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.

Mercedes enjoyed ano꧂ther strong Friday at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya as Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets in second practice.

It comes after Mercedes put togeth🦹er their best weekend🙈 of the year last time out in Canada.

Russell claimed pole position and secured Mercedes’ first podium of the campaign, and on balance, the W15 was th♚e class of the field i🍨n dry conditions.

It seems that Merc🔯edes are in the fight once again in Barcelona - a circuit which has traditionally suited the team.

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

“I need to have a closer look at it, but obviousl🍌y Lewis topped 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 quickest.

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

Russell predicts Mercedes’ rivals to find time overnight, resulting in a “good fight”♊ at the fron❀t.

“This morning, the long run, we were the quickest. But maybe not as quick in the low-fuel qualy pace,” he added. “꧂But this afternoon definitely qualy pace looked really strong.

“I’m🧸 feel꧅ing good, feeling excited. This is what we’ve been chasing for a long time.

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