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…
Pit Debrief has learned that Alpine is trying to hijack Audi and Williams’ hopes of signing Carlos Sainz for next year. Respected website Motorsport Week had reported late on Thursday that Williams was set to announce a deal with the Spanish driver for 2025 and beyond during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend. However, things changed…
Fred Vasseur has played down simmering tensions between his drivers following the Spanish Grand Prix. Speaking post-race, Charles Leclerc explained that the team had said before the race to look after the tyres and in the opening stint as they looked to put the pressure on Lewis Hamilton in front later on. However, Carlos Sainz…
Charles Leclerc was far from happy following the Spanish Grand Prix as he accused Carlos Sainz of going against team instructions in the opening stint. The home hero made a move on Leclerc into turn 1 at the start of lap 3 to take P5. He pinched the Monegasque driver against the kerb, leading to…
Alex Albon started from pit lane as Williams changed power unit elements on his car ahead of the Grand Prix. All 19 drivers on the grid picked softs for the start, with Albon going for the mediums. Lando Norris got this elbows out at the start, holding off Verstappen after the initial launch. However, George…
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…
Final practice for the 2024 Spanish GP got underway in sunny conditions at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, as drivers and teams started to make their final preparatiojs ahead of an all important qualifying session on a circuit that’s notoriously difficult to overtake at. An interesting pattern in the first 20 minutes of the session was…
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,…
Lando Norris topped first practice for the Spanish Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz. George Russell set the fourth quickest time ahead of Mexican driver Sergio Perez in the opening session of the weekend. A flurry of cars joined the circuit at the start of the one-hour FP1 session in Spain. Ollie…
Carlos Sainz is a driver with two options for next year and beyond. The 29-year-old Spanish driver has multi-year deal offers on the table from Williams and Sauber/Audi as the new regulations in 2026 are coming quickly. In February Scuderia Ferrari confirmed that Lewis Hamilton would be joining their team in 2025, leaving Sainz out…
