Verstappen on Red Bull's unknowns in hotter Barcelona conditions
Max Verstappen says Red Bull still have “so many unknowns” about how their car will perform in the hotter conditions expected at this weekend’s Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. Verstappen said: "Great memories here in general but at the same time, there are still so many unknowns for us that we first have to see how it goes in practice. I have no idea at the moment how these tyres are going to operate with the hotter temperatures. That's why I think in practice it's important to get a basic understanding of what's going on, what we need to do. I think at the moment it's still a little bit unknown."
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Russell on wanting to try NASCAR
George Russell says he would “love” to try NASCAR after meeting 2023 Cup champion Ryan Blaney in a video organised by WhatsApp. Russell said: "I appreciate all forms of racing and I know the challenges in everything we do. Obviously, a lot of people for you guys on the ovals just think you're driving circles. And it's so much more technical than that. I definitely appreciate it. I'd love to try it one day."
George Russell eyes NASCAR run after meeting 2023 Cup champion Ryan Blaney
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Lawson on whether Red Bull has the best power unit
Liam Lawson says it is “hard to know” whether Red Bull really has the best power unit on the grid, after reports the FIA has judged its internal combustion engine to be the benchmark in the first Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities review. Lawson said: "I think we have a good power unit for sure. It's hard to know who's got the actual best. Everybody has different levels of efficiency with downforce and stuff like this, and even within teams you see differences sometimes on race weekends and straight-line performance and stuff. So I don't personally know if we actually have the best, but I just know it's very good."
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Lawson on using recent experience at Racing Bulls
Liam Lawson says he is in a better place than ever in Formula 1, as he looks to build on what he has learned from the last couple of seasons with Racing Bulls. Lawson said: "I've learned a lot from the last couple of years as well, and feel like I've sort of been able to put that to use this year. I know it's motorsport, obviously a bad weekend is eventually going to come, and we all have that, but at the moment it's been good. We've had good momentum, and I think as a team we've done a very, very good job, and I'm looking forward to trying to continue that. I don't think it's anything specific, other than just experience, honestly."
Liam Lawson explains why he is in strongest F1 position of his career
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Alonso on likely final F1 race in Barcelona
Fernando Alonso says this weekend’s race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will probably be his last Formula 1 appearance at the venue, with the track not scheduled to host a grand prix next season. Alonso said: "It's going to be a special weekend, probably my last Barcelona race in Formula 1. I want to say thanks to everyone [supporting him]. I will try to enjoy the weekend. It has always been a celebration when we come to Barcelona. I think this is my 23rd Spanish Grand Prix and all of them, they've been magical. This last has to be magical as well."
Alonso admits heading into ‘probably my last F1 race at Barcelona'
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Daniel Valente 🏎️
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🚨 Only 3 of 35 races in Barcelona have been won from outside the front row.
🇩🇪 Michael Schumacher in 1996 (1st win for Ferrari)
🇪🇸 Fernando Alonso in 2013 (last win to date)
🇳🇱 Max Verstappen in 2016 (historic 1st win)
All 3 wins are legendary.
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Our first chance to see the new race bases at @audif1_ and @Cadillac_F1 - the Barcelona test was private and they were not in Monaco:
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Daniel Valente 🏎️
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🚨 Lewis Hamilton vs. Charles Leclerc H2H in 2026
🏆 Podiums: Hamilton 3 - 2 Leclerc
🔥 Points: Hamilton 90 - 75 Leclerc
⚔️ Quali H2H: Hamilton 3 - 3 Leclerc
⚔️ Race H2H: Hamilton 3 - 2 Leclerc
💥 DNFs: Hamilton 0 - 1 Leclerc
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Autosport
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Charles Leclerc has switched from Brembo to Carbone Industrie brake elements this weekend in Barcelona 👀
The Ferrari driver was fuming after a brake issue saw him crash out of his home Grand Prix making him "look like an idiot" last week in Monaco.
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The Race
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🗣️ "Dealing with all the emotion I felt after the race was extremely hard and intense."
Missing out on the podium in Monaco was a difficult moment for Pierre Gasly:
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Getting into the World Cup spirit ⚽️
👏 Racing Bulls
#F1 #BarcelonaGP
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Our championship top two heading into Barcelona 🇪🇸
#F1 #BarcelonaGP
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🚨 Best average finishing position in 2026
🥇 Kimi Antonelli - 1.17
🥈 Lewis Hamilton - 3.83
🥉 Lando Norris - 4.00
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Kimi Antonelli is rewriting F1 history 📚
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Piastri on FIA's inability to change Monaco result
Oscar Piastri says the FIA “can’t change the result” of the Monaco Grand Prix now, as Alpine awaits the outcome of its Right of Review over Pierre Gasly’s two five-second pit lane speeding penalties. Piastri said: "So, they can't change the result now, because so many decisions were made in the race based off the penalties that were given, but that kind of thing shouldn't be happening."
Oscar Piastri tells FIA it 'can't change result' of Monaco GP despite Alpine review
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Russell on seeking neutral luck after Monaco setback
George Russell says his run of misfortune “cannot last forever” as he looks for “neutral luck” at this weekend’s Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, after scoring no points in Monaco following a late drive-through penalty. Russell said: "I'm just dying to have a smooth weekend. I'm not asking for the world to give me luck, I just want like neutral luck. That's how it goes in racing sometimes. I probably could have had three more podiums if things had just gone normal. I didn't need any good fortune, just normality. That's where we are. There's nothing I can change."
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Ocon on preference for naturally aspirated V8 engines
Esteban Ocon says his “ideal scenario” is for Formula 1 to revert to high-revving naturally aspirated V8 engines, after the sport agreed to move towards a 60/40 split in favour of internal combustion power in its current power-unit direction. Ocon said: "I think my ideal scenario, as a petrolhead, is really to put a high-revving naturally aspirated engine like we had in the past [into the sport]. We were doing a 3-litre V8. It was 2.4 back then, but something that sounds mega, that has soul. Naturally aspirated and some hybrid - we've seen that it's working super well in some road cars as well... I could put my hand on the fire for that!"
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Norris on McLaren seeking reassurance after Monaco weekend
Lando Norris says the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix weekend should give McLaren “reassurances and some confidence” after what he called a “shocking” Monaco weekend that ended with him retiring because of a power unit issue. Norris said: "I think [this is] a weekend where it'll give us some reassurances and some confidence. I think we're being harsh on ourselves because Monaco was that bad. It wasn't even just a poor performance, it was a shocking performance. Montreal was not a bad weekend. Miami was a pretty great weekend."
Norris seeking ‘reassurances and confidence' in Barcelona
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Antonelli on lessons from his 2025 rookie-season slump
Kimi Antonelli says he is “very grateful” for the difficult mid-season slump he went through during his rookie Formula 1 campaign in 2025 because it helped him grow and learn more about himself. Antonelli said: "Last year was definitely a big feature. I would doubt a lot about myself, especially during that period, that difficult period in Europe. I think also last year, during the difficult period, I got to know myself better. So definitely, considering how bad it was in the moment, actually, I'm very grateful that it happened because it made me grow a lot and it taught me a lot about myself as well."
Why Kimi Antonelli is "grateful" for mid-season slump in F1 2025
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Hamilton on Ferrari's title hopes through car development
Lewis Hamilton says “never say never” about challenging Mercedes for this year’s Formula 1 title, as he believes Ferrari can still make gains through car development ahead of this weekend’s Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. Hamilton said: "In terms of the title, I think we can still out-do people in terms of how we develop the car. Our car is very good, the downforce package that we have is really good. We're going to have to double up, make sure that we're always one step ahead of everyone in terms of advancing so we can go through the corners quicker and catch up the deficit we may lose down the straights. We can improve efficiency, so we can maybe improve on drag to try and close that gap in speed. So never say never."
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Hamilton on Ferrari moving in the right direction in 2026
Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari are “moving in the right direction” but their current level in 2026 is “not it”, as he prepares for this weekend’s Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. Hamilton said: "It's going to be tough to beat Mercedes and we're just working on trying to focus on ourselves and improve each weekend. But this is just the beginning really for us as a team. Obviously from a difficult year [in 2025] seeing the changes into this season it's just really positive and I think we're moving in the right direction. But this is not it. We've got more to come; we've got more improvements to make."
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Leclerc on standing by Monaco brake comments
Charles Leclerc says he stands by the remarks he made after crashing out in Monaco, when he blamed a “borderline dangerous” brake issue and prompted a response from Ferrari’s official brake partner Brembo. Leclerc said: "No, but yeah, again, I don't want to speak too much about what happened. I rarely speak quickly, but if I do, it's because I've checked beforehand, so I don't have much to add."
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Gasly Monaco penalty review due Friday
Pierre Gasly and Alpine will not learn until Friday the outcome of their right of review over his two five-second Monaco Grand Prix penalties for pitlane speeding, which dropped him from third to seventh. The FIA stewards ruled Alpine’s request admissible after the team produced new evidence, including F1 management data indicating the pitlane distance measuring system was “inaccurate and overestimated the speed” of Gasly’s car, with a decision now expected on Friday morning in Barcelona. Gasly said: “I don't want to say too much until the hearing is done,” adding: “It's fair to say this was the hardest day I've ever had in F1, and in my sport career, sporting wise.”
Pierre Gasly's Monaco GP penalty review outcome expected on Friday
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🔵 Verstappen: 2027 engine changes are heading in 'the right direction'
"I do think that it was nice to see that changes are being made, of course, already this year, but then also for next year. Of course, I would have hoped that next year would have been already, let's say, what we get in 2028. But I also understand that there is sometimes politics involved for that. But at least the changes that they are making are heading in the right direction. So I guess that's it. Yeah, that's a good thing."
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Russell on seeking a smooth weekend in Barcelona
George Russell says he is “dying to have a smooth weekend” at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix after what he described as an up-and-down start to the 2026 season, including a Monaco race in which pit-lane speeding penalties cost him a podium. Russell said: "It's like I said in Monaco, I'm just dying to have a smooth weekend. I'm not asking for the world to give me luck, I just want neutral luck. That's how it goes in racing sometimes. I've had six races. Monaco and Miami, honestly speaking, my performance wasn't strong enough. The other four, I think my performances have been very strong. I didn't need any good fortune, just normality."
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Russell on Monaco Grand Prix drive-through penalty
George Russell said there was “no turning back” once he served his Monaco Grand Prix drive-through penalty, after his original five-second sanction became a harsher punishment when Mercedes failed to serve it correctly. Russell said: "It was kind of why I was pleading with the FIA and the red flag to not serve that drive-through penalty and to at least penalise me after the race if they feel it was justifiable because once you serve the penalty there's no turning back."
Russell makes key admission about Monaco F1 penalty nightmare
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Hadjar on potentially losing Monaco podium after Alpine review
Isack Hadjar says it would be “a shame” but he would not be too bothered if he was stripped of his Monaco Grand Prix podium, with Alpine seeking a review over Pierre Gasly’s two pit-lane speeding penalties that dropped Gasly from third to seventh. Hadjar said: "That would be a shame for my history in Monaco because it would just look good that I signed my contract for Red Bull in Monaco after winning a race and having my first podium for Red Bull in Monaco. It just sounds good. The only downside would be the three points taken away from me, the podium I had, the emotions were there, so it would be three points less."
Isack Hadjar responds to potentially losing Monaco GP podium
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Leclerc on Monaco retirement that still hurts
Charles Leclerc says his Monaco Grand Prix retirement “still hurts” as he heads into the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, after a brakes issue sent the Ferrari driver into the barriers while running in the final podium position. Leclerc said: "Monaco hurts, but it's the way it is now. I cannot change that anymore and I've got to look forward. It still hurts, Monaco. I'm pretty good normally at moving on, but I think this one hurts because it's also home."
Leclerc admits Monaco retirement ‘still hurts'
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