Great Britain's Libby Clegg, centre, during the Women's T12 100 metres during the Sainsburys International Para Challenge at the Olympic Stadium, London

Hungry Hamilton savours debut Mercedes victory

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Local hero Lewis Hamilton claims pole

Time for home driver to restore some pride at Silverstone

Sir Jackie Stewart's presence in the paddock serves as a reminder of the heady days when fans expected to see a local win

The incident happened as Esteban Gutierrez's car (pictured) was being removed

F1: Track marshal killed during Canadian Grand Prix won by Sebastian Vettel

The marshal was struck by a car as he helped to recover Esteban Gutierrez's Sauber

Alain Prost with his great rival Ayrton Senna (left)

'Drivers closer to the engineers could get an advantage over the others': Alain Prost predicts turbocharged change

Former champion says new engines will make ‘brain power’ as vital as horsepower for drivers

Jackie Stewart and Roman Polanski, pictured in 1972, grew close during the filming of ‘Weekend of a Champion’

Cannes Film Festival 2013: Jackie Stewart backs Roman Polanski, saying: 'He will always be a friend'

As the controversial director re-releases his 1971 Formula One documentary, its racing-driver star offers his support

Alain Prost celebrates winning the 1988 Australian Grand Prix with Ayrton Senna

McLaren and Honda reunite to bring back a magical era in Formula One

Two giants of the sport rekindle the alliance that ruled when Senna and Prost were kings

Nonsense verse? Presenter Des Lynam backs Ukip and rewrites 'Send in the Clowns' as retort to Ken Clarke

Mr Lynam said he had voted for the Eurosceptic party last week

The Art of Speed, The Hospital Club, London 24 to 26 May

Posters of the Monaco Grand Prix: the poster boys of speed on the Riviera

The posters promoting the Monaco Grand Prix were always much more than disposable advertisements. The organisers of the Monaco race employed top-of-the-range, fashionable artists of the time, and every poster was a work of art designed to capture the glamour and pace of the race for the year it represented. Those vintage works of art are now being exhibited in The Art of Speed on the weekend of the Grand Prix itself.

Seb Vettel passes Mark Webber yesterday despite team orders not to do so
Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber pictured after the Malaysian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel v Mark Webber: F1 world champions must be 'extremely selfish' says Gerhard Berger

Vettel ignored team orders to win the Malaysian Grand Prix

'I don't want a poofter to play me in a film': Sir Stirling Moss is embroiled in homophobia row after 'offensive' comments

Moss criticised by campaigners who described his comments as 'offensive'

Lewis Hamilton’s car crashed at Jerez’s Dry Sack corner

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes suffer

Mercedes continued their disastrous start to pre-season when Lewis Hamilton crashed his car nose-first into a tyre wall after suffering brake problems on his first day of testing.

The Sports Matrix: Friday 25 January 2013

Lance deserves everything he gets, says angry Wiggins

Kimi Raikkonen celebrates his victory in Abu Dhabi in November

Magical memories of 2012 - Formula One: 'Kimi Raikkonen's Lotus win was F1's most romantic result'

4 November: Raikkonen zooms to victory in Abu Dhabi

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Hugh Montgomery profiles the faces to watch, from the sitcom star to the surrealist
'Hello. I have cancer': When comedian Tig Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on

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