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  1. Maurice Hamilton - Lotus: edging forward in black and gold

    Grandprix.com - Features &bull Dec 14, 2011

    More than 40 journalists from the motor industry and motor racing sat round a long table on Monday for an end-of-year lunch with Dany Bahar, the CEO of Group Lotus. This was the second such gathering and, truth be told,… Full Story »

  2. Maurice Hamilton - Lotus position

    Grandprix.com - Features &bull Nov 30, 2011

    I get easily confused. For a second or two on Monday, I did think that Lotus - as in the green and yellow 'real' Lotus - had signed Kimi Raikkonen for 2012. My immediate reaction was: 'Wow! What a way to end a great weekend for this team. There's no stopping them now.' Then, of course, the truth dawned that we were talking about the 'other' Lotus, soon to become the 'real' Lotus rather than Lotus- Renault/Benetton/Toleman/Take your pick, while green and yellow… Full Story »

  3. Maurice Hamilton - The McLaren MP4-12C: in your dreams

    Grandprix.com - Features &bull Nov 23, 2011

    I'm not into high-performance road cars for the simple reason that I can't afford one. Sure, I'll stop on the street and admire a passing example; I'll grin rather foolishly if it makes a lusty sound as the driver blips the throttle with his Gucci loafer. But I don't devour every written word extolling the advantage of having 592bhp at 7,000rpm, or 600Nm of peak torque at 3,000 rpm (to quote the McLaren MP4-12C macho minutiae). It used to amuse me but, with middle age, I now… Full Story »

  4. Maurice Hamilton - Just not there

    Grandprix.com - Features &bull Nov 16, 2011

    I know you shouldn't pay much heed to some of the feckless ramblings you see expressed on forums but I was struck by one comment on the BBC website. Responding to a report on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, a correspondent was of the opinion that Lewis Hamilton simply inherited first place (because of Sebastian Vettel's first lap retirement) and that his drive was 'pretty routine and never really threatened.' Such a statement may be totally inaccurate, but I can… Full Story »

  5. Maurice Hamilton - 'After you.' 'No, I insist; after you.'

    Grandprix.com - Features &bull Nov 9, 2011

    Sebastian Vettel was on pole (his tenth of 2010) with Lewis Hamilton on the left-hand side of the front row. Both drivers made good starts and Hamilton took a serious look down the inside for the first corner, a left-hander. Vettel, meanwhile, was showing no sign of giving way even though the Red Bull driver, in championship terms, had more to lose. Viewed from on board Hamilton's McLaren, the situation looked remarkably like two weeks ago in… Full Story »

  6. Maurice Hamilton - You can't start from there!

    Grandprix.com - Features &bull Nov 2, 2011

    In India, 71 per cent of the grid was out of qualifying position. The following official bulletin explains why the well-meaning action of a cloakroom attendant, Mahatma Coat, had unexpected consequences for the starting grid. A compensation request from a Mrs Coat - claiming her husband, a volunteer flag marshal, had purloined the family's detergent supply and taken it to the track for the purpose of washing a grubby yellow flag - has led to the discovery that the yellow flag in question… Full Story »

  7. Maurice Hamilton - Road to nowhere

    Grandprix.com - Features &bull Oct 26, 2011

    As my accountant will confirm, I understand very little about economics. All I know in very broad terms is that we're in a financial mess largely because of irresponsible bankers and the absence of decent legislation to contain their arrogant… Full Story »

  8. Maurice Hamilton - Dealing with Tragedy

    Grandprix.com - Features &bull Oct 19, 2011

    I'll leave it to those who know the facts to comment on the rights and wrongs of the Indycar race at Las Vegas on Sunday. Similarly, I won't claim to have known Dan Wheldon personally. The last time I saw… Full Story »

  9. Maurice Hamilton - Vettel: On the verge of greatness?

    Grandprix.com - Features &bull Oct 12, 2011

    Whatever you may think about Sebastian Vettel, surely there can be no argument that he deserves the 2011 title more than anyone else? F1 drivers rarely compliment each other but the generous praise from Vettel's rivals say everything about his… Full Story »

  10. Maurice Hamilton - Pass the hammer, Bob, there's a good chap

    Grandprix.com - Features &bull Oct 5, 2011

    it stops? Know all about them. Been watching them for years - as the photo proves. I'm the butter-wouldn't-melt-in-the-mouth kid with the schoolboy cap (didn't recognise me without a beard, did you?) peering round the REDeX banner and watching a… Full Story »

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