There will probably be no short debrief at Mercedes in Barcelona as the team once operationally as slick as they come were left looking ham-fisted in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix. Even the team principal, Toto Wolff, held his hands up to what he described as a “silly” incident.
Max Verstappen delivered a devastatingly strong lap for pole but in his wake Lewis Hamilton and his fellow Mercedes driver, George Russell, hit one another on track, the first time the pair have clashed since becoming teammates in 2022.
