His Mercedes teammate, Nico Rosberg, started the season strongly, winning the first four races as Hamilton struggled with reliability issues and poor starts. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 217 points, 2. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) 198, 3. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) 133, 4. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 115.

Source: The Hindu August 24, 2016 18:11 UTC