
He also missed out on the chance to take his second stop during the Virtual Safety Car period, costing him more time. Initial race leader Sebastian Vettel, however, found himself snookered into running a long stint on the mediums after making his first pit stop early. His two lengthy stints on softs helped him reached the chequered flag in the points. FERNANDO ALONSO, McLaren-Honda Driver, MC元2-03 Started, 7th Finished, 12th Fastest lap, 1m23.894s on lap 64 (+0.301s, 4th) Pitstops, Three. Among the notable exceptions was Daniil Kvyat, who started last on mediums and discarded them after the first lap. So the field overwhelmingly preferred two-stop strategies. All the latest session reports, lap times and results from the 2017 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Running a short stint on mediums would mean running an extra stint on softs, and more pit stops means a far greater chance of being stuck in traffic. Hamilton & Vettel battle it out for the win, Alonso plays tennis & performs qualifying miracles, Wehrlein capitalises on a virtual safety car to earn an. Among the current drivers, Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa and Max Verstappen have all won there.
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Michael Schumacher has been the most successful driver at the circuit, with a total of six victories. The Spanish track is notoriously difficult for overtaking. 2017 marks the 27th time Barcelona has hosted the Spanish Grand Prix. Although the medium compound tyre was considerably slower than the soft at the Circuit de Catalunya, we didn’t see as many short stints on the compound as might have been expected.
