Isack Hadjar was taken aback by Red Bull’s sudden uptick in performance during qualifying for the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free After being over a second off the pace in final practice, Hadjar managed to qualify sixth on the grid. He missed out on third place by less than … Read more

Lewis Hamilton says he went into qualifying knowing he needed to make a “huge leap” after a difficult practice day, before securing his best grid position yet for a race with Ferrari. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free “It’s been a very tricky weekend for me,” Hamilton admitted. He missed first practice while … Read more

George Russell says his recent dip in form came from trying too hard to copy his team mate’s setup approach rather than trusting his own instincts with the Mercedes W17. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free After taking pole position for tomorrow’s race, Russell explained he has refocused on his own working methods … Read more

Welcome to Sunday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Comment of the day George Russell’s explanation that he’s been relying too heavily on his teammate’s setup approach has drawn criticism from @RBAlonso: It’s an embarrassing admission that he felt copying a setup in his ‘championship year’ is good enough. He has to have belief in his … Read more

Pictures from practice for the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix at Circuit de Catalunya. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter andgo ad-free Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls, Circuit de Catalunya, 2026 Dino Beganovic, Ferrari, Circuit de Catalunya, 2026 Oscar Piastri, McLaren, Circuit de Catalunya, 2026 Gabriel Bortoleto, Audi, Circuit de Catalunya, 2026 Arvid Lindblad, Racing Bulls, Circuit … Read more

Lando Norris set the fastest time in second practice at the Circuit de Catalunya, despite this being his first session of the weekend. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The world champion returned to the McLaren MCL40 after Formula 2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli drove the car in the opening hour. Norris posted a … Read more

Mercedes is consulting with its lawyers about George Russell’s penalty from the Monaco Grand Prix following the stewards’ decision to overturn Pierre Gasly’s penalty. Russell and Gasly were each handed five‑second time penalties for alleged pit lane speeding during the race, along with three other drivers. Alpine successfully appealed Gasly’s penalty today, prompting Mercedes to … Read more

Pierre Gasly said he is proud of Formula 1 and the FIA after Alpine successfully challenged his Monaco Grand Prix penalties. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The Monaco Grand Prix stewards have rescinded Gasly’s two five-second time penalties for exceeding the pit lane speed limit during the race, after official timekeepers were … Read more

Welcome to Saturday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Comment of the day How did a competition as complex and sophisticated as Formula 1 allow such a fundamental error that produced pit lane speeding penalty mistakes in Monaco? I don’t think this sets a precedent for post-race appeals so much as it exposes failures in the … Read more

George Russell topped the times in the final practice session for the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, putting his Mercedes on top of the timing screens. Russell finished the session eight-tenths clear of his team mate. Andrea Kimi Antonelli, however, could not complete his final flying lap after repeatedly being impeded by traffic. “Why do I always … Read more