Lewis Hamilton will join from Friday, BBC Sports’ staff.

The Mercedes driver’s appointment is part of the BBC’s revamped online content for the new season.

David Coulthard will write a post-race column, while new BBC F1 presenter Suzi Perry will provide a series of videos from behind-the-scenes.

BBC F1’s technical analyst Gary Anderson will review each race by looking at five key events from every weekend of action, along with providing in-depth technical analysis in his regular ‘Ask Anderson’ series.

The website will provide text and audio commentary from BBC Radio 5 Live, along with the new ‘driver tracker’, on-board cameras and pit-lane streams.

Murray Walker will host a series of archive material including videos and articles for each race titled ‘Murray’s Memories’.

“I feel good in this car, we made good progress. There is of course a lot of work to do, which is normal when you arrive in a new team. It takes time to get used to and obviously I work as hard as I can to get there. I think it takes a little time, and gradually as time passes, I feel more comfortable, “said Lewis Hamilton who will make his first start this Sunday with Mercedes.

The BBC recently announced its new lineup of TV presenters for the 2013 Formula 1 season, with Former MotoGP presenter Perry taking over as lead anchor from Jake Humphrey.