Lewis Hamilton headed a Mercedes one-two in the opening practice session for the 2017 Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix. read more »
2
F1 delivered on its promise to up the pace as Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets in the first FP1 of the season in Melbourne, 5.5 seconds faster than last year's P1 time. read more »
30
Lewis Hamilton set the pace in the first session of the 2017 F1 season as Mercedes topped the timesheets in Practice One for the Australian GP. read more »
15
Lewis Hamilton fastest in FP1 as 2017 F1 season gets underway read more »
11
Lewis Hamilton leads a Mercedes one-two in first practice as a new era of Formula 1 started in familiar fashion at the Australian GP. read more »
4
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton dominated Friday's opening practice session for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, finishing over half a second clear of… read more »
29
Lewis Hamilton is looking forward to seeing all of the cars out on track in a competitive spirit. read more »
34
Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Daniel Ricciardo, Sebastian Vettel, Felipe Massa, Lance Stroll, Valtteri Bottas and Estaban Ocon speak to the media ahead of the first race of... read more »
3
Lewis Hamilton says Formula One needs Fernando Alonso to return to the front of the grid in a competitive car before the end of the Spaniard's career. Pre-season testing... read more »
4
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton says the absence of reigning World Champion and former team-mate Nico Rosberg on the grid this season makes "no difference" to… read more »
5
The first part of today's press conference with Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, Daniel Ricciardo, Sebastian Vette. read more »
2
In a new format, Thursday's FIA press conference was split into two parts with Lewis Hamilton in the first and his new team-mate, Valtteri Bottas, in the second. read more »
5
Lewis Hamilton clearly wary of Ferrari and Red Bull ahead of season opener. read more »
15
Lewis Hamilton insists Ferrari 'definitely' the favourites in Australia read more »
11
Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari are favourites to win the Formula 1 world title as the new season starts in Australia this weekend. read more »
4
GPUpdate.net readers have narrowly backed Sebastian Vettel to claim victory at this weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and… read more »
1
Lewis Hamilton is eager to see the upgrades Red Bull has brought to the Australian Grand Prix, after the team had a quiet Formula 1 pre-season. read more »
5
Lewis Hamilton believes constant rule changes will keep F1 fresh and exciting for fans. read more »
2
The mind games between Mercedes and Ferrari continued in the build-up to the Australian Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel labelling the other team as the... read more »
30
Lewis Hamilton has insisted Ferrari will start the 2017 Formula 1 season as favourites. read more »
4
Lewis Hamilton has reiterated his belief that Ferrari will be a genuine threat to Mercedes in 2017, going as far as to suggest that it is "definitely the… read more »
34
Future world champion Lewis Hamilton storms to a podium finish on his Formula 1 debut at the 2007 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. For more F1® videos, visit... read more »
1
A "wounded" Lewis Hamilton could "annihilate" his Formula 1 rivals this year in response to his 2016 defeat to Nico Rosberg, believes team boss turned... read more »
9
This is Valtteri Bottas' big chance to prove he is an F1 champion-in-waiting... we consider whether he won't need to wait too long. read more »
2
Daniel Ricciardo has said he would welcome a deteriorating relationship with Max Verstappen as it would mean both would be fighting for the title. read more »
Japanese Grand Prix
29th of March 2026
- D
- H
- M
- S
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | 51 |
| 2 | Kimi Antonelli | 47 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 34 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 33 |
| 5 | Oliver Bearman | 17 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | 15 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | 9 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | 8 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | 8 |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | 4 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 98 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 67 |
| 3 | McLaren | 18 |
| 4 | Haas F1 Team | 17 |
| 5 | Red Bull Racing | 12 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 12 |
| 7 | Alpine | 10 |
| 8 | Audi | 2 |
| 9 | Williams | 2 |
| 10 | Cadillac | 0 |

