article_snippet: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton win at the season-opening race in Melbourne, Australia .
article_snippet: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg were in a class of Hamilton and Mercedes own as Hamilton and Mercedes dominated the race .
article_snippet: Hamilton and Mercedes, is the overwhelming favourite to defend his Formula One crown .
article_snippet: In the past 30 years, there have been four occasions when the top driver wasn’t in
article_snippet: the top car and Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton is the only one to achieve that feat this century.
article_snippet: Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo finished sixth at the first race of the season, one lap down on Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton .
article_snippet: Christian Horner oversaw Red Bulls dominance from 2010-2013 as Christian Horner won four consecutive championships .
article_snippet: In 2008, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the drivers’ championship in a McLaren but Ferrari took the constructors’ title.
article_snippet: Before that, Mika Hakkinen (1999), Michael Schumacher (1994) and Alain Prost (1986) also pulled Mika Hakkinen (1999), Michael Schumacher (1994) and Alain Prost (1986) off.
article_snippet: So when Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton said if everyone had the same car Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton would still be champion, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton is probably right.
highlights_snippet: Lewis Hamilton won in Australia ahead of team-mate Nico Robserg .
  