Liam Lawson is continuing a good run of form for both himself and Racing Bulls as he qualified P8 for the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP on Sunday. Since introducing an updated package in Montréal, the Faenza-based team have moved from the middle of the midfield to the front, or very close to it. Having looked…
Isack Hadjar will start the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP in P6 after another strong qualifying performance this year. At the end of Q3, he was a mere 0.056s slower than teammate Max Verstappen. Having sat out FP1 for Ayumu Iwasa, the French driver looked solid in the second and third sessions, although he complained of…
Oscar Piastri qualified P7 at the F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP on Saturday. He admitted there was more time available in the final sector while acknowledging McLaren facing a stronger challenge than anticipated. The Australian did not feel qualifying had completely slipped away. However, he noted the gap to polesitter George Russell was larger than what McLaren…
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 FP2…
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 polesitter 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 test…
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…
