London, Mar. 24: Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton was last night warned to expect a Kimi Raikkonen backlash this season.

Grand Prix chief Bernie Ecclestone reckons Finn Raikkonen will want to prove a point after a nightmare defence of his drivers’ crown last year, reports The Sun.

Ecclestone believes this year will be a different story, especially if Raikkonen gets a flier when the season starts in Australia on Sunday.

Stuttgart- World champion Lewis Hamilton could start near the back of the grid at this Sunday's season-opening Australian Formula One Grand Prix, Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug has admitted.

"We have to reckon with starting in the last third on the grid but we will guarantee ourselves that we'll improve race by race and slowly return to the front," Haug said in an interview with German Press Agency dpa.

London, Mar. 22 : British Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he is not just aiming one more world title, but two.

The next target on the remarkable 24-year-old''s agenda is to match the career haul of his idol Ayrton Senna and win the world drivers'' championship three times.

Here’s a good news for Lewis Hamilton fans.

The wax statue of Formula one champion Lewis Hamilton was unveiled at Madame Tussauds Museum on Wednesday (March 18).

A spokeswoman of Madame Tussauds said, “He (Lewis Hamilton) has undoubtedly won a place in the nation's hearts for his determination and single mindedness and a place at Madame Tussauds for an amazing track record.”

It is learnt that it took nearly 6 months to create Hamilton’s wax costing 150,000-pounds.

London, Mar 20 : F1 champ Lewis Hamilton has been voted as the celebrity whom customers trust most when it comes to choosing products.

Hamilton, 24, topped a shoppers’ survey that included Jamie Oliver, 33, Myleene Klass, 30, and Gary Lineker, 48.

“Lewis Hamilton has established himself as the UK’s premier sporting brand ambassador,” the Daily Star quoted pollster Niall McKinney of Utalkmarketing as saying.

“Being leader of the celeb pack will earn him tens of millions in endorsements and advertising over his career,” McKinney added.

London, Mar 20 : British Formula One racing driver Lewis Hamilton's wax figure has been unveiled by Madame Tussauds, as he gears up for the Australian Grand Prix.

Hamilton's 150,000 pounds figure was launched in front of young fans from the karting club in Kent, where he had started out, and they also got to try their hand at a race simulation game installed next to the wax model.

"We always knew he would be a champion," the Daily Star quoted club operations director Chris Pullman as saying.