Mercedes’ P4 and P5 in Mexic🌊o was “not positive”, insists Martin Brundle.

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell fought through𝔍 niggling issues to record solid finishing positions at the F1 Mexico City Grand Prix, both ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

But the round belonged to Ferrari who overtook Red Bull into second in the constructors’ championshiཧp, as Carlos Sainz brilliantly won the race. Charles Leclerc completed the podium.

Sky Sports’ Brundle 🐟said about Mercedes: “I don’t think it’s been a particularly good day, if I’m honest.

“44 is Lewis’ favourite number that’s alsಌo the amount of seconds behind the winner that he was. George was 48 seconds behind.

“That’s a long way. You can go a very long w꧑ay in 48 seconds in a Formula 1 caღr.

“This is a car that has won the British Grand Prix anℱd the Belgian Grand Prix.

“They have stalled out a bit, lost their way in 𒉰the updates.

“George was losing two⛦ tenths? You’d hope that your Mexico car🐬 would be quicker than your Silverstone car. It wasn’t.

“Lewis said ‘we wi🐬ll 🅰get this together’ but I can’t see this being a positive day for Mercedes.”

Hamilton blamed understeer for a bad first stint which he was forced♛ to ovꦗercome.

Russell was running an earlier spec of the W15 after doing damage in a crash𝕴 in practice. He also crashed a week earlier 🐻in Texas.

While Mercedes have their problems to fix b🌜efore this weekend’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix, it🍌 was Hamilton’s future team Ferrari who stole the show.

Danica Patrick said about Hamilton: “Has anyone asked him ‘hey have you seen how well Ferrari are doiᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚng? Are you excited?’

“But fourth an💎d fifth is good. It’s a big gap from fir🌸st, of course.

“I spotted at the beginning of the race that Mercedes would have a goo༺d day.

“They had good re🙈sults, in terms of their finishing position, because it was much cooler.

“When the temperature goes up, they have a decline in𓃲 performance.

“It was ♌much cooler which gave them an opportunity to capitalise, and a window to perform.

“But they have not progressed l𒁏ike other teams have, especially Ferrari.”