Nothing means more to a driver than his home round, and for Carlos Sainz, the F1 Spanish GP was far from what he imagined. The race weekend at Barcelona was expected to be tricky for Williams. That proved to be the case. Chaos from the beginning Sainz knew from experience that the start would be…
Andrea Kimi Antonelli was inadvertently the trigger for the late race drama in the Spanish GP, as the sudden breakdown of his Mercedes engine brought out the safety car. For the young Italian himself the issues meant an abrupt end to a lonely race. “It was all of the sudden,” Antonelli explained his engine issues….
Franco Colapinto hasn’t done himself any favors with the P15 finish at the F1 Spanish GP. The Argentine reportedly has a five-race deadline to prove himself to be better than Jack Doohan. Alpine boss Flavio Briatore has set three parameters that Colapinto needs to excel in to retain the seat. Those parameters, broadly speaking, are…
Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto left the F1 Spanish GP with his best qualifying and finishing position of 12th. In the process, he outqualified his veteran teammate Nico Hülkenberg on Saturday. While he ultimately finished outside the points, Bortoleto was full of praise for the upgrades on his car. Complicated yet an enjoyable race With intense sunlight…
Sauber Team Principal Jonathan Wheatley praised rookie driver Gabriel Bortoleto after a solid showing at the F1 Spanish GP, describing the young Brazilian’s recent form as mature and composed. Although Bortoleto missed out on points in Barcelona, Wheatley emphasized the growth the rookie has shown during a challenging triple-header stretch. Wheatley: Bortoleto building confidence through…
Alex Albon encountered a frustrating Sunday at the F1 Spanish GP this weekend for Williams. Retiring midway through the race after sustaining too much damage. Albon would start the Spanish Grand Prix from P11 following Saturdays Qualifying Session. Ahead of teammate Carlos Sainz who qualified down in P18. Sunday’s race proved difficult from lights out…
After starting P14 in the F1 Spanish GP, Haas’ rookie driver Ollie Bearman had a turbulent race, which put him in P17. The Briton took part in an interesting battle with RB’s Liam Lawson throughout the second half of the race. Unfortunately for Bearman, a minor collision and an incident of leaving the track and…
Fernando Alonso has endured a stuttering start to the season with Aston Martin but finally delivered his first points of the year at the F1 Spanish GP. The two-time World Champion crashed out of the first round in Australia in the rain and retired in Monaco as his Mercedes engine expired. Alonso drove to ninth…
Yuki Tsunoda experienced another difficult weekend at the F1 Spanish GP, where he finished outside the points. After qualifying last, Red Bull opted to make changes to Tsunoda’s car, which prompted a pit-lane start for the Japanese driver. While Tsunoda was able to gain places to finish the race in P13, he noted that the…
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has opened up about Max Verstappen’s aggressive 3-stop strategy and the predicament of pitting him for hard tyres under the late Safety Car at the F1 Spanish GP. Lining up in third, Verstappen bolted on a set of used softs for his opening stint in Sunday’s race. With a…
