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Aston Martin Formula 1 team chief technical officer Andrew Green admits that a cooling issue has compromised the updated AMR22 at the Spanish GP.

"That's the next thing. "For sure, it didn't show its potential. "And we didn't bring enough, to be honest. "They both suffered with significant oversteer. "I think the temperatures really caught us out this weekend. So that didn't help.

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Monaco’s traditional end-of-May date reduces F1’s flexibility at that time of the year. The sport has been hit not just by rising prices but increasingly scarce availability of freight capacity. Although Domenicali did not go into extensive detail in the meeting of what might change, it’s understood that Baku could be grouped in a run of races with Shanghai and Suzuka.

Max Verstappen said his intermittent DRS problems made it 'difficult' to win Formula 1's Spanish Grand Prix, which is why Red Bull turned to strategy to ...

Difficult beginning but a good end." "I tried to stay focused - of course, it's not nice when stuff like that happens, but at the end I was very happy to win and also very happy for Checo, it was a great result for the team," he said. "Then of course I was in the train and I tried to pass but my DRS was not always working, so it made it very tough, but we managed to use the strategy to get ahead again and do our own race and eventually win the race.

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It was 15 seconds behind at the end and he caught all the way up - at times, he was the quickest. And the driver!” He added: “Him showing this very good pace was important, not only for his morale, but also our morale. Our pace was closer to the top guys in the race, which is amazing. “We have reasons to believe we can get there. “With Lewis, we had probably the fastest race car.

Max Verstappen overcame a sequence of problems to lead his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez home and claim the lead in this year's title race, on an afternoon ...

I gave everything I could and I am proud to be standing here.” It was his sixth top five finish this year and his second podium. I did all I could to hold Max off, but he did a great job. “It was a difficult beginning, but a good end! “I was slow, and I simply had a lot less grip than everyone else around me. I would love to say Mercedes are back. I am very happy to win and happy for ‘Checo’ (Perez). It is a great result for the team.” A not so happy Perez was nonetheless satisfied for the team. “It was close and I’m happy for the team, but we need to speak later.” It is not nice when stuff like that happens. “Oh, no! He said the situation was unfair, adding: “I’m happy for the team, but we need to speak later.” No! What’s happened?

Formula 1 has labelled the Spanish Grand Prix's crowd management issues as 'not acceptable' and has urged the local promoter to address the problem for next ...

The small Montmelo train station also struggled to transport fans to and from the city centre during peak hours. "We have made the promoter aware that this is not acceptable and must be fixed for next season." "The huge number of fans at this event both inside and outside the circuit created the traffic issues for the fans," an F1 statement said.

Mercedes Formula 1's George Russell said the Spanish Grand Prix was “a survival race”, in which both Mercedes cars were “hurt a lot” by overheating issues.

He said: “I'd love to say that but today was very tough. Russell said of the closing stages: “Yeah, it was very difficult in the last few laps. I gave everything I could to hold Max off, he did an amazing job.

Lewis Hamilton believes he could have fought against the Red Bulls in the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix had it not been for his first-lap clash with Kevin ...

So hopefully for me, that was a bit like a win, and I dedicate it to her." He managed to pull off a number of overtakes as he cut his way through the field, running a three-stop strategy that included a late charge on softs. Hamilton explained that the race pace was "much better" and the car felt "much nicer" over the long runs thanks to the updates, giving him reason to think he could have been in the mix with the Red Bulls that finished first and second in a normal race.

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"I spammed it like 50 times at one point on the straight and it's just not opening so it was clearly an issue. "Once I was back on the track, the car felt like normal - so I was lucky there of course." "But it was very gusty out there today, one lap it felt all stable and the next lap suddenly you could have more oversteer in places so that probably caught me out by surprise and that wasn't ideal."

Mercedes Formula 1's George Russell said the Spanish Grand Prix was “a survival race”, in which both Mercedes cars were “hurt a lot” by overheating issues.

"As I said, just proud to bring it home in P3 and thanks to all the fans here. He said: "I'd love to say that but today was very tough. Russell said: "Yeah, it was very difficult in the last few laps.

Ferrari says the power unit failure that put Charles Leclerc out of Formula 1's Spanish Grand Prix came out of the blue, with no prior warning of problems.

"We do not have yet an explanation. So it was really sudden. "It was a sudden issue," he said.

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We had a good start, a good first lap and that’s all you want. From eighth place on the grid Kevin Magnussen was overly combative in a bold attempt to pass Hamilton through turn 4 and the contact sent him tumbling down the order, wrecking his points prospect. But the new-spec AMR22 did not have a transformative effect on Aston Martin’s prospects. Aston Martin rattled a few cages early in the weekend when its heavily revised AMR22 was introduced. “The Barcelona track is demanding in many ways and it has usually been something of a bogey circuit for us, but the F1-75 was the quickest car on track yesterday and today, Charles was comfortably in the lead, running at a very good race pace.” It was a doubly bad day for Ferrari given the travails of Carlos Sainz. Running third, Sainz made an unforced error early on into turn 4 and spun through the gravel, which caused damage to his floor. "We made progress in terms of tire management, which is something that has been a weakness in the past few races. I know that things like this can happen sometimes and in moments like these, it is important to look at the positives. clonk. An instant power unit failure robbed Leclerc’s Ferrari of speed and he was forced to tour around to the pits to retire. Having been compliant in not battling Verstappen he was irritated at not being given track position during the moments when he had a tire advantage. Leclerc’s demise and a switch to a three-stop strategy in the searing Spanish heat—with air temperature nearing 100 degrees—meant the outlook became swiftly rosier. That frustrated Verstappen, leading to a series of angry exchanges with the pit wall, as remedies were sought.

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McLaren was also still experimenting with its new parts, and you got the sense after Friday practice that while the upgrades were clearly a step forward, Ricciardo wasn’t totally convinced on set-up. “I’ve got many things, my sleep and everything and energy levels is probably the worst I’ve had in a long time.” In one of the car’s earlier, more troublesome configurations it might have represented better value, but his pit wall was adamant at least minor points, for eighth, were on the table. He’d let Verstappen cruise past on a different tyre strategy but was able to close the gap to Dutchman after his own pit stop thanks to Max losing time battling with Russell. Before his engine problem on lap 61 he’d closed that to 39 seconds and 12 seconds respectively. “You hope that we find something that is like, ‘Oh, that’s why’, because probably more concerning if we don’t.” But at least Red Bull Racing can increasingly rely on Perez being in position to either wingman Verstappen or indeed win races should the need arise. He’s capable of running a very aggressive balance which maybe Carlos at the moment cannot.” Eventually Red Bull Racing changed tack, switching Verstappen to a three-stop strategy that allowed him to stretch his legs in clear air. George Russell is an achievable 36 points adrift, though Hamilton is more herculean 64 points off. The crowd was cheering. The sun was shining.

DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Sergio PÉREZ (Red Bull Racing)3 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes) TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Pedro de la Rosa) ...

MV: We had a lot of options to look at because it was very difficult to judge how the deg was going to be so we were just trying to be very flexible. I only felt that in the first stint when I gave the position to Max, that I was told that I was going to get it back and when I was on the two-stop I felt that I could have gone through Max and George a bit earlier to try and make the strategy work, but probably it wouldn't have been enough. And then you're in a different situation where maybe then we do a different strategy, right, but we had to improvise a bit because of that. And of course, I went around the outside but I'm also in the blind spot of George, so I think he didn't even really notice where I was exactly, right? But I think we were so early on in the race that it was a bit difficult to tell how big the margin was exactly. And then in the last five, six laps, it was literally just bring it home, get it to the end of a race, because we were right on the limit throughout the whole race. Also, I think that lap where I did go on the inside and then George went around the outside, but then I was on the outside of Turn 3 again, I think that was a really cool fight. But the team did a great job to not allow us to go over that limit and have to retire the car. But at the end of the day, it turned out to be the three-stop the way to go today. It was a survival race, when we knew we had the gap, and as I said, just proud to bring it home in P3 and thanks to all the fans here, they have been amazing all weekend, and the support… MV: I was a bit frustrated at the time, because I couldn't get him because of the DRS issues. Q: And on the fight with George. I mean, we saw you a bit of frustrated at one point.

Max Verstappen won his fourth win in the season's first six races, and climbed into the F1 driver's points lead after capturing Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.

Alonso and teammate Esteban Ocon’s Alpines both had a strong day, as Alonso sliced his way through the back half of the field to finish ninth, while Ocon came home in seventh. A dejected Sergio Perez followed team orders allowing Verstappen back to the front on lap 49, which ended the day’s drama as far as the podium positions went. Max Verstappen initially was within challenging distance and Carolos Sainz not far back in third, but Sainz would spin off the track on Lap 6, followed by Verstappen on Lap 8.

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“The car felt great in the race, our pace is closer to the top guys in the race, which is amazing. “In those moments I believe there’s nothing I can do but look at the positives – and there are plenty from this weekend. Leclerc, meanwhile, sent an equally-strong warning to his team over reliability issues, saying: “I had no indications before. Verstappen threw on fresh tyres and undercut Russell when Mercedes eventually replaced his set. He was second best to Leclerc from lights out on Sunday too, and was blown off track by a tailwind just nine laps into the race. “We have to be realistic,” Verstappen, who moves six points ahead of Leclerc in the drivers’ championship, said.

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"Since the last race of last year it's been difficult all round," he said. But in this Mercedes car, which had big upgrades to the floor and front wing in Spain, he flourished. While Hamilton finished behind his younger team-mate again, his result was hailed by the team after he suffered a collision and puncture on the opening lap which sent him to the back. "Can we fight for a world championship? "The race pace is much, much better… ; George Russell finished third on Sunday and Hamilton fifth after a huge recovery

Ferrari says the power unit failure that put Charles Leclerc out of Formula 1's Spanish Grand Prix came out of the blue, with no prior warning of problems.

“We do not have yet an explanation. So it was really sudden. “It was a sudden issue,” he said.

Formula 1 has labelled the Spanish Grand Prix's crowd management issues as 'not acceptable' and has urged the local promoter to address the problem for next ...

The small Montmelo train station also struggled to transport fans to and from the city centre during peak hours. "The huge number of fans at this event both inside and outside the circuit created the traffic issues for the fans," an F1 statement said. Particularly on Saturday and Sunday, the severe congestion on the access roads around the circuit ground traffic to a halt, with fans then struggling to find parking space.

Max Verstappen has won the Spanish Grand Prix and taken the lead in the F1 world championship after Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was forced out of the race.

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Red Bull used the argument of its drivers running different strategies to call on a disgruntled Perez to let Verstappen by, and the positions changed at Turn 5 on lap 49 to give Verstappen the lead. That left Verstappen 6.2s behind Perez as Red Bull closed in on a 1-2 finish before the Mexican pitted for mediums to allow Verstappen to complete an eventual rise to the lead. Verstappen passed the baton to team-mate Perez, who could overtake Russell for the lead into Turn 1 thanks to a double helping of DRS and the Red Bull engine overspeed. But the reigning champion’s attack on Russell was thwarted by a DRS issue, as he had suffered in qualifying to abandon his pole lap, and despite a change of actuator on his RB18 for the race that had meant Verstappen was a late arrival to the grid. Perez was then called to box on lap 18 for a stint on the medium tyre to leave Leclerc alone with a seemingly insurmountable 30s lead as Verstappen nearly dropped his RB18 chasing Russell, having to deftly catch a slide after clipping the inside kerb at Turn 8. As Perez attempted to pick up the mantle for Red Bull by challenging Russell, the battling duo enabled Leclerc to further escape up the road so, as Verstappen recovered, the team allowed him to pass Perez out of Turn 6 to take the challenge to the defensive Mercedes.

Max Verstappen has taken the lead of the 2022 Formula 1 championship by recovering from a half-spin to spectacularly win the Spanish Grand Prix after ...

Red Bull used the argument of its drivers running different strategies to call on a disgruntled Perez to let Verstappen by, and the positions changed at Turn 5 on lap 49 to give Verstappen the lead. That left Verstappen 6.2s behind Perez as Red Bull closed in on a 1-2 finish before the Mexican pitted for mediums to allow Verstappen to complete an eventual rise to the lead. Verstappen passed the baton to teammate Perez, who could overtake Russell for the lead into Turn 1 thanks to a double helping of DRS and the Red Bull engine overspeed. But the reigning champion's attack on Russell was thwarted by a DRS issue, as he had suffered in qualifying to abandon his pole lap, and despite a change of actuator on his RB18 for the race that had meant Verstappen was a late arrival to the grid. Perez was then called to box on lap 18 for a stint on the medium tyre to leave Leclerc alone with a seemingly insurmountable 30 lead as Verstappen nearly dropped his RB18 chasing Russell, having to deftly catch a slid after clipping the inside kerb at Turn 8. As Perez attempted to pick up the mantle for Red Bull by challenging Russell, the battling duo enabled Leclerc to further escape up the road so as Verstappen recovered, the team allowed him to pass Perez out of Turn 6 to take the challenge to the defensive Mercedes.

Max Verstappen won the F1 race in Spain after going off course early, taking the points lead from Charles Leclerc (whose engine failed while leading).

Mercedes has struggled through the first six races of the F1 season as its new 2022 car is still a work in progress. “The car has performed well, its pace was good. — Formula 1 (@F1)May 22, 2022 The stakes were too high for Red Bull and Verstappen, who trailed Leclerc by 19 points ahead of the race but now holds a six-point advantage in defense of his first world championship. — Formula 1 (@F1)May 22, 2022 Then Verstappen’s own Red Bull team intervened by ordering Sergio Pérez to get out of Verstappen’s way.