The Spanish GP qualification: Oscar Piastri beats Lando Norris to Pol as McLaren Seal Frontrow Lockout in Barcelona | F1 News

The Spanish GP qualification: Oscar Piastri beats Lando Norris to Pol as McLaren Seal Frontrow Lockout in Barcelona | F1 News

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Oscar Piastri beat teammate Lando Norris for the pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix as McLaren sealed a front trait lockout.

Piastri, who leads Norris with three points at the top of the World Cup, drew after the first laps in the latter part of the qualification, but produced an excellent last race to take his fourth pole of the season with a 1: 11,546.

Norris was unable to maintain the form he showed to take the rod and win in Monaco last weekend when an eerie final effort left him two -tenths of another off Piastri.

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Oscar Piastri angled teammate Lando Norris to Pole as McLaren celebrated a first front -row lock on the Spanish Grand Prix of 27 years

Max Verstappen and George Russell were less than a tenth of another off Norris in the third and fourth respectively, when they set identical times, with Red Bull started in front of Mercedes as a result of delivering his lap first.

Lewis Hamilton took fifth place for Ferrari by calling out his teammate Charles Leclerc, who was seventh behind Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli, for only the second time in nine Grand Prix sessions this season.

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Red Bulls Yuki Tsunoda and Williams -Driver Carlos Sainz suffered both early exits during the qualification in Spain

Pierre Gasly took an impressive eighth for Alpine, while Racing Bulls Rookie Isack Hadjar continued his excellent form to seal ninth ahead of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso.

Red Bull’s evil with their second car continued as Verstappen’s teammate Yuki Tsunoda last qualified when he did not make it Q3 for a third consecutive race.

More to follow …

Spanish GP -Qualifying Timesed

Driver Team Time
1) Oscar Piastri McLaren 1: 11,546
2) Lando Norris McLaren +0.209
3) Max Verstappen Red Bull +0.302
4) George Russell Mercedes +0.302
5) Lewis Hamilton Ferrari +0.499
6) Kimi Antonelli Mercedes +0.565
7) Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.585
8) Pierre Gasly Alpine +0.653
9) Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls +0.706
10) Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +0.738
Turned out in 2nd quarter
11) Alex Albon Williams 1: 12,641
12) Gabriel Breedoleto Sauber 1: 12,756
13) Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1: 12,763
14) Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1: 13.058
15) Oliver Bearsman Haas 1: 13,315
Knocked out in q1
16) Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 1: 13.190
17) Esteban Ocon Haas 1: 13.201
18) Carlos Sainz Williams 1: 13.203
19) Franco Colapinto Alpine 1: 13,334
20) Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull 1: 13,385

Sky Sports F1’s Spanish GP plan

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At the forefront of this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix we look back at some of the most dramatic moments from previous races at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

Sunday, June 1st
7.25: F3 FEATURE RACE
8.55: F2 Feature Race
12.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Spanish GP structure*
14:00: The Spanish Grand Prix*
16:00: Controlled Flag: Spanish GP -Reague

*Also live on Sky Sports Main Event

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