F1 Today | Marko hopes for Red Bull turn-around, Hamilton-Adami pair hit another wall

In a conversation with Austrian Oe24, Marko was asked if Red Bull would be as fast in Barcelona as they were in Imola. The advisor responded, “We hope so. Qualification is also always very important in Barcelona, because overtaking is very difficult on this track. However, if the tires wear down, there's still a chance to overtake on the straight at the start-finish and the other straight.”

Ever since the new rules were announced, Red Bull Racing and its personnel have been waiting for the Spanish Grand Prix to see what will happen. Marko is one of those people.

He said, “That's what they say. I'm curious to see if that will actually happen.”

From the onset the duo did not seem to gel well, with Adami failing to understand Hamilton's needs in terms of communication and clarity. In Australia, this became aparent, in Miami a bubble seemed to burst and in Monaco the Briton felt the need to ask the Italian if he was upset.

Although the question was met with deafening silence from the other end, it may be the case that Adami had already unplugged himself from the comms console, thus rendering him unable to hear and answer the seven-time world champions question.

From the exchanges between the two, Hamilton's confusion is palpable, with Adami visibly unaware that the 7-time world champion was failing to understand the pace Ferrari needed from him to maximise his race result.

“What sort of pace do you need from me? Give me some more information. Like, am I saving tyres right now or you like to close and push as hard as possible?," asked Hamilton, to which Adami replied by giving him a 15.2 target lap time.

On lap 23, Hamilton asked Adami whether his pace was good enough, to which the Italian replied citing the pace from the drivers ahead of him, failing to provide a clear answer.

Having pitted earlier than Verstappen, Hamilton was under the impression that he was catching the Dutchman. When encountering a car further up the road, he asked if it was the Red Bull driver. Adami's surprise response, "He's 9.3 seconds ahead," seemed to have come over Hamilton like a cold shower. “Oh, damn. OK. I thought he came out just ahead of me.”

Deeper confusion and frustration started to seep in, with Hamilton being more vocal regarding his lack of awareness as to how his race was panning out. “I really don’t know where I am and I’m 15 seconds behind?,” the Briton asked some 6 laps after reaching the race's equator.

“Yeah, let’s keep going with this pace. Can improve two tenths on a 14.5, would be ideal. Let’s wait and see” said Adami, prompting a near fed-up answer from Hamilton.