Lewis Hamilton issues verdict on 'leader' claims in Mercedes partnership with George Russell

BBC Radio 4.Donny has revealed he once faced crippling anxiety while appearing on stage in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.His lead role in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical revived the pop star's career in a time where it was facing a bit of a lull, but the former teen pop sensation admitted there were difficulties behind the scenes.Donny, who has been famous since childhood, confessed he feared his career would be over if he did not deliver an outstanding performance. He shared he had been experiencing panic attacks and stage fright, as he was riddled with worries that he wouldn’t be good enough in the critically-acclaimed production. "I didn't want my career to fail again," he said. "I had to be perfect. “If I didn't give a perfect performance people would walk out of the theatre saying 'it wasn’t worth the price.'"Donny previously shared his experiences of anxiety, saying: "There are times I remember before I walked on stage where if I had the choice of walking on stage or dying, I would have chosen death."Of his panic attacks, the star said: "I thought I was actually going crazy in my mind."I remember shaking in bed, and I just… I couldn't get out of bed.Something was wrong, and my wife took me to the hospital.""I felt like he was having a nervous breakdown,” his wife Debbie Osmond said.

Prince Charles and his son Prince William were heard having 'explosive rows' when he felt he was being "airbrushed" out of the Cambridge family's lives, it has been claimed.

Jared Goff and Christen Harper are engaged!

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck hold hands on the set of his new Nike movie on Friday (June 17) in Los Angeles.

A change in his perspective. After Denise Richards publicly slammed ex-husband Charlie Sheen over his apparent lack of support surrounding their daughter Sami Sheen’s new OnlyFans venture, he has spoken out about how he really feels.

Abuela’s back! Just in time for Father’s Day!

Even though Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have been dating since last fall, he is still trying to get to know everyone’s names in the family!

Love Island fans have been sharing their predictions on what will happen on Sunday evening's episode, following the dramatic cliffhanger that showed one boy being dumped from the villa. Friday night’s episode saw the surprise arrival of new Islander Danica Taylor, who was later revealed to have the difficult choice of deciding which boy to couple up with first in the latest recoupling. As there are now an uneven number of contestants on the show, Danica’s arrival means there’s more boys than girls and therefore one boy will have to pack his bags and leave the villa after the girls all get a chance to choose who they’d like to couple up with next.

Molly-Mae Hague has given fans a sneak peek inside her and boyfriend Tommy Fury's £3 million mansion as renovations continue on the property. The Love Island star, 23, and her boxer beau, also 23, purchased their first home earlier this year and have wasted no time getting started on transforming the property, which reportedly boasts six bedrooms and is located in an affluent neighbourhood in Chester.

Royal Ascot revealed they only entered the race because they wanted tickets for the event. Holloway Boy became the first winning newcomer at the Royal Ascot in 26 years earlier today, with the 40-1 horse not being given the credit he deserved going into the yearly event.

tennis star Dominic Thiem after neighbours thought they were hearing ‘porn noises’.Thiem, 28, has been training in the Austrian village of Traiskirchen in a return to action after a long-term wrist injury. But a bizarre episode saw neighbours call police to the property where the former world No.3 had been staying and training.Austrian media report the neighbours in question had grown weary of hearing raucous moaning from his training complex, which went on for more than an hour.

What hobby would you urge Usain Bolt to give a try? Let him know in the comments section!And despite the fact the twins are still in nappies, Usain is determined that they will follow in his dominoes-playing footsteps when they are old enough.He said: “The kids take up most of my time now. It is nice to be there for them, which I wouldn’t have been able to do if I was running.”But Olympia Lightning is already showing signs of athletic potential.

Formula One are 'deeply dissatisfied' with the sport's governing body, the FIA, following a number of controversial decisions made at the Monaco Grand Prix. The start to the event in Monte Carlo was delayed due to rain but race director Eduardo Freitas was criticised for taking this stance, with seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton among those hitting out at the delay.“I don’t know the reason for them not sending us out.

Lewis Hamilton ahead of this weekend's Formula One Monaco Grand Prix, gifting the Brit a signed bare-bottom photo. The Alfa Romeo driver went viral following the inaugural Miami Grand Prix earlier this month after taking some time to travel in the United States with his partner and taking a dip in a Colorado stream in his birthday suit.That sparked a charity idea for the Finnish driver, who partnered with photographer and creative Paul Ripke to do a special one-day-only print run of his social media storm - and raised a whopping amount of over £42,000 in the process.Over 5,000 images were sold and Bottas has confirmed that there won't be a re run of the release - but he made sure he had a special gift for former teammate Hamilton, presenting it to him ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix."I just wanted to come and give you something.

Lewis Hamilton deliberately 'rammed' him on the opening lap of the Barcelona Grand Prix, saying his comments were in the 'heat of the moment'.Magnussen and teammate Mick Schumacher started in the top-10 of the Grand Prix, a rare occurrence for Haas, but their plans for the race quickly encountered issues after a first-lap collision between Magnussen and Hamilton.The Danish driver looked to overtake Hamilton on turn four after a fine start to the race but clipped the Mercedes, sending him into the gravel and seeing Hamilton forced into the pits after a puncture - which threatened to derail his race amid Mercedes' resurgence over the weekend.F1 race directors reviewed the incident and declared it to be a racing incident, with no punishment issued to either driver, but an angry Magnussen accused Hamilton of 'knowing what he was doing' to make contact with his counterpart."Lewis knew what he was doing there, he rammed me," Magnussen said over the radio but backtracked on his comments after the race."It was just in the heat of the moment. You say whatever you say, and then you go and look at it.

George Russell secured a second podium finish of the season after coming third in Catalonia, while Lewis Hamilton produced a stunning drive to finish sixth after an opening-lap puncture left him at the back of the pack.That was the culmination of a positive weekend in Barcelona, with Mercedes showing in qualifying and in practice sessions that they have the ability to compete at the front of the grid with Red Bull and Ferrari. While there were still some significant pace differences with the two title-chasers, further upgrades are set to be utilised ahead of the next round in Monte Carlo.Mercedes' trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin revealed after the race in Barcelona that more upgrades are on the cards, saying: “The most encouraging thing is the improvement in pace that we have seen this weekend; a lot of hard work has gone into understanding the issues and bringing parts to the track for this race.“We can now see a route to develop our way out of this and back into a position where we can fight for pole and wins.

Lewis Hamilton is in the midst of an ongoing feud with the FIA regarding jewellery, while Fernando Alonso accused the race directors of 'incompetence' after being penalised in the recent round in Miami. They're merely the latest battles F1 has had with the FIA, with frustrations that FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem has not yet approved a rise in Sprint races for 2023 while the controversial end to last season that saw Max Verstappen beat Hamilton to the title is still fresh in the memory.That has led Formula One to consider it's position with the FIA, the BBC's Andrew Benson has reported, although the full removal of the governing body isn't possible and some relationship would have to remain."There's widespread dissatisfaction amongst a lot of people in Formula 1 at the way FIA is conducting itself on a number of different levels.

Toto Wolff declared his team looked like they had a 'championship-winning car' in Barcelona after Lewis Hamilton's remarkable drive following opening-lap catastrophe.A collision with Haas driver Kevin Magnusson saw Hamilton forced into an early pit change and at the back of the grid, with the seven-time world champion even suggesting that he should retire from the race in order to save the engine - but his team disagreed and said a points finish was achievable.That proved to be correct, with Hamilton finishing fifth in a race that was full of drama and, while he was once again behind teammate George Russell, who secured a second podium finish of the season, it was a significant improvement to previous races.So much so, in fact, that Wolff believes Hamilton's drive in Barcelona was reminiscent of some of his best during his title-winning campaigns and feels that Mercedes now have a car that is able to compete with the likes of Red Bull and Ferrari.“The dynamic between the driver and team is something that is so important that it’s clear. Having an accident at the early stage of the race and you’re saying to yourself, ‘not again’ and you’re not featuring because I think he was 38 seconds or so behind the last cars after his stop and that’s basically game over," he said after the race.“But then him going and then showing this very good pace was important, not only for his morale, but also our morale.

Toto Wolff has fired a warning to rivals Ferrari and Red Bull following the team's signs of revival in Barcelona ahead of Sunday's Grand Prix.The Silver Arrows showed signs of progress in three practice sessions and, unlike last time out in Miami, were able to continue that form into qualifying as George Russell came in fourth to secure the team's highest finish in qualifying this season. While the two Mercedes weren't quite able to compete for a spot on the front row with Ferrari and Red Bull, with Lewis Hamilton coming in sixth and behind his teammate, it could be the start of an upwards trajectory for the defending constructors' champions.With Russell on the second row alongside Carlos Sainz and ahead of Sergio Perez, Mercedes are certainly in the picture for Barcelona, though it's a track notorious for being difficult to overtake on, and Wolff has fired a warning to his rivals.He said: "My belief is we have a race car more than a qualifying car.

Mercedes after recording the team's best qualifying session so far this season for the Barcelona Grand Prix.The Silver Arrows showed signs of a revival heading into the race in Spain and maintained their improvements throughout practice and into Saturday's qualifying session.Russell, who had qualified outside of the top 10 last time out in Miami, was able to outperform teammate Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull's Sergio Perez to come in fourth - the highest he has ever qualified since joining Mercedes.Despite the improvements, Mercedes were still off the pace of their rivals and competing for pole position and race wins seems to be a step too far for now but Russell is adamant that there is still more to come from the team."It wasn't actually our most perfect qualifying session, we didn't quite have the tyres in the right window and I think there's more lap time on the table yet we still came home in P4 which is our best qualifying of the season," he told Sky Sports."Looking at our pace on Friday, we had a better race car than we did qualifying car so I think that we've got a real chance against Ferrari but Red Bull, especially Max, look to be a little bit faster in the race. It's all to play for."A big improvement for Mercedes was the quelling of the porpoising issue that has plagued their season so far, something Russell welcomed: "I don't feel quite as fatigued after that session compared to what I'm used to.

Lewis Hamilton continued to be outshone by teammate George Russell.The Silver Arrows have been unable to compete with Ferrari and Red Bull at the front of the grid this season, with porpoising issues proving to be their Achilles heel and leaving them in a midfield battle.However, Mercedes began to show they had quelled those problems in the practice sessions in Barcelona and, unlike last time out in Miami, were able to maintain those showings in Saturday's qualifying session.Russell continues to be Mercedes' shining light ahead of seven-time world champion Hamilton though, qualifying ahead of his teammate and Red Bull's Sergio Perez - showing that he could have a say in the title battle this season.Despite those improvements, Mercedes still seem to be a long way from fighting for pole position and race wins though as Russell finished six tenths off a second from Charles Leclerc, who starts on pole, with Hamilton a further three tenths back.It leaves Hamilton in particular with plenty of work to do and provides further evidence that his quest for an eighth world title will have to run beyond 2022, with the experienced Brit unable to compete this season.Will George Russell secure a podium finish in Barcelona? Comment below.Russell has finished in the top five in every race so far this season and, starting fourth, looks set to maintain that record.While Mercedes have largely performed better on race day than they have in qualifying or practice this season, Barcelona is a notoriously difficult track to overtake and looks likely to remain that way despite F1's regulation changes this year.The winner at the Circuit de Catalunya has started on pole 23 times in 31 races, while there's only been three race winners in Barcelona