Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finished fifth in the F1 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Qualifying, over 16 seconds behind George Russell’s pole. The four time world champion set a time of 1:15.021 in Q3. He qualified between his teammate, Isack Hadjar in P6 and McLaren’s Lando Norris in P4. Verstappen had finished P4 in FP1 and P6 in…
Lewis Hamilton continues his brilliant run of form in Qualifying for the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP, finishing the session in P2 only 0.064 seconds off from pole sitter George Russell. After handing over the wheel of the SF-26 to Ferrari Academy driver Dino Beganovic in FP1, Hamilton was back in FP2, where he got to…
Lando Norris reflects on his P4 Qualifying result as a “good step forward” for McLaren at the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP. Despite missing out on FP1 as rookie Leonardo Fornaroli stepped into his car, Norris started his weekend with promise, topping FP2. Finishing FP3 in P4, the Brit was only able to complete one lap…
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc faced his second consecutive crash in Qualifying at the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP. The Monegasque shared that he “feels ashamed” over the crash. Leclerc on his 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP qualifying crash On his first flying lap attempt in the last segment, the 28-year-old lost control of his SF-26 while trying to…
Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli finished P3 in the F1 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya GP Qualifying. He will start from behind the first row for the first time this season on Sunday. Current championship leader, Antonelli, set a time of 1:14.998 in Q3, which qualified him behind teammate George Russell and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton. During the weekend, the Italian…
George Russell put his Mercedes on pole position in Qualifying for the F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP, with teammate and Championship leader Kimi Antonelli in third. After experiencing a difficult time in recent rounds in Canada and Monaco, where Russell lost valuable points in the battle for the Drivers’ Championship against Kimi Antonelli, the Briton was on…
Mercedes F1’s George Russell returns to the top as he claimed pole position during Qualifying at the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP, full report below. A strong start to the weekend saw Russell top FP1 on Friday, with the Briton appearing to bounce back after a difficult weekend in Monaco. In FP2, Lando Norris quickly found…
Qualifying for round 7 of the 2026 F1 season has been completed at the Barcelona-Catalunya GP, view the full results here. George Russell went into the qualifying hour as favourite. The Mercedes driver was quickest in FP3, having gone P1 in opening practice on Friday as well. While Kimi Antonelli did not get a clean…
The Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities (ADUO) system in the 2026 F1 regulations was much discussed during Friday’s press conference at the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP. F1 Team principals Mattia Binotto for Audi, Toto Wolff for Mercedes and Ayao Komatsu for Haas shared their perspectives on how the ADUO system will impact their teams and…
Ahead of Qualifying, George Russell topped the timesheets during FP3 at the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP, view the full report here. The opening Free Practice sessions of the weekend saw McLaren and Mercedes dominate the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. George Russell topped FP1 with a 1:16.363 before Lando Norris went 0.938s quicker in FP2, setting a…
