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Lewis Hamilton believes "we’re in a good position to be able to fight" for victory in the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, with the Ferrari driver set to start on the front row.

George Russell made a return to the top spot with Mercedes after delivering a spectacular lap in Qualifying for the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.

Charles Leclerc admits "feeling very ashamed" after crashing in Qualifying for the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, adding that there was "no excuses" for the incident.

Mercedes' George Russell bounced back in style by claiming pole ahead of Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton and championship leader Kimi Antonelli.

Aston Martin's abject performance in Barcelona comes as no surprise to Fernando Alonso as he qualified last for his home race - but having to keep explaining the team's many woes is starting to wear on him.
The world champion took 22nd, which ended a 42-race streak of outqualifying team-mate Lance Stroll, who was 21st and a second behind next slowest Cadillac and four seconds off pole.
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George Russell credited a “big reset” for his pole position at the Barcelona Grand Prix after adjusting his approach to get back into the Formula 1 title fight.
The Mercedes driver started the season strongly by winning the Melbourne opener, but was quickly outshone by team-mate Kimi Antonelli who has won the five grands prix since.
The 19-year-old headed into this weekend with a ...Keep reading

Alice, Andrew and Abbi look back at qualifying in Barcelona as George Russell took pole

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.
This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don't alter the statistics.
When a driver can't put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.
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A frustrated Charles Leclerc is feeling “ashamed” of himself after crashing in qualifying for the Formula 1 Barcelona Grand Prix, leaving him 10th on Sunday’s grid.
The Ferrari driver drifted onto the dustier line at Turn 4, inevitably causing him to lose the back end and spin into the barrier on the first push lap of his Q3 session.
It has continued an underwhelming run for Leclerc ...Keep reading

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that he remains cautious of the threat posed by seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton, conceding that his former driver will be a major obstacle in tomorrow's Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. 
Speaking to Sky Sports F1 following a close qualifying session, Wolff explained that when Hamilton is "in the right frame of mind and the car suits ...Keep reading

George Russell has given himself a chance to hit back in the 2026 Formula 1 title fight after taking pole for Sunday’s Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. He ended Kimi Antonelli’s five-race pole streak, with Lewis Hamilton splitting the Mercedes drivers on the front row.
Sunday is expected to be hot and dry, with temperatures around 27°C, so tyre life could be a major factor after a ...Keep reading

George Russell bounces back from the disappointments of the past few races to take pole position for the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.

George Russell finally struck back in the 2026 Formula 1 world title fight as he ended Kimi Antonelli’s dominant streak to take pole for the Barcelona Grand Prix.
Russell set a 1m14.679s for his third pole of 2026, 0.064s quicker than second-placed Lewis Hamilton with Antonelli in third and three tenths behind his Mercedes team-mate.
The Briton’s pole this weekend is no surprise after ...Keep reading

The #8 Toyota leads the 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours one hour into the race, despite starting from a lowly 15th position.
Kevin Magnussen’s polesitting #15 BMW collapsed to eighth in the first hour; the Dane lost out to Will Stevens’ #12 Cadillac before even the first corner of the race before Rene Rast passed them both in the sister #20 BMW, by the first chicane of the Mulsanne ...Keep reading

Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies has spoken out on Pierre Gasly's reinstated Monaco Grand Prix podium, which has taken away Isack Hadjar's third place in Monte Carlo.
Multiple drivers were handed penalties for allegedly speeding in the pitlane in Monaco. While the majority of those drivers served their penalties during the race, Gasly did not, so the time penalty was added after the ...Keep reading

1997 Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve has argued that Kimi Antonelli is currently enjoying the "luck of champions".
Antonelli became the youngest driver to lead the championship after his back-to-back wins at the Chinese and Japanese Grands Prix. The 19-year-old driver has continued to pick up wins in every grand prix since, in Miami, Canada and Monaco.
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Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway was originally scheduled to start just after 3pm EST, with the green flag planned for 3:21pm EST.
Due to the threat of inclement weather, the start of Sunday's 400-mile/160-lap event has been moved up a full two hours to 1pm EST. Such a change is partly thanks to this leg of the NASCAR season existing on the streaming platform Prime Video, which ...Keep reading

Kush Maini took a commanding win in the FIA Formula 2 Sprint Race in Barcelona, launching off the front row to pass polesitter Noel Leon and dominating from there.

Safer gambling is important, so we look at how you can avoid losing money during Sunday’s race in Spain.