Mercede🌸s’ P4 and P5 in Mexico was “not positive”, insists Martin﷽ Brundle.

Lewis Hamilton and George R♋ussell fought through niggling issues to record solid finishing positions at the F1 Mexico City Grand Prix, both ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verꦫstappen.

But the round belonged to Ferrari who overtook Red Bull into second in the constructors’ cha♈mpionship, as Carlos Sainz brilliantly won the race. Charles Le🃏clerc completed the podium.

Sky Sports’ Brundle said a﷽bout Mercedes: “I don’t think it’s been a particularly good day, if I’m honest.

“44 is Lewis’ favourite number that’s also the amount of seconds be🔥hind the winner that he was. George was 48 seconds behind.

๊“That’s a lon💦g way. You can go a very long way in 48 seconds in a Formula 1 car.

“This is a car that has won the British Grand Prix and the Belgian🥂 Grand Prix.

“They have stalled out a bit, lost the𝓀ir 🥀way in the updates.

“George was losing ✃two tenths? You’d hope that your Mex🌳ico car would be quicker than your Silverstone car. It wasn’t.

“Lewis said ‘we will get this togethꦯer’ but I can’t see this b🔯eing a positive day for Mercedes.”

Hamilton blamed undersꦗteer for a bad f🍸irst stint which he was forced to overcome.

Russell was running an earlier spec of the W15 after doing damage in a crash in practice. He also crashed🌠 a week earlier in Texas.

While Mercedes have their probl♐ems to fix before this weekend’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix, it was Hamilton’s future team Ferrari who stole the show.

Danica Patrick said about Hamilton: “Has a🔯nyone asked him ‘hey have you seen how well Ferrari are doing? Are you excited?’

🌳“But fourt🐽h and fifth is good. It’s a big gap from first, of course.

“I spotted at the beginning of tꦛhe rཧace that Mercedes would have a good day.

“They had good🦹 results, in terms 💙of their finishing position, because it was much cooler.

“When the temperature goes up, they have🎃 a decline in performance.

“It was much cooler which gave them an opport⛦unity to capitalise, and a window to perform.

“But they have not progressed like other 🌞teams have, especially Ferrari.”