Analysis: Did Hamilton have the pace to win Spanish GP?

For after a season where a top five would have been something to be happy about at times, even through complete luck, to get there after charging up from 19th on the road said much about the progress made with the W13.
As team boss Toto Wolff said on Sunday night: “With Lewis, we had probably the fastest race car today. He was 50 seconds behind at the end. And he caught all the way up, and at …Keep reading
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How Verstappen was nearly caught out by F1’s cool fuel rule

Verstappen was the last driver to go to the grid before the pitlane closed at 2.30pm – leaving his garage just seconds after Pierre Gasly of sister team AlphaTauri headed out onto the track. Sergio Perez in the other Red Bull had set off only slightly earlier.
Red Bull has said Verstappen’s late arrival at the grid was due to DRS issues, and indeed the team was observed checking the rear …Keep reading
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Magnussen: Hamilton F1 radio message was “in the heat of the moment”

Haas F1 driver Magnussen made a good start from eighth place on the grid in the Spanish Grand Prix, allowing him to go side-by-side with Hamilton as they entered Turn 4 on the opening lap.
Magnussen tried to overtake Hamilton around the outside of the corner, only for the two drivers to touch, sending Magnussen into the gravel.
Hamilton was left with a puncture, causing him to drop to the …Keep reading
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Autosport Podcast: F1 Spanish Grand Prix Review

The Ferrari driver had moved into a commanding lead after Verstappen was caught out by a gust of wind at Turn 4, but his engine let go and forced him out of the race, which set up the Red Bull driver’s charge to the victory with an assist from team orders to get by team-mate Sergio Perez.
The incident reignited the debate on F1 team orders, with Perez keen to find answers on Red Bull’s …Keep reading
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Was Red Bull right to use team orders in the Spanish GP? | Paddock Packdown

Max Verstappen fought back from an early spin and a DRS issue to reclaim the lead of the Formula 1 championship by winning Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix.
While it was a great day for Red Bull, it was not without some internal tension as it used team orders twice during the race, asking Sergio Perez to move aside for Verstappen.
Perez told Red Bull it was “very unfair” when he was asked …Keep reading
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What is behind Verstappen’s recurrent DRS problems

As the Red Bull driver battled to recover from an early off across a gravel trap, his attempts to find a way past George Russell were compromised by his DRS playing up and not working consistently.
The DRS deployment issues were a recurrence of those that arose during qualifying and prevented Verstappen from challenging Charles Leclerc for pole position in his final run.
This had prompted …Keep reading
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