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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Championship leader Nico Rosberg will start in second place in Austin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

World champion dominant during qualifying in Sepang

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lewis Hamilton completes Mercedes front row in Germany

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

Hamilton crashes at Hungaroring during practice for Hungarian Grand Prix

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

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