Lewis Hamilton said his fifth-place finish at the Australian Grand Prix exceeded his pre-season expectations despite qualifying in third place read more »

Lewis Hamilton described fifth place in the Australian Grand Prix as way above Mercedes' pre-season expectations, but also admitted he was surprised by the pace of some... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has described his fifth-place finish on his debut for Mercedes in the Australian GP as a "great place to start" - but admitted to being baffled at... read more »

Lewis Hamilton will leave Melbourne a happy man despite only finishing fifth at the Australian Grand Prix... read more »

Lewis Hamilton ended the first qualifying session of 2013 as the happier of the Mercedes drivers despite Nico Rosberg's Q1 and Q2 efforts in Melbourne. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he was pleased to deliver a lap time when it mattered during this afternoon's qualifying session for the Australian Grand Prix, having been... read more »

Lewis Hamilton labelled his third place on the Australian Grand Prix grid as an incredible result for his Mercedes debut read more »

Sebastian Vettel will start Sunday afternoon's Australian Grand Prix from pole position, having stamped his authority over the rest of the field in a delayed and damp... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has taken pole position with worrying ease, beating his teammate by more than 4 tenths. Lewis Hamilton put in a great performance in his Mercedes as well as he... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has joined the growing chorus of drivers supporting the decision to postpone qualifying until Sunday morning. read more »

Lewis Hamilton was one of the first drivers to fall foul of atrocious conditions in Q1, but he was lucky to escape to resume qualifying another day. read more »

Nico Rosberg is enjoying his reunion with karting team-mate Lewis Hamilton, but admits the Briton is a different prospect to partnering Michael Schumacher. read more »

Lewis Hamilton admitted he was fortunate to survive a spin during Q1 before qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix was postponed read more »

Lewis Hamilton has backed the stewards' decision to postpone qualifying, saying it was "dangerous" out on track... read more »

Qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix will take place on Sunday morning after heavy showers forced race director Charlie Whiting to postpone the session. Q1 was delayed by... read more »

Lewis Hamilton's move to Mercedes will pay off for the Briton, claims BBC pit-lane report Lee McKenzie. read more »

Lewis Hamilton is delighted with the competitiveness of the Mercedes W04 at Albert Park despite ending the afternoon in the tyre barrier read more »

The 2013 Formula One season got underway today for the Mercedes AMG Petronas team with Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton completing the first two practice sessions of the... read more »

After three hours of running in Melbourne, the fog of the winter pre-season has finally begun to clear. Lotus, like Mercedes and Ferrari, looks quite competitive, but... read more »

We had a very good day today until the last five minutes. Nico's car had a gearbox issue which we were aware of during the session, while Lewis had damage to the floor of... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he is "massively excited" by the performance of his Mercedes car at the season-opening Australian GP. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says it was "hugely satisfying" to close the gap to Red Bull during Friday's practices for the Australian Grand Prix... read more »

Lewis Hamilton admits he "can't believe" how competitive Mercedes appears to be ahead of the Australian Grand Prix read more »

Lewis Hamilton has admitted he decided to leave McLaren at the end of last year because "something didn't feel right". The 2008 world champion had been groomed... read more »

A buoyant Lewis Hamilton hailed Mercedes' pace on the opening day of the new season as "hugely satisfying" and expressed delight that his new team are set to be... read more »