Hamilton's race was a 10 out of 10 effort. He had a new engine, and no need to conserve it, but to finish fourth from a pitlane start, within 5.5 seconds of the winner, was the maximum Mercedes expected.
He's marked down for that uncharacteristic and costly crash in Q1, which prevented him from dominating this race from the front.
Ben Anderson is GP Racing's Editor, Autosport track tester and tame racing driver. He holds an undergraduate degree in journalism studies from the University of Sheffield and joined the title in March 2008, after eight months working in local newspaper journalism for award-winning weekly the Surrey Mirror. He worked on Autosport's national desk before moving up to F1 in '14. He has raced karts and cars since the age of 11 and has tested or raced more than 100 different examples during his career so far.
Formula 1's great Lotus landmarks - Lotus 79 As Formula 1 turns 70, Autosport is marking the occasion with a series of track test features in Lotus machinery that dominated the world championship in the '60s and '70s. In the final instalment of the series, Ben Anderson tries the Lotus 79 F1
Formula 1's great Lotus landmarks - Lotus 72 As Formula 1 turns 70, Autosport is marking the occasion with a series of track test features in Lotus machinery that dominated the world championship in the '60s and '70s. In the latest instalment of the series, Ben Anderson tried the Lotus 72 F1
Formula 1's great Lotus landmarks - Lotus 49 As Formula 1 turns 70, Autosport is marking the occasion with a series of track test features in Lotus machinery that dominated the world championship in the '60s and '70s. Following hot on the heels of the Lotus 25, Ben Anderson tried the Lotus 49 F1
Formula 1's great Lotus landmarks - Lotus 25 As Formula 1 turns 70, Autosport is marking the occasion with a series of track test features in Lotus machinery that dominated the world championship in the '60s and '70s. To start off, here's Ben Anderson's experience of the Lotus 25 F1
The forgotten F1 car that could have been champion In the early 1970s, the Lotus 72 was king - although its crown slipped once Tyrrell began to produce its own cars. But Brabham's BT33 also had its own designs on the Formula 1 throne, and got far closer than it was ever given credit for F1
Why Miller's Ducati move completes MotoGP's changing of the guard In the last few seasons, the MotoGP front-runners have begun to focus their efforts on young riders. Now that Ducati has signed 25-year-old Jack Miller to its factory team, it suggests the experienced riders' days at the front are numbered MotoGP
Why F1 is vital to Aston Martin's rejuvenation Racing Point's planned rebirth as Aston Martin is still on, regardless of the ongoing chaos wrought by the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, as STUART CODLING explains, team owner Lawrence Stroll has taken advantage of plunging stock markets to drive a better deal - and Formula 1 is key to his plan... F1
The unavoidable pain forced by Formula 1's better future F1's welcome confirmation of its 2021 rule package aimed at sustainability was juxtaposed by the announcement a day earlier that McLaren would be making massive layoffs as a result. But pain like this is unavoidable if F1 wishes to survive F1
Highlights
Series
Explore
