F1 grid: Starting positions for Spanish Grand Prix
Lando Norris reacts to famous Monaco GP victoryF1 is in Barcelona for the Spanish Grand Prix and Oscar Piastri enjoyed a very successful Saturday as he beat teammate Lando Norris to seal pole in a McLaren front-row lockout.
The Catalunya track is not long for F1, with the Spanish GP relocating to Madrid next year, though Barcelona is expected to finish its current contract with a final race in 2026.
Piastri may not want it to wave goodbye to the track as he secured the biggest pole margin of the campaign, grabbing top spot for the fourth time as he outpaced Norris by 0.209s.
There was a humdinger of a battle for third as Max Verstappen, who finished fourth in Monaco last weekend and won last year’s race in Spain, and George Russell of Mercedes finished on the same time but the Red Bull reigning champion was given the nod as he finished his lap first. Lewis Hamilton is eyeing further improvement, particularly in light of a new FIA clampdown on flexi-wings this weekend, and drove his Ferrari into a creditable fifth spot.
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Lewis Hamilton on team radio: “Just no grip mate, got no rear today.”
Russell is right on his tail…
Kieran Jackson1 June 2025 14:46
Max Verstappen pits! (Lap 30/66)Verstappen pits and comes out just in front of Hamilton in fourth!
Close to a battle at turn 1, though!
Verstappen doing a three-stop? Looks like it.
Piastri retakes the lead, with a 3.8-second lead to Norris!
3-10: Leclerc, Verstappen, Hamilton, Russell, Antonelli, Hadjar, Hulkenberg, Gasly
Kieran Jackson1 June 2025 14:45
Alex Albon retires (Lap 29/66)After an incident with Liam Lawson at turn 1 – the slightest of collisions – Albon retires the Williams car due to a mechanical fault!
We’re down to 18 cars!
Kieran Jackson1 June 2025 14:43
Max Verstappen: (Lap 28/66)“It’s so hard to drive, I have no speed to turn in.”
Verstappen’s lead now cut to 3.3 seconds to Oscar Piastri….
Kieran Jackson1 June 2025 14:42
Max Verstappen leads the Spanish GP! (Lap 23/66)Piastri pits – 2.2 seconds – and comes out in second, 5.9 seconds behind Verstappen!
The Dutchman now leads, but is on much older tyres compared to the McLaren pair!
3-10: Norris, Leclerc, Hamilton, Russell, Gasly, Antonelli, Hulkenberg, Hadjar
Kieran Jackson1 June 2025 14:35
Lando Norris pits! (Lap 22/66)Norris dives into the pits and comes out in third, 10 seconds behind Verstappen!
Kieran Jackson1 June 2025 14:34
Hamilton on team radio (Lap 19/66) LH: “Why did you pull me in so early?”
Engineer: “We are protecting from the undercut behind.”
Needless to say, Hamilton seems a bit perplexed with that stop!
Kieran Jackson1 June 2025 14:29
Lewis Hamilton pits! (Lap 17/66)Hamilton dives into the pits – commenting “that’s a long way to go” – and comes out in ninth.
Leclerc pits a lap later, and comes out ahead of his teammate.
Kieran Jackson1 June 2025 14:27
Spanish GP!
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(Getty Images)Kieran Jackson1 June 2025 14:26
Max Verstappen pits! (Lap 14/66)The Dutchman was struggling and so he pits – and drops down to eighth!
An early stop… how will that play out?!
Gap out in front? 4.1 seconds between Piastri and Norris,
Kieran Jackson1 June 2025 14:24
