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As the Spanish Grand Prix, round 10 of Formula 1’s longest season to date, is underway this weekend, one of the most successful teams in the history of the series finds itself in unfamiliar territory. Mercedes-AMG Petronas , World Constructors’ Champion for eight consecutive years—from 2014 through 2021—currently sits in fourth place, behind McLaren, Ferrari , and defending champion Red Bull. More surprisingly, its star behind the wheel, Lewis Hamilton , is presently eighth in the standings.

“We’ve not been at our best in the last few years,” admits Hamilton to Robb Report . The seven-time World Drivers’ Champion spoke with us a day prior to the first practice session at the 2.89-mile Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, partly to help promote team partner Marriott Bonvoy ’s latest 1-Point Drop Moment .



The exclusive opportunity is for a VIP experience at the Dutch Grand Prix in August, one that includes accommodation for five nights, tickets to qualifying and the race, and time with Hamilton beforehand. Recipients of the seven packages, which become available on June 26, will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. Earlier today, Mercedes had a strong showing in qualifying as Hamilton and teammate George Russell earned the third and fourth positions, respectively, on Sunday’s starting grid.

Hamilton’s final qualifying time of 1:11.701 was .318 seconds behind McLaren’s Lando Norris, who took pole position.

As this is Hamilton’s last season with M.

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