| FACSIMILE | Image of frontrunner in Formula One - I'm supporting Lewis Hamilton essentially, note |
| HIPHOPERA | "Hamilton," essentially |
| OTIS | Essentially, note list for Redding, say (4) |
| WIN | It's what the frontrunner in a race is expected to do, dark horse notwithstanding |
| UGH | What saves frontrunner in government that's revolting |
| TROTTED | Frontrunner in triathlon went off and ran quite fast (7) |
| GRANDPRIX | One of a series of races held to determine the annual Drivers' World Championship in Formula One (5,4) |
| RUSSELL | George, British Formula One racing driver who joined Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2022 (7) |
| SEVEN | Number of Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles won by Lewis Hamilton (5) |
| FERRARI | Which Formula One team will Lewis Hamilton be joining in 2025? (7) |
| PROST | In Formula One, he was in favour of finishing fast |
| MERCEDES | Formula One racing team whose drivers in the 2020 season were Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas (8) |
| ANDRETTI | Mario ___, one of only two drivers to win races in Formula One, IndyCar, World Sportscar Championship and NASCAR |
| SIR | Title for the Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton |
| DYSLEXIA | Andrew Flintoff, Lewis Hamilton and Jamie Oliver have this in common, uncovered in six delay? (8) |
| MCLAREN | Le Mans winner in 1966, Bruce ... - he's still a name in Formula One |
| ROSSI | No American has driven in Formula one after Alexander ... in 2015. (5) |
| WISE | In more ways than one, I'm clued up (4) |
| EVENINGPRIMROSE | Plant, one I'm preserving in a new way (7,8) |
| VIM | Get-up-and-go? Yes, I'm supporting Vera at first (3) |
