Listen to this article George Russell led Lewis Hamilton for a 2-3 result in FP2 at Barcelona, the duo completing their qualifying simulations 0.117s and 0.204s adrift of one-lap pacesetter Charles Leclerc. While Russell also topped second practice in Miami, he dropped off the pace in qualifying and for the race as set-up changes meant Mercedes struggled again with porpoising. For the Spanish Grand Prix, the W13 sports updates to its front wing endplate, floor edge and body plus rear corner all to generate lasting improvements to air flow and downforce. More promising than the headline times, Russell and Hamilton showed strong pace during their medium C2 tyre race stint simulations in FP2 as their average times were quicker than championship leader Leclerc, despite both being hampered by traffic. While Mercedes technical director Elliott remained cautious given the drop off experienced in Miami, he said: “We felt like we made a good step forward. “The car seems a lot more settled – it did what we were hoping it to do. “We’ve done quite a bit of work to understand the bouncing effect, to work out how we best mitigate it. We …