George Russell says he prepared for the chance to take the lead from fourth place at the start of the Spanish Grand Prix, inspired by Fernando Alonso doing similar in 2011.13 years ago, Alonso – then driving for Ferrari – went from fourth to first at Turn 1 of his...

Lewis Hamilton says he would have been closer to the top two in the Spanish Grand Prix if he had not had a poor start that left him fighting back onto the podium.George Russell took the lead from fourth on the grid at the start of Sunday’s race, with Hamilton...

Max Verstappen says Red Bull is struggling for outright pace but managing to execute races better than its rivals at present after winning the Spanish Grand Prix.Lando Norris took pole position in Barcelona but dropped to third at the start as George Russell took an early lead, before Verstappen quickly...

Charles Leclerc says Carlos Sainz was not following the strategy given by Ferrari when trying to “do something a bit spectacular” in overtaking his teammate early in the Spanish Grand Prix.Sainz went round the outside of Leclerc into Turn 1 to take fifth place in the opening laps, squeezing the...

Lando Norris says McLaren had clearly the quickest car in the Spanish Grand Prix but that his poor start prevented an impressive race from being rewarded with victory.The polesitter was trying to hold off Max Verstappen after being slightly slower away at the start, when George Russell swept around the...

Max Verstappen won the Spanish Grand Prix from second on the grid after pole-getter Lando Norris lost time embroiled in a battle with the Mercedes drivers for a spot on the podium.Norris’s afternoon began to unravel from lights out, when a slow start dropped him behind Verstappen, who went down...

Lando Norris described his pole position lap at the Spanish Grand Prix as “perfect” and likely the best he has ever done in his career after beating Max Verstappen.The Red Bull driver had been on provisional pole position and had extended his advantage over the field to over 0.3s with...

Max Verstappen admits he was hoping to still be ahead of the chasing pack at the Spanish Grand Prix but that Red Bull’s progress with its car setup was shown not to be good enough after he was beaten to pole position.Red Bull’s advantage has been reduced in the previous...

Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes failed to retain its level of competitiveness in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix despite qualifying third, as he played down his chances of challenging for victory.George Russell started from pole in Canada and fought for the win as Hamilton was left bemused by a tire...

Lando Norris pinched pole position from Max Verstappen in a thrilling conclusion to qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix.Verstappen’s difficult weekend in Barcelona appeared to have turned around by the start of qualifying, and after the first runs of Q3 he was back on top with a 0.123s margin to...