CHARLES LECLERC took pole for tomorrow’s Spanish Grand Prix with a last-gasp flying lap. But the Ferrari man made up for it on his second attempt with a blistering run that eventually proved to be 0.323 quicker than the Red Bull man, who did have some power problems. Carlos Sainz qualified in third place as he strung together some clean laps while Mercedes were encouraged by George Russell’s fourth place start. All the talk pre-qualifying was about Aston Martin’s car looking similar to Red Bull’s design. But while it might look the same – it doesn’t go the same. While the Red Bulls made it into Q3 comfortably with Verstappen leading the way, both Aston Martin’s were eliminated in Q1 with Sebastian Vettel starting 16th and Lance Stroll in 18th.

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