168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell is cautiously optimistic about Mercedes’ chances of fighting at the front at this weekend’s F1 Spanish Grand Prix.

M♑ercedes enjoyed another strong Friday at the Circuit ✱de Barcelona-Catalunya as Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets in second practice.

It comes after Mercedes put together tꦑheir best weekend of the year last time out in Ca♛nada.

Russell claimed pole position and secured Mercedes’ first podium of the campaign, and on balance, the W15 was the𓆏 class of the field in dry conditions.

It seems that♒ Mercedes are in the fight once again in Barcelona - a circuit which has traditionall🌃y suited the team.

Reflecting on Friday in Spain, Russell s🌠aid: “Feeling good. The car is performing really well around this circuit.

“I need to have a closer look at it, but obviously Lewis top𝓡ped the timesheet which was great to see.

“I felt really strong ♓on the medium tyre. Long run pace in FP1? We were right up there with the quickest𝓡.

“It’s only Friday but it’s been a while since we’ve been consistently🌌 at the upper end.”

Russell predicts ✱Mercedes’🦩 rivals to find time overnight, resulting in a “good fight” at the front.

“This morning, the long run, we were the quickest. But maybe not as quick in the low-fuel qualy pace,” he added. “But this aft❀ernoon definitely qua♏ly pace looked really strong.

“I’m feeling good, feeling excited. This is what we’ve b🧜een chasing for a long time.

“We don’t want to get ahead of ourselves. Lewis did a great j♚ob, a great lap, in FP2. But we know that, come qualifying, the Red Bulls usu🗹ally turn it up. Max is going to be on it. The McLarens were fast. Carlos was fast. So we expect a good fight.”