton and Michael Schumacher are stupendously quick drivers, the current scenario makes the young Brit's drives far more interesting than the German's sleep-inducing races of the early 2000s. Posted May 19, 2008 by Dr. Akshay Nair
The meteoric young McLaren driver won his first F1 race in Montreal on Sunday and is eight points clear in the championship race. Hamilton's rivals need to wake up before he runs away with it. Posted June 13, 2007 by Sibo Mathew
Britain's new Formula One hero may not be as interesting as David Beckham, but the attention on Lewis is growing. He is an exciting prospect and he has so much more charisma than Schumi. Posted May 14, 2008 by Chris Goldsmith
The young Brit is gaining in experience and let's just hope his McLaren team are gaining speed against Ferrari to give him the best possible chance of becoming 2008 world champion. Posted May 10, 2008 by Chris Goldsmith
The young Englishman may have the same drive and determination as the German legend, but that's where the comparisons end. Posted March 23, 2008 by Chris Goldsmith
One author's assessment of the four main lead actors in the dramatic soap opera that was the 2007 Formula One season. Posted October 30, 2007 by Dr. Akshay Nair
It can be taxing to support Formula One's new driving sensation, but at least the opinionated Scotsman wears his heart on his chest. Posted November 05, 2007 by Josh Widdicombe
All the big names will roar into town in 2010 but huge investment and massive planning and development in Delhi are needed before the Grand Prix circus arrives. Posted December 17, 2007 by Evaristo Coutinho
Another new season is fast approaching and with it, some new faces behind the wheel. Which drivers will out-perform their teammates over the 2008 campaign? Posted January 20, 2008 by Al Warwick
The sports hacks are a biased lot, so sit back and prepare for wall to wall Lewis Hamilton for months to come, but who cares? The guy's a typical British sporting hero, after all he did come second! Posted March 12, 2008 by Ed Bottomley