Formula One may have headed for its traditional summer hibernation, but the future for a number of its star drivers remains unclear.

Lewis Hamilton heaped the pressure on championship rival Nico Rosberg by claiming pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix.

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.

Fernando Alonso says he is fortunate to be alive after surviving one of the most spectacular crashes in Formula One memory.

Lewis Hamilton has one hand on the Formula One world championship after he won the Russian Grand Prix today.

Formula One driver Max Verstappen is now legally able to drive on the road as he celebrated his 18th birthday by passing his driving test.

Lewis Hamilton says he is in dreamland after he matched his boyhood hero Ayrton Senna’s victory tally with an exhibition drive in Japan.

Lewis Hamilton is refusing to get carried away by the prospect of a third Formula One world championship after extending his lead over Nico Rosberg by storming to victory at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Nico Rosberg emerged unscathed from a catastrophic tyre failure in practice for Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix.

The world of Formula One, led by world champion Lewis Hamilton, turned out en masse for Jules Bianchi’s funeral yesterday.

Lewis Hamilton won an incident-packed British Grand Prix to claim back-to-back victories on home soil.

Lewis Hamilton returned to winning ways as he held off Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg to win the Canadian Grand Prix.

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.

Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel gave Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes something to think about ahead of qualifying after topping the timesheet in the final practice session in Monaco.

Nico Rosberg finally got the better of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton as he sealed pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Fernando Alonso spent last night in hospital after suffering concussion in a heavy crash in testing in Barcelona.

“I hope at the moment that the whole country is united and I hope it will not create a divided country, the consequences of that would be terrible.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Lewis Hamilton made it four pole positions in five races this season as he again left Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg trailing.

Nico Rosberg denied Lewis Hamilton a clean sweep in practice ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, although it was another Mercedes one-two.

Lewis Hamilton claimed the 34th pole position of his Formula One career ahead of Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton mastered Malaysia’s monsoon conditions to secure his second successive pole position at the start of the new Formula One season.

Red Bull’s problems are so severe one of the team’s top brass has suggested they may never catch their rivals this season.

F1 drivers from around the world have wished Michael Schumacher a full recovery as he lies in a coma after a skiing accident in France.

Sebastian Vettel proved that come rain or shine nothing can stop him as he grabbed the 45th pole position of his career ahead of Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix.

Sebastian Vettel made Formula One history by chalking up an eighth successive victory in a single season after taking the chequered flag at the United States Grand Prix last night.

Sebastian Vettel again conjured another late blast to snatch pole position from Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber for the United States Grand Prix tomorrow.

Normal order was unsurprisingly restored for second practice ahead of the United States Grand Prix following a bizarre initial session.

The United States Grand Prix began in bizarre circumstances as fog and a mechanical fault with the medical helicopter caused delays.

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel has secured a seventh successive Formula One race win with victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Red Bull locked out the front row of the grid in qualifying for Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix but it was Mark Webber and not Sebastian Vettel who secured pole position.

Romain Grosjean continued his recent upturn in form as the Lotus driver set the pace in the first practice session for this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Sebastian Vettel has revealed his hurt at being repeatedly booed by race fans this season but was delighted to give the “right answer on the track” by clinching his fourth world title with victory in yesterday’s Indian Grand Prix.

Sebastian Vettel proved faster than team-mate Mark Webber as Red Bull took one-two in yesterday’s practice at the Indian Grand Prix.

Sebastian Vettel may insist it is not over but as far as Fernando Alonso is concerned this year’s fight for the Formula One title is a done deal.