Formula 1: the Spanish Grand Prix, with another round between Leclerc and Verstappen: minute by minute, live

Lap 14. Russel and Verstappen went into the pits to place medium tires. On the track, Pérez and Bottas are Leclerc’s new escorts. Still no one stopped at three.

Lap 12. Russell reported that some car alarms sounded to warn him that he was getting hot. The Briton from Mercedes was still second, but too far behind Leclerc, who was more than 10 seconds ahead and comfortably commanding.

Lap 9. Verstappen fails to control the car properly when turning 4 and also goes off track. He came back quickly but fourth, behind Leclerc, Russell (over 8 seconds behind Monegasque) and Pérez.

Lap 7. Carlos Sainz left the track, then made a thrombo on turn 4. The Spaniard fell to 11th place, while his Ferrari teammate Leclerc continued to lead.

“I’ll save the machine. Sorry guys,” Hamilton told his team on the radio. The British, resigned, seemed to understand that there was no chance of having much in Barcelona. After hitting start, it is still in the penultimate position.

Lap 5. Leclerc leads just one second ahead of Verstappen. Russell was third about 4 seconds behind. Behind, Pérez, Sainz and Bottas (over eleven minutes behind the leader).

Lap 2. Hamilton and Magnussen enter the pits. The British, seven -time world champion, changed tires – contact with Dane caused a puncture – and returned to the track with soft tires. March 19, just ahead of Magnussen.

It is already running in Catalonia. Leclerc and Verstappen reached the first corner almost equally, but Monegasque were able to defend the lead. Back a bit, Hamilton wanted to overtake Sainz, but received a hold from behind Magnussen, who sent two drivers to the back of the pack.

The previous lap is gone.

Lewis Hamilton was the only driver who chose to start the race on medium wheels. The rest all have soft tires, some are new, some are already used. In the top six, only Leclerc has new parts.

The pilots are on the starting grid and the previous lap is in a few minutes. The track temperature is around 49 ° C, so tire damage can play a big role in the result.

Full stand in Catalonia. Despite the heat – shortly after the start of the race, the thermometer reads 34 ° C, close to 46 ° on the track – a crowd gathered on the Spanish racetrack.

Grid changes

Fernando Alonso will start behind the starting grid after having a new Renault power unit fitted with his Alpine A522.

The Spaniard qualified for 17th place, but machine penalties would lower him to last place.

Because of the heat, the pilots try to cool down as much as they can. Some put on ice scarves to combat high temperatures.

Sergio Kun Agüero visits the Spanish Grand Prix. And he walks on the pitlane surrounded by fans. “I’m from Hamilton. I like his attitude of winning and winning and winning. He’s very competitive,” said the former Argentine soccer player who is passing through Barcelona and took the opportunity to see the top category of motorsport live and direct.

A new battle between Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen will take place at the Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix that will have a special guest: the high temperature. The country has experienced a heat wave and it shows in Montmeló. The runway is 48 degrees Celsius, the wind is 36 degrees.