{"id":5671,"date":"2021-05-06T15:09:22","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T19:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gambyl.com\/?p=5671"},"modified":"2021-05-06T15:54:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T19:54:15","slug":"formula-1-spanish-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gambyl.com\/en\/auto-racing\/formula-1\/formula-1-spanish-grand-prix\/","title":{"rendered":"Formula 1: Spanish Grand Prix Odds and Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The highest category of automotive sports lands on one of the most important circuits within Formula 1<\/strong>, the Circuit de Barcelona<\/strong> – Catalunya<\/strong> to contest the long-awaited GP of Spain<\/strong>. This event will be the first double of the season, after the previous race, where the best drivers in the world drove at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the fourth round of the year in the F1<\/strong> world motorsport championship. This race will be held on May 7, 8, and 9<\/strong>, at the Montmel\u00f3 <\/strong>Spanish circuit. As usual, on Friday <\/strong>the first free practices will be held, on Saturday the qualifying race or Pole Position<\/strong> will be run, and on Sunday morning (Eastern Time) the Spanish Grand Prix will be run<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this race, the two best drivers of the season arrive with a very exciting fight. The current champion, Lewis Hamilton<\/strong>, after achieving his second victory of the season in Portimao<\/strong> will face the leader of the general table Max Verstappen. Verstappen<\/strong> is 8 points above Portimao <\/strong>on the general table, in which they are now each other\u2019s ultimate rivals. This race is getting a lot to talk, in which the Red Bull<\/strong> team is generating a lot of impressions stating that very shortly they will be able to dethrone Mercedes<\/strong>. Mercedes has won the last 7 world championships and this year they lead the tournament, but with a short 18-point lead over Red Bull<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Montmel\u00f3<\/strong> circuit is the one used by F1<\/strong> for pre-season practices. This is mainly because the Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya<\/strong> is one of the best in terms of layout. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the practices were not carried out in Barcelona<\/strong>, \u200b\u200bso this race will be the first time that cars travel in Montmel\u00f3<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the main novelties of the Montmel\u00f3<\/strong> circuit for this season is the remodeling of turn 10. It will be a more rounded curve than the previous one, in which meters have been gained in the loophole, which will be mixed between asphalt and gravel. This will notably improve safety in a critical area since it is considerably long braking after one of the longest straights of the entire circuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below is the general classification table of drivers and teams for this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

F1 General Classification Table<\/h3>\n
\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n POS <\/th>\n \n Pilot <\/th>\n \n Points <\/th>\n \n Team <\/th>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 1 <\/td>\n \n Lewis Hamilton <\/td>\n \n 69 <\/td>\n \n Mercedes <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 2 <\/td>\n \n Max Verstappen <\/td>\n \n 61 <\/td>\n \n Red Bull Racing <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 3 <\/td>\n \n Lando Norris <\/td>\n \n 37 <\/td>\n \n McLaren F1 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 4 <\/td>\n \n Valtteri Bottas <\/td>\n \n 32 <\/td>\n \n Mercedes <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 5 <\/td>\n \n Charles Leclerc <\/td>\n \n 28 <\/td>\n \n Ferrari <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 6 <\/td>\n \n Sergio P\u00e9rez <\/td>\n \n 22 <\/td>\n \n Red Bull Racing <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 7 <\/td>\n \n Daniel Ricciardo <\/td>\n \n 16 <\/td>\n \n McLaren F1 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 8 <\/td>\n \n Carlos Sainz Jr. <\/td>\n \n 14 <\/td>\n \n Ferrari <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 9 <\/td>\n \n Esteban Ocon <\/td>\n \n 8 <\/td>\n \n Alpine Tauri <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 10 <\/td>\n \n Pierre Gasly <\/td>\n \n 7 <\/td>\n \n Alpha Tauri <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 11 <\/td>\n \n Lance Stroll <\/td>\n \n 5 <\/td>\n \n Aston Martin <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 12 <\/td>\n \n Fernando Alonso <\/td>\n \n 5 <\/td>\n \n Alpine Tauri <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 13 <\/td>\n \n Yuki Tsunoda <\/td>\n \n 2 <\/td>\n \n Alpha Tauri <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 14 <\/td>\n \n Kimi Raikkonen <\/td>\n \n - <\/td>\n \n Alfa Romeo <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 15 <\/td>\n \n Antonio Giovinazzi <\/td>\n \n - <\/td>\n \n Alfa Romeo <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 16 <\/td>\n \n Sebastian Vettel <\/td>\n \n - <\/td>\n \n Aston Martin <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 17 <\/td>\n \n George Russell <\/td>\n \n - <\/td>\n \n Williams <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 18 <\/td>\n \n Mick Schumacher <\/td>\n \n - <\/td>\n \n Haas Ferrari <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 19 <\/td>\n \n Nikita Mazepin <\/td>\n \n - <\/td>\n \n Haas Ferrari <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 20 <\/td>\n \n Nicholas Latifi <\/td>\n \n - <\/td>\n \n Williams <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n<\/div>