http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6179704.stm
Anyone around here into F1?
I am, hope this lad is as good as they say he is. Bloody disgrace he's the first ever Black F1 driver.
Hamilton gets 2007 McLaren drive
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6179704.stm
Anyone around here into F1?
I am, hope this lad is as good as they say he is. Bloody disgrace he's the first ever Black F1 driver.
Good for the lad, he looks promising, and there was no way de la Rosa was going to get the ride and Paffett was allowed to look elsewhere (but has come back).
Glad to see the Hakkinen rumours were untrue.
Glad to see the Hakkinen rumours were untrue.
F1 is boring. Moto GP is so much better
Good to see someone up and coming getting the seat rather than de la Rosa, who with all due respect was just a stand in.
And yes thank feck it wasn't Hakkinen who got the seat, would not have been beneficial for him or Mclaren at all
And yes thank feck it wasn't Hakkinen who got the seat, would not have been beneficial for him or Mclaren at all
I hope the car will do the business for him its been shite for the last few years. I really hope he will cut it in F1 in his first season in GP2 he won the championship.
Not a good start.......
Lewis Hamilton escaped unhurt following an accident during a test session with McLaren in Valencia on Thursday.
Just 10 days after unveiling the new MP4-22 in the Spanish city, the 22-year-old Briton badly damaged his car at the Ricardo Tormo circuit.
Hertfordshire's Hamilton shrugged off the incident, saying: "Unfortunately, these things happen in this sport.
"I am completely fine and I'm looking forward to getting back to testing next week."
It has not yet been determined whether it was a mechanical failure or driver error that led to the shunt.
A McLaren spokesperson confirmed: "Lewis was unhurt but the MP4-22 will not be repairable in Valencia. The cause of the accident is being investigated."
Hamilton was confirmed as a McLaren's second driver alongside reigning world champion Fernando Alonso nearly two months ago.
He has long been groomed for success by team principal Ron Dennis, coming to prominence last year when he won the GP2 title.
This first serious accident in F1 for Hamilton leaves him a spectator on the final day of the three-day test session.
Alonso will continue the team's testing programme on his own on Friday.
McLaren are again in Valencia for more testing from next Tuesday through to Thursday.
Lewis Hamilton escaped unhurt following an accident during a test session with McLaren in Valencia on Thursday.
Just 10 days after unveiling the new MP4-22 in the Spanish city, the 22-year-old Briton badly damaged his car at the Ricardo Tormo circuit.
Hertfordshire's Hamilton shrugged off the incident, saying: "Unfortunately, these things happen in this sport.
"I am completely fine and I'm looking forward to getting back to testing next week."
It has not yet been determined whether it was a mechanical failure or driver error that led to the shunt.
A McLaren spokesperson confirmed: "Lewis was unhurt but the MP4-22 will not be repairable in Valencia. The cause of the accident is being investigated."
Hamilton was confirmed as a McLaren's second driver alongside reigning world champion Fernando Alonso nearly two months ago.
He has long been groomed for success by team principal Ron Dennis, coming to prominence last year when he won the GP2 title.
This first serious accident in F1 for Hamilton leaves him a spectator on the final day of the three-day test session.
Alonso will continue the team's testing programme on his own on Friday.
McLaren are again in Valencia for more testing from next Tuesday through to Thursday.