And it was one Ferrari appeared to be winning even before Verstappen’s Turn 4 off. But overnight work ahead of FP3 and time dedicated in that session to more long-run work suggested things were converging with Red Bull.Īfter Leclerc impressively took pole after his first Q3 run spin, a race showdown was set up.
The Italian team’s work in this area ahead of the Spanish race, allied to its Barcelona upgrades, would be a key factor in the victory fight.Īfter FP2, things looked bleak, with Leclerc’s practice race run far from Verstappen’s pace and showing an alarming drop off as the tyres wore. We still don’t know if Ferrari has reversed Red Bull’s recent superiorityįerrari’s defeats at Imola and in Miami were put down to its top speed deficit to Red Bull, but worse tyre degradation on the softer tyre compounds also left Charles Leclerc horribly exposed against Max Verstappen’s key straight-line advantage. Photo by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images 1. Leclerc looked set for a dominant display in Spain before his Ferrari engine let go Here are 10 things we learned from the Barcelona weekend.
There were also eye-catching performances from the Mercedes drivers, another strong showing from one of the stars of the season so far and a brave drive through illness from McLaren driver Lando Norris. Max Verstappen led a Red Bull 1-2 ahead of Sergio Perez, but that summary barely scratches the surface of an event that looked set to go to Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc before his unfortunate engine issue and after Verstappen had gone off in the gravel.
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