With five races gone, there are three drivers whitewashing their team-mates in the race-day battles. One of those, surprisingly, is Mercedes’ George Russell. Lewis Hamilton finished five places and 59 points above Russell in last year’s championship, but since his move to Ferrari, it’s the former Williams driver who has taken charge. Hamilton has regularly cited poor set-up choices as the reason for his struggles, but Nico Rosberg has called that an ‘excuse’. Elsewhere, Max Verstappen leads Sergio Perez 4-0 in a continuation of his dominance. Verstappen retired from the Australian Grand Prix w…
