00:01And Formula One is racing for the Spanish Grand Prix. It's going to be even.
00:06Immediately into the slipstream. Verstappen is holding the inside line.
00:10How brave is Carlos Sainz feeling? He's going wheel to wheel.
00:13Dare he go around the outside into Turn 1? He's run out of road.
00:17Hamilton is up to P3. Could get better. Contact. Lando Norris loses a bit of his front wing.
00:22George Russell was off the road in the background. Carlos Sainz got close.
00:25He did not get by. Hamilton up to P3. And then Sainz in second.
00:30Wheel to wheel goes the Aston Martin. Strong trying to go around the outside.
00:33Disaster for Lando Norris.
00:35Yeah, not a good getaway for him, but also not good for Sainz.
00:39They've gone all in with that softer tie and it hasn't worked.
00:42We go to the pit lane and we see Lando Norris in the McLaren having to fight his way back
00:48through.
00:48And they're waiting. They're holding him there. The brakes very, very hot.
00:52I just don't think that Lando expected Lewis to back out.
00:56But Lewis had to back out because of the Ferrari.
00:59That is Perez making light work into Turn 1 of the Haas of Hülkenberg.
01:04Now up to 9th. There's the late move. Go to the outside, says Fernando Alonso.
01:10George Russell says OK. George Russell takes the place.
01:14And the Mercedes on the attack. Same tyre for both of them.
01:18Here's the chance for Hamilton. Hamilton pulling out of the slipstream.
01:21Trying to go the long way round. Will Stroll give him the room.
01:23It's tight between the two of them.
01:25But Hamilton forces his way by onto the podium at the moment.
01:29And he reclaims the position that he lost before.
01:31And this really is the Spanish Grand Prix, I promise.
01:33And we really are seeing this much overtaking.
01:36Now on board with Oscar Piastri. Another driver to get past Hülkenberg.
01:40This is the speed building up to one of the fastest points on the racetrack.
01:45And he's trying to go around the outside.
01:47Joe had DRS but nothing he could do.
01:51Russell with a dive.
01:52Oh, Russell to the inside late. Outside, inside. Russell on the charge.
01:57And Mercedes have found something here. Russell gaining so many places.
02:03Oh, he's going to be bringing the tyres into the temperature window.
02:05At the same time that Joe tries to retake that position.
02:08Away from Hülkenberg. Can Hülkenberg get past? No.
02:11And he might get shuffled back. And Yuki Tsunoda says,
02:14OK, you fight amongst yourselves. He goes past one.
02:16Can Yuki Tsunoda find the way past another?
02:19These three are putting on a show. They're in the same order that they were before.
02:23Tsunoda feeling brave on the brakes. Getting past Joe.
02:26And he will go on the attack. All of that caused by Ocon coming out of the pits.
02:31Fernando Alonso clearing Joe Guan Yu.
02:34The Alfa Romeo passed by the Aston Martin down into turn one.
02:37And we glance further back in the order.
02:39See Oscar Piastri getting past car 27. Hülkenberg.
02:44Formula One is giving us passing left, right and centre.
02:48Pierre Gasly with fresher tyres with just about enough room to get past Nick De Vries.
02:53And now 14th place.
02:55Replay of the wheel-to-wheel action that we got into turn one.
02:58So close.
02:59Papers width between De Vries and Gasly.
03:03On board with Charles Leclerc as he moves up to 14th position past Nick De Vries into turn number one.
03:09Yeah, Red Bull under Petlin. This will be for Verstaten.
03:12This is one of the few risks to Red Bull's race.
03:15And you can say goodbye to that comment because it's 2.2 seconds.
03:20And Hamilton now in the wheel tracks against Carlos Sainz.
03:24That's a difference in rubber. That's the difference in turning third into second.
03:29Blend out of the throttle. Squeeze it back on.
03:32Then he'll pick up DRS and starting from this speed on the straight.
03:34This should be easy work.
03:35Pull out of the slipstream. Say goodbye to Fernando Alonso.
03:38Pull back in and take 8th place for Sergio Perez.
03:43Perez with the late lunge. And it wasn't being fought, was it?
03:47By Yuki Tsunoda who opened the door a mile wide there.
03:53Now the move for Perez as he gets past Ocon now.
03:57And that's 6th position as he ticks his way through.
03:59Next car up the road, Lance Strock.
04:02His second season with Mercedes. He's getting closer to the back of that Ferrari.
04:07He's got better traction. He's got more speed.
04:09He's got the inside line for a late lunge and another pass.
04:12That's a superb move on the way through for George Russell.
04:15He improves up to third to put two Mercedes on the podium.
04:21We go wheel to wheel now with Ocon getting past Yuki Tsunoda.
04:25And Ocon on the hard up to 11th.
04:28That's actually an important move for Ocon.
04:30These guys are going to be battling it out in the top 10 when others pit.
04:34And that's a decent move there from Ocon who now will chase after Lance Strock.
04:38And they're in the lead Aston Martin so far today.
04:40And what a job Bottas has done there for his teammate.
04:43Trying to block Magnussen.
04:47Fernando Alonso finding his way fighting by Joe Guanyu.
04:50Next car up ahead for him, Yuki Tsunoda.
04:53Who joined Fernando Alonso on board.
04:56He's won his home race a couple of times around this circuit.
04:59He also had a win in Valencia back in 2012.
05:01He's got an Alfa Tauri that he's made light work of.
05:04Alonso up to P8.
05:05Two passes at turn one in two laps.
05:09Red Bull going to work once again.
05:12Red Bull turning around a 2.2 second stop.
05:18What a late move there.
05:20Fernando Alonso checking the mirror to see if Estevan Ocon was still there.
05:25Having gone past to raise a cheer from the grandstands.
05:28But that was a late move.
05:30We're going to ride on board and see one there.
05:33It just gets twitchy for Fernando.
05:36Who kept his...
05:37He held his metal didn't he?
05:38Kept his foot in.
05:39Didn't go into the pit lane fully.
05:41I think the fastest lap shows you that he is going to make easy work of the scarlet Ferrari.
05:46The Red Bull goes through up to fourth place.
05:50Now, here's big opportunity.
05:51This is like for like with strategy.
05:53Can Joe go around the outside?
05:54They're going to fight this one.
05:55Wheel to wheel.
05:56He says inspect the bollard on the right hand side in a few moments time.
06:00Tsunoda unwilling to give the position up.
06:02Joe having to take the escape route.
06:06See it from this angle.
06:07No, we're not going to with the on board.
06:09Thought about it.
06:09Thought about it.
06:10Then he thought no.
06:11He pushed me off man.
06:15Yuki Tsunoda has been given a penalty for that moment down at turn one.
06:18For forcing another driver off the road.
06:21That will drop him out of the points.
06:24Round the final corner for the final time.
06:27The Dutch driver will see their chequered flag first.
06:30And it's win number 40 in Formula One for Max Verstappen.
06:34Max Verstappen wins the Spanish Grand Prix to win three in a row.
06:39Lead every lap and dominate proceedings.
06:42Lewis Hamilton comes round the final corner for his 11th podium finish at this circuit.
06:48And again, it's a happy hunting ground for him.
06:51P2 on the road.
06:52A little punch of the air.
06:54And that will be completed with a superb performance for Mercedes.
06:58That upgrade working well today.
07:00Russell climbs nine places to the podium positions.
07:05Well controlled Max.
07:06Another win.
07:08Yeah, good race set.
07:10Again, very lovely result is.
07:13Well done Max.
07:14That was mega.
07:16Very well controlled.
07:17Even though you went over the white lines a few times.
07:20Yeah, just within the limit.
07:24Max Verstappen winning once again.
07:26And Lewis Hamilton on the podium along with teammate George Russell.
07:30Sergio Perez in fourth ahead of Carlos Sainz who faded from the front row.
07:34Lance Stroll ahead of Fernando Alonso is significant but Alonso played the team game.
07:38Ocon is ahead of Joe Guarniou and Pierre Gasly.
07:41170 points on the board for Verstappen ahead of Perez.
07:45117 for him.
07:46Then it's Alonso on 99.
07:49It has been a great day for Red Bull and Max Verstappen.
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