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Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix: Mercedes head Toto Wolff - drivers complaining of 'literally zero grip' at Imola

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said Mercedes had ‘literally zero grip’ at FP1 of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Friday. George Russell was only just in the top 10 while Lewis Hamilton trailed the fastest peers, suggesting there is little hope of a competitive run at qualifying, the sprint race on Saturday, or the full race on Sunday. Ad/> The German team had come equipped with several attempted improvements on their car design but before practice Hamilton had acknowledged it was fundamentally the same vehicle they had started the season with.

Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix: Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc sets fastest time in FP1 at Imola, Lewis Hamilton trails again

Formula 1 frontrunner Charles Leclerc was the fastest at FP1 for Ferrari at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix with a time of 1:29.402. The conditions were dreadful to start the session on Friday at Imola, the first race of the season to adopt the qualifying-sprint-race setup seen last season.

Hamilton says there is still time to turn season around

Lewis Hamilton refused to rule out his chances of taking a record eighth Formula One title this season, saying on Friday that champions Mercedes still had time to sort out their problems. Ferrari are leading both championships ahead of a home Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola this weekend, with Charles Leclerc already 34 points clear of Hamilton's team mate George Russell after three races. Hamilton is fifth overall, and 43 points behind the Monegasque, with team boss Toto Wolff playing down Mercedes' chances.