Lewis Hamilton News
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | Lewis Hamilton GBR | 41 |
As the 2026 Formula 1 season pauses after the first three rounds, Sky Sports F1 rates the performances of the drivers so far.
Lewis Hamilton is confident there is "more to come" from him in the 2026 season having finally broken his podium duck at Ferrari.
Ferrari team boss Frederic Vasseur believes it has got to the point where "enough is enough" in terms of changing Formula 1's race-start procedure.
Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc delivered a thrilling battle for the podium at the Chinese Grand Prix, which the seven-time world champion called the "best racing I’ve ever experienced in Formula 1".
Lewis Hamilton admitted finishing on the podium as a Ferrari driver had proved to be his "biggest challenge" after he finally ended the wait in the Chinese Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton hailed Kimi Antonelli for becoming the first teenager to claim a Grand Prix pole position, before turning his focus to formulating a "different tactic" to turn his early Mercedes-challenging pace from the Shanghai Sprint into a stronger result in Sunday's full-length race.
Ferrari have brought their innovative rotating rear wing - being dubbed the 'macarena' - to the Chinese Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton proud the team are "pushing and chasing" for upgrades so early in the season.
Frederic Vasseur says Ferrari still have "tonnes of things to improve" in order to build on their competitive opening to F1's new era and that he was "very pleased" with Lewis Hamilton's start to his second season at the team.
Lewis Hamilton is confident Ferrari are "right in the fight" with Mercedes at the start of F1's new era after an encouraging start to the season in the Australian Grand Prix.
Formula 1's new-look cars make their racing debut in the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday - with even more focus than normal set to be on the start itself and the crucial early moments of the 58-lap race from 4am.
Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton says he wants "to understand" Mercedes' advantage after his former team and title favourites swept to a front-row lockout at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton says his goal is to win the 2026 Formula 1 title and Ferrari are "leaving behind the bad" as he begins his second campaign with the team.
Lewis Hamilton has promised "no holding back" as he embarks on his 20th season of Formula 1 "still standing, still hungry, still focused on the dream".
George Russell has admitted his concern over Mercedes' inferiority at race starts compared to Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton ahead of the opening race of the 2026 Formula 1 season.
Lewis Hamilton says he feels "more connected" to Ferrari's 2026 car than its predecessor and that he is "really excited" to see what the team can achieve this season.
The 2026 Formula 1 season provides Lewis Hamilton with the "perfect opportunity to turn it around" at Ferrari, according to his former team-mate Jenson Button.
Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari's failure to appoint a new permanent race engineer for him ahead of the 2026 Formula 1 season will be "detrimental" to his second campaign with the Italian team.
Lewis Hamilton said he was finding F1's new-style 2026 cars "more fun" to drive after an encouraging start to pre-season for Ferrari at the Barcelona shakedown.
Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time of the Barcelona shakedown as Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull all topped 100 laps on a final productive day of long-running for F1 teams in Spain.
Lewis Hamilton says he is "massively excited" for "new beginnings" heading into Formula 1's latest rules era after he drove Ferrari's 2026 car for the first time.
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| # | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | 72 |
| 2 | George Russell | 63 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 49 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 41 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | 25 |
Find out the full schedule for F1 in 2026, who drives for who and how to watch it all live on Sky Sports
Don't miss out on a minute of race action and the best analysis from Martin Brundle, Nico Rosberg and more with Sky Sports.
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| # | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | 72 |
| 2 | George Russell | 63 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 49 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 41 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | 25 |
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