News Details

Bernie Ecclestone would put money on Lewis Hamilton winning 2016 title

Bernie Ecclestone is backing Lewis Hamilton for a third consecutive championship victory with Mercedes this season, despite the Briton trailing team-mate Nico Rosberg since the very first race. Hamilton has three race wins to Rosberg's five and trails the German by 11 points in the standings - a gap which has closed significantly in the last few grands prix. Although Ecclestone doesn't believe another Hamilton title would be best for the sport, he does believe the Mercedes driver has what it takes to beat his team-mate, having suffered 'his share of bad luck' this year. 'Apart from Lewis? The only person [capable of beating him] is possibly the one who is leading the championship...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Ecclestone opposes Mercedes team orders

Bernie Ecclestone has sided with Lewis Hamilton, saying that it would be...
9y ago from PlanetF1.com

Hamilton ready to race hard despite Mercedes...

Lewis Hamilton says that he has no intention of reining in his...
9y ago from Crash.net

Ecclestone: Red Bull are major challengers now not...

Red Bull has overtaken Ferrari in the pecking order and  as the new main...
9y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Hamilton: Mercedes 'deterrents' changes nothing

Mercedes AMG Petronas Reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton says...
9y ago from F1Zone.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Takuma Sato makes Indy 500 return with RLL

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that Takuma Sato will drive...
21h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Helio Castroneves confirms return for 26th...

Helio Castroneves has confirmed that he will take part in the upcoming...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

WRC Rally Scotland brings top tier rallying back to...

The 2027 WRC calendar should have an exciting new event on the calendar:...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Thierry Henry tips 'oustanding' Arsenal bargain...

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has backed goalkeeper David Raya to win...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Newcastle rival Arsenal & Manchester City for...

Newcastle United are one of the clubs reported to have set their sights on...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Premier League club could demand “in excess” of...

Manchester United and Arsenal are both looking to strengthen their...
8h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Report: La Liga giants closely monitoring attacking...

Atlético Madrid are reportedly assessing potential moves for Arsenal...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.