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Adding weight to Lewis Hamilton's car to gather data in Australia has supposedly paid off, at least according to Mercedes' Motorsport Strategy Director James Vowles. The Brit, alongside compatriot and team-mate George Russell, put together a broadly positive weekend in Melbourne after a troubled start to the season.

Mercedes were forced into a 'painful' decision when the year got underway in Bahrain as Hamilton's overweight car forced the team to remove data-gathering sensors. Fixing his and Russell's porpoising issues was subsequently made even trickier as the Silver Arrows lagged behind their rivals' performance.

Melbourne hosted a promising weekend for Hamilton and Russell, however, as the latter collected his first Mercedes podium and the 37-year-old came home fourth. Reliability has proven a strong point so far even if performance has left plenty to be desired, but the team are