The 10th round of the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship got underway on Sunday with the Spanish Grand Prix, held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
The race resulted in another win for Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen, the reigning champion, but McLaren’s Lando Norris put up a decent fight, like he has in previous rounds. The McLaren driver was second in Spain and at the previous Canadian Grand Prix, and made his first and only win at the Miami Grand Prix.
It means McLaren has overtaken Ferrari as the team now putting up the best fight against leaders Red Bull. Mercedes-Benz AMG has also shown some pace in recent rounds, though like Ferrari it remains a step behind Red Bull and McLaren.
Verstappen is still the favorite to take home the title this season, which will be his fourth, though his performance gap with rivals isn’t as big as it used to be, as witnessed in both Canada and Spain. In both races Norris was only seconds behind.
Fellow Red Bull driver Sergio Perez continues to deliver a mixed performance and as a result remains well off the pace of his teammate. Perez was only able to qualify eighth and was dropped to 11th on the grid because of a three-place grid penalty that carried over from the Canadian race.
Mercedes, like Perez, has struggled throughout much of the season, though recent upgrades looking to be turning the tide. Nevertheless, any change is too late to retain star driver Lewis Hamilton who switches to Ferrari next year.
There’s still plenty of time for teams to make changes and for drivers to further catch up with current leader Verstappen, as there are still 14 races to go in this season.
Below are the 2024 F1 Drivers’ Championship standings:
1) Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing – 219 points
2) Lando Norris, McLaren – 150 points
3) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari – 148 points
4) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari – 116 points
5) Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing – 111 points
6) Oscar Piastri, McLaren – 87 points
7) George Russell, Mercedes-Benz AMG – 81 points
8) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG – 70 points
9) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin – 41 points
10) Yuki Tsunoda, RB – 19 points
11) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin – 17 points
12) Daniel Ricciardo, RB – 9 points
13) Oliver Bearman, Ferrari – 6 points
14) Nico Hulkenberg, Haas – 6 points
15) Pierre Gasly, Alpine – 5 points
17) Esteban Ocon, Alpine – 3 points
17) Alexander Albon, Williams – 2 points
18) Kevin Magnussen, Haas – 1 point
19) Zhou Guanyu, Sauber – 0 points
20) Logan Sargeant, Williams – 0 points
21) Valtteri Bottas, Sauber – 0 points
Below are the 2024 F1 Constructors’ Championship standings:
1) Red Bull Racing – 330 points
2) Ferrari – 270 points
3) McLaren – 237 points
4) Mercedes-Benz AMG – 151 points
5) Aston Martin – 58 points
6) RB – 28 points
7) Alpine – 8 points
8) Haas – 7 points
9) Williams – 2 points
10) Sauber – 0 points
Below are the 2024 F1 season race winners:
Bahrain Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Australian Grand Prix – Carlos Sainz, Ferrari
Japanese Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Chinese Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Miami Grand Prix – Lando Norris, McLaren
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Monaco Grand Prix – Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
Canadian Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Spanish Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Austrian Grand Prix – TBA
British Grand Prix – TBA
Hungarian Grand Prix – TBA
Belgian Grand Prix – TBA
Dutch Grand Prix – TBA
Italian Grand Prix – TBA
Azerbaijan Grand Prix – TBA
Singapore Grand Prix – TBA
United States Grand Prix (Austin) – TBA
Mexican Grand Prix – TBA
Brazilian Grand Prix – TBA
Las Vegas Grand Prix – TBA
Qatar Grand Prix – TBA
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – TBA
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