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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.

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.

Max Verstappen was audibly furious during the Barcelona Grand Prix due to intermittent DRS issues that saw him rant over the team radio on numerous occasions during his battle with George Russell.The Red Bull mechanics were working on Verstappen's rear wing prior to the start of the race due to an issue with DRS but were confident the issue was resolved prior to the start - though that proved to not be the case.Starting second on the grid, Verstappen was unable to overtake Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in pole position and a spin at turn four led to him being overtaken by George Russell and teammate Sergio Perez - though the Mexican eventually ceded his position. Superb defending from Russell left the defending champion frustrated and his task to overtake the Mercedes man was made even harder by the fact he was suffering from intermittent DRS issues that prevented his rear wing from opening.That left Verstappen understandably furious and not happy with the messages from his team, with Christian Horner telling him on one occasion that they 'think you may have closed the DRS last time' to which he responded 'that's because I have to press it five f****** times'.

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 is 'relaxed' ahead of the Barcelona Grand Prix despite his team's ongoing woes this season and his mammoth deficit in the championship standings.

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.

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Toto Wolff was kind when giving his latest assessment on the team's car this season, dubbing it an 'understatement' as he believes it's a 'killer to drive'. The Silver Arrows have found themselves well off the pace of Ferrari and Red Bull this season, with the car suffering from 'porpoising' issues and unable to find the pace to compete at the front of the grid.Russell has had the better form compared to teammate Lewis Hamilton, maintaining his record of a top-five finish in every Grand Prix this season in Miami after he overtook his teammate in the latter stages of the race.Mercedes had introduced an upgrade package for the Miami Grand Prix which looked promising after Russell set the fastest lap time in the second practice session but then failed to advance past Q2 in qualifying.While Russell has been able to find some consistency in the car, he's certainly not happy with the condition of the vehicle and believes Wolff has been kind when giving his recent assessments of the car.“Toto is throwing the word ‘diva’ around a lot about the car - but that is an understatement because it is so unpredictable.

Lewis Hamilton has questioned Mercedes' team strategy following the Miami Grand Prix, as he was left frustrated by the team's questions on the radio following the safety car.Lando Norris' crash with Pierre Gasly saw the pack brought together under the safety car, which worked in favour of Hamilton's Mercedes teammate George Russell as he was able to have a cheap pit stop, but Mercedes were unsure of what to do with the seven-time champion.Race engineer Peter Donnington asked Hamilton whether he wished to take on new tyres behind the safety car, which resulted in the British driver asking why he was being posed that question and stating 'that's your job' to the pit wall.While the race represented an improvement for Hamilton, who finished outside the points in Imola but came in sixth in Miami, the experienced driver spoke about the race about the team's strategy and questioned the approach to serve further evidence of his growing frustration with the team.“In that scenario, I have no clue where everyone is, so when the team say ‘it is your choice’, I don’t have the information to make the decision,” he said following the race's conclusion in Miami.“That’s what your job is. Make the decision for me as you have all the details and I don’t.

LIVE – Updated at 17:05Charles Leclerc put his Ferrari on pole position for the inaugural Miami Grand Prix as F1 hit Florida with qualifying on Saturday. The championship leader kept his cool in the searing 33 degree heat, with Carlos Sainz completing an all-Ferrari front row. Max Verstappen blew his chances of claiming his second pole in as many grands prix when he made a mistake on his final run.

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Jeremy Clarkson, 62, gave his opinion on Lewis Hamilton’s recent disappointing finish in his latest column.Speaking about the Imola Grand Prix in Italy, which took place in April, Jeremy was critical of Lewis' performance.Jeremy said Lewis “qualified badly”, adding that he “spent most of the race at the back of the field, trying and failing to get past someone who was driving what was basically a Morris Marina”.The car enthusiast revealed that, while Lewis’ boss and some commentators had blamed his car for his performance, Jeremy pointed out that his younger Mercedes team-mate George Russell, “soundly” beat him by coming in at fourth position.The Clarkson's Farm presenter claimed that George’s car was “worse” than Lewis’ had been, and was not equally as problematic, as had been previously suggested.The former Top Gear host explained that the Mercedes team “forgot” to change the set-up of George’s car.Damon Hill, the 1996 Formula One World Champion, had a different viewpoint and recently said Lewis had not been “humiliated” by George, although Lewis has been falling behind his team-mate this season.Damon described Lewis as being “a little unlucky”.The multiple champion only managed a 13th place-finish at Imola.Jeremy hasn’t been reserving his anger just for Lewis lately, as he has also been making comments aimed at Amal Clooney in the same column for The Sun.The star of Amazon Prime Video show Clarkson’s Farm said he had assumed the barrister to be a “drippy human rights loony”.He had also thought of her as only having a platform “to get her lefty messages across” because she is married to George Clooney.Despite these assumptions, he did say Amal has “the most beautiful voice I’ve ever heard” when he found himself

Mercedes teammate George Russell, former world champion Damon Hill has declared.The seven-time champion has endured a nightmare start to the 2022 season with Mercedes struggling following the latest round of regulation changes, finishing outside the points last time out at Imola in what was a disastrous weekend for the Brit.However, despite Mercedes' woes, Russell has found consistency in the car with top-five finishes in each of his four races since joining the team, while he's finished ahead of his teammate in each of the last three rounds of racing.That has seen Hamilton come under significant scrutiny, with questions regarding his long-term future and whether his title defeat to Max Verstappen last season has hit his confidence - with the chances of a record-breaking eighth world title looking like a pipe dream.With Hamilton facing criticism and scrutiny, with comparisons made to his form and Russell's, Hill believes that such a view is not showing the full picture, with Hamilton not being fortunate in his endeavours so far in the 2022 campaign."He's [Russell] done an absolutely brilliant job and is looking strong. I think Lewis has been a little unlucky and I think he's been delving around and [has] been happy to play the guy who tries the experimental setup for Mercedes a bit because he's got more experience with them," he told the F1 Nation podcast."So perhaps he's gone the wrong way sometimes and that has made him look worse off than he really is against George, but George is definitely doing a sterling job – and I think that's a very firm foundation for him going forward.

Toto Wolff has issued a lifeline to Lewis Hamilton after confirming that the team are rolling out improvements for this weekend's Miami Grand Prix, which they hope will revitalise their season.The German outfit have won eight Constructor's Championships in a row but have endured a woeful start to the new season, with the Silver Arrows unable to maintain the pace with Ferrari and Red Bull - who are in danger of pulling out of reach.Seven-time world champion Hamilton has particularly struggled, finishing outside the points last time out at Imola and unable to find the pace in the car that teammate George Russell has, raising questions as to whether his time on the grid will be coming to an end.Mercedes' issues this season have come amid an inability to solve the 'porpoising' problems that leaves the car bouncing at high speed and while others have also encountered similar issues, the likes of Ferrari have still been able to maintain a blistering pace. That's left Hamilton out of the picture for the title fight and Mercedes looking likely to cede their crown unless a remarkable comeback can be achieved, with Toto Wolff confirming that lessons have been learned and there are improvements on the cards.“Since we returned from Italy, we've learned as much from the weekend as we can and, in parallel, our learning has continued in the wind tunnel and simulations.

Formula One season is underway and, despite being just four races young, suggestions are emerging that indicate we could see the first driver change of 2022.Williams driver Nicholas Latifi has come under scrutiny yet again, with the Canadian being outperformed by teammate Alex Albon already - having been outshone in each of his two previous seasons by George Russell, which earned him a seat alongside Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes.Further adding to the pressure is the fact that Williams is no longer a family-run business, following the sale to Dorilton Capital, which brought around changes across the team structure including the appointment of Jost Capito who has been supportive of Latifi.In the end though, it's a results business and the fact that Latifi has also sustained a number of crashes, which are extremely expensive and provide a significant impact to the team's budget cap, the writing may well be on the wall with highly-rated Formula 2 champion Oscar Piastri touted for the seat.Sky Sports' Ted Kravitz has reported that Williams are looking at Piastri, who is a reserve driver for Alpine, as a potential option for a seat in 2023 but Spanish journalist Albert Fabrega has suggested 'shocking' changes are imminent for unnamed F1 teams - with a 'swap' on the cards, which may possibly refer to Alpine essentially loaning Piastri to Williams for a number of seasons. Criticism towards Latifi throughout his Formula 1 career has come from his alleged 'pay driver' status, referencing the fact that his father Michael Latifi is a billionaire who reportedly secured Williams a loan during the coronavirus pandemic, while his company Sofina Foods is also a sponsor of the team.

George Russell following comments made after the Sprint at Imola.The British driver criticised the proceedings in Saturday's event as 'processional', despite being heralded for its entertainment by many as Max Verstappen overtook Charles Leclerc late on - providing the platform for his race victory on Sunday.Mercedes continued to struggle across the weekend, however, with both Russell and Lewis Hamilton starting outside the top 10 on the grid, though the former charged his way through the pack to secure an excellent fourth-place finish.Had Mercedes started higher on the grid, that performance could have been even better and Russell stated after the Sprint that the event was not long enough and suggested an extension to the distance following 'processional' proceedings.Those comments were quickly batted away by F1 director Brawn though, who stated Russell's comments were 'not really what we listen to' and instead indicated that the views of drivers higher up the grid would see their thoughts carry more weight.Naturally, that caused quite a stir and Brawn has now moved to clarify his remarks, pointing out the fact that drivers often complain when things don't quite go in their favour and made it clear the views of all drivers would be considered."I just know from my own experience that psychologically, a driver at the back of the grid has got all sorts of other things going on.HAVE YOUR SAY! Was the Sprint race at Imola better than standard qualifying? Comment below."It would be great if there were things going on at the back but we had a Mercedes that couldn't overtake the cars in front, but there was plenty of overtaking going on in the middle and up the front. Of course, we will listen.