Lewis Hamilton

Toto Wolff thinks that, had his first-lap incident not taken place, Lewis Hamilton would have been in the mix for the race victory in Spain.

He would have raced for the win.” And at the end, I mean, his race pace was stunning here. “We’re not sure [if] we damaged the engine.

The Mercedes driver and Kevin Magnussen collided on the first lap after the Haas man tried to go around the outside of Hamilton, leaving him with a puncture and ...

I was just really unfortunate at the start to get the puncture I got, but I didn't give up. He [Hamilton] would have raced for the win. But then, to be fighting for fourth, I was so happy.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen raced to his third victory in as many outings.

If I didn’t have the issue at the start I would have been fighting the Red Bulls so that gives me a great hope at some stage we will be fighting for the win. Russell also impressed to secure his second podium of the year. “Since the final race of last year it has been difficult all-round. “Lewis, that was amazing,” said Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, seconds after the race finished. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. So gloomy was Hamilton’s apparent fate that he wanted to retire his car.

LEWIS HAMILTON recovered from an early crash to finish fifth in the Spanish Grand Prix as Mercedes resurgence continues.

They gave him the equipment to do it as well. He managed to work his way back to fifth and could have secured fourth if not for a late mechanical concern which forced Mercedes to ask their drivers to slow down. Damon Hill has warned Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc that Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes are back in business.

Lewis Hamilton says his brilliant comeback drive at Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix has resurrected his dream of fighting for an eighth world championship.

But the British team are optimistic he will be fit to compete in Monaco next weekend. “Since the final race of last year it has been difficult all-round. Russell also impressed to secure his second podium of the year. So gloomy was Hamilton’s apparent fate that he wanted to retire his car. “I couldn’t understand it at the beginning and I thought that they were being super-optimistic, but I decided to give it everything and see where I could finish and it turns out I was higher than eighth. “You were the quickest car out there and you could have gone for the win.”

And the seven-time world champion said he was confident Mercedes would be race winners again before too long. Hamilton clashed with Kevin Magnussen on the ...

“I was thinking this is impossible to get back into the points but they said no I was on for eighth,” he said. We have made a lot of improvements with the car, the race pace is much better. “I had to get through a lot of adversity in that race starting from so far back.”

Lewis Hamilton's run of Spanish Grand Prix victories – stretching back to 2017 – may have come to an end in 2022. But the seven-time champion was still ...

“I was so gutted to lose the place to Sainz, especially after coming from where I came from, you know,” chuckled Hamilton. “I mean, I was 30-plus seconds behind [the pack]. That’s like no-man’s land, and I tell you, it’s a horrible feeling being that far behind. “It was a lot hotter than predicted today, so for everyone, it was quite tough with these cars,” said Hamilton. “I don’t know exactly what went on with the car, I’ve not spoken with the team… “But jeez, if I hadn’t had that issue at the beginning, who knows where we would have been in the end.

LEWIS HAMILTON collided with Kevin Magnussen early in the Spanish Grand Prix.

"But I was like, we might as well just save the engine so we live to fight another day. "From a driver's perspective, you know, 'that can't be possible, I'm 50 seconds behind the leaders', but it's still valuable mileage and we are never giving up anyway. The pair collided on the opening lap of the Spanish Grand Prix, with the incident causing Hamilton to offer to quit the race.

Kevin Magnussen said that his collision with Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap in Spain was where his race effectively ended.

We had a good start, a good first lap and that’s all you want from today. “It was a great Saturday, and we had a very clean Friday too which is very beneficial. The Mercedes driver has damage and limps back to the pits for repairs#SpanishGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/7mV0YAbGxF

LEWIS HAMILTON fought back to fifth in the Spanish Grand Prix after an early incident with Kevin Magnussen.

I don't know exactly what went on with the car but I basically had to drive it at half throttle trying to cool the car. He said: “Really unfortunate at the start with the punctures I got, but I didn't give up, that’s what we do right. Moments later, Hamilton asked his team if he could retire the car to save the engine but was warned there would still be opportunities later.

The Mercedes driver and Kevin Magnussen collided on the first lap after the Haas man tried to go around the outside of Hamilton, leaving him with a puncture and ...

I was just really unfortunate at the start to get the puncture I got, but I didn't give up. He [Hamilton] would have raced for the win. But then, to be fighting for fourth, I was so happy.

A defiant Mercedes, meanwhile, claim they are right back in 2022's F1 championship battle. After five rounds struggling to understand or unlock pace from their ...

"Since the last race of last year it's been difficult all round," he said. But in this Mercedes car, which had big upgrades to the floor and front wing in Spain, he flourished. While Hamilton finished behind his younger team-mate again, his result was hailed by the team after he suffered a collision and puncture on the opening lap which sent him to the back. "Can we fight for a world championship? "The race pace is much, much better… ; George Russell finished third on Sunday and Hamilton fifth after a huge recovery

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"There are a lot of, what appear to be, isolated examples which all come back to the same general picture and dissatisfaction with the way that FIA is running Formula 1. F1 are actively looking behind the scenes at ways they can sideline the FIA from the running of Formula 1 in any practical way. F1 bosses are reportedly considering an attempt to pull away from the FIA as the governing body's jewellery spat with Lewis Hamilton continues.

An early collision dropped Hamilton to 19th but the Mercedes driver battled back to record a top-five finish.

Isla, a five-year-old that is terminally ill and she said ‘Will you win the race for me?’ “Can we fight for a world championship? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Ultimately, there was a lot of adversity coming from so far back. Well, we bet we can but we just need to have a car that is capable of finishing first and second. “I said ‘I don’t know if we will win, but I will give it everything’. So hopefully for me, that was a bit like a win and I would like to dedicate it to her.”

Lewis Hamilton felt victorious following the Spanish Grand Prix as he fought his way back from 19th to secure a fifth placed finish in Barcelona.

That would have not been possible in the previous races.” Mercedes did show off an upgrade to their car in Spain, with a redesigned floor seemingly taking away the main problem the team has encountered so far this season - porpoising. If I hadn't had that (puncture), I would have been fighting with the Red Bulls", he said.

LEWIS HAMILTON recovered from a lap one accident with Kevin Magnussen to finish fifth in the Spanish Grand Prix.

Seeing her smile and strength is the greatest gift and I just want to thank Isla and her parents for sharing that with me. So hopefully for me, that was a bit like a win and I would like to dedicate it to her." The Brit said: "A race like that is like a win and feels better, most often, than a win when you have come from so far back.

There were plenty of positives for Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes in Barcelona, as the Englishman put in a hard-fought performance in Sunday's Spanish Grand ...

“The car is much nicer in the race. These promising signs have led Wolff to believe his team can still battle for the world title come the end of the season. Like the Hamilton of old though, the Englishman battled his way up the track to finish fifth, and as one of the quickest drivers in the race - an aspect that had been missing from his 2022 campaign so far.

Hamilton delivered his best performance of the season at Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix after fighting back from an opening-lap collision with Kevin Magnussen to ...

Indeed, Hamilton’s team-mate George Russell continued his fine start to life at Mercedes by finishing third and securing his second podium in six races. The race was so important for his morale and our morale, too. That is very encouraging and shows that we’ve made another step.”