In the battle for the world championship title, teammate Lando Norris and Formula One champion Oscar Piastri won the Spanish Grand Prix from pole position in a McLaren one-two.
His fifth victory of the season and McLaren’s seventh was his 2.4 seconds victory over Norris on Sunday.
Following a safety car period that triggered the main discussion point of the afternoon, when the champion was demoted from fifth to 10th place, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc came out on top on Sunday, passing Max Verstappen’s Red Bull.
“It’s a nice way to get back from Monaco,” he said. A fantastic weekend, according to Piastri, who finished third last weekend in a Norris-held race from pole.
After the safety car restart, Verstappen collided with Leclerc and twice with George Russell of Mercedes, making four stops total and ending up on the slower hard tyres against rivals on softs.
The Dutch driver’s second Russell collision, which was obviously his fault, resulted in a 10-second penalty, which was added to his overall time after the race.
He and Leclerc’s altercation also sparked a post-race investigation that could lead to additional sanctions.
I attempted to turn him to the left. Fortunately, there were no consequences for the little contact, Leclerc said. Verstappen claimed that the Monegasque had struck him and should have returned the area.
Verstappen eventually let Russell pass, but he reluctantly did as his team instructed him to. Verstappen eventually let him pass.
Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, who has seven-time world championships, passed Lewis Hulkenberg in the final lap to finish a surprising and upbeat fifth for the future Audi team.
Hamilton finished sixth for Renault-owned Alpine, Isack Hadjar came in seventh for Racing Bulls, and Pierre Gasly came in eighth for Renault-owned Alpine.
With only one car on the grid as a result of Lance Stroll’s injury-related withdrawal from Saturday’s qualifying, home hero Fernando Alonso scored his first points of the season with Aston Martin.
Piastri maintains his cool while playing.
Verstappen took second place in the opener, while Hamilton and Leclerc moved up to fourth and fifth place to Russell’s place.
After the two Ferraris had veered off in the opposite direction, Hamilton let Leclerc pass on lap 10 of 66.
On lap 13, Norris made no attempt to challenge the quicker McLaren or pit for new tires on the following lap to regain second place from Verstappen.
After Piastri pitted, Verstappen regained control on lap 23. Norris made his first stop on lap 21 and came out ahead of the Red Bull, but Verstappen pitted him for the second time on lap 30.
On lap 47, Verstappen made a third stop, and Norris pitted for second place in the standings.
Kimi Antonelli, a rookie driver, beached his Mercedes in the gravel, bunching up the field, and causing a number of pit stops, prompting the deployment of a safety car on lap 55.
Verstappen questioned the switch to a set of hards, but was told that was the only option open, and the McLarens came in together for new tyres and double-stacking.
The Canadian Grand Prix will take place on June 15 in Montreal as the next round of the 2025 season.
Source: Aljazeera
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