Vettel ‘honestly thought’ more was possible for Aston
Sebastian Vettel thought Aston Martin could place around the outer reaches of the top 10 in qualifying on Saturday, but it wasn’t to be.
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Max feels Spanish GP victory a ‘tough’ ask
Max Verstappen fears Ferrari may be just a little too far out of reach at the Spanish Grand Prix, as he and Red Bull had suspected.
El 'Red Bull verde' de Aston Martin huele raro
Desde esta temporada, es obligatorio que los equipos notifiquen a la FIA todas las evoluciones que montan en el monoplaza en cada carrera. Eso simplifica el trabajo de campo y resuelve parte de las suspicacias entre escuderías. Por ejemplo, en Barcelona se sabe que Ferrari tiene un nuevo suelo y un alerón trasero a estrenar; Red Bull cambia el alerón delantero y el suelo; Mercedes ha trabajado con novedades en el suelo y los endplates de ambos alerones; Alpine cambia el alerón trasero (aunque Fernando no habla de mejora, sino de «alerón para Montmeló») y McLaren ha revisado casi todo el coche. Mientras, Aston Martin notifica nuevos suelo, pontones, tapa de motor, sistema de refrigeración, halo y alerón trasero.
Winners and losers from Spanish GP qualifying
Who had a Saturday in Spain full of pain? Who was beaming in Barcelona at the end of the day? Let’s take a look…
Aston Martin hit back at Red Bull accusations of copying
BARCELONA, Spain : Aston Martin hit back at Red Bull accusations of copying their car on Saturday, saying they had been working on it long before any key staff joined from their rivals and no data had been leaked.
Hamilton ‘a bit gutted’ with P6, but hopes to fight Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton admitted he was “a little bit gutted” after qualifying in Spain, because of the “huge improvement” Mercedes have made that has raised his expectations.
Spanish Grand Prix Qualifying - Charles Leclerc on pole for race after setting fastest time
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was fastest in third practice for the Spanish Grand Prix, and once again set the time to beat in qualifying — 1:18.750 — with world champion Max Verstappen setting the second fastest time. Carlos Sainz of Ferrari will start the race alongside George Russell on the second row, with Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton fifth and sixth fastest.
‘No bouncing but too early to commit to design philosophy’
Mercedes say it is “too early” to commit to their zero-pod design despite making a “good step forward” in the Spanish Grand Prix practice sessions.