"It was the intensity of the fight - how much I was on the edge," Hamilton said when asked to explain his heavy breathing. But it was the sheer speed and ferocity of Sunday's race that really stood out from the weekend, and that was best portrayed by a series breathless radio messages from the eventual winner. On Saturday afternoon that box was successfully ticked when Lewis Hamilton took pole position with a (scrappy) lap that was 5.532s quicker than former teammate Nico Rosberg's pole time two years prior. Much of the focus over pre-season testing was on single lap pace and whether it would fulfil the FIA's target of making this year's cars five seconds faster than they were at this same track in 2015. #SPANISH GP F1 2017 DRIVERS#What's more it is the sport's pre-season test venue of choice, which means car setups are honed and drivers have few excuses. It rewards and tests engine power, but the emphasis is on aerodynamic performance - making it a track where an F1 car has a significant advantage over any other formula. It wasn't a classic, but it could have gone either way and - by non-refuelling race standards - the pace was extremely fast.įor over a decade now the Circuit de Catalunya has been F1's unofficial barometer of car performance. That's what the 2017 regulations had promised and that's what Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix delivered.įor 66 laps, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel were engaged in a private battle for the lead that hinged on pit stop strategy but was ultimately decided by an overtaking move on track.
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