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• Mercedes explains call to start Spanish GP on soft tyres

  8-5-2021 Formula 1 Autosport.com 120

  The Black Arrows squad regularly takes the middle compound tyre in qualifying to give it more strategic options in races, where the yellow-walled...

• Norris: Q1 traffic “cost me” later in F1 Spanish GP qualifying

  8-5-2021 Formula 1 Autosport.com 112

  The McLaren driver had been on a fast lap in Q1 at Barcelona, but came across a gaggle of cars in the final chicane sequence. Mazepin in the Haas...

• Shoulder issue hampered Perez in Barcelona F1 qualifying

  8-5-2021 Formula 1 Autosport.com 116

  Perez slumped to eighth place in Q3 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Saturday, finishing nine-tenths of a second behind Red Bull team-mate...

• Hamilton feared set-up "gamble" backfired before taking Spanish GP pole

  8-5-2021 Formula 1 Autosport.com 112

  Hamilton was able to edge out Red Bull rival Max Verstappen by 0.036 seconds in Q3 to clinch his second pole position of the season, and continue...

• Tsunoda has ‘question mark’ over AlphaTauri F1 car versus Gasly

  8-5-2021 Formula 1 Autosport.com 133

  Tsunoda finished 16th in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, narrowly missing out on a place...

• F1 Spanish GP: Hamilton beats Verstappen for 100th pole position

  8-5-2021 Formula 1 Autosport.com 103

    Valtteri Bottas claimed third in the second Mercedes, with both Black Arrows cars and the leading Red Bull joining the rest of the Q3 runners in...

• Formula 1 encouraging teams to look at American drivers

  8-5-2021 Formula 1 Autosport.com 117

  Liberty Media has long been trying to expand the sport in the USA, and finally achieved its first goal when last month it confirmed that the first...

• Mercedes F1 team spent over £324m to win in 2020

  8-5-2021 Formula 1 Autosport.com 108

  The number represents a slight drop relative to the £333.2m it spent in 2019, reflecting both a shorter race calendar and a general move by the...

• F1 Spanish GP: Verstappen tops final practice from Hamilton

  8-5-2021 Formula 1 Autosport.com 119

  When the session got underway, the pack was in no particular hurry to head onto the track, with Fernando Alonso eventually emerging for a solo run...

• Williams: Peaky downforce trait of F1 car was not intended

  8-5-2021 Formula 1 Autosport.com 126

  The Grove-based team’s current challenger shows good form in certain conditions, but its downforce levels and balance can be impacted quite heavily...

• Revised approach to Spanish GP weekend helping Leclerc

  8-5-2021 Formula 1 Autosport.com 114

  The Ferrari driver emerged from the second free practice session at Barcelona as the closest challenger to Mercedes after a strong day’s running in...

• Wolff: Mercedes won’t play "musical chairs" with its F1 drivers

  8-5-2021 Formula 1 Autosport.com 111

  A report in the UK press earlier this week claimed that Bottas may not see out the season at Mercedes after a sluggish start to the year that has...