Sebastian Vettel beats Lewis Hamilton to win Australian Grand Prix

Ferrari driver claims first win since 2015 to underline world championship credentials

Lewis Hamilton claims season’s first pole in Australia

Ferrari’s Sebastien Vettel joins Mercedes driver at front of the grid in Melbourne

Mercedes and Hamilton still hold edge as F1 embraces new era

The cars are bigger and faster but lack of overtaking could still hinder excitement

Lewis Hamilton dominates practice for season-opening Australian Grand Prix

‘It’s a wonderful feeling coming into a new era of F1 to have a car that is so strong’

Mercedes ‘considering’ Fernando Alonso to replace Nico Rosberg

Two-time championship winner due to enter final year of three-year deal with McLaren

Mercedes expect to sign Rosberg replacement by year end

Niki Lauda as surprised as everyone else by Rosberg’s retirement bombshell on Friday

Quiet Nico Rosberg rose to top and bowed out in blink of an eye

The German driver retired from the sport just six days after becoming world champion

Nico Rosberg announces shock retirement from Formula One

The 31-year-old German won his maiden world title in Abu Dhabi last weekend

Lewis Hamilton voted best driver by Formula One bosses

Nico Rosberg second in ‘Autosport’ poll despite winning world championship title

Punishing Lewis Hamilton could end up hurting Mercedes

British driver less than gracious in defeat on Sunday and disobeyed team instructions

Mercedes may suspend Lewis Hamilton for ignoring orders

British driver refused to drive faster at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg seals world championship

Hamilton wins final Grand Prix but can’t prevent Mercedes teammate taking title

Lewis Hamilton still smarting at Mercedes for switching crew to Rosberg

Team decided to break up Hamilton’s successful crew, with five switching to Rosberg

Lewis Hamilton acknowledges the cards are stacked against him

Defending world champion is 12 points behind Rosberg heading into final Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton prevails at wet and wild Brazilian Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg held on for second place and needs third place in Abu Dhabi to take title

Lewis Hamilton takes Brazilian pole to pile pressure on Nico Rosberg

Hamilton has to finish above his Mercedes team-mate to keep championship hopes alive

Lewis Hamilton to start on pole

Championship leader Nico Rosberg will start in second place in Austin

Mercedes insist Lewis Hamilton will be fit for US Grand Prix despite missing testing

‘It was agreed he wouldn’t test so he could rest it and get physio to be in good shape for Austin’

The title race is not over - Lewis Hamilton ‘needs the enemy’

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says that Hamilton still has a chance of toppling Nico Rosberg

Another bad day for ‘fragile’ Lewis Hamilton

Nico Rosberg takes increasingly strong grip on this year’s title in Japan

Lewis Hamilton loses more ground on Nico Rosberg

World champion finishes third in Japanese Grand Prix after another poor start

Rosberg pips Hamilton again in Japanese qualifying

Third time in a row Rosberg on pole in Japan, though Hamilton won last two races

Mercedes deny any suggestion of scheming against Lewis Hamilton

Briton’s comments grist to the mill of the conspiracy theorists prior to Japanese F1 GP

Ricciardo wins in Malaysia after Hamilton’s hopes go up in flames

World champions’ Mercedes catches fire as third place Rosberg extends lead to 23 points

Lewis Hamilton takes pole in Malaysia

World champion dominant during qualifying in Sepang

Paris Motor Show: Mercedes confirms plans for F1 engined supercar

New hybrid supercar will put Mercedes into direct competition with Aston Martin and Red Bull

Nico Rosberg capitalises to take pole position in Singapore

Mercedes driver made most of Lewis Hamilton’s poor form at the Marina Bay circuit

Nico Rosberg wins at Monza to close Championship gap

German now has seven wins to Lewis Hamilton’s six at title race hots up

Lewis Hamilton takes Italian pole in imperious fashion

Joins Aryton Senna and Juan Manuel Fangio with a record fifth pole position at Monza

Nico Rosberg leads way in opening Monza practice

German finishes ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton with Ferrari third and fourth

Nico Rosberg leads all way to win Belgian Grand Prix

Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton rallies to finish third and stay 10 points clear of rival

Nico Rosberg wins as Lewis Hamilton fights back to claim third

Kevin Magnussen walks away from 180mph crash at eventful Belgian GP

Nico Rosberg takes pole as Lewis Hamilton starts at back of grid

Max Verstappen becomes youngest driver to start F1 race on front row of grid

Lewis Hamilton to start Belgian Grand Prix from very back of grid

World Champion serving a 30-place penalty following changes to his engine on Friday

Lewis Hamilton defends German title and extends lead

Nico Rosberg trails Mercedes team-mate by 19 points going into summer break

Nico Rosberg claims home pole at Hockenheim

Lewis Hamilton completes Mercedes front row in Germany

Nico Rosberg’s Hungarian Grand Prix pole under investigation

Rosberg probed having failed to slow for yellow flags that hindered Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg rivalry fires up Formula One

Hamilton crashes at Hungaroring during practice for Hungarian Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg has signed a new two-year deal with Mercedes

Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton will now extend their intra-team rivalry until the end of 2018

Nico Rosberg: Beating Lewis Hamilton would make World Championship all the sweeter

German is trying to hold off Mercedes team mate and bitter rival in driver’s standings

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