P1racenews AI automatic summary:
McLaren’s Lando Norris claimed a triumphant pole position for the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix, beating Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in the final moments of the session. Norris’ 1:11.383s effort granted him his second career pole after Sochi 2021, just 0.020s ahead of his Dutch rival with Lewis Hamilton putting his qualifying woes to bed […]
Lando Norris claimed his second career pole position in the Spanish Grand Prix qualifying, narrowly beating his Dutch rival by just 0.020s.
Lewis Hamilton managed to secure the third position, ending his qualifying struggles, in a highly competitive session where the top three were separated by less than two-tenths of a second.
Carlos Sainz, Norris, and Charles Leclerc were closely matched in the final practice session with Leclerc initially leading in Q1 before eventually finishing in fifth place.
Despite intense competition at the front, there were also surprises at the back of the grid with Alex Albon narrowly missing out on advancing to Q2 and ending up starting on the back row with Williams’ Logan Sargeant.
With Norris excelling in his McLaren and Verstappen and Hamilton close behind, the stage is set for an exciting race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
