George Russell shows the way for Lewis Hamilton after Mercedes endure qualifying failure at Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton is struggling again as Formula 1 moves onto Saudi Arabia, but his failure to make an impression in qualifying is not necessarily as bad as it looks. The seven-time champion was only able to finish in 16th, the first time he had failed to break out of Q1 since the Brazilian Grand Prix back in 2017. Ad/> It’s fair to say, too, that Mercedes look to be facing their biggest troubles for at least half a decade.


