00:00We've got a green flag, we've got two, three, four and five lights, it's lights out and away we go, Oscar Piastri is away very well indeed, Russell trying to pick up a slipstream and now moves out from behind Lando Norris, Piastri's got the jumper there, three of press coming at him from behind, Piastri into turn one, Verstappen with Norris on the inside, Verstappen gets ahead, Hamilton goes around the outside of George Russell, Kimi Antonelli takes to the escape route, that was a perfect start for Oscar Piastri.
00:27What a great start from Max Verstappen too.
00:29And there is Charles Leclerc going down the inside at turn five on George Russell, he's lost out to two Ferraris on the opening lap.
00:36This was the start, they were not held for very long and Piastri, great start and I tell you what, Antonelli had to move over didn't he because Charles Leclerc was coming through.
00:46That was so close to a crash because Lewis had a bad start, pulled over and almost squashed Leclerc between Antonelli and himself, that was very very close.
00:54And there we see Antonelli bailing out and there we see Portoleto and Hulkenberg and also Carlos Sainz I think bailing out as well into that escape road.
01:04Nico Hulkenberg's been noted for leaving the track and gaining an advantage by the way, this is Liam Lawson and I think that is where Fernando Alonso got hit by the racing bulls.
01:17Now we can ride on board with Hulkenberg and see what he did at the start.
01:22He probably benefited from that collision right ahead of him, right?
01:25Yeah.
01:25And some person on the left almost got shunted as well.
01:29Wow, how did he make up so many places?
01:32Oh, so it's Albon on the left who has to do avoiding action.
01:37That definitely cost Alex, oh my goodness, his front wing is damaged.
01:42To pick up on Nico's point, Hamilton is...
01:44He's going for it Bernie, I'll interrupt you for two seconds, Charles Leclerc trying to get past Lewis Hamilton into turn one, nothing doing.
01:51And Nico Rosberg shaking his head alongside me.
01:54No, I mean I'm shaking my head because Lewis is one second, the lap slower at the moment.
01:58And finally, Ferrari are saying swap positions with Charles Leclerc.
02:04So this is horrible for Lewis in this situation.
02:07You're in that car, it sucks so much, it's so horrible that you have to wave your teammate past.
02:13It's like he's the seven-time world champion, he's the greatest.
02:17And here he is waving this young teammate by...
02:19So this could be a full send it down the inside or dance around the outside.
02:24He's going to try and send it down the inside.
02:26Verstappen's not even defending this one because he knows that it's a little bit futile
02:30and that Lando Norris has that extra grip and it's McLaren back one and two here.
02:35As Norris makes the place, moves up in a second.
02:37We'll keep you up to date with this one.
02:39This is the move by Max.
02:40Don't often see a pass here, do you?
02:44Nicely done.
02:44Wow, incredible.
02:45Because outside is where there's the marbles, so there's less grip, like, mechanically.
02:48Slightly stronger position, have we discussed, for two medium available.
02:52George Russell not fighting Max Verstappen down into turn seven.
02:56That's another place gained by the full-time world champion
03:00and the man who's won here in each of the last three years.
03:02And he's back up into the podium places now behind Norris and Piastro.
03:06Oh, my goodness.
03:07This is a total day for a day to forget for Alex, who's crashing here as well again.
03:12That's the second part.
03:13I saw the bodywork coming up.
03:14A day to forget for him and for Williams.
03:16Trouble with that escape route is it can actually be faster to rejoin the track.
03:20Well, as we saw just now.
03:21Yeah, it's a guy like a moot clutch, you know, I want the same thing.
03:2519th century three.
03:27Yeah, maybe 17th century four now.
03:29And then we can push the tyre a little bit more at high speed, turn three, turn nine.
03:33I can't push my front left.
03:35It's great.
03:37Here's Max Verstappen on Charles Leclerc, down the main straight.
03:40The Ferrari is easily bypassed with 25 kilometres of extra pain.
03:45Down this straight, under blue flags.
03:48But, oh, Behrman and Lawson having their own little battle.
03:51And Lawson almost up onto the grass as he squeezes through.
03:54Behrman takes to the escape route.
03:56Lawson needs to realise he's about to be lapped by Lando Norris.
03:59Back on the track comes Oli Behrman.
04:01Norris gets caught up in the carnage.
04:03That's cost him time.
04:04And Max Verstappen almost going into the back of Lando, Liam Lawson with the Aston Martin and Fernando Alonso just having a little watch and observe role there.
04:13But that was two drivers having their own battle, not realising that Lando Norris and Max Verstappen were coming their own way.
04:20And there's Verstappen having a wave.
04:22And Oli Behrman to say, come on, what are you doing?
04:25You've got a double yellow.
04:26There's been waved.
04:27And it is for Kimi Antonelli, who's gone off the track at Turn 10.
04:32And he has gone a long, long way on the runoff area into the gravel.
04:37And that is Kimi Antonelli out of this race.
04:39And it's the first safety car we've had for many a long year here at the Spanish Grand Prix.
04:44Last two of them didn't even get a single yellow flag led a safety car.
04:47And this has now completely changed the nature of this race.
04:51I hope his car breaks down and it's not a driver error.
04:54I really hope for him.
04:56Yeah, car broke down, luckily.
04:58Oh, thank goodness for that.
04:59Because that would have been horrible for him, for his confidence also.
05:03Yeah, absolutely.
05:03So thank goodness it was the car breaking down.
05:06Of course, still bad for the team losing that result.
05:09That's a power unit failure.
05:09Better that way.
05:10Yeah, yeah, yeah.
05:11It's a total engine failure.
05:13So that's the second race in a row that Mercedes, as a power unit supplier, have had a power unit failure.
05:19What is this tire?
05:23That's the hard time, Ax.
05:25Why?
05:26Why are we on the hard?
05:28That was the only option.
05:31You're the leader.
05:32When do you go, Nico?
05:34Interesting question.
05:35Now.
05:37Hindsight is a beautiful thing, my friend.
05:39We are racing.
05:41We have green flags.
05:42And Oscar Piastri is leading here.
05:44And Max Verstappen's under pressure from Charles Leclerc already.
05:47And you can see the big snap from Verstappen as he made his way around the final corner.
05:52Now they're over the line.
05:53Now that Charles Leclerc can get the overtake done.
05:56Piastri leads into turn one.
05:58Then comes Norris.
05:59Then Leclerc.
06:00Russell on the inside of Verstappen, who has to go off the track.
06:03Lewis Hamilton behind George Russell.
06:06And he's back on the track, Max Verstappen, behind Charles Leclerc.
06:09The hard tyre, the hard tyre, giving him a hard luck story here in Barcelona.
06:14The Lonzo has gone past Dockong.
06:15He's just rammed into me.
06:18He did the same.
06:19That's a penalty.
06:20Verstappen not a happy...
06:22Charles just rammed into me at this rate.
06:24He copied that.
06:25Let's see on board now with Charles Leclerc.
06:27Look at that.
06:28Oh my goodness.
06:29You cannot go more sideways than that.
06:32Why did he say Leclerc rammed into it?
06:34Oh, there.
06:34There they touched.
06:35But Leclerc was already passed by then.
06:36So that's not a fair comment from Max.
06:38I wonder.
06:40Look at that.
06:40How sideways.
06:41Such was the snap there from Max Verstappen.
06:44Did he think Leclerc hit him?
06:46No, it's here.
06:47Look, it's there.
06:47It's there.
06:48But that's Max's fault because Leclerc has already passed.
06:51Well, let's just have a little look here from the helicam.
06:53This will give us a much better shot.
06:55Leclerc goes past.
06:55There goes Leclerc.
06:56Well, Verstappen's...
06:57That's Max's fault.
06:57Verstappen's gone into Leclerc.
06:58Leclerc didn't move.
06:59Exactly.
06:59What is he talking about?
07:01And now on the exit of turn one, let's have a look.
07:04There's...
07:05Ah, did George Russell hit Max?
07:07And that's why Max had to get off the track.
07:09Is he talking about George Russell?
07:10The stewards are looking at George Russell.
07:12Leclerc and George Russell.
07:13He hit two cars on that straight.
07:15But the stewards are looking at this next moment here
07:17where Verstappen and George Russell make contact.
07:20So George overcooks it and he has to open up
07:22because he has the rear end go out.
07:24So it was George's fault there.
07:26And that's why Verstappen now is allowed to stay in front.
07:28Max, can you let Russell through, please?
07:30No.
07:30Let Russell through.
07:31No, no, no.
07:33My advice is to let him through.
07:35Wait, I put a hat.
07:36He's just left me off the rails.
07:38But that's the rules.
07:39Oh, and as he tried to let him through,
07:42George Russell going rounds the outside at turn five
07:46makes contact with Max Verstappen,
07:48who was in no mood.
07:50To let him through.
07:51Trying to gain on Piastri.
07:53Duh.
07:53He needs...
07:54I don't know, mate.
07:56He needs to get black flagged.
07:59He just crashed into Russell on purpose.
08:02Well, let's see.
08:03Just to prove it.
08:04On board with George Russell,
08:05who will be told Max is going to let you pass.
08:08He's got passed.
08:09And then Max drives into it.
08:11Wow.
08:11That's bad, bad, bad.
08:13That is seriously bad.
08:15Well, that looks even worse riding on board with George Russell.
08:18He's ahead.
08:18He just rams him full on.
08:21The third leg of the triple header is going to Oscar Piastri.
08:25And it is Piastri who wins the Spanish Grand Prix.
08:29McLaren 1-2 with Lando Norris in second place.
08:33Behind the papaya comes the scarlet red of Charles Leclerc.
08:38Leclerc third.
08:39That's the chequered flag.
08:40What a race.
08:41What a weekend, mate.
08:42Really good.
08:43Really happy.
08:44Biggest pole margin of the year.
08:46And very convincing Sunday afternoon as well.
08:48Great job.
08:49Yep.
08:50When you said that FaceTuff last year this weekend was going to be awesome,
08:55you weren't wrong.
08:57Should listen to you more often, you know.
08:58Stop.
08:59Come.
09:00Great weekend.
09:02Yeah.
09:02Couldn't have asked for more.
09:03So thank you very much, everybody.
09:06Nice.
09:07Nice way to bounce back from a little bit of a difficult one last week.
09:11And very well done.
09:12Well, managed.
09:13Couldn't have done it any better myself.
09:16So whatever.
09:37You're looking for a lot of people.
09:46We'll see you next time.
09:47We'll see you next time.
09:47We'll see you next time.
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