Mercedes has more pace in its locker for next F1 races

Mercedes’ poor start to the season looked set to continue when it struggled through Friday practice, but after overnight work the team unearthed more performance for qualifying.

While Lewis Hamilton still struggled to get to grips with certain characteristics of the W14, team-mate Russell made a step forward by qualifying fourth, which became third after Charles Leclerc’s grid penalty.

It led to Russell saying after qualifying that Mercedes gained “more performance…