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“We were touched by this level of support” — Andrea Stella on “the sense of community” in the F1 paddock amid McLaren’s hospitality catching fire during the Spanish GP weekend

Anna Elizabeth Krausová1 month ago1 month ago05 mins

Shortly before the final practice session of the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix started, fire broke out at the McLaren hospitality suite. The whole team, including drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, had to be evacuated. With the emergency crew still working on bringing the fire under control three hours later, many worried that McLaren’s…

FW46’s lack of pace at F1 Spanish GP “highlights that the load is perhaps not quite there yet” despite “huge step forward” this year — Albon

Olivia Pursehouse1 month ago1 month ago08 mins

The 2024 Spanish Grand Prix brought wind and drama, and Alexander Albon was not excluded from these issues. After a Q1 exit, qualifying 19th, the Thai driver manage to wrangle his way up to 18th at the conclusion of the Grand Prix. The Grove-based team has frequently struggled for performance in windier conditions as their recent…

Ferrari “went away from the optimal strategy by trying to undercut the Mercedes” during F1 Spanish GP — Sainz

Anumitha Murugapandian1 month ago1 month ago07 mins

Starting P6 at his home race in Barcelona behind his teammate in P5, it has not been an easy Spanish Grand Prix weekend for Carlos Sainz. Both the Ferraris started on new soft tyres behind both the Mercedes on old soft tyres. On lap 3, Sainz went around the outside and overtook Leclerc. It caused…

Hamilton: Mercedes becoming “more consistent” following F1 Spanish GP podium, concedes his qualifying performances “have been so bad for the last 15 races”

Chiara Martin1 month ago1 month ago05 mins

Lewis Hamilton expressed immense satisfaction after securing his first Grand Prix podium finish of the year, marking a significant boost for both himself and the Mercedes team. Reflecting on the achievement, Hamilton said, “Yes. Big, big boost to finally get a good result. It’s been a minute since I’ve been up here in the race….

We “quite easily had the best car” — Lando Norris reflects on missed opportunity in F1 Spanish GP

Chiara Martin1 month ago1 month ago07 mins

After a good performance that secured him a second-place finish, Lando Norris shared his thoughts on the Spanish Grand Prix, highlighting both the successes and missed opportunities that marked his journey to the podium. “The race, not good enough, simply because we should have won today,” Norris stated bluntly. “I think we had the quickest…

Spanish GP| F2 | Feature Race | Crawford takes the win and a breakthrough for DAMS as both the teammates are on the podium

Anumitha Murugapandian1 month ago1 month ago05 mins

As Formula 2 entered their sixth round in Barcelona, Paul Aron starts on pole for the first time with Crawford by his side. As the formation lap was happening, Antonelli and Stanek had some problems in the car, causing both of them to start from the pit lane. As pole sitter Aron had an amazing…

Spanish GP | F1 Academy | Race 2 | Chloe Chambers takes her first win with seven seconds gap to Pulling

Anna Elizabeth Krausová1 month ago1 month ago08 mins

Without expecting rain before the end of the last session of F1 Academy in Barcelona, the drivers went underway on a formation lap in this order. The drivers are Abbi Pulling, Chloe Chambers, Doriane Pin, Nerea Mart, Hamda Al Qubaisi, Lia Block, Tina Hausmann, Bianca Bustamante, Jess Edgar, Lola Lovinfosse, Emely de Heus, Carrie Schreiner,…

Sainz: Ferrari “still have this bouncing phenomenon” in high speed corners as he only manages P6 in F1 Spanish GP qualifying

Syrine Ferchichi1 month ago1 month ago08 mins

The Barcelona circuit presents a significant challenge. It’s a track with all types of corners, testing all cars and leaving the teams with nowhere to hide. Ferrari, hoping for a strong position, introduced a new upgrade package that showed promise in practice sessions following a disappointing race in Canada. Carlos Sainz was fastest in final…

F1 | Spanish GP | FP2 | Hamilton leads quiet session from Sainz and Norris

Lucrezia Costa1 month ago1 month ago05 mins

Cars are back on track again for the second practise session of the weekend. Among the first drivers lapping in Barcelona there was the Mercedes duo, with RB’s Ricciardo a bit late due to some final set up tweaks. After the first set of attempts Norris leads with a 1:14.197s ahead of Russell and Verstappen,…

F2 | Spanish GP | Practice | Aron dominates as drivers struggle with Turn 13

Anna Elizabeth Krausová1 month ago1 month ago06 mins

With the first day of the Spanish Grand Prix being in full swing, the next session that takes place on the Circuit De Barcelona-Catalunya is Formula 2 practice. That is topped by none other than the current Drivers’ Championship leader Paul Aron, followed by Enzo Fittipaldi in P2 and Franco Colapinto in P3. However, with…