McLaren, Max Verstappen and Spanish Grand Prix
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Oscar Piastri leads Lando Norris to a McLaren one-two at the Spanish Grand Prix with Red Bull's Max Verstappen handed a 10-second penalty after late controversy.
Oscar Piastri led Lando Norris home to hand McLaren a 1-2 win at Formula 1's Spanish Grand Prix, while Max Verstappen was demoted to 10th after seeing red in a battle with Charles Leclerc and George Russell. Piastri led from pole into Turn 1, while Verstappen jumped Norris by swooping around the outside of the second McLaren.
Just as the race appeared settled after the final round of pit stops — kicked off by Verstappen’s third when he was just a few seconds adrift of Norris — a safety car period intervened, caused by Kimi Antonelli’s Mercedes engine expiring smokily.
Formula One leader Oscar Piastri won the Spanish Grand Prix in a McLaren one-two with Lando Norris on Sunday while Max Verstappen was left on the brink of a ban after a clash with Mercedes' George Russell.
The championship leader held off his McLaren teammate to gain another notch in the title fight. Plus, Ferrari nabs another podium and Red Bull tumbles back.
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GPblog on MSNMcLaren drivers funnily react to controversial Verstappen-Russell crash in SpanishGPLando Norris and Oscar Piastri both weighed in on the incident between Max Verstappen and George Russell during the closing stages of the Spanish Grand Prix, which resulted in a ten-second penalty and three penalty points on Verstappen’s FIA super licence.
Max Verstappen refused to talk about the incident with George Russell that earned him a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with the Mercedes driver late in the Spanish Grand Prix.