After a relatively sluggish start to 2018, Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport‘s chief race engineer Andrew Shovlin has said that the team's first 1-2 finish of the season is a 'great reward'. Lewis Hamilton extended his lead at the top of the Drivers' Championship to 17 points with victory at the Spanish Grand Prix – his third at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya – whilst Valtteri Bottas eased to second place after Sebastian Vettel and Scuderia Ferrari‘s decision to pit under the Virtual Safety Car failed to have its desired effect. Mercedes looked strong all weekend, happier on the amended Pirelli tyres introduced for this weekend due to worries about excessive wear...
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