F1 anti-racism campaign after Hamilton gets abuse

United Press International are reporting that ‘Top European officials of Formula One racing have begun a campaign to kickout racism in formula one.The BBC in London said ‘they have launched an “Everyrace” anti-racism campaign at the site of Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona’.

The ‘everyrace’ campaign comes after England’s Lewis Hamilton, who is black, was subjected to racial abuse in Febuary of this year at the F1 Circuit de Catalunya in Spain.

After that incident, the FIA (International Automobile Federation) warned Spain could be stripped of its major motor races.  “The sport is about a driver’s ability and this will never have anything to do with their race or skin color,” F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone said. “One thing that most attracted me to motor sport was that nobody cared about your background, race, gender or religion … all that mattered was how quick you were,” said FIA Top Man Max Mosley.

Lewis Hamilton Has A Nightmare In Bahrain

Lewis Hamilton will be glad that today’s race is over after a nightmare race that resulted in him gaining zero points.  The race started badly with Lewis getting an extremely slow start off of the line, drivers overtook and swerved to avoid Hamilton which resulted in him dropping to tenth place behind arch rival Fernando Alonso.

Hamilton fought frantically to try and regain places and pushed hard until he crashed into the back of an unusually slow Fernando Alonso.  The crash resulted in Lewis losing his front wing which meant he had to nurse his Mclaren back to the pits for a new one.  Unfortunately by the time he had rejoined the race he was in 17 th place.

To make matters worse Hamilton’s car seemed to have taken on damage as he fought to control a slow Mclaren for the remainder of the race. Hamilton eventually finished in 13th place which is a far cry from the podium he was hoping for.  Mclaren will be working hard with Hamilton and his car to make sure he is right back on form for Barcelona in three weeks time.

One question that many people are asking is: Did Alonso break or slow down to cause the accident in lap 2?  We will keep you posted on that!

Lewis Hamilton Dismissis Worries Over Dennis

There have been some reports that Ron Dennis is likely to step down as boss of Mclaren later on this week. There have also been rumours that Lewis Hamilton may be feeling slight unrest due to this rumour, would life be the same with Martin Whitmarsh as his boss?

Well it seems Lewis is taking this news in his stride and has pledged his future to Mclaren. He has said,

“If Ron wants to go then he must go,” the 23-year-old told German magazine Focus.

“My partnership with Mercedes-Benz is just as strong as my relationship with McLaren, so I am completely relaxed.” Well said Lewis, good luck with the new season from the team at formula 1 racing.

Lewis Hamilton Wins Breakthrough Award

Lewis Hamilton has been awarded the Breakthrough of the year title at the glitzy Laureus World Sports Awards after his amazing rookie year in formula 1 racing.

Hamilton had the best rookie season on record finishing just one point shy of world champion Kimmi Raikkonen. He performed with consistency throughout the entire F1 season and provided entertainment for thousands of fans all over the world.

Lewis picked up his award on Monday night and rubbed shoulders with other sporting legends such as the south African rugby squad and Roger Federer.