4:32 p.m.
Tour 60/66: it’s ok for Hamilton!
The Briton passes in the first corner on the outside, helped by his DRS.
4:30 p.m.
After his incident at the start of the race, Lewis Hamilton was able to fight for a fourth place in the closing laps against Carlos Sainz.
4:29 p.m.
Lap 58/66: Bottas in trouble
The Finn lost two places in quick succession, overtaken by Carlos Sainz then Lewis Hamilton.
4:23 p.m.
Lap 54/66: Red Bull stop Sergio Pérez to avoid a possible return of George Russell with better tires.
4:19 p.m.
Lap 51/66: we stop George Russell
4:18 p.m.
If Max Verstappen wins, he will overtake Charles Leclerc in the drivers’ world championship.
4:16 p.m.
Tour 49/66: Max Verstappen regains the lead
The Red Bull team implicitly asked Sergio Pérez to pass his teammate who had a slightly faster pace.
4:13 p.m.
Lap 47/66: Max Verstappen is the fastest man on the track in 1’25”456.
4:09 p.m.
He comes out in front of George Russell.
4:09 p.m.
Lap 44/66: Max Verstappen returns to the pits
4:07 p.m.
Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton moved up to 6th position.
4:04 p.m.
I lost engine power and from there I had to stop. I don’t know what the problem is yet but hey it hurts. At the same time there are also lots of positives, I think we solved our tire degradation problem, today was the answer we were looking for we showed that we were really fast, now we have to fix this engine problem so that it does not come back during the year.
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), at the microphone of Canal+
4:00 p.m.
He emerges in front of George Russell, and it is Max Verstappen who takes the lead.
3:59 p.m.
Lap 38/66: Pérez in the pits in turn
3:58 p.m.
The Briton was under pressure from Max Verstappen.
3:57 p.m.
Lap 37/66: Russell stops again
3:56 p.m.
A point on the classification:
Perez
Russell
Verstappen
Ocon
Boots
sainz
hamilton
Vettel
Norris
Alonso
Tsunoda
Schumacher
Ricciardo
Gasly
Stroll
Latifi
Albon
Magnussen
Give up:
Charles Leclerc
Guanyu-Zhou
3:49 p.m.
Guanyu Zhou also gave up.
3:49 p.m.
Lap 31/66: Pérez takes the lead
The Mexican managed to overtake George Russell in the first corner.
3:47 p.m.
Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in the race in 1’26”990. He moved up to 14th position.
3:46 p.m.
Tour 29/66: Max Verstappen returns to the pits!
He tries the undercut on George Russell.
3:44 p.m.
And so George Russell is leading the race!
3:44 p.m.
The Monegasque returned to the pits and was forced to retire, he complained of a loss of power.
3:43 p.m.
Charles Leclerc is in slow motion!
3:43 p.m.
Ongoing discussions between Sergio Pérez and his team for that Max Verstappen. The Mexican has a faster pace than his team-mate but the mechanics don’t seem to want to tell Max Verstappen to overtake.
3:42 p.m.
In front, Charles Leclerc set the best time in the race in 1’27”030. He is now 12 seconds ahead of George Russell.
3:39 p.m.
Lap 24/66: Verstappen goes on the attack!
The Dutchman dove on the inside in the first corner but George Russell instantly went on the outside to keep his second place in the first sector.
3:38 p.m.
Round 23/66: another pit stop for Hamilton who returned to the track in 19th place.
3:36 p.m.
Sebastian Vettel, who had not yet stopped either, is now 8th, he who started 16th.
3:34 p.m.
Round 21/66: Charles Leclerc returns to the pits.
3:31 p.m.
Max Verstappen is furious on the radio. “We are not even able to operate a DRS correctly”he curses.
3:30 p.m.
There is definitely a problem with Max Verstappen’s single-seater, whose DRS works intermittently.
3:29 p.m.
Round 18/66: Sergio Pérez returns to the pits, the only thing left is Charles Leclerc not to have stopped.
3:25 p.m.
Max Verstappen is told that this time his DRS worked correctly.
3:24 p.m.
Round 14/66: George Russell and Max Verstappen stopped. They leave on medium tyres.
3:23 p.m.
🎥 Relive the start of the race, with the puncture of Hamilton
The start of the Spanish Grand Prix has just been given this Sunday, May 22. Starting in pole position, Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) kept the lead ahead of Max Verstappen (Red Bull). Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) had a puncture and made a very bad operation.
3:22 p.m.
A word on Pierre Gasly, who is currently ranked 15th.
3:21 p.m.
Max Verstappen obviously has a DRS problem, as he is told on the radio.
3:21 p.m.
George Russell is surprised by an engine overheating alert on his single-seater when he has no one in front of him. An element that could handicap him for the future?
3:19 p.m.
Sergio Pérez lets Max Verstappen pass, for what looks like a team order.
3:19 p.m.
Carlos Sainz returns to the pits.
3:18 p.m.
Round 11/66: Charles Leclerc now has a 9 second lead over the new second George Russell on the Mercedes. The Brit defends his position against the two Red Bulls.
3:17 p.m.
Tour 9/66: Verstappen at fault in turn!
The Dutchman came out at the same place as Carlos Sainz. He lost less time than the Spaniard came out in 4th position just behind his teammate.
3:15 p.m.
Tour 8/66: Alpine creates the show
Esteban Ocon (6th) and Fernando Alonso (13th) continue their recovery.
3:14 p.m.
Round 7/66: big mistake by Sainz!
The Spanish driver lost the rear in turn 4 and went into the gravel trap. He comes out in 11th position.
3:11 p.m.
19th, 55 seconds behind the leader, Lewis Hamilton seemed annoyed on the radio. “We should have stayed in the garage and saved an engine”he assures.
3:10 p.m.
No investigation necessary into the incident between Lewis Hamilton and Kevin Magnussen, say the commissioners.
3:09 p.m.
Round 4/66: Leclerc widens the gap
Charles Leclerc already has a 1.2 second lead over Max Verstappen.
3:07 p.m.
Tour 3/66: the good flight of the Alpines!
Esteban Ocon has gained three places and is 9th, Fernando Alonso has gained five and is 15th.
3:06 p.m.
Note the very good start of George Russell and Sergio Pérez who overtook Carlos Sainz, while Lewis Hamilton went through the pits.
3:05 p.m.
Collision between Lewis Hamilton and Kevin Magnussen, the Briton punctured while the Dane spun in the gravel.
3:04 p.m.
Good take off from Charles Leclerc who went on the inside to take the lead at the first corner.
3:01 p.m.
The tires of the pilots at the start
Lewis Hamilton is the only driver to set off on medium tires. An offbeat strategy, then. Charles Leclerc is the only driver in new soft rubbers.
3:00 p.m.
🔥 Let’s go for the warm-up lap!
2:49 p.m.
Pirelli reveals pit stop strategies for the race
We learn in particular that Charles Leclerc still has a set of new soft tyres. An advantage at the start for the Monegasque as we expect a very hot race and where the deterioration of the tires will be significant.
2:45 p.m.
🎼🇪🇸 The Spanish anthem sounds to the sound of violins on the starting line of the Barcelona circuit.
2:44 p.m.
Fernando Alonso, penalized, will start the Spanish GP from the back of the grid
Alpine driver Fernando Alonso will start the Spanish GP from the last place on the grid. The Spaniard is penalized for having changed several elements on his engine.
2:43 p.m.
A little problem for George Russell? The Briton’s mechanics are busy around his single-seater. To watch… Yesterday, Russell said he wanted to get the Ferraris in this race, and estimated that the Red Bulls will be a cut above.
2:41 p.m.
The starting grid with a Leclerc – Verstappen first row
We know the starting grid for the Miami Grand Prix, which will take place this Sunday, May 22. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) signs his second consecutive pole position, after that of Miami. He will start just ahead of his great rival in the world championship, Max Verstappen (Red Bull).
2:38 p.m.
👀 Did the Aston Martin team plagiarize Red Bull?
The current Aston Martin closely resembles the Red Bull single-seater, so much so that suspicions of plagiarism have emerged. Very quickly, the FIA reacted and considered that there was no infringement on the part of Sebastian Vettel’s team.
2:35 p.m.
🎥 Experience a lap of the circuit with an on-board camera aboard the helmet of local Fernando Alonso
2:28 p.m.
“I am stiffer this year”: Carlos Sainz Jr worried about the health of the pilots
Asked by Motorsport.com about new F1 regulations and new single-seaters, Spanish driver Carlos Sainz Jr admitted to being worried about the health of drivers with these new cars. Heavier and less lively in the corners, they have different repercussions from the cars of the previous era. Before the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend, where he will be at home, the Spaniard therefore shares his questions.
2:22 p.m.
🇬🇧 Victor Martins wins main race of Formula 3 Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona
French Formula 3 driver Victor Martins won the second race of the Spanish Grand Prix, the third round of the championship, on Sunday. A second success this season which allows him to consolidate his lead in the championship.
2:19 p.m.
📋 Barcelona: speed, track, records… All you need to know about the Spanish Grand Prix track
The Barcelona-Catalunya circuit has been on the Formula 1 world championship calendar since the 1991 season. It also hosts pre-season winter testing every year. Here’s everything you need to know about the circuit hosting the Spanish Grand Prix.
2:15 p.m.
Another series of domination should also most likely fall. Lewis Hamilton remains on five consecutive successes in Spain. Barring a major incident for Ferrari and Red Bull, or his teammate George Russell, victory seems very complicated for the British driver.
2:13 p.m.
Yesterday, during qualifying, Charles Leclerc put an end to a domination of Mercedes on the Barcelona track. The team indeed remained on nine pole positions in a row. Despite improvements in Spain for George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, the Brits could only do better than 4th and 6th place.
2:09 p.m.
🌡️ ☀️ It is already very hot in Barcelona, where 36 degrees in the air and 50 degrees on the track are announced, which is more than yesterday during qualifying. During the Grand Prix, tire management will be important at the same time as the riders’ organisms will be put to the test.
2:06 p.m.
Charles Leclerc signs his fourth pole position of the season in Barcelona
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc took his fourth pole position of the season on Saturday, at the Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix. He beat Max Verstappen, who was unable to set a second time in Q3 due to a lack of power.
2:03 p.m.
🏎️ Hello everyone and welcome to this live stream to follow the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix race. The start will be at 3 p.m.