Pictures from the first day of practice for the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix, where drivers got to grips with the revised turn 10.
2021 Spanish Grand Prix articles archive
Hamilton leads Mercedes one-two, Verstappen ninth in second practice
2021 Spanish Grand Prix second practice
Posted onLewis Hamilton led a one-two for Mercedes in the second practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix, comfortably ahead of closest championship rivals Red Bull.
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F1 rejected “more equal” ways to cut car speed in 2021, Aston Martin claim
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onA proposal to reduce rear wing sizes to slow cars this year was rejected in favour of floor changes which hurt Aston Martin, the team’s CEO Otmar Szafnauer said.
Teams to debate track limits rules as drivers call for consistency
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 team principals will discuss how track limits can be enforced more clearly and consistently following a spate of controversies in the opening rounds of the new season.
Bottas edges Verstappen, then has near-miss with Sainz
2021 Spanish Grand Prix first practice
Posted onThere was little to choose between Mercedes and Red Bull in the first practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix, as Valtteri Bottas led Max Verstappen by just three-hundredths of a second.
Hamilton: We can’t keep relying on mistakes of others in title fight
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton believes Mercedes have profited from the mistakes of their rivals in the opening races of the season, and must keep improving their car to retain their championships.
Aston Martin “expected to be stronger this year”, Vettel admits
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Posted onSebastian Vettel has confidence in Aston Martin’s ability to progress, despite starting the season with a slower car than they expected.
First pictures from the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix weekend
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Posted onPictures from the build-up to the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix.
Sainz: Ferrari already making changes to avoid repeat of “very bad race” in Portugal
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says Ferrari have learned important lessons from their performance in the Portuguese Grand Prix, where he recorded their first point-less finish of the season.
Verstappen: Nothing more I can do to ensure I obey track limits
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen says there isn’t much more he can do to ensure he obeys track limits, after an error on the final lap of the Portuguese Grand Prix cost him a championship point.
Hamilton: Bottas critics should ‘give him a break’ and Mercedes should keep him in the team
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton sees no reason for Mercedes to change its driver line-up, saying they shouldn’t disturb the “equilibrium” in the team by replacing Valtteri Bottas.
‘For me it’s one less problem’: What F1 drivers make of Catalunya’s new turn 10
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 drivers gave mixed reactions to the new turn 10 at the Circuit de Catalunya and differing views whether it will promote good racing.
Bottas rubbishes claim he may lose seat before end of 2021: ‘Only one team does that’
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas described reports he could lose his seat at Mercedes before the end of the season as “bulls***”.
Sainz eager to try “old-school” final two corners instead of chicane at Catalunya
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says he’s eager to try the original, high-speed configuration of the final two corners at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Changes to track limits guidance in Spain before practice begins
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 drivers have been given revised track limits guidance ahead of the start of practice for the Spanish Grand Prix weekend.
Has Verstappen done his homework? Six Spanish GP talking points
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onWho will win the next round in the title battle? Are we set for more rows about track limits? The key Spanish Grand Prix talking points.
Cooler weather in Barcelona for Spanish GP and chance of rain on race day
2021 Spanish Grand Prix weather
Posted onA change of date means cooler conditions are expected for this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, and the race itself could see a few rain showers.
Alonso: I can’t afford to qualify poorly again at Catalunya and Monaco
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso says he must raise his game in qualifying as overtaking will be especially difficult at the next two circuits F1 visits.
“Weird” new turn 10 at Catalunya may make passing harder, warns Norris
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris is concerned the Circuit de Catalunya’s new turn 10 may make overtaking harder, and doubts removing the chicane would improve matters either.