Oscar Piastri took pole position ahead of McLaren teammate Lando Norris and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen for the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix. The McLaren duo looked dominant in Spain despite this weekend’s more stringent flexi-wing regulations.
The talk of the weekend was the new flexi-wing regulations with McLaren boss Zak Brown hinting at Red Bull’s lobbying to institute the tougher regulatory oversight on flexible wings.
The question was, which teams would be most impacted by the new regulation with many believing it might be McLaren but those assumptions may have been put to bed with a dominant qualifying performance from both drivers.
The other interesting talking to point to keep an eye on during the race is the tire compound pace delta as it seemed to be a bigger gap between compounds than previously races. Could the Medium/Hard compound strategy be a ho-hum affair or will it add to some race strategy intrigue?
George Russell’s Mercedes looked very quick and could be a factor in the run to turn 1 as well as a possible podium but Max Verstappen can’t be counted out of a potential spoiler for McLaren or a podium as he’ll start from third.
Spanish GP Qualifying Results:
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 1:12.551 | 1:11.998 | 1:11.546 | 14 |
2 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:12.799 | 1:12.056 | 1:11.755 | 15 |
3 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:12.798 | 1:12.358 | 1:11.848 | 12 |
4 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:12.806 | 1:12.407 | 1:11.848 | 12 |
5 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:13.058 | 1:12.447 | 1:12.045 | 15 |
6 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:12.815 | 1:12.585 | 1:12.111 | 18 |
7 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:13.014 | 1:12.495 | 1:12.131 | 12 |
8 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 1:13.081 | 1:12.611 | 1:12.199 | 18 |
9 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 1:13.139 | 1:12.461 | 1:12.252 | 15 |
10 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:13.102 | 1:12.523 | 1:12.284 | 14 |
11 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 1:13.044 | 1:12.641 | 14 | |
12 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:13.045 | 1:12.756 | 12 | |
13 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 1:13.039 | 1:12.763 | 12 | |
14 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:13.038 | 1:13.058 | 15 | |
15 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas Ferrari | 1:13.074 | 1:13.315 | 15 | |
16 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:13.190 | 6 | ||
17 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas Ferrari | 1:13.201 | 9 | ||
18 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams Mercedes | 1:13.203 | 6 | ||
19 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine Renault | 1:13.334 | 7 | ||
20 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:13.385 | 6 |
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