Lewis Hamilton Hangs Out With Rihanna In Barbados

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has fueled speculation that he is in the beginnings of a romantic relationship with Rihanna, as he joined the Caribbean pop singer in her native Barbados for the annual Kadooment Day parade.  

Hamilton, 30, currently leads the Formula One world championship, 21 points ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg and was spotted walking alongside Rihanna's party truck in the streets of Bridgetown.

The Kadooment Day parade is the climax of Barbados' Crop Over festival, a West Indian celebration marking the end of the sugar-cane harvest; and Rihanna was definitely in the spirit of the occasion.

FORMULA ONE: Sebastian Vettel Wins For Ferrari & Bianchi

Germany's Sebastian Vettel won an emotional Hungarian Grand Prix for Ferrari and the late Jules Bianchi on Sunday after a crazy race that turned into a rare nightmare for champions Mercedes despite Lewis Hamilton increasing his overall lead.

While Vettel celebrated his second win of the season, only days after the funeral of the team's French former test driver Bianchi, Mercedes' double world champion Hamilton finished sixth after starting from pole.

That setback was still enough for the Briton to increase his championship lead to 21 points over team mate Nico Rosberg, who collided with Australian Daniel Ricciardo while fighting to defend second place and ended up eighth.

FORMULA 1: Lewis Hamilton Leads Halted Hungarian Grand Prix Practice

Lewis Hamilton was fastest in the opening practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix but the session was halted due to a big crash for Sergio Perez.

Perez suffered a failure on the right rear corner of his car exiting Turn 11 and hit the barrier, with one of the front tyres then folding under the car and causing him to roll. With the Force India coming to rest upside down, Perez was fortunately able to climb out of the car unaided and was deemed unhurt after a brief visit to the medical centre.

FORMULA 1: Daniel Ricciardo Is Fastest On Day Two Of Barcelona Test As Lewis Hamilton Returns From Illness

Daniel Ricciardo's morning time kept Red Bull on top at the end of the second day of Barcelona Formula 1 testing, as teams began race simulations in earnest. Ricciardo lapped in 1m24.574s on soft tyres before the lunch break, and that stood for the rest of the day, giving him the top spot by 0.010s over Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari, which also did its best run in the morning.

Red Bull managed to top the mileage chart too, as Ricciardo clocked 142 laps, including a race simulation.

FORMULA 1: Lewis Hamilton Abandons Race Due To Illness As Sauber Went Fastest In Barcelona Test

Sauber's Felipe Nasr went fastest, while Lewis Hamilton had to abandon running early on the first day of the Barcelona Formula 1 test due to illness, prompting Mercedes to recall Pascal Wehrlein from Force India. Hamilton completed 11 laps over the first hour and a half of running on the opening day of 2015's second F1 test before stopping running.

"An unplanned stoppage is keeping us off track," said Mercedes in a tweet. "Lewis is feeling unwell and not able to continue driving today."

FORMULA ONE: Lewis Hamilton Set For Contract Talk

World champion Lewis Hamilton says he knows his "worth" as he prepares for contract talks with Mercedes. The Englishman, who has a salary of $31m, plans to negotiate his own deal for the first time after severing ties with his management company last year.

Hamilton says he is a "rookie" in this area but told BBC Sport: "I am 30 now. I am my own man. I know my worth."

FORMULA 1: Rosberg Leads In Japan Opener

Rosberg, looking to bounce back from the disappointment of losing his F1 championship lead to Hamilton last time out in Singapore, was fastest by three tenths from Hamilton during the first half an hour of running on the extra set of hard Pirelli tyres made available to all drivers.

Hamilton got closer as both drivers went quicker during the second part of the session, but crucially locked up at the hairpin on his fastest lap and fell 0.151 seconds shy of denying Rosberg the top spot.
Fernando Alonso was best of the rest in third, just over half a second shy of Rosberg's benchmark.

FORMULA ONE: Nico Rosberg Disciplined After Appoloisin For Lewis Hamilton Clash

Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg has apologised for colliding with team mate Lewis Hamilton during Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix and has been disciplined, his Mercedes team said on Friday.
German Rosberg hit Hamilton on the second lap at Spa and the Briton later retired from the race with a damaged floor after picking up a puncture.

"Toto Wolff, Paddy Lowe, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton met today in the boardroom of Mercedes Amg Petronas headquarters in Brackley to discuss the events of the Belgian Grand Prix," the team said in a statement.

CHINESE GRAND PRIX: Hamilton Storms To Pole Position In Shanghai

Mercedes's Lewis Hamilton stormed to pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. The Briton's best time of one minute 53.860 seconds through rain and spray was a hefty 0.595 of a second quicker than Red Bull's Australian Daniel Ricciardo, who joined him on the front row.

Red Bull's quadruple Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel was third fastest, but more than a second slower than Hamilton.

Championship leader Nico Rosberg, who had been on pole in the previous Bahrain Grand Prix, completed the second row for Mercedes after running wide on his second lap and then spinning on his final flying lap.

FORMULA ONE: Rosberg Did A Better Work Than Me Says Hamilton

Hamilton led a Mercedes one-two after a thrilling battle with Rosberg, who attempted to pass his team-mate several times during the race.

Rosberg had the faster, softer tyre in the final part of the event, and Hamilton admitted he had to work very hard to keep the German at bay. The former world champion accepted Rosberg was the faster of the two Mercedes drivers.

"Winning the race is the greatest thing, you are happy, but deep down inside I didn't have the pace today," said Hamilton.
Bahrain GP report: Hamilton beats Rosberg

FORMULA 1: Lewis Hamilton Stays On Top In Second Practice

Mercedes continued to set the outright pace in Formula 1 as Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets at the end of the second practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Hamilton was 0.365 seconds faster than his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.
Held in warm, dry conditions - five degrees cooler than this afternoon's first practice - this was the first ever Formula 1 practice session in Bahrain to be held under floodlights.

Third quickest was Fernando Alonso in his Ferrari, significantly more than a second slower than Hamilton, pointing to the continued superiority of the Mercedes team.

Lewis Hamilton Wins Malaysian Grand Prix In Style

Lewis Hamilton ended a run of nine races without a podium finish by taking the Malaysian Grand Prix by storm – cruising to a lights-to-flag victory at the Sepang International Circuit.

The Brit was joined by team-mate and Australia GP winner Nico Rosberg on the podium as Mercedes continues their brilliant start to the season with a one-two, while defending champion Sebastian Vettel came home in third.

Having secured pole with a dominant performance in qualifying, Hamilton absolutely flew round the track and eventually finished 17.3 seconds clear of his partner.

FORMULA ONE: Hamilton On Pole For Malaysian Grand Pix

Lewis Hamilton mastered Malaysia's monsoon conditions to secure his second successive pole position at the start of the new Formula One season.

The heavens opened over the Sepang International Circuit 45 minutes ahead of qualifying, forcing a 50-minute delay before the cars could finally take to a treacherous track.

Fortunes fluctuated over the three sessions, as did the conditions as the intensity of the rain continually forced drivers in and out of the pits as they switched from intermediate tyres to full wets.

FORMULA ONE: More Hype For Mercedes As lewis Hamilton Leads In Australia

The 2008 world champion could not finish a lap in the first session due to a sensor problem, but topped the timesheets in the second with a lap of one minute 29.625 seconds on a glorious sunny day at Albert Park.

Hamilton's quickest edged out team mate Nico Rosberg by 0.157 seconds as the pace of the two Mercedes' drivers carried on from their promising performances in winter testing.

"I was trying to feel the car. I missed obviously P1 which I felt like was a big back-step," Hamilton told reporters in the paddock.