Ex-F1 driver Jolyon Palmer says every strategist wants Lewis Hamilton in their car because anything they create he pulls off.

Max Verstappen got his elbows out at the start of the Spanish Grand Prix to take the lead from title rival Hamilton, but he was unable to shake him off.

Ultimately Hamilton stayed out later than Verstappen on his first stint, creating a tyre life advantage to use later in the race, but Mercedes chose to take that further by pitting Hamilton again as he re-approached Verstappen’s gearbox, fitting the new set of mediums which Hamilton had in reserve.