Christian Horner believes that Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton are the favourites for the 2018 Formula 1 season, but hopes that Red Bull can close the gap. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says that he hopes to agree a new deal with Mercedes before next weekend's season opener in Melbourne. read more »

Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton fears an upgrade for the Australian Grand Prix could mean Red Bull ends up with the fastest car for the season opener read more »

Lewis Hamilton says his "relaxed" contract talks are progressing well ahead of the new F1 campaign, insisting he and Mercedes are trying to "extract more from... read more »

F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed he is close to finalising a contract extension with Mercedes ahead of the start of the 2018 campaign. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has vowed to change his mindset in his battle with Lewis Hamilton heading into the 2018 F1 season.  read more »

The reigning world champion reckons his team-mate will have a much stronger season in 2018...but believes he'll still beat him. read more »

Lewis Hamilton picks the most aggressive Pirelli tyre options of his rivals for the 2018 F1 opener in Australia. read more »

Reigning F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says he is excited by the prospect of a three-team title battle in 2018. read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes he can beat Lewis Hamilton through hard work but won't fall apart if he loses to his Mercedes team-mate. read more »

Experience an Formula 1 car on track like never before and watch Lewis Hamilton take his new-for-2018 Mercedes for a spin in an immersive 360° virtual reality video, brought to... read more »

Valtteri Bottas admits he was beating himself up last season after losing out to Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Lewis Hamilton sure Mercedes' F1 W09 has no 'diva' traits read more »

Having finished testing without a hypersoft qualy-style run on the board, Lewis Hamilton says it is difficult to predict F1's pecking order ahead of Australia. read more »

The reigning World Champion feels Mercedes got as much data out of pre-season testing that they could have done in the time available to them. read more »

Lewis Hamilton is excited by the prospect of a multi-team fight at the front of the F1 pack as he tips Red Bull to put up a "real challenge". read more »

Lewis Hamilton wants Valtteri Bottas to stay at Mercedes in much the same way Sebastian Vettel wants Kimi Raikkonen as his team-mate; that's according to Jolyon Palmer. read more »

Lewis Hamilton expects Mercedes to face a stiff challenge from Red Bull in 2018, and he also expects another strong campaign from Ferrari. read more »

New year, new look! Feast your eyes on Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton's 2018 helmets and PUMA Motorsport race gear! read more »

Lewis Hamilton plans to keep Max Verstappen off the top step of the podium read more »

Lewis Hamilton shrugs off Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel's headline time from Thursday's pre-season test running in Barcelona as Mercedes focuses on its long-run pace. read more »

Rather than be wary of it, Lewis Hamilton has welcomed Sebastian Vettel's record-breaking lap time in testing as he hopes it means Mercedes will have a "race on our... read more »

The world champion is pleased with the progress that Mercedes have made over the winter. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes has successfully removed the negative 'diva' traits of its previous F1 car with its 2018 challenger the W09 read more »

Lewis Hamilton has felt none of the negative traits of last year's Mercedes W08 in this year's car, but says he's still getting to know the W09. read more »