The Circuit de Catalunya has long been viewed as the track which reveals F1’s true competitive order. But two changes mean that may no longer be the case.
2021 Spanish Grand Prix articles archive
Rivals’ “much better top speed” made it hard to gain ground in Spain – Sainz
2021 F1 Season
Posted onWhile Ferrari were quicker over a lap than McLaren or Alpine last weekend, Carlos Sainz Jnr says their top speed remains a weakness.
McLaren to keep “drip-feeding” updates onto 2021 car
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren will continue to bring updates for their 2021 car after introducing a new front wing and floor at the Spanish Grand Prix.
Hamilton having best-ever start to season despite “least competitive margin” in car
2021 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton has made his best-ever start to a Formula 1 season despite having one of the least competitive cars Mercedes has given him, according to a senior engineer at the team.
Working group tackling F1’s track limits problem
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 teams have agreed to form a working group to examine how track limits can be enforced more clearly and consistently.
‘We’ll discuss what went wrong’: Hamilton and Verstappen team radio transcript analysis
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen’s radio messages from the Spanish Grand Prix reveal how Mercedes cornered Red Bull into losing the race.
2021 Spanish Grand Prix Star Performers
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc, Daniel Ricciardo and Lewis Hamilton were RaceFans’ Star Performers of the Spanish Grand Prix. Here’s why.
Perez still finding it “very hard to get up to speed” on race weekends
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez says F1’s shorter practice sessions this year are making it harder for him to get up to speed in the Red Bull.
FIA “looking at” removing Catalunya’s chicane for future F1 races
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 could revert to using the original final corners at the Circuit de Catalunya if it returns to the track in future.
Hamilton wants to agree new Mercedes contract within three months
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton wants to agree a new Formula 1 contract with Mercedes before the summer break begins in August.
Luckless Giovinazzi laments ‘s*** race’ as team explains bizarre pit stop problem
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onAntonio Giovinazzi’s race was ruined by a bizarre incident in which his team brought him in for a pit stop only to discover one of his new tyres was flat.
Williams ‘felt the best it ever has’ despite late slide to 14th – Russell
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell said his Williams felt “joyous” to drive in calmer conditions during yesterday’s Spanish Grand Prix, and praised his team’s strategy.
Next stop 100 race wins: Hamilton’s hundredth pole position in stats
2021 Spanish Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s 100th pole position puts him far ahead of anyone else, though four drivers have higher strike rates of grabbing the top spot on the grid.
Paddock Diary: Spanish Grand Prix part two
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onJust 1,000 fans were allowed through the gates for Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix, but more will follow in coming races. It can’t happen soon enough.
Red Bull “desperately need” Perez to put pressure on Mercedes – Horner
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner says the team need Sergio Perez to add pressure to the Mercedes drivers in the championship fight.
Wolff “would be more critical” of Bottas if he’d cost Hamilton victory
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes CEO Toto Wolff says he would be “more critical” of Valtteri Bottas’ slow reaction to team orders in yesterday’s Spanish Grand Prix if it had cost them victory.
Red Bull were “too slow” to win in Spain – Verstappen
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull did not have any strategic options to win the Spanish Grand Prix because they weren’t quick enough, Max Verstappen believes.
How Mercedes left Red Bull unable to respond to Hamilton’s victory charge in Spain
2021 Spanish Grand Prix review
Posted onMax Verstappen led 54 out of 66 laps in Spain, but Mercedes’ preparation meant there was a sense of inevitability about Lewis Hamilton’s eventual win.
Wolff’s radio complaint about Mazepin was a “very rare” occurrence – Masi
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes CEO Toto Wolff’s complaint to race control about Nikita Mazepin was not a typical comment for him to make, according to Formula 1 race director Michael Masi.
Vote for your 2021 Spanish Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.