Lewis Hamilton 'relaxed' ahead of Spanish Grand Prix despite Mercedes woes

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Naomi Campbell and Heidi Klum are among the stars who flocked to Monaco for the Grand Prix this weekend, and they of course looked chic in the process. Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz were among the racers taking part in the Formula One event, but it was Mexican driver Sergio Perez who won on Sunday afternoon. The gripping race was watched by an A-list audience with supermodel Naomi, 52, arriving in a grey maxi dress, under which she went braless, teamed with grey Nike dunks. She was seen on the arm of billionaire businessman Ernesto Bertarelli after earlier relaxing on Sir Phillip Green’s superyacht Lionheart with her baby daughter. Fellow supermodel Heidi attended the event with her husband Tom Kaulitz, and stood out in a pink floral blouse and matching trousers while her other half matched her vibe wearing a striped shirt which he left unbuttoned.

Red Bull driver claimed his first win of the 2022 Formula One season in Monaco as he crossed the line ahead of Ferrari's Carlos Sainz and reigning champion Max Verstappen.

Kendall Jenner, Cara Delevingne, and Gigi Hadid have sailed into Monte Carlo from the Cannes Film Festival in previous years to support Team Hamilton.They were joined by Delevingne’s sister Poppy and models Hailey Baldwin and Shanina Shaik. Others to enjoy the excitement and glamour of Monaco include Kate Upton, Barbara Halvin and Bella Hadid.Below are some of the supermodels who have embraced all the glitz and glamour of Monaco:The American model has been a regular at the Monaco Grand Prix for the last few years.She always arrives with a party of friends including models Cara Delevingne and Gigi Hadid to support Lewis Hamilton.She has also been joined at the grand prix by boyfriend Devin Booker.

Formula One driver Martin Brundle has recalled a remarkable story that led to him being 'sent home' from a Monaco Grand Prix after missing a weigh bridge. F1 officials regularly call cars and their drivers to be weighed in the pit lane during qualifying sessions, to ensure they are not breaching the strict regulations, and significant penalties can be issued if a driver doesn't adhere to the instructions.

LIVE – Updated at 18:18Catch up with the action and the latest Formula One news from the Monaco Grand Prix after the opening day of practice at the iconic circuit in Monte Carlo. The sight of Formula One cars sweeping their way through the Monte Carlo streets is one of the finest in motorsport and it is set to be an important weekend in the title race as defending champion Max Verstappen looks to increase the pressure on Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who will be aiming to deliver glory at his home circuit.

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.

Mercedes team and stated both he and teammate George Russell work 'equally' in their bid to improve the team's fortunes. The eight-time consecutive Constructor's Champions have endured a woeful start to the 2022 season, with the new Formula One regulations proving to be a problem as Mercedes have struggled to solve their 'porpoising' issues.However, improvements in the team were shown in Barcelona where Russell secured his second podium finish of the season, while Hamilton rose to sixth after fighting back spectacularly from a first-lap puncture following a collision with Haas' Kevin Magnussen.Trailing teammate Russell by 28 points in the standings, Hamilton has been outperformed by his new colleague and has had to use his experience to help further the team - but he made it clear he doesn't feel as if he's the leader within the team.When Russell was asked at a press conference what qualities he saw in Hamilton as a leader, the seven-time world champion interjected and said: “Well, firstly, I wouldn’t say I’m the leader.

Charles Leclerc likely to face penalties further on in the season.

Charles Leclerc’s forced retirement in the Spanish Grand Prix cost rapper Drake £186,000 as the artist had a hefty bet on the outcome of the race.Drake placed an almighty bet on the Ferrari star to land the spoils in Barcelona, making use of his partnership with cryptocurrency platform Stake to back Leclerc. He announced his punt with an Instagram post that read: “First F1 bet, let's see how it goes.”But Drake’s woeful luck on the day may mean it is the last time that he tries to multiply his money through gambling on F1.

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.

LIVE – Updated at 16:02 Lap-by-lap report: Can Max Verstappen reel in Charles Leclerc’ at the top of the championship and will Lewis Hamilton finally get going? Join Alex hess now. And here’s Sergio Perez: “I have been feeling a lot of support this weekend so I am extremely happy to be on the podium for the first time in the Spanish Grand Prix. I think it was close but at the end it is a great team result and I am happy with that.

Red Bull team order to relinquish his lead in the Barcelona Grand Prix to teammate Max Verstappen 'unfair'.The Mexican driver took the lead in Catalonia after capitalising on issues for the rest of his rivals, with Verstappen spinning and suffering with DRS issues, Carlos Sainz also spinning and Charles Leclerc forced into retirement following a loss of power. Perez was a valiant assistant to Verstappen in his title-winning campaign last season and has often had to cede position to his teammate, although the fact that orders came so early in the season raised questions.The experienced driver didn't hide his feelings on the matter when informed of the order from his team and questioned the decision, saying: "That's very unfair, but OK."Verstappen went on to win the race and Perez came in second, sending Red Bull top of the constructors' standings and seeing the Milton Keynes-based side secure their second one-two finish in three races.With Verstappen now top of the Drivers; Championship and Red Bull leading the way in the constructors', it may seem that all is well for Christian Horner's men but Perez was understandably aggrieved.“Yes, I think it was close.

Formula One race in April 2002 show the four grid girls enjoying themselves trackside prior to the race starting as they pose on top of and alongside one of the cars.

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

Lewis Hamilton by 'welcoming' him to the Formula One midfield amid his ongoing struggles with Mercedes.The seven-time world champion has been unable to compete at the front of the grid in 2022, with Mercedes being well off the pace of rivals Ferrari and Red Bull.Hamilton has encountered the most problems, finishing behind teammate George Russell in each of the last four race weekends and seems highly unlikely to be able to win a record-breaking eighth world title this season. That's something that two-time champion Alonso knows all about, having seen his attempts for success following his mid-2000's period with Renault fall flat, and he explained it's a situation that the Brit may not hold any blame for finding himself in."This is the nature of the sport. Sometimes you have a better car, sometimes you have not such a good car and you still need to fight and make some progress.