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Sir Lewis Hamilton: From Stevenage to seven-time F1 world champion
The Formula 1 roadshow reaches Barcelona after Red Bull’s Max Verstappen survived a mid-race downpour to win the Monaco Grand Prix ahead of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso last weekend.
The Dutchman now leads Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez in the drivers’ championship by 39 points after the Mexican had a disastrous, point-less weekend.
Fernando Alonso came second in Monaco and will be eyeing a 33rd F1 victory – and his first for 10 years – at his home race as the paddock takes to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the Spanish Grand Prix.
Verstappen set the early pace on Friday, topping both practice sessions in Barcelona, while the Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will be eyeing an improved weekend too in their revamped cars.
Follow all the action from Barcelona as the teams go through their final practice run and qualifying:
Final practice and qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix
Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of Saturday’s final practice and qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix!
After the eventful and rainy outing at the Monaco Grand Prix last week, the drivers got back behind the wheel for two hour-long practice sessions in Barcelona on Friday.
As predicted, it was Red Bull and Max Verstappen who set the pace, completing a practice double with home-country favourite, Fernando Alonso, finishing second and just 0.170 seconds behind for Aston Martin.
For Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes, it was a disappointing day, with the Brit only managing to finish 11th despite upgrades being made to the car.
FP3 starts at 11:30m, with qualifying at 3pm. Stay right here for all the build-up and updates.
Ben Fleming3 June 2023 10:35
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