Oscar Piastri strengthens his F1 world championship lead, beating McLaren teammate Lando Norris, whereas Max Verstappen drops to tenth spot after post-race penalty.
System One championship chief Oscar Piastri has gained the Spanish Grand Prix from pole place in a McLaren one-two to go 10 factors away from teammate Lando Norris on the earth championship title battle.
The Australian’s win on Sunday by 2.4 seconds over Norris was his fifth in 9 races this season and McLaren’s seventh.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc accomplished the rostrum locations on Sunday after passing Max Verstappen’s Purple Bull six laps from the tip following a security automotive interval that triggered the principle speaking level of the afternoon with the champion demoted from fifth to tenth place.
“It’s a pleasant approach to bounce again from Monaco. An excellent weekend,” mentioned Piastri, who completed third final weekend in a race gained from pole by Norris.
Verstappen, who made 4 stops in complete and ended up on the slower arduous tyres in opposition to rivals on softs, collided with Leclerc and twice with Mercedes’s George Russell after the protection automotive restart.
The Dutch driver was given a 10-second penalty – added to his general time post-race – for the second Russell collision, which was clearly his fault.
He and Leclerc additionally confronted a post-race investigation for his or her conflict, which might result in additional sanctions.
“I attempted to push him to the left. There was a little bit of contact however happily no penalties,” Leclerc mentioned. Verstappen claimed the Monegasque had rammed into him and may have given again the place.
Russell completed fourth after finally being let by means of by Verstappen, who reluctantly did as his workforce informed him.
Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg completed a shocking and morale-boosting fifth for the longer term Audi workforce after passing Ferrari’s seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton on the penultimate lap.
Hamilton was a disappointing sixth, Isack Hadjar seventh for Racing Bulls and Pierre Gasly eighth for Renault-owned Alpine.
House hero Fernando Alonso scored his first factors of the season with Aston Martin, who had just one automotive on the grid as a result of Lance Stroll’s withdrawal by means of harm after Saturday’s qualifying.
George Russell, proper, of Mercedes and Max Verstappen of Purple Bull Racing compete in the course of the Spanish Grand Prix (Gongora/NurPhoto through Getty Photographs)
Piastri retains his cool out entrance
Piastri led away cleanly initially with Verstappen seizing second from Norris whereas Hamilton and Leclerc moved as much as fourth and fifth on the expense of Russell.
Hamilton let Leclerc by means of on lap 10 of 66 after the 2 Ferraris had run nostril to tail.
Norris took again second place from Verstappen on lap 13 with the Dutch driver making no try to defend in opposition to the faster McLaren and pitting on the following lap for brand new tyres.
Verstappen took the lead once more on lap 23 after Piastri pitted. Norris made his first cease on lap 21 and got here out behind the Purple Bull, however that lasted solely till Verstappen pitted for a second time on lap 30.
Verstappen got here in for a 3rd cease on lap 47, and Norris pitted a lap later to defend second place.
A security automotive was deployed on lap 55 after rookie driver Kimi Antonelli beached his Mercedes within the gravel, bunching up the sector and triggering a rash of pit stops.
The McLarens got here in collectively for brand new tyres, double-stacking, and comfortably resumed forward of Verstappen, who questioned the change to a set of hards however was informed that was the one possibility accessible.
The subsequent spherical of the 2025 season would be the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on June 15.
Race winner Piastri takes the chequered flag in the course of the F1 Grand Prix of Spain (David Ramos/Getty Photographs)
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