Formula 1 2019 Spanish Grand Prix

Not only did the team's engine and chassis upgrades fail to bring an upturn in form, but the Ferraris were kept off the podium as Max Verstappen's Red Bull followed another Mercedes one-two home.<br>Edd Straw and Scott Mitchell explain why the indications now are that the season might go from bad to worse for Ferrari from here.<br><br>More Barcelona insights:<br><br>Ferrari concedes 2019 car ...

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All 10 teams were offered the chance to create a mule car for initial track testing of the new 18-inch tyres by converting a 2018 chassis.<br>Most were reluctant to commit resources to such a project within 2019, and consideration was given to postponing any testing until 2020.<br>However, once Renault agreed to Pirelli's request to build a car for this season, Mercedes felt it had no choice but ...

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The Australian started 13th courtesy of a three-place grid penalty for reversing into Daniil Kvyat in the Azerbaijan GP, and spent the opening part of the Barcelona race in 12th, bottled up behind the McLaren of Carlos Sainz.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Renault in performance "stalemate" on Friday - Ricciardo<br><br><br>Ricciardo did overtake Sainz for position before the pair pitted at the end of ...

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Zetsche has been the head of Mercedes' parent company Daimler since 2006 but is stepping down from his role this month.<br>He attended the Spanish Grand Prix and joined Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas on the podium as he collected the winning constructors' trophy.<br>Mercedes re-entered F1 with a works team in 2010 and since the V6 turbo-hybrid era began in 2014 it has won five consecutive ...

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Following months of discussions between F1 chiefs and the Zandvoort circuit, it is understood that a deal to bring the Dutch event back to the calendar has been concluded.<br>Details about the plan, as well as confirmation that it will take a May date to slot in early in the calendar, could come as early as Tuesday morning.<br>Horner, whose driver Max Verstappen's presence on the grid has been ...

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The Italian outfit had hoped that an aerodynamic and engine upgrade introduced for Barcelona last weekend would help lift its form and allow it to beat Mercedes.<br>But it endured another tough weekend as Mercedes was untouchable and it failed to finish on the podium after Max Verstappen grabbed third place for Red Bull.<br><br>Watch our experts' verdict :<br><br>Why things might get even worse ...

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The 20-year-old Russian will join Mercedes' race driver Valtteri Bottas in action at Barcelona this week, although the day he drives depends on the team's programme.<br>It will be Mazepin's first run in the team's 2019 challenger, the W10, although he is conducting a private testing programme this year in a 2017 Mercedes.<br>Mazepin finished runner-up in the final season of GP3 last year, winning ...

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Verstappen scored his second podium of the season at Barcelona after overhauling both Ferraris, but could not challenge the Mercedes cars of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas.<br>Despite Red Bull’s traditional chassis and aerodynamic prowess, Verstappen believes Mercedes’ 2019 car is simply better at the moment.<br>“We’re not really better in any corner than Mercedes,” he said ...

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With Mercedes in a class of its own at Barcelona, Vettel knew that the only chance he had to take the fight to the German car manufacturer was by trying to do something special at the start.<br>The German picked up a good slipstream off Bottas on the run away from the line and tried to go around the outside of both Mercedes drivers at Turn 1 – but in the end braked slightly too late and locked ...

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The Haas teammates clashed at Turn 1 while battling for seventh position following the late-race safety car restart, with Magnussen's overtaking attempt down the inside leading to contact between the left rear of his VF-19 and the right front of Grosjean's.<br>Grosjean was forced to straightline Turn 2 and hop over the sausage kerb in the run-off, and did so again a few laps later after a similar ...

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A new engine and aerodynamic components were brought to Barcelona as Ferrari sought to gain ground on its rival Mercedes, which has dominated the start of the season.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Spanish GP: Hamilton leads fifth straight Mercedes 1-2<br><br><br>However, Ferrari was comfortably beaten by Mercedes again in Spain, and even fell behind the Red Bull of Max Verstappen in the ...

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Hamilton shared a video he had been sent by a young child on social media and said the boy, Harry, was his "spirit angel" as he defeated Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas at Barcelona.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Spanish GP: Hamilton leads fifth straight Mercedes 1-2<br><br><br>"I was super inspired by this young kid that sent me a message, Harry," said Hamilton. "We've sent him a card and a cap, and ...

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Stroll and Norris came together while battling for 14th position on the 45th lap of the Barcelona race, the collision putting both out on the spot and necessitating a safety car.<br>Norris had attempted a move around the outside of Stroll into the Turn 1 right-hander and remained to Stroll's left – which was now the inside line into the left-hander Turn 2 – when the Canadian began to turn in ...

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Bottas started on pole for the third race in a row but Hamilton pulled alongside him after a better getaway and gained track position on the inside into Turn 1. <br>Hamilton then raced into a commanding lead and kept Bottas comfortably behind after a late safety car restart as well, to move back ahead in the title battle. <br>Immediately after the race, Bottas said: “It was pretty tight but I ...

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Hamilton's victory ahead of Bottas clinched Mercedes' fifth one-two in a row and put Hamilton seven points clear of Bottas in the world championship.<br>Max Verstappen earned a second podium of the season for Red Bull and Honda in third place, after Ferrari's challenge faded early and never recovered.<br>Hamilton started second but crucially got ahead of poleman Bottas by winning a three-way duel ...

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Hamilton joined Mercedes from McLaren in 2013, and has won four of his five world championship titles with the manufacturer.<br>Last year he agreed to extend his Mercedes stay to the end of 2020 at the earliest, and Wolff said those discussions included the topic of a move to Ferrari.<br>"You have to simply acknowledge that probably it's in every driver's head to drive at Ferrari one day," said ...

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Ferrari's winter testing pace had led to most observers anticipating a classic battle between the sport's two top teams in 2019, and possibly the first title for the Maranello outfit since 2007.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Verstappen: Mercedes alone in understanding 2019 cars well<br>Spanish GP: Bottas beats Hamilton to pole by 0.6s<br><br><br>However, Mercedes began the season with an unprecedented ...

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Bottas’s 0.634s margin over Hamilton is the furthest the five-time world champion has been behind a teammate since his struggles in Singapore in 2016. <br>While there have been much bigger margins, these have all come amid extenuating circumstances.<br>Hamilton was officially 19.196s slower than Nico Rosberg in Baku in 2016 after crashing at the start of qualifying and 3.466s slower in 2014 ...

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The Alfa Romeo driver had qualified 18th, just ahead of the two Williams cars, and had been set to start 17th thanks to Nico Hulkenberg's pitlane start.<br>But he now looks set to be moved down the order after the FIA reported that he had broken the rules by having a new gearbox fitted.<br>"This gearbox change was before the six consecutive Events expired," said an FIA note. "Therefore this is not ...

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The German made a mistake during his run run in Q1, running wide and tapping the barriers at Turn 4 – with the impact damaging his front wing.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Spanish GP: Bottas beats Hamilton to pole by 0.6s<br><br><br>Although he was able to return to the pits and get running again after a replacement front wing was fitted, he failed to make it through to Q2 and was set to start ...

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Speculation that this year's race at Barcelona could be the last was fuelled when it emerged that F1 owner Liberty Media were lining up the Dutch Grand Prix to start the European season.<br>But although nothing has been agreed between F1 bosses and the Circuit Barcelona-Catalunya regarding a contract extension, the track's boss remains hopeful that things can get sorted as he lays out a summer ...

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A radio conversation between Stallard and Sainz was overheard in Friday practice, where there looked like there had been a name mix-up.<br>Stallard began the conversation with: "Darren, it's Tom... sorry Carlos!"<br>Then in response, Sainz cheekily said: "Hello Tom, I'm Darren."<br> <br>The exchange prompted some confusion among fans about what had happened, with various theories about it being ...

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Titled simply 'Schumacher', the film is backed by a major production company and features interviews with Michael's father Rolf, his wife Corinna, his children Gina and Mick, and many of the key players in his career, along with unseen archive footage.<br>Currently in post-production, it is being made by award-winning German filmmakers Michael Wech and Hanns-Bruno Kammertons, who have previously ...

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A trip over the kerbs at the fast Campsa right-hander in Q2 sent debris flying from Leclerc's car, and Ferrari made multiple attempts to get it fully fixed as qualifying went on.<br>Leclerc could only qualify fifth behind Max Verstappen's Red Bull, and admitted his Ferrari was never quite right after his incident.<br>"I don't really understand how I could lose that much of the car on the kerb," he ...

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Although the Dutchman’s Red Bull team has made progress with an update in Spain this weekend – which helped him split the two Ferraris to take fourth on the grid – Verstappen says his team is still not where it wants to be.<br>And though the team is slowly getting on top of the issues that hurt it at the beginning of the season, Verstappen thinks the complexity of the 2019 cars has made ...

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Motorsport.com understands that Liberty Media is considering its long-term plan to bolster its F1 leadership, which has included Carey as CEO since the start of 2017.<br>That could include Wolff, who joined Mercedes in 2013 and as team principal and CEO has led the team to five consecutive F1 title doubles.<br>Mercedes, like most F1 entrants, is committed to F1 until the end of the 2020 season but ...

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After an encouraging opening round at Melbourne, in which Haas had a strong lead at the front of the midfield pack, the team has failed to score in the intervening races.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Spanish GP: Bottas beats Hamilton to pole by 0.6s<br><br><br>Having struggled to get the tyres within the operating range, the high-energy nature of the Barcelona circuit has helped the team return to its ...

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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said Hamilton's battery could not be charged properly between the second and third parts of qualifying, which meant he was sent out earlier than planned.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Spanish GP: Bottas beats Hamilton to pole by 0.6s<br><br><br>Wolff told Sky Sports F1 that put Hamilton "on the wrong foot" because he was at the head of the pack and therefore caught ...

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The German saw rival Mercedes grab another front row lock-out at Barcelona, as he was left trailing pole position man Valtteri Bottas by 0.866 seconds as he took third place on the grid.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Spanish GP: Bottas beats Hamilton to pole by 0.6s<br><br><br>But although aware that Mercedes had the edge in single-lap pace, he has suggested that a different approach his team has taken ...

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Bottas had the edge on Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton throughout qualifying, ending up a massive 0.634s quicker.<br>None of the top four were able to improve their times on their second runs on soft Pirellis in Q3, ensuring Mercedes kept hold of the front-row lockout it had taken earlier in the final segment of qualifying.<br>Sebastian Vettel was third and 0.866s off the pace, less than a tenth ...

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The Williams Formula 1 driver crashed backwards into the barriers at Turn 4 in the closing minutes of final free practice on Saturday, bringing out the red flags.<br>After examination of his car back in the Williams garage, the team decided that following the rear-end collision a new gearbox would be needed. It means Russell will take a five-place penalty, which will almost certainly move him to ...

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Albon has shown strong performances in the first four races of the year and, with Pierre Gasly having faced some struggles at Red Bull, there has already been speculation he could be promoted if the main team thinks it needs to change drivers.<br>But while Tost has been hugely encouraged by how quickly Albon has adapted to F1, he is clear that the Anglo-Thai driver will need a lot more experience ...

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Mercedes driver Hamilton enjoyed a commanding advantage over the chasing Ferraris in FP3, which ended under red flags when Russell lost the rear of his Williams at Turn 4 and ended up in the wall backwards after travelling through the gravel.<br>That stopped three drivers – Red Bull's Pierre Gasly, Renault driver Nico Hulkenberg and McLaren's Lando Norris – completing a final new-tyre run and ...

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Renault, Mercedes and McLaren have responded to a request to help Pirelli develop its 18-inch prototype tyres by building mule cars based on 2018 chassis with suitably modified suspension.<br>Each team will have a two-day session in the autumn, although Pirelli has yet to officially confirm venues and dates.<br>“The plan is to run Sergey,” Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul told Motorsport.com ...

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The Frenchman made good use of a major new update package to end up sixth-fastest in the afternoon session at Barcelona, ahead of Red Bull’s Pierre Gasly, and he thinks the form can be carried through to qualifying.<br>“I am feeling optimistic,” said Grosjean. “I am feeling like we have got a good chance to qualify both cars in the top ten and maybe play with the Red Bull.<br>“Saying ...

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