Max Verstappen heads into this weekend’s seventh race of the season in Spain having considerably prolonged his championship lead with victory in final week’s race in Monaco.
The double-champion’s victory at Monte Carlo, mixed with Sergio Perez’s end outdoors of the factors, signifies that the Verstappen now leads his Purple Bull team-mate by 39 factors.
Verstappen gained right here final 12 months in Spain, main house Sergio Perez for a Purple Bull one-two end.
When is it?
The 2023 Spanish Grand Prix runs from Friday June 2 till Sunday June 4.
What time do the periods begin?
Friday, June 2
All instances British Summer time Time
Apply 1: 12.30pmPractice 2: 4pm
Saturday, June 3
Apply 3: 11.30amQualifying: 3pm
Sunday, June 4
Race: 2pm
What’s the climate forecast?
The forecast, in response to the Met Workplace, seems to be a bit of unsettled. The utmost temperatures throughout every of the three days is round 22-23c, which is a bit of decrease than the month-to-month common and positively a superb chunk lower than the searing temperatures we noticed in 2022.
At present Friday and Saturday are forecast to have sunny spells with some cloud every morning, with an opportunity of rain in each afternoons (round a 40 per cent likelihood of sunshine rain each days).
Sunday is rather less sure, although nonetheless carries a 40 per cent likelihood of rain within the hours the race is because of run.
What TV channel is it on?
Sky Sports activities F1 have near-exclusive dwell protection rights within the UK this 12 months and certainly for the following few with their standard wonderful workforce.
Sky’s qualifying protection begins at 2.15pm on Saturday with their full race protection from 12.30pm on Sunday.
Channel 4’s qualifying highlights are at 7.30pm on Saturday with their race highlights at 6.30pm on Sunday.
What do we all know concerning the Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya?
Nicely, first issues first, the chicane within the remaining sector which had been in place for some years won’t be used for the 2023 grand prix. This implies the monitor has been shortened by round 18 metres and one of many worst part of corners in F1 has been eliminated.
Circuit size: 4.657kmFirst grand prix: 1991Laps: 66Race distance: 307.236kmRace lap report: N/A2021 winner: Lewis Hamilton, MercedesNumber of corners: 14Overtaking possibilities: For a very long time this circuit has not been the best for overtaking. On the finish of the again straight and into flip one will stay the perfect likelihood and because of the removing of that chicane may present a greater alternative for overtaking then in earlier seasons. There are a few different locations, equivalent to into flip 5. Flip 10 is now not the chance it as soon as was – even DRS assisted – because it was reprofiled right into a smaller and lighter breaking zone.
