F1 Today – 21/02/2022
The latest news and analysis behind the headlines from drivers, teams, the sport and business. Exploring the day’s events from a global perspective.
The latest news and analysis behind the headlines from drivers, teams, the sport and business. Exploring the day’s events from a global perspective.
The first of two three-day test brings F1 to the Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya a circuit that drivers know well as it is regularly used for both testing and the Spanish Grand Prix. The circuit built in the late 1980s is the ideal test venue as it has a mixture of straights, flowing corners
Last updated | 28 February 2023 Race Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Pirelli (2015-17; 2022-) Formula 1 Aramco Gran Premio de España (2020-21) Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Emirates (2018-19) Venue Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain Configuration 2021 Motorcycle / 2023 Grand Prix Circuit Length 4.675 km (2.905 mi) Laps 66 Race
The latest news and analysis behind the headlines from across Formula One, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective.
Po Name Nat Team Time Points 1 Sir Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 01:33:07.680 25 2 Max Verstappen DUT Red Bull – Honda +00:15.841 19 3 Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes +00:26.610 15 4 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari +00:54.616 12 5 Sergio Perez MEX Red Bull – Honda +01:03.671 10 6 Daniel Ricciardo AUS McLaren – Mercedes
Sir Lewis Hamilton has become the first driver in two decades to take five consecutive wins at the same Grand Prix after beating Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by fifteen seconds to win the Spanish Grand Prix for the sixth time. The Mercedes driver perfectly executed his strategy to get ahead of Verstappen for the final
Po Name Nat Team Q1 Q2 Q3 1 Sir Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 01:18.245 01:17.166 01:16.741 2 Max Verstappen DUT Red Bull – Honda 01:18.090 01:16.922 01:16.777 3 Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 01:18.005 01:17.142 01:16.873 4 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 01:18.041 01:17.717 01:17.510 5 Esteban Ocon FRA Alpine 01:18.281 01:17.743 01:17.580 6 Carlos Sainz Jr
Sir Lewis Hamilton has become the first driver to reach a hundred pole position beating Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by three-hundredths of a second to start Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix from pole. The Mercedes driver failed to improve on his final lap, as did his main rival Verstappen. Qualifying proved to be a tight battle
The main news stories and analysis from Friday Practice ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix. As well as a look at what this means both for this weekend and the championship battle across the field, as well as for the rest of the season.
Sir Lewis Hamilton was fastest after going a tenth faster than Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas in the second practice for the Spanish Grand Prix. The seven-time champion set his fastest time on the soft tyres before switching to long runs and that proved to be enough. Hamilton’s fastest time was set with using a different