Barcelona was a race marked in red on the FIA calendar. Weeks ago he had published a technical directive that slightly modified the design of ailerons and thus sought greater equality. The objective was to enforce the norm and its spirit and, above all, reduce the domain of the McLaren, which seemed the most affected. But the reality blow was very different. It may even, the domain of papaya cars is until older apparently in the Barcelona-Cataluña circuit. He has not harmed anything. And it is something that those responsible, that two careers have already notified, in a free training session in Italy, they already tested the new regulations and the incidence was scarce.
In Montmeló, Piastri was the reference in the classification and in the race nobody could disturb him. It was the fastest on Saturday, he scored the “pole” and in the race he did not get nervous. The pressure does not seem to go with him and how the pilot title is thus very close. Because irregularity comes from your partner. Norris, who left second, lost his position at the exit in front of Verstappen, who once again “stole her wallet.” Then things returned to their place because it was immediately uncovered that Red Bull was going to three stops. And the fact is that this caused panic among McLaren’s strategists, who had to react, more than anything, to reassure their pilots. The accounts did not leave, but first baffled the English team. However, when a quiet race ending was already expected, neutralization occurred due to an Antonelli track outlet, which broke engine and got straight without being able to do anything.
This break gave “free stop” to those above and both the two McLaren and Verstappen stopped changing tires. In the case of the current champion, being his fourth stop, the team had to put a new hard tire, which angered the pilot, although they had no other option. If I had not stopped, the McLaren and many others would have passed since they had new wheels and subtracted more than 10 turns. When the race resumed, Piastri maintained the level, Norris or could or wanted to attack him and behind a tremendous battle with Verstappen was out of control.
In the outstanding, when they entered the line, the car gave him a whip that gave Leclerc the opportunity to overcome him, not without a fight, because when they arrived at the braking things were very hurried. In addition, Russell also got into the overtaking maneuver and forced that Red Bull was leaving for the escape and when he returned he did not yield the position. From Red Bull, via Radio, they informed their pilot that it was better to give the place won before facing a sanction. The anger was fine. At first, he made the gesture of being advanced by Russell, but what he did was collide with him. And a curve later already gave the position. But that action cost him 10 seconds of sanction and ended 10th. A disaster
Fernando Alonso marked an incredible road. He fought with the RB and Sauber and in the end the test ended in 9th position, benefited by the sanction to Verstappen. He added the first two points of the season and recognized the passage of the car in terms of improvements. For his part, Sainz suffered problems at the exit, he had to change the wing and from there everything was problems. Ended 14.
