MERCEDES
LEWIS HAMILTON
Started 5th-------Result 18th
6 Did well to nip past Sainz at the start, but it came at a cost. The Ferrari fightback into the chicane put the Merc over the sausage kerbs and damaged its floor. Russell could then catch and pass with ease. Pitstop wing adjustments helped before loss of hydraulics pressure led to retirement.
GEORGE RUSSELL
Started 6th----------Result 5th
7 Mercedes struggled with bouncing and drag. He was pipped by Hamilton in qualifying, then his team-mate was hobbled in the race. Russell also struggled for speed after pitting and, by his own reckoning, was at least a tiny bit to blame for the unsafe release that earned a 5s penalty.
