Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has insisted that his team must consult him on who would replace recently-retired world champion Nico Rosberg next season before also warning them against signing big names like Fernando Alonso.
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton soaked up the energy of a roaring home crowd to win the British Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton stormed to pole position at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Saturday with Mercedes team mate and title rival Nico Rosberg joining the triple Formula One world champion on the front row. On a damp and overcast Sao Paulo afternoon, it was the 60th pole of the Briton's career, eight short of Michael Schumacher's record, and his first in Brazil since 2012 when he was at McLaren. With his title on the line, it was also one of Hamilton's most important in a roller-coaster season marked by mechanical setbacks.
Germany's Nico Rosberg put Mercedes on pole position for Sunday's Japanese Formula One Grand Prix with championship-leading teammate Lewis Hamilton joining him on the front row.
Lewis Hamilton's world championship defence got off to a flying start on Sunday with a crushing victory for Mercedes in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix as Formula One rivals succumbed to a farcical rash of reliability problems.
Lewis Hamilton edged his Mercedes team mate on his final flying lap to secure pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday, the Briton crossing the line just 0.007 seconds ahead of the German.
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the British Grand Prix for the second year in a row on Sunday with Mercedes team mate and title rival Nico Rosberg finishing second.
Lewis Hamilton continued his season's sweep of qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton won the Brazilian Grand Prix at the Interlagos Circuit in Sao Paulo on Sunday to keep the Formula One Championship alive with one race left this season.
Daniel Ricciardo was a surprise third fastest in his Red Bull, the Australian leaping up the order late in the session after sitting out the opening 45 minutes as the team struggled to cool their brakes.
Ferrari's world champion Michael Schumacher retired from Sunday's inaugural Turkish Grand Prix after an early collision with Mark Webber's Williams.
It was the first time since 1994, when Schumacher took his first title at Benetton, that the award had not gone to the same year's Formula One champion.
Michael Schumacher was third with sole title rival Kimi Raikkonen fifth quickest.
Formula One leader Nico Rosberg swept to pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday with Mercedes team mate and title rival Lewis Hamilton alongside on the front row after a wet qualifying session.
The Colombian has promised Williams he will do all he can to help them win the constructors' title.
On a pivotal moment on lap two, he was given a 'drive-through' penalty after an incident with Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello.
The Ferrari driver is one point ahead of Williams's Juan Pablo Montoya and two clear of McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen with two races remaining after Monza.\n\n
Briton Jenson Button will be docked 10 places on the starting grid for having his BAR's engine replaced.
The win was the third of the Finn's career and season, denying Hamilton a 10th of the campaign.
The Ferrari driver is the first Formula One driver to win the same Grand Prix seven times.
Michael Schumacher of Germany, driving a Ferrari, has won the San Marino Formula One Grand Prix.
The two drivers are vying for a place alongside Australian Mark Webber at BMW-Williams for next season.
Germany's Ralf Schumacher will resume F1 testing with Williams next week despite being taken to hospital on Thursday suffering from a stomach problem.
Former champion Jacques Villeneuve will have his first test for Sauber in Spain this month after a seat fitting at the Formula One team's Swiss factory on Thursday.
The Colombian will race for McLaren in 2005 after completing his contract with Williams.
Federico Montoya will drive for the Berlin-based Muecke team in the German Formula BMW series next year.
The German won a wet and wild US Grand Prix while Colombian rival Juan Pablo Montoya's title hopes were blown away.
The defending F1 champion expects the title to be decided by a last-race duel between himself and the Colombian.
The six-times world champion was 0.362 of a second quicker than Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya's Williams.
Ferrari's ace is resigned to the idea of his younger brother helping the Colombian become world champion at his expense.
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