The British Grand Prix at Silverstone can scarcely have had a sunnier setting than was provided by a baking weekend in Northamptonshire. But the sun shone most on Sebastian Vettel as he secured a priceless victory.

The Formula 1 season is almost upon us, but will it be another procession for Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes?

In the end, the final Grand Prix was a slight anticlimax: Lewis Hamilton, whose brilliance has soared to new heights this year, could only finish a meek second as his team-mate Valtteri Bottas cruised to victory in Abu Dhabi. 

It doesn’t seem long ago that Nico Rosberg pipped teammate Lewis Hamilton to his first Formula One Championship, but we’re back again to kick-start a new era in the sport.

Nico Rosberg captured the 2016 Formula One Drivers' Championship last Sunday in a thrilling Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.