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Mercedes suffered a nightmare start to the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday as team-mates Lewis Hamilton and George Russell collided with each other on the first corner

Mercedes team-mates George Russell and Lewis Hamilton collided on Turn 1 of the Qatar Grand Prix to send the latter flying off the track and out of Sunday's race

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes team-mate George Russell smashed into each other at the first corner, after which the seven-time world champion incurred the wrath of the F1 stewards

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell started the Qatar Grand Prix on Max Verstappen's tail, but threw away their chance to fight the Red Bull when they crashed into each other

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell collided at the first corner of the Qatar Grand Prix, sending the seven-time F1 world champion spinning into the gravel and out of the race

Toto Wolff did not travel to the Qatar Grand Prix as he recovers from knee surgery, but had a radio line to his drivers which he used after Lewis Hamilton and George Russell crashed

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell started behind Max Verstappen at the Qatar Grand Prix, but the two Mercedes cars made contact at the first corner which took the seven-time world champion out

George Russell led the Qatar Grand Prix Sprint race briefly but ended up finishing fourth while Lewis Hamilton rose up several places to cross the line fifth as Mercedes outscored Ferrari

Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris started the Qatar Grand Prix Sprint race on the front row after a stellar Shootout for McLaren, while Max Verstappen just needed a top-six finish to secure the title

Max Verstappen is on the verge of securing his third Formula 1 title at the Qatar Grand Prix and was the big favourite for pole position, though a tricky track surface opened the door for the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc

Max Verstappen was forced to abort a flying lap in qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix and made sure his displeasure at George Russell was known in a Red Bull radio message

Max Verstappen is about to wrap up his third F1 title and has enjoyed a very easy ride in 2023 – much different to two years ago when Lewis Hamilton pushed him all the way

George Russell had Esteban Ocon, Oscar Piastri and Liam Lawson giggling as he mocked Alex Albon as the Williams F1 driver took his time to answer a question in detail

George Russell cut his wrist while learning to use a foilboard in Spain over the summer, but he decided not to worry his Mercedes boss Toto Wolff ahead of the 2023 season

Seven-time world champion Hamilton is on the longest win drought of his F1 career amid Mercedes' struggles, but believes his greatest ever achievement may still be yet to come

Russell joined Mercedes last year as an emerging talent in F1, while Hamilton was already a world champion when he made the switch to the Silver Arrows a decade ago

Mercedes are planning to make wholesale alternations on their car ahead of the 2024 season as they set themselves "very ambitious targets" to meet in the meantime

Lewis Hamilton still has a decent chance of finishing second in this year's Formula One Drivers' Championship - with Max Verstappen almost certain to win the title

Mercedes suffered a difficult weekend at the Japanese Grand Prix and were forced to limit the damage, but they might not have been able to do even that had it not been for the work of their reserve driver

Russell suffered from a sub-optimal race strategy at the Japanese Grand Prix, paying the price at the end of the race for only having changed tyres once on the punishing Suzuka track

The relationship between Hamilton and Russell is under the microscope after Mercedes gave a team order at the Japanese Grand Prix which sparked protests from the younger Brit

Sky F1 pundit Anthony Davidson gave his verdict on the balance of power at Mercedes after another flashpoint between Hamilton and Russell at the Japanese Grand Prix

Bernie Ecclestone is not convinced about Russell's credentials as a potential F1 world champion, and thinks Mercedes might be better served with another partner for Hamilton

George Russell has demanded changes after Serio Perez was involved in yet another incident at the Japanese Grand Prix, though the Mexican's penalty ultimately had no impact on his race

Hamilton finished fifth at the Japanese Grand Prix with Russell two places behind in seventh, having been ordered to swap positions in the late stages of the Suzuka race