Lewis Hamilton showed up here last week with a twinkle to match his diamond earrings, but was left shaking his head in dejection after qualifying an awful 13th for the glitz-studded Miami Grand Prix. Russell on top of Hamilton is the way around it has been on four out of five occasions in qualifying this season, and that is seriously hard on the digestive system. The Briton’s second-place finish in Australia last month is a distant memory. ‘We are trying different things, but It’s the same every week. It promises to be a tough day for him, just as it may well be for Hamilton.

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