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/ 12 May 2008

McLaren upbeat on Monaco after Turkey showing

Formula One title contenders McLaren left Turkey with their confidence up on Monday despite being beaten for the fourth race in a row by champions Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton finished second at Istanbul Park but the 23-year-old Briton described Sunday’s race as the best of his career after having to make an extra pit stop to ensure his tyres lasted safely.

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/ 27 April 2008

Raikkonen extends lead with Spanish win

Ferrari’s world champion Kimi Raikkonen stretched his Formula One lead to nine points with a dominant win from pole position in the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday. Brazilian Felipe Massa sealed Ferrari’s second successive one-two finish, and third win in a row, with McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton taking third place to revive his title challenge after a disappointing last race in Bahrain.

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/ 15 September 2007

Alonso ‘threatened to expose McLaren’

The rivalry between McLaren Formula One drivers Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso reached such a pitch that the Spanish world champion threatened to reveal damaging data obtained illegally from Ferrari to the sport’s governing body unless he was made the team’s official number one driver, it was alleged on Friday.