Lewis Hamilton surpassed Michael Schumacher’s record for most pole positions with the same team – and led from light to flag for the second race running.
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Mercedes find a second as Ferrari flatline in Monaco
Lap time watch: 2019 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onWhile Ferrari were hardly any quicker in Monaco than they had been last year, Mercedes made a huge step forward at what had been one of their weaker tracks.
Mercedes’ return to dominance makes Schumacher’s wins record realistic for Hamilton
2019 Spanish Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMercedes are dominating Formula 1 again and that means Lewis Hamilton is on course to equal – or even beat – Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 race wins.
Mercedes have their biggest performance advantage for 58 races
Lap time watch: 2019 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes are further ahead of the field this weekend than they have been at every F1 round since the 2016 British Grand Prix.
Mercedes start season with record-breaking fourth consecutive one-two
2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMercedes achieved a first by scoring their fourth consecutive one-two finish of the 2019 F1 season so far in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
How F1’s slowest team is getting even slower
Lap time watch: 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onWilliams are getting further away from their 2018 lap times with each passing race, and for the second race running are more than 2.5 seconds off their 2017 pace.
Analysis: Were Ferrari’s team orders fair on Leclerc?
2019 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari gave Charles Leclerc more time to show he was quicker than Sebastian Vettel than it appeared. But was their decision to swap their drivers fair?
Third consecutive one-two gives Mercedes chance to break record
2019 Chinese Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMercedes could set a new F1 record after starting the season with three consecutive one-two finishes. Read more stats from the 1,000 world championship race.
Ferrari are 0.7 seconds slower than last year in China
Lap time watch: 2019 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted on“We had it” rued Sebastian Vettel after qualifying third for the Chinese Grand Prix, 0.7 seconds slower than his pole position time from last year.
Mercedes start season with back-to-back one-twos for the first time
2019 Bahrain Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onFor the first time ever, Mercedes started a season by scoring one-two finishes in the first two races. Here are more stats and facts from Bahrain.
Alfa Romeo and McLaren make biggest gains in Bahrain
Lap time watch: 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onHalf the F1 teams lapped Bahrain slower than they did 12 months ago due to the slightly more conservative tyre selection being used this year.
Bottas becomes 60th different driver to lead the championship
2019 Australian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onValtteri Bottas is the 60th different driver to lead the world championship. Here are more stats and facts from the Australian Grand Prix.
Williams is the only team lapping slower in Melbourne than last year
Lap time watch: 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onWilliams is the only team which has not managed to lap Albert Park quicker this year than it managed 12 months ago.
Lap time watch: 2019 F1 testing day eight
2019 F1 season
Posted onMercedes trailled Ferrari by three-thousandths of a second but led them by almost 900 kilometres at the end of pre-season testing.
Lap time watch: 2019 F1 testing day seven
2019 F1 season
Posted onWith one day left in pre-season testing all 10 teams have lapped quicker than in this test last year and six of them have also covered more mileage than they did 12 months ago.
Lap time watch: 2019 F1 testing day six
2019 F1 season
Posted onAs well as setting the fastest time of testing so far, McLaren has become the first team to complete more laps than it did in last year’s pre-season test.
Lap time watch: 2019 F1 testing day five
2019 F1 season
Posted onSeven of the 10 teams have now lapped quicker than they managed 12 months ago including Racing Point, who significantly improved their best time on day five.
Lap time watch: 2019 F1 testing day four
2019 F1 season
Posted onUnlike Ferrari, Mercedes have lapped the Circuit de Catalunya quicker than they did last year, yet they are talking up their red rivals’ chances. Here’s why.
Lap time watch: 2019 F1 testing day three
2019 F1 season
Posted onAlfa Romeo became the first team to lap quicker with its 2019 car than it did last year – followed swiftly by Toro Rosso.
Lap time watch: 2019 F1 testing day two
2019 F1 season
Posted onAfter two days of pre-season testing most teams are closing on their benchmark times from last year but none have broken them yet.