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Lewis Hamilton’s favourite colour is red


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Lewis Hamilton sucked up paid tribute to McLaren after his Monaco GP win by presenting each McLaren staff member with a special red commemorative victory T-shirt. He also gave a speech to the staff at the team’s Woking factory:

“So I wanted to personally thank each and every one of you, because I’m very conscious that it’s not only the race team – in other words the guys who go to the races – who make our wins possible, but also the hundreds of you back here at the McLaren Technology Centre, working every bit as hard as your colleagues in the race team. So thank you. Thank you so much.”

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Posted: June 5th, 2008 by Ollie Irish

Lewis Hamilton: “God is on my team”


Hamilton won in Monaco with help from above

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“Thanks God, you’re almost as awesome as me. See you in Montreal…” 

Lewis Hamilton didn’t win the Monaco Grand Prix on his own. He was helped out by God (and of course the wonderful team of mechanics at Vodafone McLaren - mustn’t upset the sponsors). Speaking to the Mirror this week, Lil’ Lewis said:

“God was with me. I needed everyone’s support and I had that in the race.”

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Posted: May 30th, 2008 by Ollie Irish

The real reason why Kimi Raikkonen flopped in Monaco


Why did Kimi flunk his Monaco exam so badly?

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It’s been well documented that Kimi Raikkonen had a dog of a race in Monaco. Want to know why? Click this way…

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Posted: May 29th, 2008 by Ollie Irish

Monaco GP: Alonso, Coulthard & Bourdais crash


Enjoy three prangs from last weekend, in one vid!

Three crashes for the price of one YouTube video - we spoil you, we really do. Fernando Alonso just about got away with his wall scrape, but no such luck for DC and Bourdais, who were both forced to retire - Bourdais might have hit the wall anyway, but he stood no chance of avoiding the Red Bull, not with such poor track grip and visibility.

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Posted: May 29th, 2008 by Ollie Irish

Video of F1 drivers on the Monaco catwalk


Lewis, Jenson and mates “strut their stuff” for charity

Who needs a regular catwalk when you can walk around a luxury, open-air swimming pool in Monte Carlo?

And the “driver who should give up his day job and become a model” award goes to: Nelson Piquet Jnr, who looks like he’s walked straight out of a mail-order catalogue.

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Posted: May 28th, 2008 by Ollie Irish

Monaco GP review: the only links you need


The best the web has to offer on Monaco 08

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A whole bunch of cool Monaco links for you to enjoy…

• Mark Webber’s Monaco photo diary, in which he reveals that he told a make-up artist to “poke it” (that’s Aussie for “get lost”) before Petra Ecclestone’s fashion show. [BBC Sport]

• Kimi Raikkonen speaks about his disastrous race. Read our verdict here. [The Prancing Horse]

• James Allen’s review of Monaco ‘08, which he ranks as one of his top three GPs that he’s commentated on. [ITV Sport]

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Posted: May 28th, 2008 by Ollie Irish

Monaco GP review: Flying wet lap by Robert Kubica


Pole star shows off his wet-weather skills in Monte Carlo

Here’s Bobby Kubica - our driver of the season so far - showing why every top team in F1 wants a piece of him. This clip was filmed during qualifying at Monaco last weekend. The Polish driver’s car control and general speed, in perilously wet conditions, is outstanding.

(Get it while it’s hot! F1 videos don’t hang around for long on YouTube.)

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Posted: May 28th, 2008 by Ollie Irish

Monaco GP: celeb watch


We raise a telephoto lens in honour of Monaco’s shiniest stars

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Name Brigitte Nielsen
Famous for Marrying Dolf Lundgren, huge breasts, appearing on Celebrity Big Brother, being “a bit mental”
F1 link? She was good friends with the late Ayrton Senna, and was once married to Swiss driver Raoul Mayer.

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Posted: May 28th, 2008 by Ollie Irish

F1 WAGs: Nicole Scherzinger


Lewis Hamilton is dating Pussycat Doll

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We thought Lewis was dating Dannii Minogue. We also thought Lewis was dating Miss Grenada.

We were wrong. He’s actually dating American pop starlet Nicole Scherzinger, a member of Pussycat Dolls. If you’re not aware of their work, the Dolls are a terrible - if slightly hot - all-girl pop group.

Scherzinger hung out with the Hamilton crew at Monaco this weekend. According to various tabloidy sources, Nicole said: “We’ve been seeing each other on and off for three months.”

More photos down here…

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Posted: May 27th, 2008 by Ollie Irish

Monaco GP: the driver ratings


Grid Crasher awards its marks for Monte Carlo…

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Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari (finished 9th)
What’s going in in the Finn’s head? Monaco ‘08 was his worst race in years. Desperately slow all weekend and frankly didn’t deserve to score any points. 2/10

Felipe Massa, Ferrari (3rd)
For a man who claims not to like Monaco’s street circuit, he drove a solid race, apart from a couple of spins - but he wasn’t the only driver to lose control of his car in treacherous conditions. Ferrari’s one-stop strategy arguably cost him a victory. 7

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Posted: May 27th, 2008 by Ollie Irish