Formula One star Lando Norris isn't going to follow Lewis Hamilton to Monaco - because he can't afford it. Norris, 20, would rather stay in Surrey than move to the playground of the grid's high-rollers.

Lewis Hamilton has unveiled the new Mercedes he hopes will fire him to a record-equalling seventh Formula One world championship.

Lewis Hamilton has hit back at criticism from Red Bull rival Max Verstappen , calling the Dutchman's comments 'a sign of weakness' after he recently lit the fire ahead of the upcoming season.

INTERVIEW BY JONATHAN SPENCER: Lewis Hamilton heads into the new season as big favourite to claim his seventh world title and draw level with legend Michael Schumacher.

JONATHAN MCEVOY IN BARCELONA: Lewis Hamilton is making Mercedes wait to open contract talks, though he revealed that 'freedom' will be a central demand when negotiations finally start.

INTERVIEW BY NATHAN SALT: Jenson Button has warned Charles Leclerc that his honeymoon at Ferrari is over and he must now put up a fight with Lewis Hamilton for the title.

It has been reported that Hamilton could pocket around £60million from a new deal with Mercedes but he and Wolff both claimed that they have not yet spoken about figures.

Lewis Hamilton's decision to get out of the car saw a red flag deployed on the session so that the car and the British driver could be retrieved and taken back to the Mercedes garage before action resumed.

Lewis Hamilton has said he needs to figure out his next 'five to 10-year plan' before signing a new contract with Mercedes. Hamilton joined Mercedes from McLaren back in 2013.

Nico Rosberg has backed one of Formula One's crop of exciting youngsters to make a breakthrough this season and seize the Formula One title.

Pre-season testing has left us with more questions than answers as the new F1 campaign prepares to get underway at the Australian GP. Here are the 10 biggest talking points for the new season.

Hamilton said it was 'shocking' that the Australian Grand Prix could go ahead amid the threat of the coronavirus and suggested organisers had put financial concerns ahead of people's health.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY JONATHAN MCEVOY: Bernie Ecclestone does not believe Lewis Hamilton should move to Ferrari and he is happy to reel off why. Ecclestone is enjoying a burger in a regular haunt.

EXCLUSIVE BY JONATHAN MCEVOY: Lewis Hamilton's future at Mercedes was cast into doubt when his boss Toto Wolff was absent from a heated conference call intended to save F1.

Formula One star Lewis Hamilton has warned the public they must self-isolate in order to reduce the threat of the coronavirus.

The reigning Formula One champion is waiting to agree terms over a new contract with Mercedes, with his current £40million-a-year deal expiring at the end of this season.

The French Grand Prix became the 10th race to be postponed or cancelled this season with the pandemic decimating the sporting calendar worldwide.

It was the six-time world champion who broke the racing-must-go-on consensus ahead of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, saying it was 'shocking' to press ahead.

The six-time Formula One world champion says the British Grand Prix won't be the same without spectators but he is still raring to go after months of waiting due to the coronavirus pandemic.

JONATHAN McEVOY FORMULA ONE COLUMN: Could we be witnessing the mental disintegration of Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg in these opening jousts of the season?

JONATHAN McEVOY: The Mercedes mantra has been that they win as a team and lose as a team, but responsibility for these calls surely lies with Paddy Lowe – the technical director.

JONATHAN McEVOY: Mercedes were pilloried here and elsewhere for their embarrassing mistake on the pit wall in Monaco. So we should give them credit for the British Grand Prix.

F1 COLUMN - JONATHAN MCEVOY: It was a superlative race in Hungary but there was one nagging concern: the lack of Nico Rosberg’s form and Lewis Hamilton's dominance

JONATHAN McEVOY IN AUSTIN: Oh Noah! Lewis Hamilton faces another anxious night of waiting after Hurricane Patricia caused qualifying for the American Grand Prix to be called off.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN AUSTIN: Mobbed at a fan zone in the city on Saturday night, Lewis Hamilton is the only vaguely famous Formula One star in America.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN MELBOURNE: There was a sense of deflation among British fans in Melbourne that Lewis Hamilton's title defence was skewered in the first half of the first race.

Lewis Hamilton may be receiving a phone call from disgruntled Mercedes chiefs soon, after images of his personalised La Ferrari made their way online.

Lewis Hamilton won the French Grand Prix to claim his sixth win of the season and extend Mercedes' unbeaten run to 10 races.

Austrian GP: Lewis Hamilton set a best lap time in one minute and 4.838 seconds on soft tyres in the first practice.

Austrian GP: Lewis Hamilton was sanctioned for impeding Kimi Raikkonen during qualifying.

Lewis Hamilton qualified second but was demoted to start from fourth for impeding, as Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen will start from one-two.

Lewis Hamilton will start from second after his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas pipped him to the pole at British Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton piped Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas to win the British Grand Prix as Ferrari's Charles Leclerc finished in third.

Sebastian Vettel finished a distant 16th in British Grand Prix and is now 100 points adrift of Lewis Hamilton on Drivers Championship board.

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc shone in the scorching sun in the first two practices of German Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton stormed to pole position at German Grand Prix, as both Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel will start last after technical faults marred their qualifying.

Lewis Hamilton had the best time at the end of practice on the first day of Hungarian Grand Prix, as the rain curtailed the second session.

Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes pipped Red Bull's Max Verstappen to win the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Mercedes announced that Valtteri Bottas will continue to partner Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton next year.

Lewis Hamilton lost control of the car at high speed in a heavy collision with the tyre-protected barriers, as third free practice session was suspended.

Charles Leclerc rode to his first Formula One victory from pole as he finished ahead of series leader Lewis Hamilton.

Lewis Hamilton said he might one day be tempted to race for Ferrari in the Formula One but emphasised that his loyalty to Mercedes.

Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes is surprised that he managed to tail Ferrari's Charles Leclerc at the first two practice sessions of Italian Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton told reporters that deleting social media from his life has made a significant difference to it.

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will be looking for a hat-trick of wins when he starts the Singapore Grand Prix on pole on Sunday.

Lewis Hamilton will be going into the Russian Grand Prix, where Mercedes have won every contest since 2014, on the back of three consecutive losses.

After back-to-back losses in the last three races, Lewis Hamilton believes it has become difficult for Mercedes to claim supremacy for the rest of the year.

Russian Grand Prix: Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton won the race ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas while Ferrari's Charles Leclerc finished third.

Lewis Hamilton said that he and Valtteri Bottas are on the same page and that is the reason for their success, unlike the Ferrari drivers.

Lewis Hamilton feels that Charles Leclerc has overtaken teammate Sebastian Vettel as Ferrari's favourite.