The Formula One season has been all about Lewis Hamilton and the strength of the Mercedes team. They are now both the very short priced favourites to win the respective championships and have been a popular choice for punters using the latest Ladbrokes promo codes that are on offer. Prior to the start of the season, Ferrari were expected to pose a major threat but have failed to do so to date. Here we cover the results as Hamilton looks set to land his fifth Championship title and third in succession.
AUSTRALIAN GP
Track: Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
1) V.Bottas
Mercedes
2) L.Hamilton
Mercedes
3) M.Verstappen
Red Bull
Bottas landed the opening race of the season by over 20 seconds from teammate Lewis Hamilton, which gave the first indication of the Mercedes domination.
BAHRAIN GP
Track: Bahrain International Circuit
1) L.Hamilton
Mercedes
2) V.Bottas
Mercedes
3) C.Leclerc
Ferrari
Another 1-2 for Mercedes at Bahrain. Defending champion Lewis Hamilton picked up his first race off the season, just holding off Bottas with a further six seconds back to Leclerc.
CHINESE GP
Track: Shanghai International Circuit
1) L.Hamilton
Mercedes
2) V.Bottas
Mercedes
3) S.Vettel
Ferrari
Mercedes continued their domination, picking up another 1-1. This included another victory for Hamilton as he finished 6.5 seconds clear of teammate Bottas.
AZERBAIJAN GP
Track: Baku City Circuit
1) V.Bottas
Mercedes
2) L.Hamilton
Mercedes
3) S.Vettel
Ferrari
Bottas picked up his second race of the season, just holding off Hamilton in Azerbaijan. Vettel then finished third for his second consecutive podium.
SPANISH GP
Track: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
1) L.Hamilton
Mercedes
2) V.Bottas
Mercedes
3) M.Verstappen
Red Bull
A third victory of the season for Hamilton, with teammate Bottas finishing second. Red Bull’s Verstappen picked up his second podium of the season finishing just under eight seconds behind Bottas.
MONACO GP
Track: Circuit de Monaco
1) L.Hamilton
Mercedes
2) S.Vettel
Ferrari
3) V.Bottas
Mercedes
Vettel finally ended the dominance of the Mercedes team in finishing second behind Lewis Hamilton, with Bottas back in third. He nearly also picked up the victory finishing just 2.6 seconds behind the winner.
CANADIAN GP
Track: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
1) L.Hamilton
Mercedes
2) S.Vettel
Ferrari
3) C.Leclerc
Ferrari
Bottas failed to finish on the podium for the first time of the season as Hamilton picked up another victory. Both Ferrari drivers also made the podium with Vettel finishing second for the second consecutive race.
FRENCH GP
Track: Circuit Paul Ricard
1) L.Hamilton
Mercedes
2) V.Bottas
Mercedes
3) C.Leclerc
Ferrari
A fourth consecutive victory for Hamilton and another 1-2 for the Mercedes team. Ferrari’s Leclerc picked up his second consecutive podium.
AUSTRIAN GP
Track: Red Bull Ring
1) M.Verstappen
Red Bull
2) C.Leclerc
Ferrari
3) V.Bottas
Mercedes
Hamilton failed to finish on the podium for the first time as Verstappen picked up the victory for the Red Bull team. Leclerc picked up his third consecutive podium.
BRITISH GP
Track: Silverstone Circuit
1) L.Hamilton
Mercedes
2) V.Bottas
Mercedes
3) C.Leclerc
Ferrari
Hamilton returned to winning ways on his home track, as he dominated the race winning by over 24 seconds. Bottas finished runner up with another 1-2 for the Mercedes team.
GERMAN GP
Track: Hockenheimring
1) M.Verstappen
Red Bull
2) S.Vettel
Ferrari
3) D.Kvyat
Toro Rosso
Another victory for Verstappen, with both Mercedes drivers finishing outside of the top eight. Kvyat picked up his first podium of the season for the Toro Rosso team.
HUNGARIAN GP
Track: Hungaroring
1) L.Hamilton
Mercedes
2) M.Verstappen
Red Bull
3) S.Vettel
Ferrari
Hamilton returned to winning ways in Hungary as he extended his lead in the title race. He finished by over 17 seconds from Verstappen.
BELGIAN GP
Track: Spa-Francorchamps
1) C.Leclerc
Ferrari
2) L.Hamilton
Mercedes
3) V.Bottas
Mercedes
Leclerc picked up his first victory of the season and first in F1 as he beat Hamilton by just under a second. Bottas then made it another full podium for the Mercedes team.
ITALIAN GP
Track: Autodromo Nazionale Monza
1) C.Leclerc
Ferrari
2) V.Bottas
Mercedes
3) L.Hamilton
Mercedes
Second consecutive race victory for Leclerc as both Mercedes drivers again made the podium.
