Qualifying battles after Spain: gap between first and second drivers widens

21:37, 08 May 2021
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At the start of a Formula 1 season, you can usually predict who will be the fastest driver of the different teams. However, after the first few races you can only say that with more certainty and that moment seems to have arrived for almost all teams.
Looking at the qualifying battles after Saturday in Spain, the gap between the two drivers on each team is increasing. All the drivers who were behind before this qualifying session saw their gap widen today, confirming Barcelona's status as an ideal test track.
Are there no surprises at all? Yes there are. Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso who are being annihilated by their younger team mates. Or Yuki Tsunoda, who for the time being can't keep his promise at AlphaTauri.

Qualifying battles after Spain

Mercedes Hamilton - Bottas 3-1
Red Bull Racing Verstappen - Perez 3-1
McLaren Ricciardo - Norris 3-1
Aston Martin Vettel - Stroll 1-3
Alpine Alonso - Ocon 1-3
Ferrari Leclerc - Sainz 3-1
AlphaTauri Gasly - Tsunoda 4-0
Alfa Romeo Giovinazzi - Raikkonen 3-1
Haas Schumacher - Mazepin 4-0
Williams Russell - Latifi 4-0

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