Championship leader Nico Rosberg has turned up the heat on Lewis Hamilton by edging out his title rival to claim pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap of the Malaysian Grand Prix weekend to lay down the gauntlet to Nico Rosberg ahead of Saturday's crucial qualifying session.

Germany’s Nico Rosberg celebrated his 200th Formula One race by retaking the championship lead from Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton after a pole-to-flag win in Singapore yesterday.

Nico Rosberg held off a dramatic late charge from Daniel Ricciardo to win the Singapore Grand Prix and move ahead of Lewis Hamilton in the title race.

Rosberg courted the attention of the stewards following his aggressive manoeuvre on lap 29.

We’re constantly told that Formula One is the pinnacle of all motorsport, yet every year there are new rules and regulations to make the cars slower.

"I was really ecstatic about the first-corner move, to get the lead, and from then I was sure it was my race to win," a frustrated Rosberg said.

Nico Rosberg extended his championship lead over Lewis Hamilton with a thumping victory in Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix.

Nico Rosberg claimed his second win of the new Formula One season.

Nico Rosberg completed a practice double in Bahrain yesterday as he bids to stamp his authority on the new Formula One season.

Nico Rosberg held off the challenge from Lewis Hamilton to win Formula One's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix today.

Nico Rosberg beat Lewis Hamilton in emphatic fashion to claim his sixth consecutive pole position for Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Nico Rosberg claimed the spoils in the final Formula One practice session of the year after he topped the timesheets in Abu Dhabi.

Hamilton finished behind Nico Rosberg for the second race in succession.

Rosberg bounced back from the error that ended his championship hopes in Austin to win today.

Nico Rosberg will start tomorrow's Japanese Grand Prix from pole position, ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton.

Nico Rosberg set the early pace in opening practice for Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix.

Mercedes have brought an upgraded engine with them to the high-speed Monza circuit and Hamilton and Rosberg were in a league of their own.

Lewis Hamilton blamed a poor start to the Austrian Grand Prix for costing him a shot at victory.

Nico Rosberg once again proved he is the Daddy of the Red Bull Ring after leading home Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to win the Austrian Grand Prix.

Nico Rosberg set the pace in the first practice session ahead of Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix.

“Of course I am very, very happy because a win is a win and I’ve learned to take the way it comes in sport."

Germany’s Nico Rosberg celebrated a surprise hat-trick of Monaco Grand Prix victories yesterday after Mercedes blew championship-leading team-mate Lewis Hamilton’s chances with a needless pitstop.

Nico Rosberg completed a “fantastic weekend” to put himself firmly in the title picture as he took his first win of the season at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Nico Rosberg stormed to his first victory of the season as he pulled off the “complete weekend” he had targeted to win the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona.

Lewis Hamilton has shrugged off Nico Rosberg’s threat that he is feeling back to his best – insisting that is still not good enough to beat him.

The Mercedes pair of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton occupied their familiar positions atop the timesheet following the first free practice session ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix.

A small mistake from Lewis Hamilton allowed Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg to gain the upper hand in second practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Niki Lauda is fully expecting Nico Rosberg to turn “nasty” at some stage after accusing the German and team-mate Lewis Hamilton of being “egocentric b*******”.

“Hamilton is driving very slowly. Tell him to speed up”.

Nico Rosberg has offered Sebastian Vettel an invite to the Mercedes garage at the next race in Malaysia after a verbal exchange between the duo turned tetchy.

Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg both shrugged off health issues on a Formula One testing day when Red Bull finally showed some speed. 

Lewis Hamilton heads into tomorrow’s Singapore Grand Prix wondering if he has found a chink in title rival Nico Rosberg’s armour.