Lewis Hamilton has declared he feels mentally tougher than ever and is confident his 2016 season is going to come good. The triple world champion heads into this weekends Chinese GP trailing Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in the Drivers Championship after the Germans winning streak from the end of last year continued at the Australian and Bahrain Grands Prix.Hamilton has beaten Rosberg to pole at both races but seen his victory chances scuppered by poor starts, which have left him sixth and seventh respectively at the end of the opening lap. But, despite his team-mates results, Hamilton is sanguine about the situation.People keep asking me if Im worried - if theres a downward trend emerging, said Hamilton. But Im feeling the complete opposite. There are no real flaws in our procedure and how were working, so I know its going to come good.Mercedes: More to come from FerrariOn a personal level too, Im in the best place Ive ever been psychologically. Theres very little, if anything at all, that can penetrate that. Theres a long, long way to go, so Ill just keep working as hard as I have been. Lewis Hamilton recovered from contact with Valtteri Bottas to finish third in Bahrain Hamiltons second and third-place finishes so far in 2016 means he is 17 points behind Rosberg but, ahead of a Shanghai race he has won a record four times and finished on the podium at every year since 2010, the Briton said: Its not been a smooth start to the season for me, so to be in the championship position Im in right now is actually pretty positive.If you can have two bad races and still come away with two podiums, that bodes pretty well. Ive come back from worse, thats for sure! When is the Chinese GP on Sky? 8am start for Qualifying and 7am for the Race on Sky F1 Mercedes have dominated the Chinese GP over the last four seasons, with Rosbergs win in 2012 the first of the modern Silver Arrows era.The Germans back-to-back successes at the start of this year represent his best start to a season and he admits he is savouring Mercedes continued domination of F1. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton is glad that he could complete the Bahrain GP in third place following his turn one collision with Valterri Bottas Its great to start the season in such a positive way. But Im just taking things step by step, race by race and targeting a lot more wins to come, said Rosberg after moving on to 16 career wins in Bahrain.Its important to enjoy times like these. I feel very privileged to drive the best car on the grid for the third year in a row and I intend to make the most of it. 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It was that one pitch which was a slider inside that was definitely a mistake pitch.Jon Gray (9-6) surrendered four hits and struck out eight over a crisp six innings for his first win since Aug. 2.I feel like sometimes you can out-aggressive people. I like to do that, Gray said. Bring a little intensity and cruise from there.Gray started strong, which hasnt always been the case this season. Of the 72 runs he has allowed, 34 have been scored in the opening ttwo innings.ddddddddddddIn this game, not even a third-inning downpour could interrupt his concentration.Gray ran into trouble in the fifth with two on and one out. Adrian Gonzalez sent a sinking liner to center that Charlie Blackmon hauled in as he slid on the slick grass. Gray pointed his glove toward the outfielder in appreciation.That was awesome, Gray said. That really helped me out a lot.DJ LeMahieu had a two-run double in a five-run seventh that turned a pitching duel into a rout.TRAINERS ROOMDodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (mild disk irritation) will face hitters in a simulated game on Tuesday in Los Angeles. A minor-league start may be the next step in his rehabilitation. We have a couple different scenarios. So, depending on how he comes out of it, well make a decision, Roberts explained.FANTASY DRAFTRoberts has a new player on his team -- Julio Jones, the game-changing receiver of the Atlanta Falcons. Jones may not help the Dodgers win the NL West, but could lift Roberts and his team to a fantasy football title.The Dodgers held their league draft in Denver on Sunday. Roberts is the silent partner on a squad co-owned by Justin Turner and Brandon McCarthy. They took Jones with the No. 2 overall pick.THIS & THATLast week, Maeda was optioned to the Arizona League Dodgers to free up roster space. He was recalled Monday and the team optioned right-handed pitcher Brock Stewart to Double-A Tulsa. ... Pinch-hitter Charlie Culberson broke up the shutout in the ninth with an RBI groundout that brought in Andrew Toles, who tripled.UP NEXTDodgers: LHP Rich Hill (10-3) makes his first start at Coors Field since April 23, 2008, while with the Chicago Cubs.Rockies: LHP Tyler Anderson (4-5) is 4-1 with a 3.45 ERA at Coors Field this season. ' ' '