Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton admitted that the puncture on his W15 F1 car during the Qatar Grand Prix was likely caused by his front wing settings rather than

Lewis Hamilton endured another bitterly disappointing weekend as his time at Mercedes drew another week closer to coming to an end with a whimper. The 39-year-old wanted to bow out of Sunday's Qatar Grand Prix early after plummeting down the field from sixth on the grid.

After incurring two separate penalties and suffering a puncture, the seven-time champion lobbied his Mercedes team to retire the car

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Drivers’ champion Max Verstappen won in Qatar, with the McLaren-Ferrari constructors’ title fight going down to the final race

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner revealed that a heated clash with Mercedes' George Russell during qualifying became a driving force behind Max Verstapp