Formula 1’s Latest Rumours and Talk: Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and More

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Published: January 21, 2016

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Since arriving at Mercedes at the beginning of the 2013 season, Lewis Hamilton has cemented his status as a legend of Formula One.

In the last two seasons alone, he has claimed 18 pole positions, 21 grand prix victories and, of course, world championships in 2014 and 2015. He is the only British driver in history to win consecutive titles and will enter 2016 as the third-most successful driver of all time in terms of race wins, behind only Alain Prost and Michael Schumacher.

But it could have been so very different.

Christian Horner has revealed Hamilton twice tried to join Red Bull Racing at the height of the team's success as he became increasingly disillusioned with life at McLaren, with the team principal explaining how he encouraged Mercedes to sign Hamilton.

Horner's reluctance to sign Hamilton partly stemmed from his loyalty to Sebastian Vettel, who won four world championships with Red Bull between 2010 and 2013.

Considering that Red Bull endured their first winless season since 2008 last year, Vettel timed his move to Ferrari to perfection, and the German returned to where it all began this week, testing the Scuderia's 2014 car at Fiorano, Italy.

While Hamilton and Vettel have developed a knack of being in the right place at the right time, Fernando Alonso tends to make all the wrong moves at the wrong time.

It is one of the two-time world champion's few weaknesses, and Alonso paid for his poor judgement in 2015 as he was restricted to just two points finishes with McLaren-Honda.

And Alonso's protege, Carlos Sainz Jr., has explained why his fellow Spaniard's struggles enhanced his learning experience during his rookie year with Toro Rosso.

The final chapters of our latest roundup are dominated by engines, with Williams responding to suggestions they should switch to Honda power units and news of a deal being struck to ensure there are enough engines t...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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