F1 Spanish GP live commentary and updates - FP3 resumes after Hamilton crash
- Lewis Hamilton crashed his Ferrari during Saturday's final practice at Madrid's new Spanish Grand Prix circuit, while Mercedes' championship leader Kimi Antonelli topped the timesheets.
- The new Madrid circuit presents a challenging layout; Mercedes driver George Russell noted on Friday it has less margin for error than Monaco because of close walls and higher speeds.
- After Hamilton ignored team instructions to stop his damaged car, the session was red-flagged and halted for 15 minutes to repair barriers; Haas driver Bearman later hit the barriers at Turn 11.
- Qualifying follows two hours later and will be crucial for Sunday's race, with Mercedes boss Toto Wolff noting, "Nobody really knows what to expect." It's about putting a lap together without mistakes.
- Antonelli leads the championship by 66 points over teammate Russell after 13 rounds; Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, and Max Verstappen rounded out the top five in final practice.
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Antonelli still fastest in Madrid ahead of qualifying for F1's Spanish GP as Hamilton crashes
Kimi Antonelli has stayed on top at the new Madring track by setting the fastest time in practice and establishing himself as the driver to beat ahead of the decisive qualifying session for the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid.
During the final free practice session of the Formula 1 World Championship in Madrid, both Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton and Haas driver Oliver Bearman hit the wall.
Hamilton and Bearman crash in final Spanish GP practice, Antonelli top
Title contender Lewis Hamilton crashed his Ferrari in final practice for the Spanish Grand Prix at Madrid’s new Formula One circuit on Saturday, halting the session with just over half an hour left, while Mercedes’ championship leader Kimi Antonelli was fastest. The seven-times world champion, a distant third in the overall standings, locked up and […]
Madrid, Sep 12 (EFE).- The Italian Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)-leader of the championship-, who had been in the Friday trainings, was also the fastest this Saturday, ahead of Monegasque Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), in the third and last free Madring, the new semi-urban circuit of Madrid, which hosts the Spanish Grand Prix, the fourteenth of the Formula One World Cup. In the best of its thirteen laps, Antonelli -the youngest leader in history-…
Error at the last corner of the track for the British, Kimi very fast, but the Ferrari is there. At 16 the qualifying for the pole
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