Hamilton struggled with Mercedes' cars of the current era that began in 2022, and it was only last year that he was able to ...

This came as CEO Luca de Meo and executive adviser Flavio Briatore wished to give the team a clear benchmark to the likes of McLaren and Mercedes, while also reducing the group's F1 overhead costs.

As a result, Mercedes provided fresh evidence to the FIA stewards from a camera on the Italian driver's W16 F1 car and a clip from the helicopter flying overhead during the pit release.