While a DRS fault aggravated Max Verstappen, Red Bull told his team mate to let him by twice. Here are their radio messages from the Spanish Grand Prix.
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Magnussen says Hamilton collision comment was made “in the heat of the moment”
2022 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onKevin Magnussen says he meant nothing by his claim Lewis Hamilton “knew what he was doing” when the pair tangled at the start of the Spanish Grand Prix.
Paddock Diary: 2022 Spanish Grand Prix
2022 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onScorching temperatures at the Circuit de Catalunya made for an uncomfortably hot Spanish Grand Prix, especially for an unwell Lando Norris.
Verstappen’s DRS fault shows weight reduction may have been “too ambitious”
2022 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull suspect an ‘ambitious’ weight-saving problem may have contributed to the DRS fault which left Max Verstappen ‘spamming the button’ trying to make it work during the Spanish Grand Prix.
Leclerc “feels better” despite retirement thanks to Ferrari’s improved pace
2022 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc was encouraged by Ferrari’s improved pace in the Spanish Grand Prix before he retired from the lead of the race.
Leclerc’s car trouble and two assists from Perez put Verstappen back on top
2022 Spanish Grand Prix review
Posted onMax Verstappen retook the championship lead in Spain despite an early off, and with some help from his team mate, after Charles Leclerc hit trouble.
Four-stopping Albon “couldn’t drive slow enough” to ease high tyre degradation
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Albon says a five-stop race would have been faster • Norris endures “one of the hardest races I’ve ever done” • Points finish without upgrades shows AlphaTauri potential
Vote for your 2022 Spanish Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
2022 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
2022 Spanish Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2022 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onPunishingly hot conditions forced drivers towards three-stop strategies at the Circuit de Catalunya. Here’s all the data from the Spanish Grand Prix.
Verstappen and Sainz blame gusts of wind for turn four errors
2022 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Jnr said strong gusts of wind caused their costly off-track moments at turn four during the Spanish Grand Prix.
Alonso apologised for calling Miami stewards ‘incompetent’
2022 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso says he apologised to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem for accusing the Miami Grand Prix stewards of “incompetence”.
Perez: Red Bull said they would reverse first position swap with Verstappen
2022 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez says Red Bull told him he would get his place back after letting Max Verstappen overtake him early in the Spanish Grand Prix and there are matters he wishes to “discuss internally”.
Hamilton “looked like he had a world championship-winning car” in Spain
2022 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes’ performance during the Spanish Grand Prix showed the team had “probably the fastest race car today” according to Toto Wolff.
Norris showed “great fighting spirit” to take eighth despite tonsillitis – Seidl
2022 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onAndreas Seidl praised Lando Norris’s “fighting spirit” after he finished eighth in the Spanish Grand Prix while battling tonsillitis.
Hamilton suggested retiring because he thought points finish was “impossible”
2022 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton suggested his Mercedes team retire him from the Spanish Grand Prix because he thought he had no chance of finishing in the points after suffering a puncture on the first lap.
Verstappen, Perez hail “great team result” after team orders switch
2022 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onBoth Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez described Red Bull’s Spanish Grand Prix one-two as a “great team result” after swapping positions in the race.
Gasly accepts blame as stewards hand him two penalty points for Stroll collision
2022 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly and Alexander Albon were given penalty points for incidents in the Spanish Grand Prix.
Verstappen wins Spanish GP despite error and DRS fault, with Perez’s help
2022 Spanish Grand Prix summary
Posted onMax Verstappen won the Spanish GP despite an early trip through the gravel, after Charles Leclerc retired from the lead.
“We can’t afford this to happen too many times” says Leclerc after retiring from lead
2022 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc said Ferrari cannot afford more repeats of the failure which cost him a potential victory in the Spanish Grand Prix.
2022 Spanish Grand Prix championship points
2022 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen has taken the lead of the drivers’ championship after the Spanish Grand Prix.