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Massa gets boost at home, wins Brazilian GP pole

Nov. 1, 2008
Home-crowd favorite Felipe Massa has won the pole for the decisive Brazilian Grand Prix, increasing his chances of overtaking Lewis Hamilton for the Formula One title.
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Massa wins race, but Hamilton wins title

Massa wins race, but Hamilton wins title

SAO PAULO, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Brazil's Felipe Massa won Sunday's season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix at Sao Paolo, but England's Lewis Hamilton clinched the Formula One World championship.

Report: Hamilton subject of racial taunts

LONDON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Lewis Hamilton has been the object of racist insults from fans on a Spanish web site, London's Guardian newspaper reported Friday.

Hamilton wins Chinese Grand Prix

SHANGHAI, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- McLaren's Lewis Hamilton easily won Sunday's Formula One Chinese Grand Prix auto race at the Shanghai International Circuit.

Alonso wins Japanese Grand Prix

OYAMA, Japan, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Renault's Fernando Alonso drove to victory at Sunday's Formula One Japanese Grand Prix auto race at the Fuji Speedway in Oyama, Japan.

Alonso wins F1 race in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Fernando Alonso broke a year-long winless streak by winning Sunday's Formula One Singapore Grand Prix auto race.

Vettel wins Italian Grand Prix

MONZA, Italy, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Sebastian Vettel won Sunday's Formula One Italian Grand Prix auto race at rain-soaked Monza, Italy.

Penalty costs Hamilton at Belgian F1 race

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Felipe Massa was declared the winner of Sunday's Formula One Belgian Grand Prix when Lewis Hamilton was penalized by race stewards.

Hamilton takes the German Grand Prix

HOCKENHEIM, Germany, July 20 (UPI) -- Lewis Hamilton won Sunday's German Grand Prix auto race by driving his No. 22 McLaren Mercedes 5.5 seconds ahead of Nelson Piquet Jr.

Hamilton grabs German Grand Prix pole

HOCKENHEIM, Germany, July 19 (UPI) -- McLaren's Lewis Hamilton grabbed the pole position in Saturday's qualifying for the Formula One German Grand Prix in Hockenheim.

Hamilton wins the British Grand Prix

SILVERSTONE, England, July 6 (UPI) -- Lewis Hamilton conquered a wet track Sunday to capture the Grand Prix Formula One British Grand Prix at Silverstone, England.

Massa wins French Grand Prix

MAGNY COURS, France, June 22 (UPI) -- Felipe Massa beat Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen to capture Sunday's Formula One Prix of France in Magny Cours.

Robert Kubica wins latest Formula 1 race

MONTREAL, June 8 (UPI) -- Robert Kubica won Sunday's Formula One Grand Prix of Canada auto race in Montreal.

Lewis Hamilton wins Grand Prix of Monaco

MONTE CARLO, Monaco, May 25 (UPI) -- England's Lewis Hamilton drove his McLaren to victory at Sunday's Formula One Grand Prix of Monaco, 3.064 seconds ahead of BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler