2023 Spanish Grand Prix - Catalunya, June 02 - 04 Sportsbook Soccer

[Tom]

This race will tell us a lot of answers we still wonder about the different updates on all the cars!

Like Monaco, I would love some rain here too, but the chances are slim at the moment.

 

[Franco Pinion]

Just caught up with qualifying after watching the FA Cup Final.

No one is even close to Verstappen. Shame, because otherwise, it's an interesting list from 2nd to 20th, lots of surprises.

Pos.	Driver	Car	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:13.615	1:12.760	1:12.272	20
2	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:13.411	1:12.790	1:12.734	22
3	Lando Norris	Mclaren	1:13.295	1:12.776	1:12.792	22
4	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:13.471	1:13.186	1:12.816	21
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:12.937	1:12.999	1:12.818	23
6	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:13.766	1:13.082	1:12.994	23
7	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:13.433	1:13.001	1:13.083	21
8	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas	1:13.420	1:13.283	1:13.229	18
9	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:13.747	1:13.098	1:13.507	18
10	Oscar Piastri	Mclaren	1:13.691	1:13.059	1:13.682	20
11	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing	1:13.874	1:13.334		17
12	George Russell	Mercedes	1:13.326	1:13.447		18
13	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1:13.677	1:13.521		16
14	Nyck De Vries	Alphatauri	1:13.581	1:14.083		16
15	Yuki Tsunoda	Alphatauri	1:13.862	1:14.477		19
16	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1:13.977			10
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:14.042			9
18	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:14.063			8
19	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:14.079			10
20	Logan Sargeant	Williams	1:14.699			6

Red Bull's Max Verstappen took pole position in a Spanish Grand Prix qualifying full of incident and drama, including a collision between the Mercedes drivers.

George Russell was issued with a formal warning after moving over on Lewis Hamilton at close to 200mph on the straight in the second session and damaging Hamilton's front wing.

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz was second ahead of a remarkable performance from McLaren's Lando Norris in third on a grid that has six different teams in the top six places.

Sainz's team-mate Charles Leclerc was down in 19th place complaining of car problems.

Alpine's Pierre Gasly finished fourth fastest but was later dropped to 10th after receiving two three-place grid penalties for separate impeding incidents, first getting in the way of Sainz in Q1 and later holding up Verstappen.

Hamilton, who made it through to the final session despite the incident with his team-mate, therefore moved up to fourth place on the grid, with Aston Martin's Lance Stroll fifth.

 

[Bandit]

Russell seems to be having a bit of a mini meltdown this weekend.

 

[Son Of Jack]

Leclerc was saying something was wrong with his car yesterday, and I saw a picture of the mechanics checking the car. Do we know if they figured anything out?

 

[Franco Pinion]

Leclerc was saying something was wrong with his car yesterday, and I saw a picture of the mechanics checking the car. Do we know if they figured anything out?

The clutch I believe

 

[Franco Pinion]

Storm clouds gathering, could be rain at times.

 

[Bandit]

I'm just pleased we've got a 2 stop (dry tyres) race, the first of the season! Verstappen should win this at a canter, it's anyone's guess for the rest of the podium today.

 

[Franco Pinion]

Norris and Hamilton collide.

Norris is reporting damage!

 

[Bandit]

That is Norris' race ruined as he pits at the end of lap 1

Verstappen is already 1.5 seconds ahead.

 

[Son Of Jack]

Landos own fault to be fair, not used to starting at the sharp end clearly