Key occasions
Nothing to do with F1 however all the pieces to do with all the pieces. My eyeballs are sweating onerous; test it out.
We’ve had 4 totally different drivers in pole the final 4 races, which maybe tells us that Crimson Bull and Verstappen are coming again in the direction of the pack. It’ll nonetheless take one thing staggering to cease them recording a fourth title in a row, however this season is already extra enjoyable than final for that purpose.
Driver standings
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Verstappen 194
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Leclerc 138
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Norris 131
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Sainz Jr 108
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Pérez 107
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Piastri 81
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Russell 69
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Hamilton 55
The wind is selecting up, apparently. That’ll make the beginning much more vital than typical, and if Norris can get out of the primary nook in entrance, he’ll fancy himself to hold on.
The grid
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Lando Norris ( McLaren)
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Max Verstappen (Crimson Bull)
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Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
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George Russell (Mercedes)
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Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
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Carlos Sainz Jr (Ferrari)
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Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
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Sergio Pérez (Crimson Bull)
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Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
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Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
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Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
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Valtteri Bottas (Kick Sauber)
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Nico Hülkenberg (Haas)
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Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
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Zhou Guanyu (Kick Sauber)
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Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
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Yuki Tsunoda (RB)
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Daniel Ricciardo (RB)
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Alex Albon (Williams)
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Logan Sargeant (Williams)
Preamble
Afternoon all and welcome to the Spanish Grand Prix – 2024!
And what a race this guarantees to be! Lando Norris will begin in pole place for simply the second time in his profession, the style of it – a near-perfect closing lap he described as “lovely” pipping Max Verstappen who shall be alongside him on the entrance row.
After all, there’s a giant distinction between besting the defending three-time over one circuit and doing likewise over 66, nevertheless it’s a begin, and although the sense stays that Verstappen will once more raise the title on the season’s finish, that is extra intrigue than we’ve had shortly and who is aware of, maybe it’s the beginning of one thing.
As a result of Norris – who started the day evacuating McLaren’s motorhome, shoeless, following a hearth – actually believes he can do one thing, not simply immediately however sooner or later. For now, although, he’ll accept a race win – however will know the onerous work is simply simply starting.
Lights out: 3pm native, 2pm BST
