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Lewis Hamilton waves the Union flag with the words ‘Hammer time’ in celebration after winning the world championship at Abu Dhabi on November 23 2014.

‘King of F1’ Hamilton takes championship with victory at Abu Dhabi

Now two-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was lauded by Britain’s Prince Harry as being a "legend", while media branded him the king of Formula 1.

Marussia Formula One driver Max Chilton

More F1 teams could face failure after two teams’ departure

Caterham and Marussia have dropped off the F1 radar, and Max Mosely warns that they may not be the last to do so as the big teams rake in more money.

Lewis Hamilton takes F1 championship for Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton drove Mercedes to Constructors’ Championship victory in an historic first win in the sport’s almost half-century history.

Racing driver Simona de Silvestro of Switzerland.

Female driver’s F1 hopes grind to a halt

Simona de Silvestro, who was aiming to be the first female F1 driver since 1976, has been booted off Sauber’s testing programme for lack of funds.

Germany’s Sebastian Vettel.

F1: Vettel joins greats with Indian win

Sebastian Vettel roared into the record books as F1’s youngest four-times world champion after winning the Indian Grand Prix three years in a row.

Indian Grand Prix: Vettel registers seventh pole of season

Sebastian Vettel has put himself on pole position for a fourth successive F1 title after lapping the Indian Grand Prix circuit faster than any driver.

Vettel forges ahead with Italian GP win

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel won the Italian Grand Prix at a canter on Sunday to move 53 points clear of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso.

Formula One champions Red Bull for Kimi Raikkonen.

Lotus hope to convince Raikkonen to stay

Lotus are hopeful that they can win a tug-of-war with Formula One champions Red Bull for Kimi Raikkonen’s services next season.

F1 champion Sebastian Vettel.

Vettel wins with little drama in Bahrain

F1 champion Sebastian Vettel has won the Bahrain Grand Prix for the second year in a row to extend his overall lead to 10 points after four races.

Lewis Hamilton drives during qualifying for the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.

Hamilton shows up critics after first pole position

Lewis Hamilton’s first pole position for Mercedes at the Chinese Grand Prix has allowed him to relive old memories and prove critics wrong once again.

Formula One champions Red Bull for Kimi Raikkonen.

Raikkonen wins Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Kimi Raikkonen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, while Sebastian Vettel defended his F1 championship lead by climbing from from last place to third.

Red Bull’s Vettel wins Japanese Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel’s win in Japan has blown the F1 championship wide open with five races remaining, after Fernando Alonso spun out at the start.

Usain Bolt celebrates his 100m gold medal with three members of the Swedish women’s handball team.

From Bolt to badminton – the best and worst of Olympics 2012

Here are ten of those who came away from London 2012 with a golden glow and ten others who might be wishing they had done things differently.

Maria de Villota was testing the car for the first time when she was injured in an accident at Duxford Airfield after completing an installation run.

Marussia’s test driver De Villota hurt in F1 crash

Spanish Formula One test driver Maria De Villota has been taken to hospital after her car hit a parked truck at an airfield in east England.

Brendan Rodgers has been appointed Liverpool manager.

Liverpool trust Rodgers to bring back glory days

Brendan Rodgers has been appointed Liverpool manager with the club’s owners hailing him as the man with the vision to bring back the glory days.

Vettel back on top with Bahrain victory

F1 champion Sebastian Vettel returned to the top of the standings with Red Bull’s first victory of the season in a lively Bahrain Grand Prix.

London eyes Olympic legacy with 200 days to go

With just 200 days to go before the London Olympic Games, the United Kingdom is looking forward to the legacy the Games will bring to the country.

Ecclestone hopes for trouble-free 2012 Bahrain F1 race

Ecclestone hopes for trouble-free 2012 Bahrain F1 race

Formula One’s Bernie Ecclestone has backed Bahrain to put on an incident-free race in 2012 but agreed that unforeseen events could force a re-think.

London’s tough Olympic budget challenges

London Olympic organisers are facing significant budgetary challenges in the run-up to next year’s Games, with bills almost doubling.

Webber wins Brazilian Grand Prix

Mark Webber led a Red Bull one-two in the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday to celebrate his first victory of the year.