Race 9 - 2025 Spanish GP [Circuit de Catalunya - Barcelona]

[Nitrodaze]

Great race. Piastri extends the gap to Norris to 10 points as the gap yo-yos from race to race. Great for Ferrari to have a Ferrari on the podium. But the Hamilton side of the garage did a terrible job at this race. From fourth to sixth is not a good effort from the mechanics on the Hamilton side. He was not in the fight at all. Two races in a row, we have seen the quality of work put into the Hamilton car to be very poor. It was terrible at Monaco and now at Barcelona; what is going on at Ferrari? Are there favours going on? Because l don't get it? The car was poor enough for a Kick-Sauber to overtake it to take a place. Hamilton was driving a Haas at this race.

It went south for Verstappen, putting him 39 points behind Norris in second. Russell has closed the gap to Verstappen to 26 points. Both McLarens are now beginning to streak ahead in the driver's championship. How did Redbull get Verstappen's strategy so wrong? This has cost him dearly and is making the championship fight less interesting. Having Verstappen in the fight keeps the championship interesting. Vestappen needs to be there or thereabouts to keep the McLaren boys on their toes.

Not a good outcome to the race in my opinion. At this rate, it is going to be a McLaren procession to the end of the season. How boring is that???