and drama at the british grand prix as lewis hamilton spins off on the first lap. attempt to save the young football team trapped in a cave network in thailand has so far managed to save four boys. the operation started this morning with two brits leading a team of thai and foreign divers. eight players and their coach are still trapped, with time against the rescuers as more heavy rain is forecast. the four brought out are recovering in hospital. a warning our south—east asia correspondentjonathan head's report may contain flashing images. it began with more divers and air ta nks it began with more divers and air tanks going in and all other nonessential vehicles being sent out. a daring and complex rescue was under way. the governor, who commands the operation, described it as d—day. conditions will never be better, he said. after their dramatic discovery on monday, they have been fed and treated by an army medic on the shelf where they have been forced to retreat by rising water. they were judged fit enough to make the journey. water. they were judged fit enough

off any potential competitors so i think it's really looking good for sebastian vettel lewis hamilton started in fourteen of the mean there's no way home navigate through all of that traffic or is there with him a way maybe you never know with him now at of course let's not forget the contractual dispute that the german grand prix means that there will be financially no german crown create next year here how is that is that is that going to mean that german fans here going to have to wait a long time before we see another possibly they will because as it stands right now this is the last contract the will have a race that hawk hockenheim because it cost a lot of money a formula one they charge a ridiculous amount in the ballpark of twenty million euros and they want their money upfront that creates a huge debt for venues such as hawk and hi there was formerly norm burgling as well they were splitting you know nurnberg ring had odd years hockenheim even nurnberg they stopped because it was too costly and now because hockenheim was continuously losing money right now they have their bes

had the momentum swung in the last few weeks to lewis hamilton? it has been an incredible season.st four races. the fastest car has not crossed the line first. in hungary, everybody knew that ferraris were faster, but downey came the rain, lewis hamilton sticks it on tick, —— poll, and there we go. a fascinating season. we are very lucky, so far. it looks like we are building to a real climax, this year. 0bviously at the halfway stage between battle mac —— sebastian vettel, and lewis hamilton. what does he have to do? sebastian vettel has the fastest car. all he has got to do is get round to the finishing line, on the sunday. but it just round to the finishing line, on the sunday. but itjust does not seem to be happening this year, for both drivers, in fairness. be happening this year, for both drivers, infairness. hamilton be happening this year, for both drivers, in fairness. hamilton has had bad luck, misfortune, and sebastian vettel has had that crash in germany, which saw him lose his home race, again. so, they havejust got to keep on going, and keep their heads up, i suppose

lewis hamilton will start in pole position for the foreign hand carrying grand prix something nobody n came down and hamilton, the rain meister, proving his worth winning all those £40 million that his contract is supposedly worth around the hungaroring. he was absolutely blistering hot. nick parrott reports. in formula 1, it's usually the best car that wins but when it rains, the driver's skills come to the fore. the spray can leave them struggling to see. and daniel ricciardo got lost in the mess. choosing the wrong turns left the red bull rider stranded in 12th. lance stroll also struggled as he waltzed right into the wall. lewis hamilton likened the conditions to making things more like ballet. requiring a tiptoe approach. he'd failed to top the time sheets in any of the practise or qualifying sessions until the one that mattered. ferrari dominated until then but sebastian vettel was more than half a second behind mercedes in fourth. we couldn't have expected this. they been quick this weekend and we were trying to be as close to them as possible. but then the heavens opened and i

we have saw the same from lewis hamilton in germany the day before as well.ry race, the pressure gets more. it is huge, psychologically this raises big because there is a three—week gap and the drivers will have to stew over whatever happens. sebastien vettel was the fastest man in practice today and we have been talking and you reckon he will go for pole position and the win this weekend. i think so, they are so close and red bull are close as well and this is a track that is closest toa and this is a track that is closest to a street circuit. i think they will be close. sebastien vettel look good and i think he is going to make a recovery and take the win. let us see who gets the win here. just down the road from the city of budapest and all eyes will be on sebastien vettel and lewis hamilton. also coming up in the programme... never mind cycling the tour de france, we meet the man who ran the route! and after having a baby, laura trott is back on the track at the european championships... when i get on my bike and i am finding it hard, i think, just how pr

the tumor sadie's drivers started at the front of the grid with championship leader lewis hamilton in pole position but the ferrari's showed good pace in practice and sebastian vettel in particular was desperate to make up points on hamilton and close the gap in the standings spectators were hoping for a tense battle at the hunger a race. but hamilton was as composed as ever on a sweltering circuit and while most eighty's perform perfect pits stops ferrari cost vettel precious seconds a slow tire change put him a long way behind race leader howells and. not force the german to take drastic action to avoid losing even more ground in the championship five laps ago he pulled off a risky maneuver to get past about three bucks us and into second place ahead of them hamilton crossed the finish line comfortably in first it's the reigning champions fifth win of the season and it keeps the british driver on course for a fifth while title. race trust. hamilton now has a twenty four point lead on his rival vettel an advantage that will help him enjoy the upcoming summer break. us indeed have you

lewis hamilton will start in pole position for the foreign hand carrying grand prix something nobody ine but then the rain came down and hamilton, the rain meister, approved his word winning all those £40 million that his contract is supposedly worth around this ring. he was absolutely blistering hot. nick parikh reports. in formula i, blistering hot. nick parikh reports. in formula 1, it's usually the best car that wins but when it rains, the driver's skills come to the fore. the spray can leave them struggling to see. and general ricardo got lost in the mess. choosing the wrong times but the red bull rider in the world. let's stroll wet —— wallsend to the bears. lewis hamilton likened the conditions to making things more like ballet. requiring a tiptoe approach. he'd failed to top the time sheets in any of the practise oi’ time sheets in any of the practise or qualifying sessions onto the one that mattered. from her redhead dominated until then but sebastian vettel was more than half a second behind the mercedes and forth. we can have expected this. they been equipped as weekend and

misfortune left the lewis hamilton in 14th on the grid at hockenheim. th championship leader sebastien vettel roaring off the line leading from pole, hamilton might have felt his luck had run out. the britain fought his way up the field climbing to fifth before halfway. further progress looked unlikely to a storm arrived, shaking up the race and the championship. vettel was the biggest casualty. his pride clearly hurt. sorry, guys. that handed his ferrari teammate kimi raikonnen the lead until he stopped for fresh tyres. hamilton stayed out at the last moment to move ahead but crossing the pit lane line led to a telling off from the stewards after he claimed the chequered flag for the fourth time this season. a late twist on a day when his championship hopes were expected to take a battering but ended with him back on top. nick pa rrott, ended with him back on top. nick parrott, bbc news. the arsenal midfielder mesut ozil says he no longer wants to play international football for germany after facing, what he calls racism and disrespect because of his tu

the hills and turns of austria meant no easy route for lewis hamilton this time. front from the grid. it was all going to plan at turn one but this race would soon unravel. when hamilton's team—mate valtteri bottas pulled up, most of the team took a pit stop chance. hamilton stayed out there but paid the price. in one tyre change of his own, he slipped from first to fourth. i will not be able to pass these guys. it was a tactical error which left the briton wound up. as he toiled down the field, a bigger problem was coming. eight laps to go, engine failure, grand prix over. the end of a 33 race record, the rarest of sights. hamilton's points were wiped out. so was his driver's championship lead. it left an opportunist victory for red bull's max verstappen and on a day when the hills came alive with dutch delight, for so many others, so much went wrong. at the moment, when you are on the track, it is not easy. right now i feel i just lost the track, it is not easy. right now i feel ijust lost the championship again. just have to regroup, resend to my focus and our

well, what drama these fans have seen, and what a fight—back from lewis hamilton. pes of a record win here have agonisingly ended in frustration. vettel now leads the championship by eight points on a day with hamilton's champagne moment did not materialise. andy swiss, bbc news, silverstone. i think it is better to peek at the end than in the middle, but really pleased, especially with a track we have been struggling with in the past. it was nice to see we were strong or weak and unable to fight for a strong or weak and unable to fight fora win, and strong or weak and unable to fight for a win, and obviously we got the lead back in the end, which felt very satisfying. of course it was a tough situation to be in, but ijust ke pt tough situation to be in, but ijust kept my head down. i knew that i had to fight with everything i had. but what i was saying is i could see the fans, every single corner, every lap, cheering, cheering, cheering. it could have taken a rest for a minute, i still would have known they were there. what they didn't. they kept going and going an

and in formula one lewis hamilton wins again at the hungary and grand prix the british driver extended his lead in the championship ahead of rival the passion that will bring you all the action. my ass waiter thanks for joining us voting has closed in mali and it was an election they wracked by violence and fear people in the west african country are choosing a new president but the poll was disrupted by several militant attacks security was tight especially in the northern regions of gowan timbuktu in some areas the voting stations weren't even able to open after militants said ballot paper is on fire incumbent ybor him. is seeking a second five year term his main rival as opposition candidate and former finance finance minister so must you say there was also unrest in the run up to the poll amid years of heightening ethnic violence and jihadism. for more let's go now to journalist brown possumus in mali's capital bamako brown there were concerns of election violence what can you tell us about the security situation on the ground right now. ok the security situation on the ground is w

lewis hamilton has extended his lead at the top of the f1 drivers' standings.he chequered flag at the hungary grand prix. joe lynskey reports: so often lewis hamilton emerges from trouble and turn to to glory. on friday, his practice laps were too slow to even make the podium. by the finish line no—one else was in sight. hamilton had done the hard work in qualifying. 0n pole position and poised for the tight corners. the grid was the closest the rest got to him. max verstappen‘s chance to challenge was taken away by his engine. powerfailure, breakdown. daniel ricciardo started from 12th on the grid. his race was a series of moves through the field. he finished fourth, thinking what might have been. hamilton's main rival was sebastian vettel. with races running out, he has been forced to take risks. his contact with valtteri bottas could have ended his race. in the end it got him into second. an overtake that meant hamilton's championship lead will be 2a points. significant but not conclusive. this kind of dominance tells the rest of the field that hamilton is h

that's all now as a cushion of eight points over defending champion lewis hamilton at the top of the driver's stun guns. he was in the oven is coming up ahead china's prime minister. to boost ties with bin laden in the face of u.s. tyrants is coming up in business news. and business news is the dominant answer standing by for you right here. on freedom and the whole. world i come from the region is rich in history. poor in education opportunity and freedom this makes it especially difficult for independent drugs i see many of the younger promising.

that's all now has a cushion of eight points over defending champion lewis hamilton at the top of the drivers stun guns. and now to the second stage of the tour de france which saw a new overall leader a merge that's after a mass crash took out some of the front runners in the one hundred eighty three kilometer ride through western france one of those involved was the colombian fernando got idea who won the first stage to take hold of the yellow jersey in the remaining sprinters fought it out for the finish line with silva and again powering it home. and with that you're up to date on t.w. news. there. the world over information they provide the paintings they want to express g w on facebook and twitter up to date and in touch and follow us around.

lewis hamilton fought to finish second after suffering a collision on the first lap.rounds up on the first lap. andy swiss rounds up the race from silverstone. at a sweltering silverstinem lewis hamilton and 140,000 fans hoping for history. -- silverstone. from poll position his chances of a record sixth win here were soon sent spinning. a sluggish start, a collision and in the blink of an eye hamilton was down to 18th, his race seemingly over. but boldly, brilliantly he surged through the field and back into contention before more twists, two crashes interrupting the race thankfully all drivers unhurt. the resulting sha ke—up produced some finish. sebastian vettel taking the lead before hamilton also went past up to second place, but he cannot quite catch sebastian. the german taking the chequered flag ahead of his title run. what drama these fans have seen and what a fight back from lewis hamilton, but his hopes of a record win here have agonisingly ended in frustration. this is the greatest crowd and i'm sorry i was not able to bring it home for you today, but than

this was the moment lewis hamilton's hopes went up in a cloud of dust.t damaged his mercedes to the point he could not continue in qualifying. loss of hydraulic. he tried to get back to the pits to fix it but was too far out. getting stranded on the track leads him down in 14th on the grid. it will make closing the gap to championship leader sebastian and almost impossible task. and to compound the problem, the circuits that usually favour mercedes are now being tamed by for robbery. hamilton's team—mate set the time to be but the celebrations were short—lived. he smashed a by two tenths of a second, delighting his fa ns tenths of a second, delighting his fans with the fifth pole of the season. fans with the fifth pole of the season. the last time this race was held two years ago, hamilton led every lap. he will be confident of matching on saturday to win for the first time. lu ifell into matching on saturday to win for the first time. lu i fell into one of the car could do it. sometimes you just know. you still have to do it. it just kept just know. you

after a bad start from pole position and a crash on lap one lewis hamilton's hopes of winning a fifthbritish sebastian vettel won the race and extended his lead in the driver's championship. and extended his lead andy swiss has the story. and extended his lead at a sweltering silverstone, lewis hamilton and 140,000 fans hoping for history. lewis hamilton and 140,000 but from pole position his chances of a record sixth win here were soon sent spinning. of a record sixth win a sluggish start, a collision, and in the blink of an eye hamilton was down to 18th, his race seemingly over. but boldly, brilliantly, he surged through the field and back into contention before more twists, two crashes interrupting the race, thankfully all drivers unhurt. two crashes interrupting the race, the resulting shake—up, though, produced some finish. sebastian vettel taking the lead from bottas before hamilton also went the lead from bottas past, up to second place, but he couldn't quite catch sebastian. the german taking the chequered flag ahead of his title run. what drama these fans have seen and what a

as lewis hamilton breaks the track record at silverstone to take pole for sunday's british grand prix

sebastian that'll taking the lead before lewis hamilton also went past up before lewis hamilton alsoe, but he cannot quite catch sebastian. the germans taking the chequered flag ahead of his title run. what drama these fans have seen and what a fight back from lewis hamilton, but his hopes of a record win here have agonisingly endedin record win here have agonisingly ended in frustration. this is the greatest crowd and i'm sorry i was not able to bring it home for you today but thank you so much for your support. interview guides that helped me get through today so we ta ke helped me get through today so we take it on the chin and keep pushing hard. believe me, iwill not take it on the chin and keep pushing hard. believe me, i will not give up. sebastian now leads the championship by eight points on a day with hamilton's champagne moment did not materialise. andy swift, bbc news, silverstone. staying with more sport that is to bring you because northern irish racer died in a crash in dublin. he was taking part in practice when the crash happened, more tragedy for his family as his fa

what that lewis hamilton's weekend plans have not been going to plan.will start the german grand prix from 14th on the grid. yum at the mercedes driver, his main title rival, took the pole for farah rate, much to the light of the home crowd. lewis hamilton might have celebrated pole position but when he came to the race, his contact sent him to the race, his contact sent him to the back of the field and it was another crushing blow in his championship challenge. this weekend, things have not started much better. with a hydraulic failure for the champion. this was the minute when his dreams went up in dust. hitting it damaged his mercedes to the point he could not continue in qualifying. stopped. loss of hydraulic. he tried to get back to the pits to finish, but was too far out. getting stranded on the track moves them down to 14th on the grid, and will make closing the gap to championship leader sebastian and almost impossible task. and to compound the problems, circuits that usually favour mercedes are now being obtained by ferrari. hamilton's team—mat

way that in the rearview starting the fourteenth and it's a neck and neck race really between lewis hamilton the mercedes driver and ferrari's. sebastian vettel you know but considering that engineers play a large part for you they're bringing their a game in their garage for sadie's they're looking like j.v. right now because they've been having car issues so it comes down to that i think when you factor those issues in he's starting way back his main rival lewis hamilton the car issues mercedes is having sebastian vettel looks like he will get the checkered flag he should because isc. very well be the last german grand prix that we see. paying over a contractual dispute so what's the story there are we going to have to wait a long time before we see the crown creek and on german possibly wait a long time because as it stands right now this is the last race contracts really agreed because it comes down to money ok formula one they charge ridiculous licensing costs and they want their money upfront so this puts private owners of the hockenheim venue formerly it was before nurenberg ring is w

lewis hamilton won the battle for pole for tomorrow's british grand prix, snatching the top spot from vettel by a fraction of a second. hamilton will start the race just one point behind vettel in the drivers' championship. azi varni was watching the action at silverstone. there is no escape from the football even at formula 1. but some eyes are on russia. these fans already been treated for to a record performance. lewis hamilton becoming the first driver to claim a sixth pole position at the grand prix. it was one of his hardest fault holes. sebastian was fastest in the first session. the ferrari driver with battling a pain in the net today and may well become one for hamilton tomorrow. he could not match the drivers pace, hamilton just tomorrow. he could not match the drivers pace, hamiltonjust too tomorrow. he could not match the drivers pace, hamilton just too fast to catch. but he did set the time to be in the final showdown and it looks to be enough or are rare or area looks to be enough or are rare or are a poll here. but hamilton saved his best for last. snatching top spot on

that's all now has a cushion of eight points over defending champion lewis hamilton at the top of the driver's standings. and the second stage of the tour de france so a new leader in muds that after a mass crash to cut some of the frontrunners in the hundred eighty three kilometer ride through western france was involved was colombian for nanda got to dia who had won the first is to take hold of the yellow jersey the remaining sprinters forty two out for the finish line it's no walk in. gun powering home saigon now has the overall lead by six seconds. now for business news and monica and a big summit to do to take place in berlin at the summit is between but china exactly and richard china's premier league kids. young is in germany to meet with german chancellor angela merkel the leaders are attending a forum on economic and technological cooperation china is one of germany's top trading partners and both countries have similar ambitions when it comes to the future of manufacturing the german strategy is called industry for daughter oh in which smart machines to find the next step of

that's all now has a cushion of eight points over defending champion lewis hamilton at the top of the driver's standings. cycling now and slovakian writer peter sagal sprinted to victory and stage two of the target false the wind gives him the overall leader's yellow jersey the race to the line saw a mass crash that eliminated his nearest rival and here's how it happened. the tour headed inland for stage two waving through one hundred eighty three kilometers of french countryside to veteran silva shover now it was his eighteenth tall and he broke ahead in front of cheering home fans but after one hundred fifty kilometers the packet caught up again as the peloton entered lower rush to y'all for the final desh the pace increased with the sprint specialists' just sling for position chaos struck just before the finish line with a massive crash taking out a number of riders including the yellow jersey holder fern and. that left the leading pack to fight it out the podium finishes amongst themselves slovakian pits a soggy tally and sorely carrboro only an hour of france in the final sprint.

so often lewis hamilton emerges from trouble and turns it to glory.ying, on pole and poised for hungary‘s tight corners. the grid was the closest the rest got to him and max verstappen‘s chance to challenge was taken away by his engine. powerfailure, breakdown. daniel ricciardo started from 12 on the grid, but his race was a series of moves through the field. he finished in fourth, but thinking what might have been. hamilton‘s main rival now is sebastian vettel, but with races running out he has been forced to take risks. vettel‘s contact with valterri bottas could have ended his race. in the end it got him into second. an overtake that meant hamilton‘s championship lead would be 2a points. significant but not conclusive. but this kind of dominance tells the rest of the field that hamilton is hard to stop. joe lynskey,bbc news. that‘s it. there‘s more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. now, on bbc one, it‘s time for the news where you are. hello. this is bbc news. thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes as raging wildfir

formula one's ago i was standing there literally turned into a battle at the british grand prix lewis hamilton was possible stopped by sebastian vettel the bomb to go right up the track by fractions teammate after all that bouncing around hamilton still managed second place to fractals propre drop. in time and the rescue operation to free a young football team from a flooded cave has resumed a team of international divers will go and the next group of boys through four can the wiser's of doctor and sometimes very tight passageways on sunday the first four boys were extracted from the cape. the hospital the latest reports say the brain is a hungry bottom for good health and being kept from their families to avoid infections that lead to divers now have to depend on tanks placed along the route before they can continue it's a six hour journey from brad the boys were trapped to the entrance of the cave the team spent nine days deep in the cave before they were found perched on an elevator shaft. now during peter dennis he's the chairman of the british cave rescue council welcome to you this is ob

yet further back lewis hamilton with. as in attack mode the briton fought his way through police by police this maneuver taking six hundred don't came the rain the truck became slippy as fettle sued for those. skid into the barriers ended his race for the german to keep his frustration on the steering wheel. beneficiary none other than his arch rival hamilton the world champion hit the front and held his nerve for celebrating his surprise triumph in germany style. i would never have thought that you could do something like that today but i just kept pushing i kept believing and it happened so i really benefits in my dream today so the big thanks to god so it's the fight for the title remains close with the next votes coming in hungary where fettle will be desperate to get back. and a quick reminder on all the top story we're following for you germany's world cup winning midfielder metz of course they'll quit the international soccer team also said he faced racism and disrespect over a meeting with turkish president. and o

so often, lewis hamilton emerges from trouble and turns it to glory. 0n from trouble and turns it toriday, his practice laps were too slow to even make the podium. by the finish line, no one else was in sight. hamilton had done the hard work in qualifying — on pole and poised for hungary's tight corners. the great was the closest the rest got to him, and max verstappen's chance to challenge was taken away by his engine. powerfailure, breakdown. daniel ricciardo started from 12th on the grid, but his race was a series of moves through the field. he finished in fourth, but thinking what might have been. hamilton's main rival now is sebastian vettel but, with races running out, he's been forced to ta ke running out, he's been forced to take risks. sebastian vettel‘s contact with bottas could have ended his race. in the end, it got him into second. hamilton's championship leader would be 2a points. into second. hamilton's championship leader would be 24 pointsm into second. hamilton's championship leader would be 24 points. it was a tough race for us, but we've come out with some good po

at a sweltering silverstone, lewis hamilton and 140,000 fans hoping for history.

lewis hamilton might have thought his was running out.h on the grid at hockenheim mile championship leaders have asked jim vettel ward off the line, leading from paul. the britain fought his way through the field, climbing to 54 halfway. further progress looked unlikely. until a storm arrived, shaking up the race and the championship. vettel was the biggest casualty. his pride, clearly heard. sorry, guys. expletive. that handed his ferrari team—mate the lead until he stopped for wet weather tires. hamilton almost did the same, but changed tack at the last moment. it was a decision that gave him his fourth win of the season. the result he would never have dreamed of. on a day when his championship hopes were expected to take a battering, he's ended up back on top. nick parrott, bbc news. would never have thought that you could do something like that today, but i just kept could do something like that today, but ijust kept pushing and come believing and it happened. so i really manifested my dream today. so really manifested my dream today.

yet further back lewis hamilton was in attack mode the briton fought his way through police by police this maneuver taking him six. came the rain truck became slippy as fettle soon for those. skid into the barriers ended his race the german to his frustration on the steering wheel. beneficiary none other than his arch rival hamilton a world champion at the front and held his nerve before celebrating his surprise triumph in germany in style. i would never have thought that you could do something like that today but i just kept pushing i kept believing and it happened so very manifest in madrid today so the big thanks to god. it's the fight for the title remains close with the next votes coming in hungary where fettle will be desperate to get back. while you're watching t.v. news live from berlin wall coming at the top of the hour thank you for watching. on freedom and. where i come from the region is rich in history. poor and. this makes it special difficult for journalists i see. promising news.

ferrari‘s sebastian vettel got the better of lewis hamilton in his mercedes in second practice at the would take him ahead of vettel in the drivers‘ championship as nick parrott reports: this is the place where lewis hamilton is worshipped and where things don‘t normally go wrong for him. he has won the last four british grand prix is. his mercedes team, the last five, but variety thatis team, the last five, but variety that is determined to try and end that is determined to try and end that front. last weekend, sebastian vettel regains the champions league in austria, and this afternoon, he set the quickest time in second practice. but it was not faster than hamilton in the morning session, and with just a point between them, it sets them up for a thrilling battle in qualifying and the race. meaning well, red bull were thrilled last weekend when max verstappen won the austrian grand prix, but he was brought back to earth with a bump here, crashing at the first rap of second —— first lap. he has missed out on vital time which will calm his hopes of back—to—back victories. and after pa

lewis hamilton might have thought his was running out.astian vettel roared off the line, leading from pole. the britain fought his way through the field, climbing the fifth before halfway. further progress looks unlikely, until a storm arrived, shaking up the race, and the championship. vettel was the biggest casualty. his pride clearly hurt. sorry, guys. that handed his ferrari team—mate kimi raikkonen the lead, until he stopped for wet weather tyres. hamilton stayed out at the last moment to move in front, but crossing the pit lane blind lead the way telling off from the stewards after he claimed the chequered flag for a fourth time this season. a late twist on a date when his championship hopes were expected to take a battering, but he has managed to get back on top. nick pa rrett, has managed to get back on top. nick parrett, bbc news. on the last day of the anniversary games, greg rutherford said goodbye to the london stadium, scene of his greatest triumph — that long jump gold at the 2012 olympics. he could only finish tenth today,

what drama and what a fight back from lewis hamilton.e have agonisingly ended in frustration. vettel leads the championship on a day when lewis hamilton's champagne moment didn't quite materialise. some really sad news caused the northern irish racer william dunlop has died in the crash, after taking pa rt has died in the crash, after taking part ina has died in the crash, after taking part in a practice run. it brings more tragedy the family as william's father, robert and uncle, julia also lost their lives in motorcycle races. “— lost their lives in motorcycle races. —— uncle joe lost their lives in motorcycle races. —— unclejoe e. ——joey. the leader ‘s yellow jersey taken races. —— unclejoe e. ——joey. the leader ‘s yellowjersey taken and a number of others involved in a high—speed crash. chris froome finished second in the palette on but is over a minute behind. after falling off on day one for a second grand tour, chris froome enjoyed a more leisurely, - sunday out front it was a lonely removed. out front on his own. but he found som

at a sweltering silverstone, lewis hamilton and 140,000 fans hoping for history. hances of a record sixth win here were soon sent spinning. a sluggish start, a collision, and in the blink of an eye hamilton was down to 18th, his race seemingly over. but boldly, brilliantly, he surged through the field and back into contention before more twists, two crashes interrupting the race, thankfully all drivers unhurt. the resulting shake—up, though, produced some finish. sebastian vettel taking the lead from bottas before hamilton also went past up to second place, but he couldn't quite catch sebastian. the german taking the chequered flag ahead of his title run. what drama these fans have seen and what a fight back from lewis hamilton, but his hopes of a record win here have agonisingly ended in frustration. vettel now leads the championship by eight points on a day when hamilton ‘s champagne moment did not quite materialise. andy swiss, bbc news, silverstone. it fell a bit flat for him today didn't it. the world champion won the second stage of the tour de france and too

and after his amazing drive at the last race in britain, lewis hamilton will be hoping to build—on thementum as he battles for the championship. today, though, max verstappen laid down the surprise early marker in practise and jennie gow was watching for us. well, the german grand prix took a break last year but we are back here at the hockenheim, and what a fantastic weekend it is going to be. we have already had a lot of action on and off the track, both of the mercedes drivers signing new contracts, lewis hamilton on a multi—million—pound deal for two years and valtteri bottas, his team—mate, signing up for another year with an option for another year on top of that. so, good news for mercedes but on the track it was red all who dominated, daniel ricciardo the fastest in the first session, max verstappen fastest in the second. however, there is a slight problem in that daniel ricciardo has to change some elements in his engine, and that power unit change means a grid penalty and he will start from last. that means there will be lots of overtaking hopefully from his point of view. ho

so often lewis hamilton emerges from trouble and turn to to glory. 0n friday, his practice laps were ard work in qualifying. 0n pole position and poised for the tight corners. the great was the closest the rest got to him. max verstappen‘s chance to challenge was taken away by his engine. powerfailure, to challenge was taken away by his engine. power failure, breakdown. daniel ricciardo started from 12th on the grid. his race was a series of moves through the field. he finished fourth. thinking what might have been. hamilton's main rival was sebastian vettel. —— is sebastian vettel. with race is running out, he has been forced to take risks. vettel finished second. and overtake that meant hamilton's championship lead will be 24 points. significant but not conclusive. this kind of dominance tells the rest of the field that hamilton is hard to stop. what a beautiful day, what a great crowd and the amazing job for the team. we came here knowing the ferraris would be quick. to commack wright with these points, we will definitely take as a bonus. —— to come out. we deserved it. yorkshire's

lewis hamilton starts at 14 on the grid at the german grand prix, ended up winning it. u need ability. up at also luck. lewis hamilton might have thought his was running out. misfortune left him 14th on the grid at hockenheim of championship leader sebastian vettel floor off the line, leading from pole. the britain fought his way through the field, climbing to fifth before halfway. further progress looked unlikely, until a storm arrived, shaking up the race and the championship. sebastian vettel is the biggest casualty. his pride clearly heard. sorry, guys. expletive backhanded his team—mates the need and till he stopped for wet weather tires. hamilton almost did the same, but changed tack at the last moment. it was a decision that gave him his fourth win of the season. gave him his fourth win of the season. a result he would never have dreamed of. on a day when his championship hopes were expected to ta ke championship hopes were expected to take a battering, he has ended up back on top. the parrot, bbc news. at the tour de france after 15 stages, thomas is still wearin

the city's wasn't expected to do well and hungry but after getting lucky in qualifying lewis hamilton didn't look back on a track that is difficult to pass on and with down terry bought s acting as a roadblock ferrari could only hope that the silver arrows would suffer reliability issues. instead it was vis a losing position after a problem with his front live tire during his pit stop on lap thirty nine a mercedes one to head been looking on the counts that was bought as struggling for growth will use the advantage of d.r.s. to get past the friend with five laps remaining the german surviving the contect to finish second with brighton and third i was leeward quite lucky that he didn't take us out so. yeah could have had a bad. which as well and then it could have been a disaster far from ideal are they we had a pretty good fit today but. i'm not that it's like that but the bonds and for the next thing that lay a lack of downforce from his broken front wing process crashed again this time heading down your recount or there was no such drama for lewis hamilton who finished seventeen sec

and in sports news lewis hamilton extends his formula one championship lead with a dominant performance in the hungaroring going free. from the neon lights of asia. to the city that never sleeps. hello there it's been very wet for some of us in the northern parts of vietnam recently that rain is set to continue as we head through the next few days and it looks heavy all the way from the northern parts of vietnam down to the coast of maine mall here there's been some flooding so plenty more wet weather across this region as we head through the next few days to the north of all of that it's actually mostly fine and dry force in shanghai the temperatures will be easing as well as we head into tuesday so a maximum this time of thirty four degrees a bit further towards the south we've got a few showers but some sunshine through parts of the philippines and borneo with that wetter weather across many parts of thailand there's also plenty of heavy showers down into parts of malaysia and into the northern parts of so much of the so some of the wet weather does look very heavy but to the south t

go—karting is often how future stars like lewis hamilton start out. but it is not cheap.raining. if you're running a championship i would say up to £15,000 every year. maybe more. motor racing is not traditionally a career that most asian parents encourage their children to get into. but at this particular go—karting club, that seems to be changing. this year we have 80 children and two asians in the championship and that is the first year we have had asian children in it and it would be great to see that growing and more asian children joining us in the future. these two british asian boys, one pakistani and one indian, are keen to become formula one champions and they hope other asian children will follow in their tracks. if you're scared of motor sports, then racing is not the sport for you. the next step in england's world cupjourney is underway as millions of fans watch the team play sweden in the quarterfinal. let's take a look at the second goal, which was scored by dele alli in the 58th minute. dele alli! these are live pictures. we are just entering... three minu