2023-06-04 14:38:27
He Circuit of Barcelona-Catalonia offered an unbeatable environment for a carrera of F1. The problem, once once more, was that the Spanish GP 2023 did not meet expectations. Max Verstappen It confirmed what was expected and there were no big surprises on a Sunday without much excitement on the Montmeló track. A Grand Slam for the Dutchman (pole, victory, fastest lap and leading all the laps) who reaffirmed his brilliant form.
However, the race spain It did serve to confirm that there is life beyond Red Bull. Mercedes showed its improvement and progression with a double podium thanks to the second place for Lewis Hamilton and third place for George Russell. All this at the same time Aston Martin fell to lead compared to other weekends.
The rain threatened but it did not go beyond very dark clouds, sweeping any option of turning the script off the table, as it did in Monaco last week.
¡VICTORIA DE VERSTAPEN!
Grand Schelem of the Dutchman who dominates in Spain to add his fifth win in seven races
Sainz was 4th and Alonso 7th pic.twitter.com/74QSpdcOY0
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Bad Grand Prix for the Spanish riders, perhaps not so much because of the result, but because of expectations and sensations. Sainz He might not contain either the Mercedes or Checo Pérez. AlonsoFor his part, he had no rhythm until the end of the race, saving the furniture in extremis.
Next, the classification and positions, as well as the summary of the F1 Spanish Grand Prix 2023.
Result and classification | Winner | key moments | Alonso’s career | Perez’s career | Sainz’s career
| Pos. | Pilot | Difference | Points |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | – | 25+1 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | +24.090 | 18 |
| 3 | George Russell | +32.389 | 15 |
| 4 | Checo Perez | +35.812 | 12 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | +45.698 | 10 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | +63.320 | 8 |
| 7 |
Fernando Alonso |
+64.127 | 6 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | +69.242 | 4 |
| 9 | Guanyu Zhou | +71.878 | 2 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | +73.530 | 1 |
| 11 | Charles Leclerc | +74.419 | 0 |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | +75.416 | 0 |
| 13 | Oscar Piastri | +1 vuelta | 0 |
| 14 | Nyck de Vries | +1 vuelta | 0 |
| 15 | Nico Hulkenberg | +1 vuelta | 0 |
| 16 | Alex Albon | +1 vuelta | 0 |
| 17 | Lando Norris | +1 vuelta | 0 |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | +1 vuelta | 0 |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | +1 vuelta | 0 |
| 20 | Logan Sargeant | +1 vuelta | 0 |
- fast lap: Max Verstappen, 1m16s330
He GP Spain 2023 from F1 he won it Max Verstappen of the team Red Bull. Accompanied by Lewis Hamilton y George Russell on the podium, the Dutchman had an unbeatable race.
Verstappen crossed the finish line first following having a quiet Sunday despite the conditions to claim his 40th victory.
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- Salida: A start to the race marked by the touch between Hamilton and Norris in the first corner that left McLaren damaged, having to change the front wing and finishing in last position. The start had a positive protagonist, Lance Stroll, who placed second, gaining two places.
- Vuelta 5: Great moment for Russell who is already 7th following starting 12th and stalking Alonso.
- Vuelta 7: Russell passed Alonso without much trouble and proving to have more pace than the Spaniard.
- Vuelta 8: At the next lap it was Lewis Hamilton’s turn with Lance Stroll to move up to third place.
- Vuelta 10: First drivers to pit (Zhou and De Vries) in a surprising strategy.
- Vuelta 12: Leclerc moved up to 11th following several stops and a great pace on the hard tyre. The Monegasque comeback.
- Vuelta 16: A lot of activity on the track due to differences in strategy. Key moment to read if it will go two or three stops.
- Vuelta 20: Alonso went into the pits and lost position with Zhou who made him a undercut.
- Vuelta 25: Hamilton changed tires and started behind Sainz by regarding 3 seconds. The Briton ready to fight for second place.
- Vuelta 28: And a few laps later the Briton overtook Sainz without much trouble on the main straight. The rhythm of the Mercedes in Barcelona is magnificent.
- Vuelta 35: George Russell confirmed his comeback with a big pass on Sainz for third place. From 12th to the podium.
- Vuelta 48: Checo Pérez made a great comeback. After starting 11th he had a high pace, thanks to which he fully entered the fight for the top 4. Heading for the last stint the Mexican had all the options open before him.
- Vuelta 54: Change of positions that confirms Sainz’s debacle in rhythm and the rise of Mercedes. Alonso managed to improve in the last stint with the hard, but today was not his day.
- Vuelta 59: 5 second penalty on Tsunoda for causing a collision with Zhou. This decision lowers the Japanese from points.
- FINAL: Victory for Max Verstappen who achieved his fifth win in seven races. Great weekend for the Dutchman who achieved a Grand Schelem followed by Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.
The race of Fernando Alonso in it Spanish GP 2023 of F1 was strange. Barcelona has always been good at the Asturian, but since Saturday he was lacking in rhythm. Either due to damage to the car or due to his own skill.
Alonso crossed the finish line in seventh position, behind Lance Stroll and following starting 8th.
The race of Carlos Sainz in it Spanish GP 2023 of F1 was better than the result indicates. Yes, the man from Madrid was fifth, but he took his Ferrari to the highest place he might be.
In a weekend where Leclerc failed to finish in the top 10, Sainz ended up in the high zone and in a strategic battle with Perez and Russell.
The race of Checo Perez in the in it Spanish GP 2023 of F1 was better than his Saturday, once once more disappointing in qualifying. The Mexican corrected his mistake with an impeccable Sunday. He managed the tires, made the most of the strategy and was in a position to finish on the podium.
Finally, Checo was fourth in a comeback mark of the house.
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