Max Verstappen reclaimed the Formula One (F1) points lead as the reigning world champion won the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday for his third consecutive victory after Charles Leclerc바카라s Ferrari broke down while he was comfortably in front. (More Motorsport News)
Verstappen needed an assist from Red Bull teammate Sergio Pérez to get his fourth victory of the season, however. Pérez was leading the race after Leclerc had abandoned when his team told him to let Verstappen pass on Lap 49 of 66.
바카라It바카라s unfair but OK,바카라 Pérez told his team. Pérez, who could have taken just his third career win, finished second ahead of Mercedes바카라 George Russell in third. Verstappen, who got his first career win on this track in 2016, overtook Leclerc in the standings and now leads by six points after six races.
바카라Not an easy start to the race, but we turned it around,바카라 said Verstappen, who had enjoyed previous victories in Imola and Miami. 바카라Thanks to the team for their great job and thanks to Checo (Pérez), he is a great teammate.바카라
Leclerc defended his pole position at the start, and Verstappen spun off the track early. But disaster struck when Leclerc바카라s car lost power on Lap 27, as he screamed 바카라No! No! No! What happened?바카라
Lewis Hamilton, who had won here for the previous five years, had a fine drive to finish fifth behind Ferrari바카라s Carlos Sainz after the seven-time world champion was dropped to the back of the pack on Lap 1 when his Mercedes needed a tire change following a knock with Kevin Magnussen바카라s Haas.
Verstappen looked like he would have to settle for a podium place to limit the damage after he went off the track and into the gravel 바카라 an incident his team blamed on a gust of wind 바카라 in the opening laps, knocking him back from second to fourth.
It got worse for the Dutch driver when the same DRS flap malfunction that had ruined his chances to try for a last flying lap in Saturday바카라s qualifying cropped up again. He was unable to pass Russell at the time in an exciting duel.
바카라We can바카라t even make the (expletive) DRS work, unbelievable,바카라 Verstappen shouted on team radio as Leclerc pushed ahead and took fresh tires without losing his lead. But after Leclerc바카라s race imploded, Verstappen바카라s fortunes drastically changed.
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto said that his team will work to determine what went wrong, with the team saying that the car바카라s power unit had failed.
바카라The car has performed well, its pace was good. We had this problem of reliability that we will have to analyze and resolve, but the season is long and we have a car that is very strong,바카라 Binotto told DAZN television.
The track is notoriously tough for overtaking with its limited passing zones. Pole-sitters have won 23 of 32 times the race has been held at the 4.6-kilometer (2.8-mile) Barcelona-Catalunya circuit. Leclerc, Russell and Pérez all took turns leading, but Verstappen was first across the finish line after 66 laps, and an act of generosity.
바카라I am happy for the team, but we need to speak later,바카라 Pérez told his team by radio just after finishing behind Verstappen. 바카라I am happy to be on the podium,바카라 the Mexican driver said later. 바카라It was a great team result.바카라
Valtteri Bottas finished sixth for Alfa Romeo. Esteban Ocon was seventh in his Alpine. Lando Norris was eighth for McLaren, despite being seen vomiting just before the start of the race.
Local favorite Fernando Alonso, who has struggled all season, recovered nicely from a last-place start after Alpine changed his car바카라s engine. He finished ninth ahead of Yuki Tsunoda in his Alphatauri.
