Russell beats Hamilton to pole in Barcelona

George Russell bounced back from the disappointments of the past few races to take pole position for the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. Russell edged out Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari by just 0.064 seconds as runaway championship leader Kimi Antonelli could manage only third place in the other Mercedes. McLaren’s Lando Norris took fourth from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar, while Hamilton’s team-mate Charles Leclerc crashed on his first lap in the final session and will start 10th.

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Verstappen holds off Norris to win Spanish Grand Prix

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen prevailed in a tense, strategic battle with McLaren’s Lando Norris to win the Spanish Grand Prix. Pole sitter Norris lost the lead heading into turn one and was then held up in traffic. Lewis Hamilton took his first podium finish of the year for Mercedes in third, ahead of teammate George Russell. Charles Leclerc was fifth, leading home Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz.

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Sensational Norris pips Verstappen to pole for Spanish GP

McLaren’s Lando Norris pipped Max Verstappen’s Red Bull to pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix in a gripping qualifying session. Verstappen had appeared out of reach when he improved his own time, which was already fastest, by more than 0.2 seconds on his final run. But Norris crossed the line a few seconds later to beat Verstappen and take his first pole of the year.

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Verstappen saunters to victory at Spanish Grand Prix

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen eased to victory at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona as Mercedes extracted the most of their updates to return to the podium with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell second and third. Sergio Perez in the sister Red Bull fought through the pack to finish fourth ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz who started second.

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Verstappen takes pole ahead of Spanish Grand Prix

Max Verstappen took a convincing pole position for Red Bull at the Spanish Grand Prix amid several shock early exits in a wild qualifying session. Home favourite Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz will start second with McLaren’s Lando Norris a surprise third as the big three teams all saw drivers knocked out early.

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