Fight is on for Hamilton as he and Russell reset successfully

Lewis Hamilton said "the fight is on" after achieving his best qualifying result since joining Ferrari at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.

Hamilton qualified second to Mercedes driver George Russell by just 0.064 seconds and said the result proved that "what we're doing is working, we're improving as a team".

Ferrari brought a significant aerodynamic upgrade to the Spanish race and Hamilton fought back from a difficult run through practice to take his best qualifying result since the 2024 British Grand Prix.

The 41-year-old joined Ferrari in 2025 and had a difficult first season, struggling to get on terms with team-mate Charles Leclerc, although he did take a pole and win in the sprint race in China last year.

But he has looked much more back to form this year. His previous best grand prix qualifying result for Ferrari was third in Monaco last weekend.

At Silverstone two years ago, Russell led Hamilton to a Mercedes one-two in qualifying and the seven-time champion went on to take what was his first victory for nearly three years.

Asked about his prospects of a repeat, and a first grand prix win for Ferrari, Hamilton said: "It's the closest I've been to the front in quali, right? So, I'll give it a go.

"These guys just seem to have extra in the pocket. Every time we bring an upgrade, they're still ahead, so we've got some work ahead of us.