For the first time in his three years in Formula One, Lewis Hamilton, the reigning world champion, and his McLaren Mercedes car are far from being front-runners this season. After finishing third at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Hamilton was later disqualified for lying to race stewards about an incident during the race. Since, he has finished no better than fourth and scored only nine points. Hamilton, who has won the title in every series in which he has raced, is now in ninth place, 42 points behind the leader, Jenson Button. He spoke recently with Brad Spurgeon of the International Herald Tribune about his season.
Q. How does it feel to suddenly find yourself in such an uncompetitive car?…Â Details
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