Lando Norris produced a superb lap to beat Max Verstappen to pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix.
The British driver was trailing Verstappen heading into the final runs at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya before he delivered the goods to take top spot.
Norris edged out the Red Bull man by just 0.020 seconds, with Lewis Hamilton in third, and George Russell fourth for Mercedes, with three British drivers in the top four.
“Let’s f****** go, baby,” yelled Norris after taking only his second pole of his career. Norris’ wonder lap arrived on the same day a McLaren staff member was hospitalised after a fire broke out at the British team’s hospitality suite in the paddock.
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*Sergio Perez has a three-place grid penalty carried over from the last race in Canada
Kieran Jackson23 June 2024 11:55
Lando Norris beats Max Verstappen to stunning pole position for Spanish Grand Prix
The British driver was trailing Verstappen heading into the final runs at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya before he delivered the goods to take top spot.
Norris edged out the Red Bull man by just 0.020 seconds, with Lewis Hamilton in third, and George Russell fourth for Mercedes, with three British drivers in the top four.
“Let’s f****** go, baby,” yelled Norris after taking only his second pole of his career. Norris’ wonder lap arrived on the same day a McLaren staff member was hospitalised after a fire broke out at the British team’s hospitality suite in the paddock.
Kieran Jackson23 June 2024 11:50
F1 Spanish Grand Prix LIVE!
Good morning and welcome to live coverage of round 10 of the 2024 F1 season!
It should be an interesting one today! Lando Norris starts on pole as he eyes his second win in Formula One, with Max Verstappen alongside him on the front row.
Lewis Hamilton starts in third with Mercedes team-mate George Russell in fourth!
Can Norris maintain the lead at the start? We’ll soon find out – lights out is at 2pm (BST)!
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Kieran Jackson23 June 2024 11:49
Starting grid for Spanish Grand Prix:
*Sergio Perez has a three-place grid penalty carried over from the last race in Canada
Kieran Jackson22 June 2024 18:00
Lando Norris beats Max Verstappen to stunning pole position for Spanish Grand Prix
The British driver was trailing Verstappen heading into the final runs at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya before he delivered the goods to take top spot.
Norris edged out the Red Bull man by just 0.020 seconds, with Lewis Hamilton in third, and George Russell fourth for Mercedes, with three British drivers in the top four.
“Let’s f****** go, baby,” yelled Norris after taking only his second pole of his career. Norris’ wonder lap arrived on the same day a McLaren staff member was hospitalised after a fire broke out at the British team’s hospitality suite in the paddock.
Kieran Jackson22 June 2024 17:29
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc after qualifying fifth:
“It’s disappointing. We are much further away than we anticipated. The pace was just not there today, we tried everything and it didn’t work.”
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Kieran Jackson22 June 2024 17:12
George Russell after qualifying P4:
“We all believed it [pole]. Car felt great and historically we’ve gone well here – gap to Lando and Max was a bit bigger than expected. P3 and P4 is a great place to fight tomorrow.
“I think on a circuit like this, the pace of the car will win out. You can do some things with the strategy, but if you have one tenth in the car that will win out over strategy. We’ll be trying something. I think we can fight with Lando and Max for the victory.”
Kieran Jackson22 June 2024 17:03
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff:
“It’s not great. Third and fourth could’ve been fifth and sixth, three-tenths to the leaders – it didn’t look it yesterday. A solid result but no more than that.
“The gaps are so tiny, it can swing one direction or another. Max is beaten by Norris, it’s three-tenths to us.
Asked about potential rain tomorrow: “We’ll have a go with whatever God throws at us!”
Kieran Jackson22 June 2024 16:55
McLaren boss Zak Brown after Norris’ pole position:
Kieran Jackson22 June 2024 16:48
Lewis Hamilton after qualifying P3:
“I’m really happy. Super grateful to be in the top-3, it’s been a difficult year. I didn’t expect us to be fighting for pole, but we’d be close – to be there, I’m just gratefull!
“We’ve made huge steps forward. Slowly the car is crafting into a racing machine to challenge the guys in front. Hopefully we can challenge the guys ahead.”
Hamilton’s best qualifying of the season, by far…
Kieran Jackson22 June 2024 16:40