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Yahoo
23-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Five stories from Britain's best sporting underdogs
British sports fans have always loved an underdog, to root for a David when they're faced with a Goliath. Underdogs are athletes who have pushed down barriers, who achieved things they typically were not meant to achieve. As part of a new BBC Sounds podcast series, Sport's Greatest Underdogs, the BBC tells the story of five of Britain's best and how they managed to achieve sporting success against all the odds. Read their stories and vote for who you think is the best sporting underdog in our poll below. Listen: Sport's Greatest Underdogs Nicolas Hamilton In 2015, Nicolas Hamilton became the first disabled racing driver in the British Touring Cars series. But a year later he was out of the sport and had became a gambling addict. "I didn't feel valuable," Hamilton, the brother of seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis, said. "I wasn't racing and I wasn't getting sponsorship. My Dad is a multi-millionaire, my brother is a multi-millionaire, and they are going on this upward trajectory. "I felt very lost and lonely and I just stumbled across gambling." However, Hamilton, who has cerebral palsy, made his British Touring Cars comeback in 2019 and is currently competing in the 2025 championship. Read more about his story here. Listen: Sport's Greatest Underdogs - Nicolas Hamilton Beth Shriever BMX rider Beth Shriever became the first British athlete to win a gold medal in the sport at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. The Essex cyclist had to contend with having her funding cut on the road to Tokyo. In 2017, UK Sport announced they would only fund male riders, based on results, and Shriever left the national set-up to go solo. She crowdfunded £50,000 to help her earn the chance to qualify for the Olympics. "I'm so grateful that people did donate and I was able to get to these places to qualify and get myself on that start line," she said. Listen: Sport's Greatest Underdogs - Beth Shriever Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards had only been ski jumping for 20 months when he qualified for the Calgary Winter Olympics of 1988, becoming Britain's first-ever competitor in the event. He took it up because Alpine skiing was too expensive, and his journey was one of pure determination as he borrowed kit, ate out of bins, and slept in his car to achieve his dream. While Edwards went on to finish last in the both the 70m and 90m events, he became a global and sporting icon. "I had so much fun getting to Calgary, that Calgary was my gold medal," Edwards said. "I'm very proud of what I've achieved. I broke boundaries, I pushed envelopes, and I did everything that people said couldn't be done." Episode released on BBC Sounds on 30 July. Nicola Adams Double Olympic gold medallist Nicola Adams grew up in a male-dominated boxing world but never gave up on her teenage dream of one day competing at the Olympics. But when the sport debuted at the 2012 Olympics, she took her chance and went on to win gold, followed by another gold four years later at the Rio Games. "The funding wasn't there, a lot of us were still working and trying to fund being athletes as well, which was really difficult," Adams said. "When we'd go away and we wouldn't even have our own competition gear, we'd have to wash it for the other person to wear for competing the next day. "It was just such a different comparison to when you looked at when the guys went away. They'd have everything. "They'd have somebody go out a week before, get the hotel set up. They'd have all the rooms on the same floor. They'd make sure all the fridges were stacked, but then we couldn't even get our own separate competition gear." Episode released on BBC Sounds on 6 August. Leicester City Leicester City were the 5,000-1 outsiders who shocked the footballing world to win the Premier League title in 2016 for the first time in their 132-year history. A year earlier they were bottom of the table, having been promoted from the Championship and struggling to adapt to life in the top flight. But they turned things around under manager Nigel Pearson to avoid the drop, and when Claudio Ranieri was appointed in the summer of 2015 the club's winning run continued into the new season, and did not stop. They won 23 of their 38 matches, despite one of the smallest playing budgets in the league, to pull off what remains as one of the greatest unexpected sporting stories of all time. Two-part episode released on BBC Sounds on 13 August.
BBC News
23-07-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Five stories from Britain's best sporting underdogs
British sports fans have always loved an underdog, to root for a David when they're faced with a are athletes who have pushed down barriers, who achieved things they typically were not meant to part of a new BBC Sounds podcast series, Sport's Greatest Underdogs, the BBC tells the story of five of Britain's best and how they managed to achieve sporting success against all the their stories and vote for who you think is the best sporting underdog in our poll below. Nicolas Hamilton In 2015, Nicolas Hamilton became the first disabled racing driver in the British Touring Cars a year later he was out of the sport and had became a gambling addict."I didn't feel valuable," Hamilton, the brother of seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis, said."I wasn't racing and I wasn't getting sponsorship. My Dad is a multi-millionaire, my brother is a multi-millionaire, and they are going on this upward trajectory."I felt very lost and lonely and I just stumbled across gambling."However, Hamilton, who has cerebral palsy, made his British Touring Cars comeback in 2019 and is currently competing in the 2025 more about his story here. Beth Shriever BMX rider Beth Shriever became the first British athlete to win a gold medal in the sport at the Tokyo Olympics in Essex cyclist had to contend with having her funding cut on the road to 2017, UK Sport announced they would only fund male riders, based on results, and Shriever left the national set-up to go crowdfunded £50,000 to help her earn the chance to qualify for the Olympics."I'm so grateful that people did donate and I was able to get to these places to qualify and get myself on that start line," she said. Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards had only been ski jumping for 20 months when he qualified for the Calgary Winter Olympics of 1988, becoming Britain's first-ever competitor in the event. He took it up because Alpine skiing was too expensive, and his journey was one of pure determination as he borrowed kit, ate out of bins, and slept in his car to achieve his Edwards went on to finish last in the both the 70m and 90m events, he became a global and sporting icon. "I had so much fun getting to Calgary, that Calgary was my gold medal," Edwards said. "I'm very proud of what I've achieved. I broke boundaries, I pushed envelopes, and I did everything that people said couldn't be done."Episode released on BBC Sounds on 30 July. Nicola Adams Double Olympic gold medallist Nicola Adams grew up in a male-dominated boxing world but never gave up on her teenage dream of one day competing at the Olympics. But when the sport debuted at the 2012 Olympics, she took her chance and went on to win gold, followed by another gold four years later at the Rio Games."The funding wasn't there, a lot of us were still working and trying to fund being athletes as well, which was really difficult," Adams said."When we'd go away and we wouldn't even have our own competition gear, we'd have to wash it for the other person to wear for competing the next day. "It was just such a different comparison to when you looked at when the guys went away. They'd have everything. "They'd have somebody go out a week before, get the hotel set up. They'd have all the rooms on the same floor. They'd make sure all the fridges were stacked, but then we couldn't even get our own separate competition gear."Episode released on BBC Sounds on 6 August. Leicester City Leicester City were the 5,000-1 outsiders who shocked the footballing world to win the Premier League title in 2016 for the first time in their 132-year history. A year earlier they were bottom of the table, having been promoted from the Championship and struggling to adapt to life in the top flight. But they turned things around under manager Nigel Pearson to avoid the drop, and when Claudio Ranieri was appointed in the summer of 2015 the club's winning run continued into the new season, and did not stop. They won 23 of their 38 matches, despite one of the smallest playing budgets in the league, to pull off what remains as one of the greatest unexpected sporting stories of all episode released on BBC Sounds on 13 August.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Lewis Hamilton's Brother Shows Up at Ferrari to Support Him, Fans Absolutely Smitten
Lewis Hamilton's Brother Shows Up at Ferrari to Support Him, Fans Absolutely Smitten originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Nicolas Hamilton turned heads at Silverstone after sharing a heartwarming moment in the Ferrari paddock, proudly supporting his brother Lewis Hamilton. For the first time, Nicolas joined Lewis wearing Ferrari red and fans could not get enough of the brotherly love. Advertisement 'So good to be back, supporting big bro!' Nicolas wrote on instagram, beaming from the iconic Scuderia Ferrari hospitality. 'First time for me with @scuderiaferrari, where I have been made to feel so welcome.' The younger Hamilton has been a fixture at Lewis's side for years, often spotted in garages and paddocks across the world. But this was his first official outing with Ferrari, following Lewis's blockbuster move to Maranello for the 2025 season. Fans flooded Nicolas's comments with adoration. 'Brothers in arms,' one wrote. Another added, 'The bond between brothers is unbreakable.' Nicolas Hamilton in the Ferrari garage with his brother Lewis Lennon - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Many were especially touched to see Nicolas continuing to cheer Lewis's journey, with one fan calling it 'so iconic that you've seen him throughout his whole career!!!' Advertisement It's been a challenging debut year for Lewis at Ferrari, still chasing his first podium with the team. But seeing Nicolas proudly standing by him seemed to lift spirits in the paddock and online. View the original article to see embedded media. As Ferrari push ahead into the second half of the season, moments like these remind everyone just how deep the Hamilton family bond runs. Whether or not Lewis brings home a podium this weekend, he'll have his biggest supporter cheering him on in the garage. Related: Lewis Hamilton Told He'll 'Never Win' F1 Title With Ferrari By Ex-F1 Boss This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
Daily Mirror
06-07-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Mirror
Lewis Hamilton's brother opens up on treatment from Ferrari at British GP
Nicolas Hamilton was in attendance for his brother Lewis' first race as a Ferrari driver at the British Grand Prix on Saturday and was full of praise for the Italian team Nicolas Hamilton, the younger brother of Formula One superstar Lewis Hamilton, has expressed his delight at the warm welcome he received from Ferrari during his visit to Silverstone. The 33-year-old, who competes in the British Touring Car Championship for Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock, was there on Saturday to support his brother during the British Grand Prix qualifying sessions. Despite living with cerebral palsy, Nicolas races in a specially adapted car and has incredibly participated in over 150 BTCC races. He enjoyed a heartfelt reunion with Lewis, who was donning the iconic Ferrari red for the first time, sharing a conversation and an affectionate hug after the qualifying rounds. Taking to social media, Nicolas shared his experience with Ferrari, posting on X: "So good to be back, supporting big bro! First time for me with @scuderiaferrari, where I have been made to feel so welcome." However, it wasn't all celebrations as Hamilton secured only the fifth starting position for Sunday's race, where he holds the record for the most wins in F1 history with nine victories at the iconic track. Despite a promising start and dominating Q2, Hamilton was left trailing by a mere hundredth of a second in Q3, relegating him to start from the third row at Silverstone behind Max Verstappen and other rivals. Even with this setback, Hamilton remains buoyant about his prospects of winning the race, reflecting fondly on his previous victory at Silverstone with Mercedes last year, reports the Express. Hamilton conveyed his renewed vigour, stating: "I definitely feel a lot better in the car this weekend. This track is incredible, the crowd's been amazing but we needed just a little bit more, like another tenth of performance in the car just to nudge us a little bit closer to the front guys. "Of course, I'll dream of it tonight and I'll try and execute tomorrow," he said on Saturday concerning his aspirations for etching yet another win on the Silverstone tarmac. "I think the weather's going to be interesting, I'd imagine it's dry probably for the race but it would be cool if it's drizzling or... yeah, we'll see." Hamilton was the centre of one of F1's biggest driver changes in history last year when opting to leave Mercedes after 11 years of service to seek a new challenge with Ferrari last year. Amid the uncertainty over Max Verstappen's future at Red Bull with the Silver Arrows said to be interested in acquiring the Dutchman, the Brit admitted he'd recommend his former team to any driver wanting to make the move there. "If someone, anyone, was going to ask me about Mercedes, it's an amazing team also with the passion, they've got great personnel, it's a great factory, great environment to work in," he told reporters ahead of the British Grand Prix.
The Sun
05-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Sun
Lewis Hamilton's brother joins him at Ferrari for first time as he shares heartwarming snap – and dog Roscoe visits too
NICOLAS HAMILTON was spotted in the Ferrari garage supporting his brother for the first time since he moved to the Italian team. Lewis Hamilton 's brother posted a heart-warming snap on Instagram of the pair embracing in the Ferrari garage amid the final practice session at Silverstone on Friday. 6 6 Nicolas captioned the picture: 'So good to be back, supporting big bro! First time for me with Scuderiaferrari, where I have been made to feel so welcome.' The Hamiltons have motor racing in their DNA, with Nicolas currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship for Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock. Nicolas, 33, races with a specially-modified car due to his cerebral palsy. Nicolas is a huge inspiration to fans across the globe, becoming the first ever disabled driver to compete in BTCC against able-bodied drivers. Born two months prematurely, Nicolas spent the first six weeks of his life in intensive care and was diagnosed with spastic diplegia - a form of cerebral palsy - at 18 months old, with doctors predicting he would never be able to walk or run. The two brothers have a close bond and Lewis went incognito to watch Nicolas race at Donnington Park in April 2023. The seven-time world champion, who is going for a record-extending 10 Silverstone wins on Sunday, watched a best-ever finish of sixth for Nicolas. Nic said in an interview at the time: 'Lewis has never put a penny into my motorsport, 6 'There's people who still don't believe me when I say that, but that is literally the situation. 'I've had a lot of online trolling and bullying where everyone says I'm only in BTCC because of Lewis. 'A lot of the criticism is unjust – I don't deserve it. But to finally shut the critics up on 23 April was the best thing I could ever wish for. It was a load of relief and a lot of weight off my shoulders.' Nicolas had competed full-time in the British Touring Car Championship since 2019 but stopped racing part way through the 2023 season. With the new BTCC campaign beginning in April, it was thought that Nicolas' 20-month sabbatical would be extended. But in March it was announced that he would be making a shock return after nearly two years out driving a modified Cupra Leon for Un-Limited Motorsports this year. Meanwhile, on Saturday Hamilton dropped from P2 in the third qualifying session to qualify fifth for the British Grand Prix on Sunday. 6 The 40-year-old went too wide in the final sector, with old team-mate George Russell beating his time, as provisional pole-sitter Oscar Piastri bobbled wide too. But a stunning error-free lap from Max Verstappen secured pole position for the Red Bull star, with Piastri and Lando Norris making up the front row. Elsewhere, Hamilton's beloved French bulldog Roscoe was spotted returning to the Silverstone paddock this week. The Brit previously told SunSport that "his heart stops" every time he gets a text about Roscoe, with the 12-year-old dog recently recovering from pneumonia. 6
