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F1 Spanish GP: Kimi Antonelli wins again as VSC costs Lando Norris
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Key Points:
- Kimi Antonelli won the Spanish Grand Prix, Formula 1’s first race at the Madring, capitalizing on a strategic error by polesitter Lando Norris, who lost the lead after pitting immediately following a virtual safety car period.
- Early race incidents included Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton cutting corners at Turn 2, with Verstappen eventually yielding positions to avoid penalties, and Hamilton retiring due to braking issues by lap 6.
- Norris’s slow pit stop after the virtual safety car intervention dropped him from first to fifth, allowing Antonelli to take the lead and maintain it despite steering issues mid-race.
- Charles Leclerc’s strategy to delay his pit stop in hopes of a safety car failed, resulting in a late stop that left him in fourth place behind Antonelli, Verstappen, and Norris.
- Other notable performances included George Russell finishing fifth after a two-stop strategy, Liam Lawson securing sixth, and a collision between Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz affecting local fans, with Sainz retiring and Alonso finishing 17th.
