McLaren continued their tear at the F1 summit after Oscar Piastri led a one-two finish at the Spanish Grand Prix, but Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton won't look back on the race with joy

With 11 penalty points on his licence, the reigning world champion finds himself on the brink of a race ban – a sanction that could effectively ruin his already fading chances of defending his title this year.

George Russell takes no offence at speculation that Mercedes want to sign Max Verstappen, as that is what he would do if he were the team boss – but at Kimi Antonelli’s expense. But the Italian shouldn’t take that too personally,

OPINION: Max Verstappen is close to being the perfect Formula 1 driver – but the Spanish Grand Prix has exposed an old

BARCELONA, Spain — In a year in which McLaren has emerged as Formula One’s dominant team with a brilliant car and two outstanding drivers, Max Verstappen’s efforts to stay in the hunt for the World Championship must be applauded.

Lewis Hamilton will start the Monaco Grand Prix from seventh after dropping three places on the grid for impeding Max Verstappen in qualifying.

For the second time this season, Lewis Hamilton managed to outqualify Charles Leclerc, and will be the lead Ferrari on the grid. The Briton a clear goal for Sunday in Barcelona. The last time Lewis Hamilton finished on the podium at a Grand Prix was at last year's Las Vegas GP (with Ferrari he also won the Sprint at the Chinese GP and finished third at the Miami Sprint).

Lewis Hamilton has admitted that he no longer knows how to qualify well in a worrying statement ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix. He has struggled to match the pace of Charles Leclerc against the clock and was second-best to George Russell last season.

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen were both critical of the Monaco Grand Prix last year, but the Red Bull star's remarks were a little more explicit than his rival

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix from seventh place after being handed a three-place grid drop for impeding Red Bull's Max Verstappen in qualifying.

After qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix, Max Verstappen has to chase the McLaren drivers on Sunday at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The Dutchman was fast on Saturday afternoon but could not match the speed of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.