The Spanish GP, ninth round of the Formula 1 World Championship was, according to some people in the paddock who don’t wear papaya orange shirts, the race at which McLaren were Going To Be Found Out.

FORMULA ONE continues a tour across Europe, heading to Barcelona for the ninth round of racing this season. Pole sitter Oscar Piastri currently leads the F1 Drivers’ Championship, but has

McLaren is slightly surprised by its pace advantage on Red Bull, but not for the reasons many had speculated about

BARCELONA, Spain — In a year in which McLaren has emerged as Formula One’s dominant team with a brilliant car and two outstanding drivers, Max Verstappen’s efforts to stay in the hunt for the World Championship must be applauded.

Formula One championship leader Oscar Piastri won the Spanish Grand Prix from pole position in a McLaren one-two on Sunday to go 10 points clear of teammate Lando Norris in the title battle.

Max Verstappen was beaten by more than quarter of a second by Oscar Piastri in Q1 for the Spanish Grand Prix, but team-mate Yuki Tsunoda was the headline-maker on Saturday afternoon, setting the slowest time of the session to qualify 20th and last.

There are just four engines on the grid at this point, supplying the 20 drivers, but there are plenty of changes expected come 2026. F1 cars in 2025 run hybrid V6 engines, and in 2026 the V6s are due to remain, but with big changes.

Lando Norris can retake the Formula One championship lead from Oscar Piastri in Spain this weekend but both said Max Verstappen remained a threat and the battle was not just a duel between McLaren teammates.