Athletics: Hassle-Free Hamilton Eyes Up Crown ; Motor Racing

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LEWIS Hamilton feels McLaren have shaken off the "excess baggage" that blighted his championship bid last season, ensuring he is in better shape to win this year's title, writes IAN PARKES.

Exactly a year ago Hamilton headed into the Hungarian Grand Prix with an 18-point cushion to Kimi Raikkonen, a lead he stretched to 20 with a narrow victory at the Hungaroring. But behind the scenes in Budapest, the wheels started to fall off McLaren's dual title bid, ultimately resulting in Hamilton missing out on the crown by a point to Raikkonen.

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Athletics: Hassle-Free Hamilton Eyes Up Crown ; Motor Racing

The simmering feud with then-team-mate Fernando Alonso develope...

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