Are Red Bull beatable? George Russell became the first driver to overhaul one in a race this year – but Max Verstappen scored a crushing grand slam.
Spanish Grand Prix articles archive
Red Bull’s rivals no closer yet despite Mercedes’ costly “B-spec” upgrade – Horner
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner is encouraged his team have maintained their lead despite only bringing “subtle” upgrades to their RB19 so far.
Paddock Diary: 2023 Spanish Grand Prix
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onThe Spanish Grand Prix was not as blisteringly hot as last year and served up a better race, though things did not go entirely smoothly behind the scenes.
2023 Spanish Grand Prix weekend F1 driver ratings
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onOne driver dominated the weekend, while some of his rivals made crucial errors. Here are the RaceFans driver ratings for the Spanish Grand Prix.
Ferrari’s car has greater potential now but inconsistency remains – Vasseur
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Frederic Vasseur admitted they still have a lot of progress to make with their SF-23 following the update they introduced this weekend.
Mercedes’ rivals surprised by their “rocket ship” performance in Spain
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes’ rivals were surprised by the speed of their car in yesterday’s Spanish Grand Prix as the team scored its best result of the season so far.
The pressure is off Perez now points gap to Verstappen is so large – Horner
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez’s “significant” points deficit to Max Verstappen means he won’t put himself under too much pressure any more, says Red Bull’s Christian Horner.
Hamilton says Mercedes have strongest package since 2021 and targets Red Bull
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says Mercedes’ car is performing better than at any stage since the current set of F1 rules were introduced at the beginning of last year.
Formula 3 to return to Macau Grand Prix after four-year absence
Formula 3
Posted onFormula 3 cars will return to the prestigious Macau Grand Prix for the first time since 2019, the FIA has confirmed.
Even Red Bull can’t slow unstoppable Verstappen as his 40th win comes easily
2023 Spanish Grand Prix review
Posted onMax Verstappen was unstoppable in Spain, delivering his most dominant win of the season so far, while Mercedes made good on their revised car’s promise.
Why Red Bull made “conservative” call not to start on same tyres as rivals
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull were the only team to start from the grid on anything other than the soft tyres but team principal Christian Horner said it was a “conservative” decision.
Alonso explains why he chose not to attack Stroll for sixth place
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso explains why he settled for seventh place behind team mate and says he had no complaints over Esteban Ocon’s firm defending.
Perez’s fourth place was better than Red Bull’s simulation forecasted
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez finished the Spanish Grand Prix higher than Red Bull’s simulation indicated he would from 11th on the grid.
Mercedes fined for parc ferme violation but keep second and third places
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton and George Russell have kept their second and third-place finishes in today’s Spanish Grand Prix after their team was fined for a rule breach.
Zhou “pretended” I forced him off claims Tsunoda after “ridiculous” penalty
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onYuki Tsunoda says he was given an “unfair” penalty in the Spanish Grand Prix because rival Guanyu Zhou pretended he had been forced off the track.
Mercedes summoned to stewards over potential breach involving both drivers
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes have been summoned to a hearing of the stewards at the Spanish Grand Prix, where their drivers finished second and third.
Ferrari are “struggling more than I expected” this year, Leclerc admits
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc admitted Ferrari’s season is going worse than he feared after failing to score for the third time this year in the Spanish Grand Prix.
Mercedes didn’t expect best result of season so far in Spain – Hamilton
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says his Mercedes team will keep working to catch Red Bull after taking a double podium finish at the Spanish Grand Prix.
Norris denies taking risk at start but Hamilton says he needed to be “patient”
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris says McLaren are too “slow” and he wouldn’t have scored points in today’s race even without his collision with Lewis Hamilton.
“Luckily nothing happened” after risking start on harder tyres – Verstappen
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen was relieved not to lose the lead at the start of the Spanish Grand Prix after starting on harder tyres than all of the drivers around him.