Lewis Hamilton kept his slim championship hopes alive by claiming pole position for Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix ahead of his title rival Nico Rosberg.

World champion Lewis Hamilton trailed Red Bull driver Max Verstappen in final practice for the Mexican Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton will start the United States Grand Prix from pole position after holding off his championship rival Nico Rosberg in Austin.

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 left a beleaguered Lewis Hamilton trailing in his wake after he secured pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix in emphatic fashion.

Lewis Hamilton extended his dominance of the Italian Grand Prix into a third successive year by claiming an emphatic pole position ahead of his championship rival Nico Rosberg.

A jubilant Lewis Hamilton hailed his record-breaking drive at the Belgian Grand Prix as the best result he could have hoped for after storming from the back of the pack to the podium.

A frustrated Lewis Hamilton lost further ground to Nico Rosberg in the championship race after he finished only fifth on Formula One's inaugural visit to Azerbaijan for Sunday's European Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton's troubled defence to his Formula One title took another twist today after an engine failure prevented him from battling for pole position for tomorrow's Russian Grand Prix.

Sebastian Vettel has warned Mercedes that there is more to come from Ferrari after the Italian team beat their rivals to a practice one-two ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix.

Fernando Alonso has declared himself “ready to go” ahead of facing one final hurdle prior to his return to Formula One in Malaysia this weekend.

Bernie Ecclestone believes one of his most trusted female aides could succeed him as Formula One supremo, almost a decade on from suggesting a woman’s place was in the kitchen rather than a race track.

Jenson Button has kept his McLaren seat for the 2015 season.

Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso both firmly believe they have made decisions over their futures that will enhance their careers.

Sebastian Vettel has finally been confirmed as a Ferrari driver, with the four-times Formula One world champion joining the team on a three-year contract.

Nico Rosberg is “100 per cent” convinced he can snatch the Formula One world title from the grasp of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton.

Nico Rosberg managed to get the initial upper hand over Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in opening practice ahead of Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix.

Jenson Button has warned McLaren he may not stay with the team even if they do eventually decide to offer him a new contract.

Lewis Hamilton made British Formula One history as he won the United States Grand Prix for the second time in three years and took another significant stride towards this season’s title.

Nico Rosberg upset the apple cart by claiming his ninth pole position of the season ahead of the United States Grand Prix.

Fernando Alonso will leave Ferrari at the end of the current Formula One season, according to the Italian team’s recently-departed president Luca Di Montezemolo.

Lewis Hamilton continued his domination of the inaugural Russian Grand Prix to claim the 38th pole position of his Formula One career, but only after a major error from Williams’ Valtteri Bottas.

A late spin failed to stop Lewis Hamilton from setting the fastest time in final practice ahead of Sunday’s inaugural Russian Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton quickly found himself at home around Sochi’s Olympic Park on a day when Formula One attempted to get back to business in the wake of Jules Bianchi’s accident five days ago.

It was business as usual for the majority of Formula One during the opening practice session ahead of the inaugural Russian Grand Prix, with the obvious exception of Marussia.

Lewis Hamilton admitted he “enjoyed the ride” as he won and extended his championship lead at a wet Suzuka – but it was a serious injury to Marussia’s Jules Bianchi which overshadowed the Japanese Grand Prix.

Jenson Button has made another push to remain at McLaren after suggesting experience is the key if the team’s rekindled relationship with Honda is to hit the ground running.

Lewis Hamilton pipped title rival and Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg by just seven thousandths of a second after a nail-biting qualifying session for the Singapore Grand Prix.

For only the fourth time in 42 practice sessions this year a Mercedes failed to finish in the top two positions come the conclusion.

Formula One: Lewis Hamilton was relieved he was able to keep his cool on a day when he watched Nico Rosberg hand him a lifeline in this year’s Formula One world title fight.

Lewis Hamilton secured victory in the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday as Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg showed another sign of cracking under the strain of this year’s Formula One world title fight.

Lewis Hamilton was back on form as he comfortably topped the timesheet ahead of the Italian Grand Prix as Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg was the one left looking on.

Normal service was resumed as feuding Mercedes duo Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton finished one-two come the culmination of practice on Friday for the Italian Grand Prix.

Nico Rosberg edged Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to grab pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix from a wet qualifying session.

Lewis Hamilton produced a bruising practice performance in Spa that put even Formula One title rival and team-mate Nico Rosberg in the shade.

Lewis Hamilton's bid for a fifth pole position in Hungary literally went up in flames today as his car caught fire early in qualifying.

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes will start the German Grand Prix on pole position after qualifying fastest at Hockenheim. Williams driver Valtteri Bottas was second quickest while Ferrari’s Felipe Massa was third.

Nico Rosberg is firmly on course to land pole position in front of his home fans in Germany this weekend.

Lewis Hamilton spearheaded another one-two for Mercedes in practice, but Daniel Ricciardo is threatening to spoil the German manufacturing giant’s party on home soil.

Lewis Hamilton spearheaded another one-two for Mercedes in practice, but Daniel Ricciardo is threatening to spoil the German manufacturing giant’s party on home soil.

Formula One: Lewis Hamilton recovered from what he described as "a real kick in the b***s" to deliver a vital blow to Nico Rosberg in their battle for this year’s Formula One World Championship.

Sebastian Vettel led a Red Bull one-two in a rain-effected third practice ahead of qualifying for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone as Mercedes limited their wet-weather running.

Jenson Button is more focused on getting McLaren back to the front this season than sitting down to discuss a new contract.