Live qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix

Known to all, the Circuit de Catalunya always provides an ideal preview of the strengths in play for the rest of the championship. Indeed, a good car here performs well on most of the other tracks on the calendar.

We will thus scrutinize all the more the evolution of the balance of power between Mercedes and Ferrari. Until now undefeated, the German brand nevertheless seems to be a bit more pushed to its limits, as evidenced by these few reliability issues encountered since Melbourne.

The race for development is in full swing, and Ferrari has arrived in Spain with a new rear wing. After sharing the leadership with Mercedes this Friday, the Italian team is definitely in the position of the hunter. The goal is to temporarily knock the reigning champion off their pedestal. Let’s remember that it has been a long time since the last victorious weekend in Singapore in September 2015. Since then, ten pole positions and ten victories have fallen into the hands of the team with the star.

In the background, it will nonetheless remain a great battle to watch. Daniel Ricciardo is about to compete for the first time against Max Verstappen, who took the Red Bull seat since the highly controversial Russian Grand Prix. The young Dutchman also moved ahead of the Australian during the last free practice session.

Spanish viewers will also remember to follow the performances of Carlos Sainz (who will also face the unfortunate Daniil Kvyat for the first time) and Fernando Alonso. Both drivers are capable of reaching Q3 given the first laps completed on the track.

But what will it really be like at the time of the final verdict?

Answer to follow in the live coverage below!