Pictures from practice for the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix at Circuit de Catalunya. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter andgo ad-free Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls, Circuit de Catalunya, 2026 Dino Beganovic, Ferrari, Circuit de Catalunya, 2026 Oscar Piastri, McLaren, Circuit de Catalunya, 2026 Gabriel Bortoleto, Audi, Circuit de Catalunya, 2026 Arvid Lindblad, Racing Bulls, Circuit … Read more

Lando Norris set the fastest time in second practice at the Circuit de Catalunya, despite this being his first session of the weekend. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The world champion returned to the McLaren MCL40 after Formula 2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli drove the car in the opening hour. Norris posted a … Read more

Mercedes is consulting with its lawyers about George Russell’s penalty from the Monaco Grand Prix following the stewards’ decision to overturn Pierre Gasly’s penalty. Russell and Gasly were each handed five‑second time penalties for alleged pit lane speeding during the race, along with three other drivers. Alpine successfully appealed Gasly’s penalty today, prompting Mercedes to … Read more

Pierre Gasly said he is proud of Formula 1 and the FIA after Alpine successfully challenged his Monaco Grand Prix penalties. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The Monaco Grand Prix stewards have rescinded Gasly’s two five-second time penalties for exceeding the pit lane speed limit during the race, after official timekeepers were … Read more

Welcome to Saturday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Comment of the day How did a competition as complex and sophisticated as Formula 1 allow such a fundamental error that produced pit lane speeding penalty mistakes in Monaco? I don’t think this sets a precedent for post-race appeals so much as it exposes failures in the … Read more

George Russell topped the times in the final practice session for the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, putting his Mercedes on top of the timing screens. Russell finished the session eight-tenths clear of his team mate. Andrea Kimi Antonelli, however, could not complete his final flying lap after repeatedly being impeded by traffic. “Why do I always … Read more

Williams have voiced their support for the two teams planning to appeal the stewards’ decision to cancel Pierre Gasly’s penalties from the Monaco Grand Prix. Gasly was promoted to third place after the stewards removed two five-second time penalties he had originally received after the race. The pit lane speed limit is determined by dividing … Read more

Pictures from qualifying day for the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix at Circuit de Catalunya. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter andgo ad-free George Russell, Mercedes, Circuit de Catalunya, 2026 Isack Hadjar, Red Bull, Circuit de Catalunya, 2026 Arvid Lindblad, Racing Bulls, Circuit de Catalunya, 2026 Isack Hadjar, Red Bull, Circuit de Catalunya, 2026 Lando Norris, … Read more

George Russell claimed provisional pole for the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, heading the Mercedes team ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Andrea Kimi Antonelli. Row 1 1. (63) George Russell 1’14.679Mercedes W17 2. (44) Lewis Hamilton 1’14.743Ferrari SF-26 Row 2 3. (12) Andrea Kimi Antonelli 1’14.998Mercedes W17 4. (1) Lando Norris 1’15.001McLaren-Mercedes MCL40 Row 3 5. (3) … Read more

George Russell took pole position for the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, with team-mate Lewis Hamilton denying Mercedes a one-two on the front row. It was a mixed qualifying for Ferrari: Hamilton secured a front-row start, but Charles Leclerc crashed out in Q3 and will start tenth after failing to set a time. Q1 The opening phase … Read more