Verstappen on Red Bull still behind Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren
Max Verstappen says Red Bull are still behind Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren and remain a “work in progress” after finishing fourth at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. Verstappen said: "It's clear that I think we are still behind the Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren, because we finished behind each one of them. So we're still P4 as a team. Maybe a little bit better, but still not where we want to be. But it's a work in progress."
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Hamilton on resetting after difficult first Ferrari season
Lewis Hamilton says he reset after his disappointing first season at Ferrari by shutting out negativity and rebuilding his mindset, which he felt paid off as he won the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. Hamilton said: "I'm only human. There's moments where I see the stuff and for sure there's moments where I allowed it to get to me and penetrate deeply. But then I went through a sequence of unplugging from that matrix. I spent lots of time with family, lots of time with friends, real people that know me, that have never doubted me. And one thing that I know is to never second-guess yourself, never doubt yourself."
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Verstappen on Red Bull remaining the fourth-fastest team
Max Verstappen says Red Bull are still the fourth-fastest team and that is unlikely to change at the upcoming rounds unless the team brings performance upgrades, after he finished fourth at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. Verstappen said: "I think, in general, we're still the fourth-fastest team. That's not really going to change at any of the upcoming tracks unless, of course, you bring performance. We're not going to solve it just by changing the set-up."
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Piastri on McLaren's Barcelona grip and tyre life struggles
Oscar Piastri says he has “no answers” yet for why McLaren’s performance fell away at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, after struggling with grip and tyre life in the race. Oscar Piastri said: "No, not really. I was trying a lot of different things and running into a lot of different problems, so I think just struggling a lot with grip, tyre life, obviously. So I don't have any answers at the moment."
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Alpine retains edge in fifth-place fight
Racing Bulls left the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix with “mixed feelings” despite Liam Lawson finishing eighth and Arvid Lindblad ninth, as Alpine still had the edge in their fight for fifth in the constructors’ standings. Team principal Alan Permane said: “After a strong weekend, it felt as though we retreated a little bit in the race… The Alpines definitely had the measure of us today,” with Lawson losing out when Pierre Gasly pitted under the VSC, while a penalty for Franco Colapinto ultimately helped Racing Bulls’ points haul.
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Hamilton on building strong bond with Ferrari engineer Santi
Lewis Hamilton said he has quickly built a strong connection with his Ferrari race engineer Carlo Santi, comparing it to the partnership he had with long-time Mercedes engineer Peter Bonnington, after winning the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. Hamilton said: "It was great to have him up there [on the podium]. Him kind of substituting this year, jumping in and diving in deep with me, we didn't know each other, we'd never spoken and I didn't know anything about him. And we met and I think got on straight away. It's great to be able to connect with an engineer other than what I used to have. I had it for such a long time and then you kind of lose that feeling because Bono's now doing it with Kimi [Antonelli]."
Lewis Hamilton lauds connection with new Ferrari engineer Carlo Santi
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Alonso on possible final Barcelona race weekend
Fernando Alonso said the drivers' parade was “the best part” of his Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix weekend, describing it as an emotional moment with Spanish fans as he suggested it could be his last race at the Circuit de Catalunya. Alonso said: "It was the best part of the weekend. As I knew, I mean, the fans were incredible the whole weekend. That was a very nice feeling, very emotional weekend for me. Maybe the last in Barcelona. So, yeah, off the car, I enjoyed every minute. But unfortunately, we didn't give to them what they deserve in terms of results. So, hopefully, in the second part of the year, we can improve the situation."
Alonso admits drivers' parade was ‘best part' of Barcelona weekend
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Lord on Russell's front-wing adjustment error in Barcelona
Mercedes deputy team principal Bradley Lord said a front-wing adjustment error at George Russell’s final pit stop “compromised” his pace late on at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. Lord said: "In our final pit stop, we actually incorrectly adjusted the front wing owing to a problem with the adjuster gun, and that meant that he was working with a very, very oversteer-y balance that certainly compromised his pace in the final stages".
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Norris on McLaren still behind Mercedes and Ferrari
Lando Norris says McLaren "have to keep our heads down and keep pushing" after finishing on the podium at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, as he feels the car is still not at the level of Mercedes or Ferrari. Norris said: "We're happy to be back on the podium, we're happy to score points. We're happy to finish the race. But it shows the car is just not close to where we want it to be. We're improving it, but Ferrari also brought a lot of upgrades here and improved even more. And Lewis was dominant out there. We want to improve. We're not at the level of Mercedes or Ferrari yet. And we have to keep our heads down and keep pushing."
Norris: Barcelona podium a boost but ‘we have to keep pushing'
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Câmara to complete second Ferrari test
Formula 2 title contender Rafael Câmara will complete his second Formula 1 test for Ferrari on Thursday, returning to the SF-25 in a Testing of Previous Cars session at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The 21-year-old Brazilian made his F1 test debut for Ferrari last month at the Hungaroring, having joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in November 2021. Câmara has been linked by rumours to a potential 2027 move to Ferrari customer team Haas.
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Wolff on Mercedes crash-cost clause
Nico Rosberg joked that Toto Wolff “has gone soft” after the Mercedes boss indicated a former contract clause forcing team-mates to split crash damage costs 50-50 is no longer routinely used. Speaking on Sky Sports amid Mercedes’ close racing between George Russell and Kimi Antonelli in Barcelona, Wolff suggested he would only bring it back “if there’s another collision”, while Rosberg said paying $360,000 under the old rule made him “not crash anymore”.
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Sainz on Williams needing more downforce after Barcelona struggles
Carlos Sainz says Williams must go “back to the drawing board” after a difficult Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix weekend in which both he and team-mate Alex Albon finished outside the points. Sainz said: "Looking back at it, I think it's been a bit more of a shock of how far we are in medium and high-speed corners [behind], partly due to weight, but even more important, the downforce that we have in the car. So I think it's time to go back to the drawing board and start bringing more things to the car, because clearly in a medium speed track we are very far [behind]."
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Hadjar on Red Bull's overly complicated start procedure
Isack Hadjar said Red Bull’s start procedure is “way too complicated” after a poor getaway at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix dropped him from sixth on the grid to 14th. Hadjar said: "We need to fix these issues because the procedure is way too complicated. I'm not a computer, I'm not a machine, I can't be 0.0001% precise. It's not working."
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Hamilton's first Ferrari win
Lewis Hamilton’s first grand prix win for Ferrari at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix triggered street celebrations across Italy, with fans sharing social media footage of anthem singalongs, classic Italian cars and Ferrari and Hamilton flags. The victory was Ferrari’s first of the season and ended Hamilton’s win drought dating back to the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix. Reflecting on the milestone, Hamilton said: “They are all special in their own way but this one is something else,” adding: “I’d always watched the screens and wondered what it would be like to win in that car - and it’s come.”
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Red Bull appeals Monaco result revision
Red Bull has formally appealed the Monaco Grand Prix results to the FIA International Court of Appeal, RacingNews365 reports, mirroring an appeal McLaren announced on Tuesday. The appeals follow the FIA’s decision during the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix weekend to reinstate Pierre Gasly to third after voiding two five-second penalties for alleged pitlane speeding due to a Monaco timing-loop error, a change that dropped Isack Hadjar from a maiden Red Bull podium to fourth. McLaren said it believes the case raises “important questions concerning sporting fairness, regulatory consistency and the integrity of competition”.
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Vasseur on Ferrari staying calm after Hamilton's Barcelona win
Fred Vasseur says Ferrari must “stay calm” after Lewis Hamilton’s first grand prix win for the team at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, insisting the situation has not fundamentally changed from the previous week. Vasseur said: "Nothing changed today compared to last week. The result is different. The outcome of the race is different. The commitment of the guys in the garage in Maranello from Lewis, from Charles [Leclerc], didn't change compared to last week. And we have to stay calm with this. It's not that today everything is magic, and last week it was not."
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Gasly on Alpine's rescinded Monaco pit-lane speeding penalties
Pierre Gasly says it would be wrong for Alpine to lose his Monaco Grand Prix podium again after his pit-lane speeding penalties were rescinded following a Right of Review. Gasly said: "I'm just going to make something clear. I know what we did. I know we were driving at 59 km/h in the pit lane and we've been accused of driving over 60, which wasn't the case. So I think what I'm going to say is that it should not be right to penalise me for something that we haven't done just because others got penalised. If a potential mistake was done once, twice, three times, is there a reason to do it a fourth time?"
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Vasseur on F1 title fight being decided by car development
Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur says this season’s Formula 1 titles will be decided by how well teams develop their cars rather than Ferrari’s Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix form, after Lewis Hamilton won for the team in Spain. Vasseur said: "But I think what is important is that this season, the championship will be based on the capacity of the team to develop, not on the picture of Barcelona. Usually, in the last 25 years, we would say that a good car in Barcelona would dominate the season, but I think this season, it would be much more based on the capacity of all the teams to bring performance to the car."
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McLaren appeals Gasly penalty reversal
McLaren has confirmed it has appealed the Monaco Grand Prix stewards’ decision to rescind Pierre Gasly’s two five-second penalties for pitlane speeding, a ruling that promoted the Alpine driver to third and dropped Oscar Piastri from fourth to fifth. The penalties were overturned after an Alpine Right of Review hearing found Gasly’s pitlane speed had been overestimated because the pitlane length had been measured incorrectly. McLaren said the late removal of penalties raised “sporting fairness” and “regulatory consistency” concerns. Mercedes has also requested a Right of Review, while Red Bull has indicated it is considering an appeal.
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