<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ngaphambi kokuqala kwesizini, uHamilton wamemezela ukuthi ngeke asebenzise inketho yakhe yokushintsha inombolo yakhe yemoto ibe ngu-1 kule sizini, njengoba kwakuyilungelo lakhe njengoMpetha Womhlaba obusa, futhi esikhundleni salokho uzoqhubeka nokujaha ngenombolo yakhe yomsebenzi engu-44. Kwakuyisizini yokuqala kusukela, lapho u-Alain Prost ethatha umhlalaphansi kulo mdlalo ngemuva kwesihloko sakhe sesine nesokugcina seWorld Drivers Championship ngo-1994, ukuthi inkundla yayingenayo imoto enenombolo engu-1. IMercedes iphinde yabonakala iyimoto esheshayo kule sizini, njengoba iW06 Hybrid entsha iqede ama-lap amaningi ekuhlolweni kwangaphambi kwesizini kunanoma iyiphi imoto esincintisana nayo, futhi ikwenze lokho isebenzisa iyunithi eyodwa yamandla. Emjahweni wokuqala e-Australia, uHamilton wafaneleka endaweni yokuqala ngaphambi kokuwina umjaho ngaphambi kukaRosberg endaweni yesibili, neFerrari kaSebastian Vettel endaweni yesithathu, amasekhondi angama-34 emuva. Ngemva kokuthatha indawo yesibili eMalaysia, uHamilton wanqoba endaweni yesibili eChina nase  <response>: IBahrain okusho ukuthi wayethole amaphuzu angu-93 kumaphuzu angu-100 ayengaba khona ngemva kwemijikelezo emine. Engena engxenyeni yesizini yaseYurophu eyayinemincintiswano eyisishiyagalombili, uHamilton wayehola ngamaphuzu angama-27 ngaphezu kukaRosberg, okwasheshe kwancishiswa njengoba aqeda endaweni yesibili ngemuva komlingani wakhe eSpain. 