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Lewis Hamilton celebrates after securing pole position ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix

Hamilton leads Mercedes to pole after emotional week

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes on an emotional pole position for the showcase Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday with team mate Valtteri Bottas alongside on the front row.

Motorsport • 25 May 19

Bottas beats team-mate Hamilton to Barcelona pole

Valtteri Bottas delivered a statement of championship intent by blowing away Lewis Hamilton to secure pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 11 May 19

Hamilton calls on Ferrari to raise their game

Lewis Hamilton has called on Ferrari to raise their game after Mercedes romped to a record fourth one-two finish in Azerbaijan

Motorsport • 29 Apr 19

Lewis Hamilton edged his team-mate Valtteri Bottas by 0.112 seconds with a searing second lap of one minute 20.486 seconds that set a record at the lakeside circuit

Hamilton continues dominance at Australian qualifying

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton blazed to a record-extending eighth pole and sixth in succession at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday to lead Valtteri Bottas to a Mercedes sweep of the front row of the grid.

Motorsport • 16 Mar 19

Ricciardo stops Verstappen taking historic pole

Daniel Ricciardo denied Max Verstappen the chance to become the youngest man in Formula One history to claim pole position after beating his Red Bull team-mate with a sensational flying lap in Mexico.

Motorsport • 27 Oct 18

'I am not sure about the reasoning for the early stop. It was a difficult day and not our best'

Hamilton unhappy with Mercedes' 'double bogey' display

Lewis Hamilton has said a "double bogey" performance by his Mercedes team denied him the chance to wrap up his fifth world championship at the US Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 21 Oct 18

Hamilton will start US Grand Prix in pole position

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton will start the US Grand Prix in pole position.

Motorsport • 20 Oct 18

Lewis Hamilton celebrates with pit crew after winning the Singapore Grand Prix

Hamilton bound for fifth F1 title after Singapore win

Lewis Hamilton has taken another major step towards winning his fifth world championship after a commanding victory at the Singapore Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 16 Sep 18

The Mercedes on track at the Marina Bay Street Circuit

Hamilton blazes to unexpected pole in Singapore

The British driver headed into qualifying having failed to trouble the top of the order in any of the three practice sessions.

Motorsport • 15 Sep 18

Lewis Hamitlon topped the time-sheets for qualifying in Hungary

Hamilton takes pole for Hungarian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) will start the Hungarian Grand Prix on pole position after finishing fastest in qualifying.

Motorsport • 28 Jul 18

Valtteri Bottas has signed a new Mercedes contract

Bottas stays with Mercedes alongside Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton will be partnered by Valtteri Bottas next season after Mercedes announced the Finn has agreed a new one-year deal.

Motorsport • 20 Jul 18

The Red Bull cars took each other out of the race in Baku

Action-packed Azerbaijan GP ends in Hamilton victory

It was a grand prix packed with incident as the defending world champion finally broke his barren spell.

Motorsport • 29 Apr 18

Francesco Cigarini suffered a dreadful injury in the pit lane

Ferrari mechanic breaks leg in chaotic pit stop

The Ferrari mechanic bowled over by Kimi Raikkonen has sustained a fractured tibia and fibula following a catastrophic pit stop at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 08 Apr 18

Sebastian Vettel claimed victory in Bahrain

Vettel claims victory in his 200th F1 race

Formula One world championship leader Sebastian Vettel won the Bahrain Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday in the German's 200th race start.

Motorsport • 08 Apr 18

Lewis Hamilton will drop back five places for the start of the Bahrain GP

Hamilton hit by grid penalty in Bahrain

Lewis Hamilton's hopes of winning the Bahrain Grand Prix have taken a major dent after he was hit with a five-place grid penalty.

Motorsport • 06 Apr 18

Computer says no - Hamilton lost out to Vettel

Mercedes find computer bug that cost Hamilton win

Formula One world champions Mercedes have found the computer bug that cost Lewis Hamilton victory at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and taken steps to ensure it does not happen again.

Motorsport • 29 Mar 18

Mercedes to look into computer error

Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes team will launch an investigation into the computer glitch which denied their star driver the perfect start to his defence of the Formula One World Championship.

Motorsport • 26 Mar 18

Leiws Hamilton: "F1 and the teams need to do more. There's no excuse!"

Hamilton's Mercedes team-mates robbed at gunpoint

Lewis Hamilton has demanded Formula One's owners take significant action after eight members of his world championship-winning Mercedes team were held at gunpoint in a harrowing robbery on Friday night.

Motorsport • 11 Nov 17

Lewis Hamilton has equalled Michael Schumacher's Formula One pole position record

Lewis Hamilton makes pole and history in Belgium

Schumacher family congratulate Lewis Hamilton as he equals the German great's record of 68 career pole positions.

Motorsport • 26 Aug 17

Bottas upstages Hamilton with Bahrain pole

Valtteri Bottas sprung the biggest surprise of the season so far after he beat Lewis Hamilton in Bahrain to secure the first pole position of his career.

Motorsport • 15 Apr 17

Hamilton took pole position ahead of Vettel

Hamilton fends off Ferrari challenge to take pole

Lewis Hamilton delivered an emphatic performance to stave off a resurgent Ferrari and claim pole position for Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 25 Mar 17

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas with the new Mercedes F1 car

Valtteri Bottas confident of challenging Hamilton

Valtteri Bottas has said he would "stay at home" if he did not think he could upset the odds and beat Lewis Hamilton to the Formula One world championship.

Motorsport • 23 Feb 17

Lewis Hamilton at Paris fashion week in January

Hamilton wants F1 owners to do 'something new'

Lewis Hamilton has accused Formula One of being "outdated" and has called on its new owners to breathe fresh life into the sport.

Motorsport • 22 Feb 17

Massa announced his retirement last September after 14 years in Formula One.

Bottas replaces Rosberg at Mercedes, Massa returns

Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas will replace retired Formula One world champion Nico Rosberg at Mercedes this season, with Felipe Massa agreeing a one-year contract at Williams.

Motorsport • 16 Jan 17

Valtteri Bottas made his Formula One debut in 2013 for Williams

Bottas announcement expected soon from Mercedes

Mercedes' new driver announcement is imminent, with Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas expected to replace retired world champion Nico Rosberg alongside Lewis Hamilton.

Motorsport • 02 Jan 17