Lewis Hamilton took a huge step toward retaining his Formula One title by winning the Russian Grand Prix on Sunday as his main rival Nico Rosberg failed to finish.
Hamilton can now win his third career title at the next race in Texas, while his Mercedes team retained the constructors’ title after a season in which the silver cars have dominated almost every race.
Hamilton started second behind Rosberg but took over the lead when his Mercedes teammate experienced a throttle problem that forced him to slow to a crawl and then come into the pits to retire.
Hamilton then cruised to victory by 5.9 seconds over Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, with Sergio Perez [...]
BRITISH Formula 1 driver Jenson Button and his wife Jessica were burgled while on holiday on the French Riviera, with thieves making off with her engagement ring. The couple were in a rented villa in the glitzy resort of Saint-Tropez with friends when the robbery happened on Monday evening, a spokesman for Button confirmed.
“Two men broke into the property whilst they all slept and stole a number of items of jewellery including, most upsettingly, Jessica’s engagement ring,” the spokesman said.
The thieves may have operated by pumping gas into the house through the air conditioning, he added.
The police have indicated that this has become a growing problem in the [...]
