Formula 1

Red Bull's decision to put Max Verstappen on the unfancied hard tyre late on in the Spanish Grand Prix aged very badly very quickly - but what was the original logic?

There was even more going on at F1's Spanish GP than two big narratives (one pre-race and one in-race) would suggest. Here's what we learned at Barcelona

Several reliable performers - including one who'd strung together 95% of a great weekend - find themselves towards the bottom of our Spanish GP driver rankings

The McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris locked out the Barcelona front row in Qualifying. The next question is can anyone beat them to the first corner when the lights go out for the Spanish Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri executed a perfect getaway at lights out for the Spanish Grand Prix as his team mate had a poor start, allowing his rival Max Verstappen behind him to roar past and claim second place on track.

Oscar Piastri has further strengthened his championship lead by clinching a commanding victory in the Spanish Grand Prix, the Australian leading team mate Lando Norris in a McLaren 1-2 amid a dramatic end to the race that saw Max Verstappen and George Rus...

Max Verstappen was heavily penalised for dramatically colliding with George Russell on the penultimate lap of the Spanish Grand Prix after he was ordered to allow the Mercedes driver to pass him on the track.

George Russell has shared his reaction to the remarkable collision with Max Verstappen that resulted in a penalty for the Dutchman and dramatically altered the final race order of the Spanish Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri was left feeling “proud” of his victory in the Spanish Grand Prix, with the Australian managing the different phases of the race – including a dramatic restart following a late Safety Car – to seal his fifth win of the season so far.

We’re getting used to seeing two orange cars at the head of the field – so much so that it’s hard to believe the last time McLaren swept the board in Barcelona was 25 years ago.

Oscar Piastri clung on to win a Spanish Grand Prix that was dominated by strategy calls and a late Safety Car period, crossing the line ahead of his team mate Lando Norris and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.

Nico Hulkenberg hailed Kick Sauber’s “big step” forward at the Spanish Grand Prix that allowed him to secure his best race result since 2019 as he crossed the line in fifth position.

Red Bull and Mercedes team bosses Christian Horner and Toto Wolff have given their opinions on the dramatic clash between Max Verstappen and George Russell in the closing stages of the Spanish Grand Prix.

Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen took on a defiant - and dismissive tone - in talking about his late-race Spanish Grand Prix collision with George Russell, but did eventually push back against the suggestion the clash had been deliberate

The Spanish Grand Prix stewards have ruled that Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen's restart wheel-bang doesn't merit any penalties

The 2025 Spanish Grand Prix erupted into a dramatic, controversial race in its closing stages. Here are our winners and losers from it