The 2022 Spanish Grand Prix Thread

[cmlean]

This is the place to discuss everything related to the 6th round of the 2022 season taking place in Barcelona between the 20th and 22nd of May.

The event timetable for the Spanish Grand Prix.
Friday
1st Practice 14:00 local time - 12:00 GMT
2nd Practice 17:00 local time - 15:00 GMT

Saturday
Practice 13:00 local time - 11:00 GMT
Qualifying 16:00 local time - 14:00 GMT

Sunday
Race 15:00 local time - 13:00 GMT

[cmlean]

This weekend we return to Europe where we will stay until the end of September.
(Yes, I know that Azerbaijan is also in Asia but I am willing to overlook that as it is also in Europe.)

Who will stop Red Bull and Max Verstappen from attaining his second WDC?
Will it be Ferrari?
Will Mercedes get their head around the 2022 regulations and unleash their beast?
Will Daniel Ricciardo get the most out of his McLaren and challenge Lando Norris?
How about Mick Schumacher showing up Kevin Magnussen?

There are so many questions to be answered and, now that the teams are close to their homes, updates will be coming thick and fast.

Bring it on!

[cmlean]

FP1 Results

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Pos	Time		Driver		  Team
1	1:19.828	Charles Leclerc	  Ferrari
2	1:19.907	Carlos Sainz	  Ferrari
3	1:20.164	Max Verstappen	  Red Bull Racing
4	1:20.590	George Russell	  Mercedes
5	1:20.768	Fernando Alonso	  Alpine
6	1:20.811	Lewis Hamilton	  Mercedes
7	1:21.279	Lando Norris	  McLaren
8	1:21.422	Pierre Gasly	  AlphaTauri
9	1:21.737	Daniel Ricciardo  McLaren
10	1:21.814	Yuki Tsunoda	  AlphaTauri
11	1:21.891	Esteban Ocon	  Alpine
12	1:21.920	Lance Stroll	  Aston Martin
13	1:21.975	Robert Kubica	  Alfa Romeo
14	1:22.089	Kevin Magnussen	  Haas
15	1:22.146	Mick Schumacher	  Haas
16	1:22.164	Sebastian Vettel  Aston Martin
17	1:22.614	Valtteri Bottas	  Alfa Romeo
18	1:22.920	Nyck De Vries	  Williams
19	1:23.011	Nicholas Latifi	  Williams
20	1:24.138	Juri Vips	  Red Bull Racing

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FP2 Results

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Pos	Time		Driver		  Team
1	1:19.670	Charles Leclerc	  Ferrari
2	1:19.787	George Russell	  Mercedes
3	1:19.874	Lewis Hamilton	  Mercedes
4	1:19.990	Carlos Sainz	  Ferrari
5	1:20.006	Max Verstappen	  Red Bull Racing
6	1:20.203	Fernando Alonso	  Alpine Renault
7	1:20.632	Sergio Perez	  Red Bull Racing
8	1:20.703	Sebastian Vettel  Aston Martin
9	1:20.745	Esteban Ocon	  Alpine
10	1:20.757	Mick Schumacher	  Haas
11	1:20.917	Pierre Gasly	  AlphaTauri
12	1:21.013	Kevin Magnussen	  Haas
13	1:21.249	Lance Stroll	  Aston Martin
14	1:21.285	Yuki Tsunoda	  AlphaTauri
15	1:21.385	Daniel Ricciardo  McLaren
16	1:21.828	Valtteri Bottas	  Alfa Romeo
17	1:21.866	Zhou Guanyu	  Alfa Romeo
18	1:22.319	Alexander Albon	  Williams
19	1:23.197	Nicholas Latifi	  Williams
20	1:23.388	Lando Norris	  McLaren

[cmlean]

Mercedes seem to have resolved their porpoising and the cars look so much better.
Valtteri Bottas had a session to forget when his Alfa Romeo had a engine problem relatively early in the session.
Lando Norris damaged the undertray of his McLaren and he's session also ended prematurely.

[cmlean]

FP3 Results

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Pos	Time		Driver		  Team
1	1:19.772	Charles Leclerc	  Ferrari
2	1:19.844	Max Verstappen	  Red Bull Racing
3	1:19.920	George Russell	  Mercedes
4	1:20.002	Lewis Hamilton	  Mercedes
5	1:20.129	Carlos Sainz	  Ferrari
6	1:20.260	Sergio Perez	  Red Bull Racing
7	1:20.403	Lando Norris	  McLaren
8	1:20.646	Kevin Magnussen	  Haas
9	1:20.781	Valtteri Bottas	  Alfa Romeo
10	1:20.882	Esteban Ocon	  Alpine
11	1:20.910	Daniel Ricciardo  McLaren
12	1:20.944	Sebastian Vettel  Aston Martin
13	1:20.981	Fernando Alonso	  Alpine
14	1:21.201	Zhou Guanyu	  Alfa Romeo
15	1:21.449	Yuki Tsunoda	  AlphaTauri
16	1:21.520	Lance Stroll	  Aston Martin
17	1:21.572	Alexander Albon	  Williams
18	1:22.419	Nicholas Latifi	  Williams
19	1:25.467	Mick Schumacher	  Haas
20	No Time		Pierre Gasly	  AlphaTauri

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Qualifying

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Pos	Time		Driver		  Team
1	1:18.750	Charles Leclerc	  Ferrari
2	1:19.073	Max Verstappen	  Red Bull Racing
3	1:19.166	Carlos Sainz	  Ferrari
4	1:19.393	George Russell	  Mercedes
5	1:19.420	Sergio Perez	  Red Bull Racing
6	1:19.512	Lewis Hamilton	  Mercedes
7	1:19.608	Valtteri Bottas	  Alfa Romeo
8	1:19.682	Kevin Magnussen	  Haas
9	1:20.297	Daniel Ricciardo  McLaren
10	1:20.368	Mick Schumacher	  Haas
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11	1:20.471	Lando Norris	  McLaren
12	1:20.638	Esteban Ocon	  Alpine
13	1:20.639	Yuki Tsunoda	  AlphaTauri
14	1:20.861	Pierre Gasly	  AlphaTauri
15	1:21.094	Zhou Guanyu	  Alfa Romeo
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16	1:20.954	Sebastian Vettel  Aston Martin
17	1:21.043	Fernando Alonso	  Alpine
18	1:21.418	Lance Stroll	  Aston Martin
19	1:21.645	Alexander Albon	  Williams
20	1:21.915	Nicholas Latifi	  Williams

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Race

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Pos	Driver		  Team
1	Max Verstappen	  Red Bull Racing
2	Sergio Perez	  Red Bull Racing
3	George Russell	  Mercedes
4	Carlos Sainz	  Ferrari
5	Lewis Hamilton	  Mercedes
6	Valtteri Bottas	  Alfa Romeo
7	Esteban Ocon	  Alpine
8	Lando Norris	  McLaren
9	Fernando Alonso	  Alpine
10	Yuki Tsunoda	  AlphaTauri
11	Sebastian Vettel  Aston Martin
12	Daniel Ricciardo  McLaren
13	Pierre Gasly	  AlphaTauri
14	Mick Schumacher	  Haas
15	Lance Stroll	  Aston Martin
16	Nicholas Latifi	  Williams
17	Kevin Magnussen	  Haas
18	Alexander Albon	  Williams
DNF	Zhou Guanyu	  Alfa Romeo
DNF	Charles Leclerc	  Ferrari

Next: Monaco '22
Date: May 27th-29th