He Spanish Grand Prix Formula 1 hosted thousands of spectators hoping to see a great performance by the two Spanish drivers of the Formula 1but it ended with a bittersweet taste with the best classification of the season for Carlos Sainz and the worst for Fernando Alonso.
Pole position, once again, went to an almighty max verstappen. The Dutchman, who has stated that it has been the best time he has felt with his Red Bullwas so superior to the rest that he ended up getting the first position with a difference of half a second with the second classified.
That second was Carlos Sainz, which achieved the best classification of the season to the delirium of the fans who went to Montmeló. The man from Madrid avoided the problems that most of his rivals had, including his teammate, and managed to get out on the front line, which opens up his chances of victory.
The big surprise of the classification was carried out by Lando Norris. The McLaren seems to have been resurrected in the Spanish GP and both drivers entered Q3. There, the British pulled gallons and made a big difference with Oscar Piastri (10th) and placed third. However, at the end of the session, he ruled himself out to fight for the podium.
From there, everyone suffered a sea of problems. The first of them, Fernando Alonso. The Asturian, in Q1, marked a trip through the gravel due to stepping on a puddle of water and was charged half flat bottom of his Aston Martin. He was saving the sessions one by one, but in Q3, added to a mistake in turn 10, only allowed him to be nineth in the worst classification of the season.
His rivals like Sergio Pérez or Charles Leclerc. The Monegasque, suffering from problems at the back of his Ferrariwill come penultimate. For his part, the Mexican marked another excursion through the gravel in Q2 that condemned all his options and he will start from eleventh position.
In Mercedes they promised them happy. The improvements seem to have worked and their direct rivals were in trouble, but they decided to attack themselves. Specifically, George Russell closed the trajectory in full straight of Lewis Hamilton and they ended up touching. This caused the elimination of Russell (12th), while the seven-time champion was able to pass. However, he could only reach fifth place.
The rain made a threat of appearance at the beginning of Q1, but stopped and respected the rest of the ‘qualy’. However, in the race the probability of showers reaches 50% and most of the pilots count on their appearance on Sunday.
Schedule and where to watch on TV
The race in Barcelona will start at 15:00 peninsular time and can be seen in DAZN F1, prior subscription to the platform. In addition, you will be able to follow the race live through the special coverage that the website of The sixth.
