13 June 2026 20:32
Lewis Hamilton overcame a tricky start to his Barcelona Grand Prix weekend by leaving the track before qualifying, where he took second for Sunday’s Formula 1 contest.
The Ferrari driver split the Mercedes cars and was just 0.064s behind polesitter George Russell, in what was his best qualifying result since joining the Scuderia at the beginning of 2025.
It came despite largely playing ...
13 June 2026 20:12
Red Bull locked out the third row of the grid for Sunday’s Formula 1 Barcelona Grand Prix. Max Verstappen appeared to be in contention for pole position after two sectors, but saw his grip disappear in the last part of the lap – an issue many drivers struggled with due to tyres overheating.
“I think it was a decent qualifying session for us,” Verstappen reflected afterwards when ...
13 June 2026 19:23
High tyre degradation at the Formula 1 Barcelona Grand Prix will create small differences between the three compounds and considerable strategic variation during Sunday's race, according to pole winner George Russell.
Friday's long runs over FP2 demonstrated that the medium compound was dropping off at around three tenths per lap across the opening 10-12 laps of a stint, before dropping off ...
13 June 2026 19:18
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.
Not ...
13 June 2026 19:12
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 ...
13 June 2026 18:58
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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13 June 2026 18:23
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 ...
13 June 2026 18:20
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 ...
13 June 2026 18:08
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 ...
13 June 2026 17:26
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 ...
13 June 2026 17:01
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 ...
13 June 2026 16:48
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.
Heading into the season ...
13 June 2026 15:50
1997 Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve believes George Russell's "smoother" driving style gives him an upper hand over his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
As the grid prepares for the seventh round of the 2026 season, the intra-team dynamic at Mercedes continues to be under scrutiny from fans and the media. While Russell was a clear favourite ...
13 June 2026 15:37
Former F1 TV presenter Will Buxton has argued that Pierre Gasly's reinstated Monaco Grand Prix podium "sets a hornet's nest of a precedent".
The FIA reinstated the Alpine driver's third place at the Monaco Grand Prix following a successful Right of Review.
Gasly crossed the finish line third in Monte Carlo but was demoted to seventh after receiving two five-second penalties for allegedly ...
13 June 2026 15:04
Williams team principal James Vowles has thrown his support behind McLaren and Red Bull as they weigh up a formal appeal against the reinstatement of Pierre Gasly's podium finish at the Monaco Grand Prix.
Several drivers were penalised during the race in Monte Carlo for speeding in the pitlane. While the majority of those drivers served the penalties during the race, Gasly did not and had them ...
13 June 2026 14:49
Formula 1 has released behind-the-scenes footage confirming what eagle-eyed fans had suspected on Friday: that Kimi Antonelli had sneaked into the Barcelona grandstands, hiding behind a Spider-Man mask and a Mercedes hoodie.
While the Italian driver sat out of the first practice session ahead of the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix to allow reserve driver Frederik Vesti an outing, cameras panned ...
13 June 2026 14:28
Colton Herta says representing Cadillac on his grand prix weekend debut in Barcelona "meant a lot to me", as he revelled in the speed of a current Formula 1 car.
On Friday, Herta took over Sergio Perez's car for the first of four planned FP1 outings. F1 teams are required to hand four first free practice sessions per year to a rookie, two per car, with Herta slated to conduct all four as he is ...
13 June 2026 13:43
George Russell was fastest in final practice for the Formula 1 Barcelona Grand Prix after pipping Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc in a frustrating session for Kimi Antonelli.
Russell was two tenths faster than runner-up Piastri, whose McLaren was less than a tenth quicker than the Ferrari of Leclerc leaving what was a wide open session.
That was after a slow start though, as it often is ...
13 June 2026 13:29
Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports pundit Karun Chandhok believes McLaren's recent front wing modifications will allow it to resume its battle with Mercedes for pole position in Barcelona.
While McLaren proved to be Mercedes' closest challenger at the Miami Grand Prix in May, the Woking outfit was unable to threaten the current championship leader at the following two races in Canada and ...
13 June 2026 12:05
Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya believes McLaren will emerge as Mercedes' primary challenger at this weekend's Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, despite the Woking outfit's struggles in Monaco.
Mercedes arrives in Barcelona with impressive momentum, led by championship leader Kimi Antonelli's run of five consecutive grand prix wins, but Montoya expects a renewed threat from Lando ...
13 June 2026 11:32
Mercedes Formula 1 driver Kimi Antonelli has received an unexpected gift from reality television star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian, following her Monaco Grand Prix podium celebration mishap.
Antonelli was handed an embroidered towel wrapped in a bow, with the message, "To Kimi, from Kim", following the second free practice session ahead of the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.
This came ...
13 June 2026 10:54
Sky Sports Formula 1 pundit and former driver Martin Brundle has warned that George Russell "has to keep believing what comes around goes around" after the British driver has had his fair share of bad luck so far this season.
While Russell started the season off strong with wins at the Australian Grand Prix and the Chinese sprint race, he has failed to stand on the top step of the podium since ...
13 June 2026 10:43
Fernando Alonso has not decided his Formula 1 future beyond the end of this season and rumours have emerged about a sensational return to Alpine for a fourth stint with the Enstone-based team.
Alonso has already experienced saying goodbye in F1. At the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, he bid farewell to McLaren and Formula 1, but it was not a goodbye to motorsport as he lined up a pursuit of the ...
13 June 2026 10:00
"I recently watched the Rafa [Nadal] documentary and also the Ronaldinho documentary," George Russell said on Thursday in Barcelona when asked how he was going to 'clear his head' after all the recent setbacks.
"It's not plain sailing every tournament, every match, every season. Ronaldinho was a hero of mine. I didn't realise that he had so many years and matches and competitions of struggle ...
13 June 2026 09:13
Perhaps Lewis Hamilton hadn't quite realised what he'd let himself in for upon joining Ferrari last year. For all of the hype around his move to Formula 1's longest-serving team, his first year fell flat.
His form so far in 2026, however, has illustrated a night-and-day difference in his demeanour. Many of his frustrations had been borne from Ferrari's decision to call quits on developing its ...
12 June 2026 23:48
The Barcelona-Catalunya grand prix is shaping up to be a true tyre battle. Long-run simulations at the end of Friday’s second free practice session revealed one thing above all else: exceptionally high tyre degradation across the entire Formula 1 field.
In some cases, drivers lost as much as five seconds of pace within just ten laps – even on the supposedly durable C3 compound, which serves ...
12 June 2026 23:39
Lewis Hamilton has enjoyed a resurgence at Ferrari with consecutive podiums in Canada and Monaco, but 1997 Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve has warned that the seven-time champion still cannot beat Mercedes in a straight fight.
The British driver's second-place finish around the streets of Monte Carlo resulted in him overtaking George Russell in the drivers' championship. Hamilton now sits ...
12 June 2026 20:27
All eyes are on the Formula 1 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix weekend ahead of Saturday qualifying. Friday practice sessions suggested a shake-up in the order, as upgraded cars and warm weather are challenging teams' preparation for qualifying and the grand prix. Lando Norris and McLaren went fastest in FP2 ahead of George Russell for Mercedes.
Hot conditions in practice caused serious tyre ...
12 June 2026 20:18
Pierre Gasly started the day in seventh place at the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix before ending it with a podium, officially the sixth of his Formula 1 career.
Indeed, almost five days after the finish of the Monte Carlo race, which had seen him relegated to seventh place due to two penalties for speeding in the pitlane, the stewards of the Monaco GP – having reviewed the case following a right of ...
12 June 2026 19:16
Formula 1's official television feed came under the scrutiny of fans during the first practice session for the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix after seven-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez was labelled as a former rider.
The Spanish racer was visiting the paddock as a guest in the Audi garage when the F1 world feed cameras turned to capture the MotoGP legend. While the broadcast returned to ...
12 June 2026 18:11
Lando Norris snatched the fastest time of the Formula 1 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix's second practice session from George Russell by just 0.009s, as Oscar Piastri also got within 0.06s of his McLaren team-mate's benchmark.
Norris, who missed FP1 as McLaren reserve Leonardo Fornaroli drove in an F1 session for the first time, concluded the customary FP2 soft-tyre running with a 1m15.426s, a ...
12 June 2026 18:07
Formula 1 fans are convinced that a masked figure spotted in the grandstands during the first practice session ahead of the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix was an undercover Kimi Antonelli.
The championship leader was replaced by Mercedes reserve driver Frederik Vesti in FP1 as part of the rookie driver requirements for each team.
As the cameras panned to someone in the crowd wearing a ...
12 June 2026 18:04
The surprising ADUO outcome that teams received in Monaco remains one of the main talking points in the Barcelona paddock. Rather than Mercedes, it was Red Bull-Ford Powertrains that was placed at the top of the rankings, meaning the newcomer from Milton Keynes is the only manufacturer not entitled to Formula 1's Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities.
A public confirmation from the ...
12 June 2026 17:41
Toto Wolff says Mercedes is "looking what it can do" for George Russell after FIA stewards overturned Pierre Gasly's Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix penalty.
Gasly was one of five drivers penalised for pitlane speeding, with it emerging after the race that there had been an error with the measurement system.
On Sunday night, Gasly's Alpine team launched a right of review procedure against his ...
12 June 2026 17:24
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli has spoken out about the support he has received from Formula 1 champions Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.
The 19-year-old driver, in his second year in the championship, currently leads the drivers' championship by 66 points over Hamilton. His dominant start to the season, which has included five consecutive grand prix victories, has placed him firmly in the ...
12 June 2026 16:16
Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes that the internal momentum and "sympathy" within the Mercedes garage will have naturally shifted towards Kimi Antonelli after the Italian driver's strong start to 2026.
Antonelli has taken the paddock by storm in 2026. The 19-year-old has secured five consecutive grand prix wins, extending his lead in the drivers' championship to 66 points ...
12 June 2026 15:07
McLaren and Red Bull are understood to have notified their intention to appeal against the FIA race stewards reinstating Pierre Gasly's Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix podium.
On Friday, FIA stewards reinstated Gasly's podium after the Alpine driver was handed two five-second time penalties at the end of last Sunday's race for two separate speeding violations. Based on evidence provided by FOM ...
12 June 2026 14:53
Williams team principal James Vowles believes the true pace of the FW48 will finally be unlocked around the time of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, as the Grove outfit continues its in-season development and weight-reduction programme.
Following a challenging start to the current campaign, Williams has enjoyed a noticeable upturn in form. After the recent point-scoring grands prix, Vowles has ...
12 June 2026 14:43
Mercedes F1 driver George Russell has topped first free practice at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, heading McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc at Montmelo.
On a hot Friday afternoon, Russell set a best time of 1m16.363s to head Piastri by two tenths. In a heavily upgraded Ferrari SF-26, which includes a new front wing and floor, Leclerc was 0.520s behind in third ...
12 June 2026 14:38
While Kimi Antonelli celebrated a historic fifth consecutive victory at the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix, Aston Martin left the principality with its first point of the season.
Fernando Alonso picked up the point with a 10th-place finish, finally getting the Silverstone outfit off the mark in the constructors' standings. However, given the team's immense financial backing, its new works partnership ...
12 June 2026 14:16
Formula 1 management has vowed to implement "any improvements or refinements" necessary to avoid a repeat of the Monaco Grand Prix's pitlane speed controversy, with several cars unjustly penalised for speeding.
On Friday FIA stewards reinstated Pierre Gasly's podium after the Alpine driver was handed two five-second time penalties at the end of last Sunday's race for two separate speeding ...
12 June 2026 13:37
Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has weighed in on the comments surrounding Kim Kardashian's appearance at the Monaco Grand Prix, defending the reality television star after she didn't speak to Martin Brundle.
Kardashian became a big talking point of the Monaco Grand Prix weekend after she turned down an interview with Brundle during his famous Sky Sports F1 grid walk and was later seen ...
12 June 2026 12:49
Pierre Gasly had originally crossed the finish line in third place in Monaco, but was later demoted to seventh after receiving two separate five-second penalties for allegedly exceeding the 60km/h pitlane speed limit.
However, the FIA stewards overturned both penalties on Friday after concluding that Gasly had not exceeded the speed limit on either occasion. The decision followed a Right of ...
12 June 2026 12:46
Ferrari has taken the covers off its latest haul of aerodynamic upgrades as it further aims to make inroads on Mercedes.
The Scuderia last unveiled major upgrades at the Miami Grand prix in early May, which largely worked as intended but couldn't stem the tide of Mercedes' early dominance. As F1 hits its most well trodden testing ground in Barcelona, Ferrari introduced another set of ...
12 June 2026 12:41
Pierre Gasly has been restored to third place in the final results of the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix after Alpine successfully overturned his two pitlane speeding penalties in a right of review hearing.
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12 June 2026 12:16
The FIA Formula 1 stewards have upheld Alpine's appeal against the Monaco Grand Prix results, with Pierre Gasly reinstated in third.
Gasly crossed the finish line in third but was handed two five-second time penalties for pitlane speeding, one of several drivers to do so, which demoted him to seventh.
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12 June 2026 11:58
The first stage of Alpine's Right of Review hearing on Thursday revealed that the unusually high number of pitlane speeding penalties during the Monaco Grand Prix was in fact caused by an issue with the official timing system provided by Formula One Management.
Five drivers were penalised for pitlane speeding during the race, with Pierre Gasly receiving two separate five-second penalties that ...
12 June 2026 10:34
Fernando Alonso has conceded that this weekend's Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix will likely mark his final Formula 1 race at the circuit.
Speaking during the drivers' press conference, the 44-year-old acknowledged his fans' unwavering support while also dropping a hint regarding his retirement.
"It's going to be a special weekend, probably my last Barcelona race in Formula 1," he ...
12 June 2026 10:24
If George Russell cut a frustrated figure after a Monaco Grand Prix that spectacularly spiralled out of control, then four days on the Mercedes driver practiced stoicism as he reviewed the first leg of a brutal 2026 season.
With Mercedes finally on the front foot, Russell's would-be title campaign got off to a perfect start on with a pole-to-flag victory in the Melbourne curtain raiser. What ...
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