PF1’s One-Stop Spanish GP Guide

For all you need to know about the big news, the track, the tyres, the stats and weather ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix…

The Weekend’s Big, Big News Daniil Kvyat is out and Max Verstappen is in!

In the wake of Kvyat’s wretched Russian GP, in which he committed the cardinal sin of hurting his team-mate’s race, the 22-year-old has been demoted to Red Bull Racing. Bad news for Kvyat, great news for Verstappen who has taken a step in the other direction and will race the RB12 in Spain.

Red Bull insist it is not a demotion for Kvyat but rather an opportunity for him to find his feet again at a team where he was comfortable. It, they say, has also put an end to Verstappen’s niggles with STR team-mate Carlos Sainz.

Added to that, as has been pointed out, it has also ensured that neither Mercedes or Ferrari will get their hands on Max any time soon.

A Lap Of The Barcelona Circuit With Romain Grosjean “Barcelona is probably the track you know best in the world. You can name every part of the layout.

“There’s a long straight, then the first two corners right and left. You carry quite a good speed into them, and then there’s the famous Turn Three, which you try to take as flat out as possible.

“Turn Four, there’s usually some front-locking. The hairpin into Turn Five, going down you don’t see the apex until late, so it’s a tricky corner. Turns Seven and Eight going up the hill lead to the very high-speed turn nine, which has a new curb on exit.

“Then you get to the hairpin at Turn 10, which is very tricky under braking. Turns 11-15 are almost one corner – as a complex, it’s difficult to get a good flow around those corners. You need to get a good balance …

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