grand prix mercedes made clear there the team to beat this season in previous races for ari and sebastian fattal had made their mark with a clever pit strategy but in barcelona on sunday defending champion lewis hamilton turned the tables on them. the world champion flexing his muscles lewis hamilton started from pole and left the competition in its tracks even during the caution period following this crash by roman grose the briton kept his cool. first sebastian fetch on the other hand it just wasn't his day his ferrari team's choice of tires didn't work out and the german had to be satisfied with fourth place. hamilton crossed the finish line unchallenged for the sixty fourth grand prix title of his career. these guys have done an amazing job and it's very proud of everyone and today that i myself called the city today which i had been feeling for the whole year so it's a good fit. the triumph in spain gives hamilton a whopping seventeen point lead in the battle for the drivers' championship. you're watching news join us again at the top of the hour or you can check out our web site or follow

three seconds to finish ahead of me save his teammate valtteri valtteri bottas there ferrari duo sebastian fattal and human right will make up the second row of the grid in sunday's race europe is gearing up for its annual camp pop extravaganza the euro vision song contest entries from twenty six countries will compete in saturday evenings grand finale in the portuguese capital lisbon is a look at some of the favorites. eurovision is as much about the spectacle as the song and as far as that goes estonia's elina will be hard to beat. you but your official is also sometimes used for political or social messages and this year france is in the running with a song about the refugee crisis. one of the hot tips to win is israel's neta barcella who's also chosen to address a current topic with her song talk. of. the song has a strong message of me too and i thought about something funky that can sound. like a cycle of. abuse. which like. like the fans so i write a song for you a message of a different kind as offered by the two thousand and nine winner norway's alexander everything he's back this year w