Lewis Hamilton has said he is not scared about the prospect of facing an improved team-mate this season, but did warn Valtteri Bottas that there are "no more excuses". read more »

Lewis Hamilton set the pace during 2018's first pre-season Formula 1 test, as Mercedes fired an early warning shot in its bid to win a fifth consecutive championship double read more »

The greater the challenge the greater the satisfaction insists Lewis Hamilton as he admits to wanting a more level playing field. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says there is no doubt about Max Verstappen's ability to become an F1 world champion and hopes he has more duels with the Red Bull driver this year. read more »

Lewis Hamilton hands out a warning to F1 world title rival Sebastian Vettel by declaring he wants to beat him “at his best because then it’s more painful”. read more »

Lewis Hamilton was feeling "positive" after his first full day of running at winter testing and said the W09 already felt like a "better car than last year". read more »

The reigning World Champion topped the timing screens on the final day of the first test in Spain on Thursday. read more »

Lewis Hamilton may be a four-time world champion, but he is still keen to prove he is the best driver in Formula One on a level playing field. read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes' new W09 car already feels better than its double title-winning predecessor, after a "positive" run to the fastest time of the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says the 2018 Mercedes Formula 1 car "definitely" feels faster than its predecessor after topping the final day of the first pre-season test read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he would be happy to head to the 2018 F1 season opener after just one week of pre-season testing that was hit by poor weather conditions. read more »

Lewis Hamilton impressed by first proper taste of 'big sister' W09 read more »

Lewis Hamilton almost a second quicker than Sebastian Vettel and on harder rubber as first test comes to a close. read more »

Lewis Hamilton topped the fourth day of pre-season testing as he finally notched up a decent day of mileage in the new Mercedes W09. read more »

World champion Lewis Hamilton signs off the first week of pre-season Formula 1 testing with an imposing fastest time. read more »

Lewis Hamilton belied his lack of winter running to set an impressive fastest time of Barcelona Test One on the final day of F1 2018's opening week. read more »

Lewis Hamilton topped the final day of the opening 2018 Formula 1 pre-season test at Barcelona for Mercedes read more »

Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheet as Formula 1 said goodbye to Barcelona on a day in which Red Bull struggled for track time. read more »

Lewis Hamilton takes top spot for Mercedes as the first F1 pre-season test concludes as Red Bull and Max Verstappen produce the fewest laps. read more »

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton quickest as opening F1 test concludes at Barcelona read more »

Sebastian Vettel has agreed with Lewis Hamilton's belief that their rivalry could become fractious again if Ferrari and Mercedes prove as closely-matched in 2018 as last year. read more »

Valtteri Bottas insists he will not need to revert to mind games to beat Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in 2018. read more »

Valtteri Bottas has said he will not be attempting any mind games with Lewis Hamilton over the course of the 2018 season, calling them a "waste of energy". read more »

Valtteri Bottas rejects mind games with Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton to find an advantage in the 2018 F1 world title battle. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he will not "waste my energy" on playing mind games with Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Lewis Hamilton in 2018 read more »