PF1 Previews The Spanish GP

Formula 1’s 2016 development war hits high gear in Spain as pressure is mounting on Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari to deliver while Red Bull have already wielded the axe.

Hamilton heads into Sunday’s grand prix chasing his first victory of this season – and a track where victories have been few and far between. The three-time World Champion has just one Spanish victory to his name having triumphed in 2014.

History, though, is not the only obstacle facing him this weekend. Hamilton is currently on a seven-race losing streak as his last F1 win was back at October’s United States Grand Prix.

The Brit has had the bulk of Mercedes’ reliability gremlins, which have put him out of back-to-back qualifying sessions in China and Russia, making his Sunday afternoons a whole lot more difficult.

In sharp contrast, his team-mate Nico Rosberg is riding a wave of confidence. The German has seven wins on the trot dating back to last year’s Mexican GP and his perfect record for this season has given him a perfect score of 100.

Added to that, history is very much in Rosberg’s favour as only three other drivers – Michael Schumacher, Ayrton …

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