Formula 1

Lawrence Barretto picks out his winners and losers from the Spanish Grand Prix weekend

Plenty of talking points emerged as the Madring made its debut on the Formula 1 calendar.

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Liam Lawson believes "overall it's been a strong three weekends" with Red Bull since replacing the injured Isack Hadjar midway through the season.

Max Verstappen was instructed to give positions back at the start of the Spanish Grand Prix before eventually finishing in P2.

George Russell suffered a further blow to his championship ambitions as his team mate Kimi Antonelli won the Spanish Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri had a race to forget in Madrid, a first lap incident derailing his afternoon on a day where Lando Norris showed the McLaren had the pace to fight for the win. The Australian finished down in eighth place behind the Alpine of Franco Colapinto, while his team mate took yet another rostrum.

Fred Vasseur has given his thoughts on Ferrari’s performance in the Spanish Grand Prix, which saw Charles Leclerc finish P4 after Lewis Hamilton retired.

Honda have announced that it will make changes to the leadership of their Formula 1 power unit development programme.

Michael Lamonato assesses the VSC's impact on Lando Norris during Sunday's Grand Prix, and how the timing effectively locked the McLaren driver into a third-placed finish.

The Mercedes star leads the Drivers' Championship by 81 points after his eighth win of the season.

Kimi Antonelli came out on top as Formula 1 made its first visit to the Madring for the Spanish Grand Prix.

The drivers and teams report back on all the action from the Madring for the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix.

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has backed the decision to pit George Russell twice in the Spanish Grand Prix.

Lando Norris’ chances of winning the Spanish Grand Prix were affected by the unfortunate timing of a Virtual Safety Car, with the McLaren driver ultimately settling for P3.

Charles Leclerc believes Ferrari "did the right thing" with their strategy decisions during the Spanish Grand Prix, as the Monegasque driver was left out front for much of the race.

After a tense start to the Spanish Grand Prix, Max Verstappen finished on the podium behind Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli.

George Russell believes he's "realistically not in the fight" for the Drivers' Championship after team mate Kimi Antonelli won his eighth Grand Prix of the season in Madrid.

Lando Norris believes he "deserved" victory in the Spanish Grand Prix, as an ill-timed Virtual Safety Car left the McLaren driver only third at the chequered flag.

Kimi Antonelli has expressed his bittersweet feeling of beating McLaren’s Lando Norris to victory in the Spanish Grand Prix.