Lewis Hamilton won the United States Grand Prix for the second time in three years and took another significant stride towards this season’s title tonight.

Lewis Hamilton became only the fourth driver in Formula One history to win nine grands prix in a season by taking the chequered flag at the inaugural race in Russia.

Nigel Mansell has hailed Lewis Hamilton as "close to perfection" after his fellow Briton’s stunning start to the Formula One season.

SHONA Pitman grew up in a rough patch of a $2 trillion dollar island. Reared in Nicholson Park, a neighbourhood in Jersey once so dangerous the school buses took the long way round it, she was acutely aware she did not belong to the island’s elite.

During his Formula 1 career, Nigel Mansell earned the moniker ‘Red Five’ after the number of his Williams car and the name stuck so much that he gave it to his yacht.

Lewis Hamilton grabbed a sensational pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix folowing a chaotic qualifying session spiced up by rain.

Nico Rosberg has been allowed to keep his British Grand Prix victory after the Mercedes driver was reprimanded by the stewards for failing to slow for yellow flags during yesterday’s race.

Nico Rosberg has been allowed to keep his British Grand Prix victory after the Mercedes driver was reprimanded by the stewards for failing to slow for yellow flags during today’s race.

Nico Rosberg’s joy at winning the British Grand Prix could prove shortlived after the FIA confirmed the Mercedes driver is under investigation for allegedly failing to slow for yellow flags.

Fernando Alonso was left hailing “a perfect Sunday” even if confusion often reigned in the land of Confucius.

Fernando Alonso took the chequered flag for the first time in 13 races to ignite his Formula One world title challenge this season.

Sebastian Vettel superbly grabbed the 32nd pole position of his Formula One career and second in succession ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix.

Sebastian Vettel has admitted confidence is not what it used to be inside Red Bull despite hitting the front again in this year’s Formula One world title race.

It was once sport’s great secret shame, premature celebration.

Major winners Darren Clarke and Rory McIlroy are both recognised in the New Year Honours List in the UK.

Sebastian Vettel today became a Formula One record-breaker as the pole magician conjured up the 15th of his phenomenal season ahead of tomorrow’s finale in Brazil.

Sebastian Vettel is on course for a record-breaking day after setting the fastest time in the final Formula One practice session of the year.

SEBASTIAN VETTEL is determined to end his superlative season with one last brilliant blast in Brazil this weekend.

Sebastian Vettel today equalled the Formula One record for number of pole positions in a single-season following another one-lap last-gasp masterclass from the double world champion.

Lewis Hamilton is poised to deprive Sebastian Vettel of outright ownership of one of Formula One’s longest-standing records.

Lewis Hamilton has vowed to “live and breathe Formula One” next year after claiming he has been the “biggest hazard” to his current woeful campaign.

Red Bull today made Formula One history by becoming the first team to achieve 16 pole positions in a single season.

Lewis Hamilton has again fallen foul of the stewards to quickly sour his Indian Grand Prix experience.

Jenson Button missed out on pole position for tomorrow’s Japanese Grand Prix by just nine thousandths of a second as Sebastian Vettel continued his astonishing run

Sebastian Vettel moved a step closer to becoming Formula One’s youngest back-to-back and double world champion after clinching pole position for tomorrow’s Singapore Grand Prix.

Sebastian Vettel now has an iron-like grip on his second Formula One world title following his eighth victory of an emphatic season.

Sebastian Vettel made it 10 poles for the season as he continues to close in on Nigel Mansell’s Formula One record.

Martin Whitmarsh believes his McLaren team proved they are tough nuts to crack after weathering a barrage of criticism of late.

Lewis Hamilton has taken a swipe at his detractors as he gets in a fighting mood for this weekend's British Grand Prix.

Sebastian Vettel continued his dominance on qualifying this season as Red Bull definitively proved they have a car for all circuits.

Nigel Mansell sees no reason why Bahrain should not host a Formula One Grand Prix next season despite the controversy surrounding the country’s failed attempt to host one this year.

Nigel Mansell has urged Sebastian Vettel’s rivals to raise their game if they are to compete both on and off track this year with the current Formula One world champion.

RED BULL design guru Adrian Newey has vowed to crack the issues that led to a “stressful” Australian Grand Prix weekend, despite Sebastian Vettel’s stunning start to the new Formula One season.

Sebastian Vettel today grabbed the most important pole position of his Formula One career ahead of tomorrow’s season-ending showdown in Abu Dhabi.

FERNANDO ALONSO stands on the brink of securing a third Formula One world title in Brazil in a fortnight after admitting luck was again on his side following a chaotic Korean Grand Prix victory.

Pole-position king Sebastian Vettel clinched his ninth top spot of the season to edge out Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber in qualifying for tomorrow's Korean Grand Prix.

Nigel Mansell escaped serious injury after crashing out just 17 minutes into his debut at the Le Mans 24 Hours race today.

Ferrari risk dropping further behind rivals Red Bull and McLaren if they fail to resolve the technical problems that have blighted their season so far, former world champion Nigel Mansell has warned.

Former world champion Nigel Mansell has described McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton as being “manufactured”.

A “MONSTER” of a car has teed up Jenson Button for potentially the mother of all victories.

Jenson Button continued his domination of the current Formula One season with his sixth victory in seven races to move a step closer to clinching his maiden world championship.

Jenson Button is poised to commit his long-term future to Brawn GP following his sensational start to the new Formula One season.

JENSON BUTTON has vowed to put on a show for his fans next month as he is now guaranteed to be world championship leader going into the British Grand Prix.

JENSON BUTTON made one mistake all weekend and thankfully for him it came after he had fulfilled a boyhood dream with victory at the Monaco Grand Prix.