Spanish Grand Prix News

Hamilton clinched the Spanish GP for the fourth successive year to take a record 156th career podium finish Red Bull's Max Verstappen finished second at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya Valtteri Bottas made a third-place finish in his Mercedes at Spanish GP

Lewis Hamilton edging ahead of Valtteri Bottas at a sweltering Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Saturday Red Bull's Max Verstappen takes P3 in the Spanish GP that is schedule to take place on Sunday For the first time, Verstappen has managed a top three start at the Spanish GP in his Formula 1 career

Hamilton's best time in FP2 was 1:16.883 with track temperatures around 10 degrees higher than the conditions during FP1 The German driver's time was 0.098s slower than Bottas' session-leading time from earlier in the day Red Bull's Max Verstappen was third, as he was earlier in the day, 0.821s adrift of Hamilton

Bottas clocked a best time of one minute 16.785 seconds at the Circuit de Catalunya Hamilton was 0.039 slower than Bottas, with Red Bull`s Max Verstappen finishing third fastest Hamilton, who won the last three Spanish GP, is going for his fourth win in six races this season on Sunday

The 27-year old suffered the injury when he crashed during the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez on July 19. The Repsol Honda rider travelled to Barcelona on Monday and was treated at the Hospital Universitari Dexeus. Marc will remain in the hospital for up to 48 hours.

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton seized pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday in a Mercedes one-two that ended Sebastian Vettel's bid for a fourth in a row.

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton returned to the top of the timesheets in second Spanish Grand Prix practice on Friday, with the charging Red Bulls of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen hot on his heels.

Mercedes, with Valtteri Bottas again quicker than world champion Lewis Hamilton, led the way in the first Spanish Grand Prix practice on Friday with Ferrari`s Sebastian Vettel the best of the rest.

Williams launched its official esports team on Thursday, offering gamers the chance to work in the Formula One simulator as well as race online.

As the television cameras panned around the crowd, they picked out the tearful face of Thomas Danel from the French city of Amiens.

It was his second win in five races this year and the 55th of his career and it brought him within six points of Vettel in the title race. The German now has 104 points and Hamilton has 98.

Hamilton clocked a best lap of one minute and 19.149 seconds to stay ahead of Vettel, who clocked 1:19.200, by the narrowest of margins after the German had required a rapid engine change shortly before the session began.

Hamilton was fastest in the morning`s opening session and topped the second with a best lap in one minute and 20.802 seconds ahead of the Finn by 0.090 seconds.

Another Bottas win would not be a surprise at a venue that has a habit of producing more different winners than anywhere else - if he is successful, he will be the 11th different winner in as many years.

Championship leader Rosberg, 43 points clear of Hamilton after five of 21 races, remained cagey about what was said.

He had two former world champions in his wake with Ferrari`s Kimi Raikkonen in second Sebastien Vettel in third.

As a result, both are out of the race in just 30 seconds from the start.

The defending three-time world champion, who trails Rosberg by 43 points in the title race, revived his quickest form of the past with a stunning showing in both Q2 and Q3.