Mercedes driver George Russell revealed that his teammate, Lewis Hamilton, offered to swap upgrade packages after Russell's high-speed crash during the United S

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff labelled a five-second penalty given to George Russell as a “total joke” in the early stages of the US Grand Prix. Russell, who started in the pit-lane, was making his way through the field when he went for an overtake on Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas.

After introducing a promising upgrade as Formula 1 made its return, Mercedes had a nightmare Saturday in Austin, Texas as Lewis Hamilton qualified in 19th and George Russell crashed out of qualifying