Verstappen dominates and takes pole at the Spanish GP; Sainz will start second and Alonso ninth

With no time to digest what happened in Monaco, Formula 1 landed on the circuit of montmelo under the same weather conditions that conditioned the weekend in Monte Carlo: rain. The track mixed dry sectors with wet areas that made it difficult for the drivers to drive, but not even for those reasons did Verstappen fail his appointment with pole position. The Dutchman, who dominated the entire weekend, was once again the fastest in a classification marked by surprises.

Fernando Alonso He accused his escape from the track in Q1 throughout the session. He went wide when he was facing the last corner to carry out the fast lap and his excursion through the gravel damaged the flat bottom of the car that the engineers, despite working on its repair at each break, could not fix 100%. It was noticed that the Asturian’s car did not offer the maximum of its benefits. He was lapping slower than he had been throughout the weekend and was unable to improve on the ninth position from which he will start tomorrow, although a possible penalty for Gasly could see him gain a position.

The difficulties suffered by Fernando counteract with the good feelings he has shown Carlos Sainz with his Ferrari. The Spanish driver, motivated by the support of the Spanish fans, has achieved a classification in a circuit that he is great at.

Carlos’ Ferrari has adapted perfectly to the combination of high and low speed corners that put the aerodynamic grip of the single-seaters to the test.

They have not been the best seven days of Czech Perez. The Mexican has extended to Montmeló his bad performance in the last Grand Prix where a bad classification condemned him out of the points zone in the race. For now, in Barcelona he has already reissued the first half of that black weekend for him. He barely got through Q1, but Q2 was his grave. The Mexican went to the gravel when he was on the fastest lap and on the next attempt he failed to improve the time. His tyres, dirty due to his excursion off the track, prevented him from showing a better pace.