On this day in 2008, Lewis Hamilton finished fifth in the last race of the 2008 F1 championship in Brazil after he overtook Timo Glock in Toyota in the last lap and became the youngest F1 champion of all time.

Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso locked out the front row and scored a 1-2 win for the second race in a row for McLaren on this day in 2007 with Briton again faster in Indianapolis where he won after resisting pressure from Alonso in the second stint.

Jenson Button celebrated his second win for McLaren in just fourth race for the team after he and Hamilton excelled in the rainy conditions and beat Red Bull and Ferrari drivers in 2010 Chinese GP.

Lewis Hamilton beat Sebastian Vettel in 2011 Chinese GP after the Red Bull driver celebrated in the first two races in Australia and Malaysia from pole position.

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest testing time for Mercedes on the last day of the first test in Barcelona, ​​which was interrupted five times in the morning due to various incidents while in the afternoon Pirelli soaked the track with water for drivers to test wet weather tyres.

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell shared duties on the first day for the new Mercedes F1 W13 they tested at rainy and windy Silverstone, and Russell says the car is behaving as expected.

Max Verstappen broke the record held by Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel after finishing on the podium in the last race in Abu Dhabi and completing the best season of his F1 career.

Max Verstappen won his first championship title in an incredibly dramatic way after overtaking Lewis Hamilton in the final lap thanks to a lucky combination of circumstances that allowed Verstappen to attack Hamilton on much fresher and faster tyres.

Lewis Hamilton won the first F1 race in Austin on this day in 2012 after he defeated Sebastian Vettel in Red Bull who started from pole position, overtaking him on the longest straight with DRS assistance.

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes enjoyed a big advantage in straight line speed in the Brazilian GP over their direct competitors even though they had high downforce settings that allowed them to perform well in corners - we bring an overview of top speeds in qualifying, sprint and race.