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Toto Wolff has heaped praise on outgoing Mercedes-Benz head Dieter Zetsche for keeping Mercedes in Formula 1 throughout a difficult period upon its return to the sport.

Ferrari says its decision to bring forward its first Formula 1 engine upgrade of the season was a “last-minute” call made on the eve of the Spanish Grand Prix.

Valtteri Bottas says “there was no pace difference” between himself and Mercedes Formula 1 teammate Lewis Hamilton during the Spanish Grand Prix.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff hails the reigning Formula 1 world champions’ fifth consecutive 1-2 result at the start of 2019 as “one of the strongest we’ve had in seven years” and says his team doesn’t fear a resurgence from Ferrari or Red Bull.

- Lewis Hamilton moved back into the lead of the Formula 1 drivers’ championship with victory in Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix, marking his third success of the season.

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto accepts the scale of the task remains unknown as he concedes its Formula 1 car is “losing a lot in each corner” to main rivals Mercedes leaving him searching for answers.

Lewis Hamilton has dedicated his victory at the Spanish Grand Prix to a terminally ill fan that acted as inspiration for the Formula 1 world championship leader.

Lando Norris and Lance Stroll have avoided any penalties following their Spanish Grand Prix clash which saw both drivers retire from the race.

Charles Leclerc says he has “absolutely no problems” with Ferrari’s team orders and tyre strategy picks which left him an underwhelming fifth place at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Valtteri Bottas says “strange clutch behaviour” that he has never experienced before was to blame for his sluggish getaway at the start of Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton moved back to the top of the Formula 1 drivers' championship after taking a dominant lights-to-flag victory in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix, leading Mercedes to its fifth consecutive one-two finish.

Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix - Race Results

2019 Formula 1 Drivers' Championship

Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport

Toto Wolff says the Mercedes intra-team collision at the start of the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix makes him feel uncomfortable, though he does not expect a repeat this time around.

Nico Hulkenberg will start Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix from the pit lane after a regulation breach by Renault in the change of his front wing during qualifying.

2019 FIA Formula 3 - Spain - Race 2 Results

- Valtteri Bottas took the ninth pole position of his Formula 1 career on Saturday in Spain after topping qualifying for Mercedes, setting three laps good enough for P1.

Both Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hulkenberg have voiced frustrations with an inconsistent performance and feeling from their Renault F1 car.

Little time has been wasted in the early part of the 2019 Formula 1 season in boiling the battle for the drivers’ championship down to the two Mercedes drivers. But if the opening four races are anything to go by, that fight should go into the very embers of the campaign.

Charles Leclerc was left to bemoan a small error in Q2 for having “big consequences” on his qualifying result for Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix.

Valtteri Bottas has hailed his third consecutive pole position as proof of his best start to a Formula 1 season as the championship leader plots to keep his rivals at bay at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton says a problem with charging his Mercedes battery pack during Q3 meant he was out of sync with his original qualifying run plan but believes the gap to pole-sitter Valtteri Bottas was purely down to the Finn’s performance.

Max Verstappen feels he extracted the most from his Red Bull car during qualifying for Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix.