In the Spanish Grand Prix, drivers like Hamilton, Verstappen, and Norris make strategic pit stops for tire changes. Verstappen takes the lead after a pit stop, while Norris fights to maintain his position. Hamilton impressively climbs to a podium position with a strong performance on soft tires.
LAP 52/66 Hamilton's pace on the softs pays dividends, and he gets past Russell and onto the podium! ๐ช #F1 #SpanishGP https://t.co/c6Ul5bJmeM
Lando now cloooosing the gap to Max for the lead!! ๐ค๐ค It's now only 5.3 seconds... โฑ๏ธ #F1 #SpanishGP
Lewis Hamilton dances around George Russell to slot himself into third ๐๐ฅ https://t.co/i3zodGl0yI
Lewis Hamilton breezes by George Russell to set-up what would be his first podium finish of 2024! ๐ #F1 #SpanishGP https://t.co/SkP1DqD9Qw
Lap 52/66: Lewis overtakes George for P3 and moves into a podium position
LAP 51/66 15 laps left in this race! ๐คฉ Here's the order as things stand ๐ #F1 #SpanishGP https://t.co/HW2FhiSDbD
Checo breezes past OCO ๐ฎโ๐จ
16 laps to go! ๐ช LN4 ๐ฌ๐ง P2 OP81 ๐ฆ๐บ P7 #SpanishGP ๐ช๐ธ [50/66]
LAP 49/66 First lap out of the pits and Norris gains 1.5 SECONDS on Verstappen ๐ฃ The gap is 7 seconds between them. Is anybody else getting Imola vibes? ๐ #F1 #SpanishGP https://t.co/0iU8hdw2nR
๐ฃ Norris fastest lap! ๐ฃ Itโs game on for the win! Verstappen leads by 6.9s on lap 50. #F1 #SpanishGP
Box box, Checo gets some more soft tyres ๐
LAP 48/66 Norris pits! ๐ He exits behind Verstappen and CRUCIALLY keeps Russell's Mercedes behind! For the Spanish Grand Prix, the chase is ON! ๐โโ๏ธ #F1 #SpanishGP https://t.co/objMBccffM
20 laps left in this race, with both the boys on new tyres. Keep pushing! ๐ช
Lando Norris fights to stay ahead of George Russell after a 3.6 second pit stop โ https://t.co/XhfYEBFrZ9
Box, box! Both drivers in for Softs. โญ #SpanishGP ๐ช๐ธ [Lap 48/66] https://t.co/Sbg9zF2RZ6
Box, box! Both drivers in for softs. โญ #SpanishGP ๐ช๐ธ [Lap 48/66] https://t.co/xkZ1kh7I8j
5๏ธโฃ second penalty has been awarded to HULK for speeding in the pit lane. ๐ #HaasF1 #SpanishGP
Lap 48/66: Lando boxes and re-joins just ahead of George. We are running P3 and P4 ๐ช
Spanish Grand Prix LIVE: Verstappen comes in and they switch the Dutchman to soft tyres. Lando Norris takes the lead - and now heโs in clean air to try and build a lead! https://t.co/IPoBU1XYO3
Lap 48/66: Another stop for @Charles_Leclerc! Heโs now moved to the Softs in P6 ๐ด #SpanishGP ๐ช๐ธ #F1 https://t.co/2eXkVwIXrb
SLOW STOP FOR NORRIS! 3.6s! ๐ฌ He only just gets back out ahead of Russell in P2 ๐ #F1 #SpanishGP
Second pitstop for Fernando, who is fitted with a set of the white-banded Hard tyres by the crew. #SpanishGP https://t.co/IAH3WaZhIo
MAX TAKES THE LEAD! ๐
Max now putting in those purples on the new softs!! ๐ ... and Lando now heads to the pits once again. #F1 #SpanishGP https://t.co/aypvwRvHKh
Norris to McLaren on his strategy ๐ป: โIโm unsure. It depends if weโre here to finish first or third.โ He now pitsโฆ #F1 #SpanishGP
Pit stop for Max Verstappen ๐ Red Bull saved a new set of softs for Max to use for the last 20 laps of this race ๐ฎ https://t.co/AHLK2ASQDU
Lap 47/66: @LewisHamilton is the fastest man on track ๐
Max is gaining on LEC ๐
20 laps remaining โณ https://t.co/42czWUWxuz
Lap 46/66: @Charles_Leclerc currently sits P2 on the Mediums while @Carlossainz55 is P7 behind HAM #SpanishGP ๐ช๐ธ #F1 https://t.co/2umzz3i2FX
Alex boxes for another set of softs after a long stint on the previous set. Heโs now P18.
Max comes out the pits in P3 behind LEC ๐ช๐ธ
Itโs go time for Norris as McLaren tells him over the ๐ป: โVerstappen has pitted. This is our chance now.โ Is this race turning papaya rather than orange? #F1 #SpanishGP
LAP 45/66 The gap is 4.4 seconds as Verstappen pits for what should be the final time!! "Verstappen has pitted, this is our chance now." McLaren tells Norris, who now leads in clean air ๐ป #F1 #SpanishGP https://t.co/Hn142ZK7jo
Vintage LH44 ๐๐ He makes his new Soft tyres count and powers past Sainz's Ferrari to take P6 https://t.co/ujpCP8z8jt
LN4 leads the #SpanishGP ๐ช๐ธ once again. ๐ [Lap 45/66]
Mercedes chooses to split strategy. Russell is on hards, while Hamilton is on softs ๐ #F1 #SpanishGP
A pitstop for Max! Onto the soft tyres we go ๐
Lap 44/66: Box. Box. Lewis pits from P3 and takes a set of Softs. 22 laps to go... ๐ด๐