Max Verstappen's victory in Miami reduced Charles Leclerc's lead at the top of the drivers' standings to just 19 points but it was the Ferrari driver who was ...
Mercedes has done a step forward, no doubt, but Red Bull is at the max.” “We still have some bouncing but it is way better and we are starting to eke into the potential of the car. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. George Russell finished second in practice, ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton, who was buoyed by the progress after consistently struggling with the car’s porpoising issue. “It is the first time we have driven down the straight without bouncing,” he said. The world champion has been on the team radio to complain that the front of the car is difficult to position on entry to corners in Spain. We just need to fine-tune them.” Follow all the action from practice and qualifying below: FP3 will be drawing to a close in a matter of moments, and half a second is seperating the top six drivers from three different teams. The chequered flag is out and Saturday’s practice session has come to an end, with Charles Leclerc completing a hat-trick for Ferrari as he finishes top of the leaderboard once again, just as he did in both runs on Friday. The championship leader has an advantage of just under a tenth-of-a-second to current champion Max Verstappen, who is then followed by Mercedes drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton in third and fourth. Both Silver Arrows cars have regularly been around a second off the pace in qualifying so far this season, but both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton have been within touching distance of championship leader Leclerc in FP2 and FP3 after Mercedes brought a raft of upgrades to Spain. There were also encouraging signs for Mercedes after it was revealed the team had been testing new upgrades to their car at a filming day earlier this week.
Minute-by-minute updates for Saturday's FP3 and qualifying sessions for the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
FP3 for the Spanish GP gets underway at 12.00pm BST (1.00pm local time), followed by qualifying which starts at 3.00pm BST (4.00pm local time). Minute-by-minute updates for Saturday's FP3 and qualifying sessions for the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Live: F1 Spanish GP commentary and updates - FP3 & qualifying
Minute-by-minute updates for Saturday's FP3 and qualifying sessions for the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Ferrari driver Leclerc was quickest, but Max Verstappen and the Mercedes duo of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton showed pace ahead of qualifying too by ...
12) Lance Stroll 10) Yuki Tsunoda 12) Sebastian Vettel 10) Esteban Ocon 3) George Russell 1) Charles Leclerc
Charles Leclerc edged out championship rival Max Verstappen to lead the way in final practice for the Spanish Grand Prix, as Mercedes continued to show a ...
Fernando Alonso, driving in front of a huge home crowd, was 13th, ahead of Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu and Yuki Tsunoda in the AlphaTauri. Lance Stroll was 0.5s behind team mate Vettel in 16th with Alex Albon the leading Williams in 17th, nearly a second clear of team mate Nicholas Latifi. Lando Norris, who was running the full upgrade after his McLaren team completed repairs to his floor damaged on a kerb on Friday, was seventh, with Kevin Magniussen the leading Haas in eighth. Home favourite Carlos Sainz was fifth, ahead of Sergio Perez, with the top six running two sets of soft tyres and separated by under half a second on what was an unseasonably hot day in Barcelona.
Gasly, Zhou and Tsunoda are the only cars on track, while Haas are still working on Schumacher's car after a brake issue meant he was in the garage for the ...
Sergio Perez was down in sixth, followed by Lando Norris, Kevin Magnussen, Valtteri Bottas and Esteban Ocon. With Verstappen only 0.072 seconds behind ...
The sound in the grandstand has diminished a little since the surprise exit of Fernando Alonso from the opening qualifying session. The stewards noted an incident involving Alonso and Lando Norris but the Briton has been cleared of impeding his rival. There was drama further down the grid when Mick Schumacher’s right rear brakes caught on fire.
Recommended · Length: 4.675km · Laps: 66 · Race lap record: 1:18.149 (Max Verstappen, 2021) · 2021 winner: Lewis Hamilton ...
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Live coverage of Saturday's Formula 1 qualifying session for the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona.
Formula One racing is headed to Catalonia for the Spanish Grand Prix. We'll update qualifying until we've got the full racing grid is set Sunday's race at ...
The first 20 minutes will eliminate five drivers, and the next 15 minutes will eliminate five more. Q1 results: The first stage of qualifying wrapped and Charles Leclerc finished with the fastest time. The 20 drivers will face off for an hour of racing to establish the fastest time and secure pole position. The five slowest drivers that were eliminated included Lando Norris, Esteban Ocon, Yuki Tsunoda, Pierre Gasly, and Guanyu Zhou. They will start Sunday in positions 11-15, pending any drivers moved to the back of the pack. That will leave the remaining ten competing for pole position in Sunday’s race. Q3 results: Charles Leclerc claimed the pole position in spite of a mid-stage spinout.
Full Q1, Q2 and Q3 results from F1 qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix, Round 6 of the 2022 F1 world championship.
2022 F1 Spanish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING RESULTS F1 2022 Spanish Grand Prix - Full Qualifying Results Full Q1, Q2 and Q3 results from F1 qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix, Round 6 of the 2022 F1 world championship.
The F1 season resumes in Spain this weekend after a spectacular debut in Miami a fortnight ago. It was Max Verstappen who triumphed in Florida as Red Bull ...
It was a very good lap and the car was great too, so very happy. “It was a very very difficult session,” he told Sky Sports F1. “I made a mistake and only had one lap, but it went extremely well. “It wasn’t power in the end, it was the DRS that didn’t open,” Horner explained on Sky Sports F1. “I don’t think we had enough today to beat that lap by Charles, but it was unfortunate not to have the right to reply. Tomrorrow will be very hot and as this track it’s very hard to pass, but hopefully again our car will be a bit kinder on the tyres.” This morning Ferrari had a long run with both of their cars and it didn’t look too bad, so I think we’re very evenly matched and it’s going to be very close tomorrow.” I couldn’t hope for a better driver pairing and the pace is there.” “The team have done such a great job, so big big thank you to everyone at both factories,” he told Sky Sports F1. “We don’t have bouncing in a straight line, which is a huge improvement for us, and the car has generally been nicer this weekend. We should be able to compete with ferrari tomorrow but Red Bull and particularly Max are still a bit far away. Lewis says that the car finally drivers like a Formula 1 car, and this is the best feedback you can get from a driver. “We have done a solid step,” he told Sky Sports F1. “Where we slotted in today is the best we could have expected. “I am in a strong position to start the race. The Red Bulls look like they might be quickest but if we can compete with Ferrari tomorrow that’s a big step for us.”
Mercedes are in a three-team battle for pole at the Spanish GP with Ferrari and Red Bull. Who will come out on top? Watch qualifying live on Sky Sports F1.