Red Bull secured a seventh win in ten Grands Prix this year as Max Verstappen beat Lando Norris to victory in the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, extending his championship lead to 69 points over the Brit. The start was absolutely critical. Although Norris tried to squeeze Verstappen off the line, the Dutchman was late…
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri ended the Spanish Grand Prix in seventh place, two places up from his P9 starting position. Speaking after the race, Piastri admitted that while the team had been optimistic that he would be able to get past both Alpine drivers and compete with Mercedes and Ferrari, this had not come to fruition…
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…
Alpine’s performance at the Spanish Grand Prix was a surprise to everyone, including the team themselves. They added another three points to their total on Sunday, passing Haas for P7 in the Constructors’ Championship. The Enstone-based team had a tricky day at Montmeló. While Gasly faced a pit stop of almost 7 seconds and losing…
Despite taking an early lead on lap 1, Mercedes’ George Russell ended Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix in fourth. Speaking after the race, Russell described his performance as “a little bit” frustrating, adding that there had been several small factors which had affected his result. A 5.5s stop first time around did not help, and he…
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….
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…
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…
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella revealed McLaren was planning to do an offset tyre strategy at the Spanish GP even if Lando Norris retained his lead out of turn one, as it believed tyre degradation was a more important factor than track position, as overtaking is now “easy” around the historically-difficult Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Norris…
Max Verstappen managed to win again in 2024 with his seventh win of the season coming at the Spanish Grand Prix – but it wasn’t “straightforward” according to the three-time world champion, and he believes the race start was a “critical” moment in defining the outcome of the race. The Dutchman qualified just two hundredths…
