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Lewis Hamilton's worst fears confirmed by Sebastian Vettel

Briton admits to lack of pace in his Mercedes as tyre problem leaves them trailing Red Bull

F1: Sebastian Vettel leads Red Bull one-two during practice in Hungary

The current leader in the title race is the fastest in Hungary

It began a string of bizarre tyre explosions as both Ferrari’s Felipe Massa and Torro Rosso driver Jean Eric-Vergne suffered the same incident just a few laps later

Lewis Hamilton climbs from last to fourth in British Grand Prix as series of drivers' wheels explode

The spectacular tyre failure that robbed Lewis Hamilton of the British Grand Prix victory he was determined to deliver to his legion of fans not only handed the win to his Mercedes’ team-mate Nico Rosberg but proved a prelude to a dramatic and dangerous day which moved Red Bull design guru Adrian Newey to suggest that the sport had had a “narrow escape.”

Lewis Hamilton went fastest in first practice but fell away later

Lewis Hamilton hopeful of first victory for Mercedes following run of bad luck

Three pole positions have gone unconverted

Lewis Hamilton is currently cutting a gloomy figure at Mercedes

Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has an easier job than me, says F1 driver Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes driver claims car performance makes  his task harder than winning Wimbledon

Shining example: Lewis Hamilton clinches pole position for Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton beats 'disasters' to snatch pole from Sebastian Vettel in Germany

Lewis Hamilton stands his best chance of winning a race for his new Mercedes team after beating local hero Sebastian Vettel in a tense fight to secure pole position for today's German Grand Prix here.

Lewis Hamilton went fastest in first practice but fell away later

German Grand Prix: Sebastian Vettel back on top after testing time for Pirelli

Formula One breathed a sigh of relief as the first two German Grand Prix practice sessions on Pirelli’s new tyres went off without a hitch as Lewis Hamilton dominated the first session, while Sebastian Vettel did likewise in the second.

Sebastian Vettel at the German Grand Prix
An engineer checks the new Kevlar-enforced rear tyres of McLaren drivers Sergio Perez and Jenson Button in preparation for the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring

Pirelli insist they will not quit F1 despite drivers' threat to boycott German Grand Prix

A number of tyre blowouts occurred at the British Grand Prix

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel leads Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in Montreal

Sebastian Vettel leads Pirelli praise in tyre turnaround ahead of German Grand Prix

Triple-World Champion is one of many drivers to credit tyre manufacturer on their response to last weeks blowout viasco

Pirelli said that the exploding tyres were ‘unforeseen’

Pirelli look to clarify comments after appearing to blame F1 teams for tyre blowouts

A number of cars were affected during the British Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton was one of six drivers to suffer a blown tyre

German Grand Prix: Pirelli to make immediate changes to rear tyres after Silverstone chaos

Tyre manufacturer acts to stop repeat of British GP which was overshadowed by a string of high-profile blowouts

Tyre testing: Jenson Button hopes Pirelli ease safety concerns

Jenson Button is hoping Pirelli has an ace up its sleeve to ease the fears of every driver heading into this weekend's German Grand Prix.

Nicole Scherzinger and Lewis Hamilton confirm split

Former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger has split up with her Formula 1 star boyfriend Lewis Hamilton, her publicist confirmed today.

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