The Circuit de Catalunya has long been viewed as the track which reveals F1’s true competitive order. But two changes mean that may no longer be the case.
2021 Spanish Grand Prix reaction articles archive
Working group tackling F1’s track limits problem
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 teams have agreed to form a working group to examine how track limits can be enforced more clearly and consistently.
FIA “looking at” removing Catalunya’s chicane for future F1 races
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 could revert to using the original final corners at the Circuit de Catalunya if it returns to the track in future.
Red Bull “desperately need” Perez to put pressure on Mercedes – Horner
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner says the team need Sergio Perez to add pressure to the Mercedes drivers in the championship fight.
Red Bull were “too slow” to win in Spain – Verstappen
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull did not have any strategic options to win the Spanish Grand Prix because they weren’t quick enough, Max Verstappen believes.
Hamilton’s second pit stop was a “difficult call” for Mercedes – Wolff
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes CEO Toto Wolff joked their strategy simulation was “terribly wrong” because Lewis Hamilton caught Max Verstappen earlier than they expected.
Stroll avoids penalty for rejoining track incorrectly, Alonso also cleared
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onLance Stroll was cleared by the stewards after failing to rejoin the track correctly, while Fernando Alonso also avoided a penalty following a collision between the two.
Norris admits move on Sainz was “not really allowed” after black-and-white flag
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris says he didn’t mean to put an aggressive move on Carlos Sainz Jnr after being shown the black-and-white ‘unsporting conduct’ flag during the Spanish Grand Prix.
Bottas says he could have let Hamilton past sooner: “I’m here to race, not let people by”
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas admits he could have allowed team mate Lews Hamilton to pass him earlier than he did in the Spanish Grand Prix as he was ‘doing his own race’.
‘Bendy’ Red Bull wing Hamilton spotted is legal, Horner insists
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull CEO Christian Horner said Lewis Hamilton’s views on their “bendy” rear wing “probably came from elsewhere”.
Verstappen’s first pit stop surprised Red Bull: “We hadn’t called him in”
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull were surprised by Max Verstappen’s first pit stop during the Spanish Grand Prix, as the team hadn’t called him in.
Verstappen was “a sitting duck” to faster Mercedes regardless of strategy
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen said he could see himself losing the lead of the Spanish Grand Prix during the early laps, as Lewis Hamilton was clearly faster.
Gasly given penalty point for “very silly” grid error
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly has been given a penalty point on his licence for failing to line up on the starting grid correctly ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix.