Summary

  • Ferrari's Charles Leclerc takes pole for sixth race of 2022 season

  • Max Verstappen P2 for Red Bull but suffers mechanical issue on final flying lap

  • Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) P3, George Russell (Mercedes) P4, Sergio Perez (Red Bull) P5, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) P6

  • Eliminated in Q2: Norris (McLaren), Ocon (Alpine), Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri), Gasly (Alpha Tauri), Zhou (Alfa Romeo)

  • Eliminated in Q1: Vettel (Aston Martin), Alonso (Alpine), Stroll (Aston Martin), Albon (Williams), Latifi (Williams)

  • Ferrari's Charles Leclerc leads drivers' standings on 104 points, 19 clear of Red Bull's Max Verstappen

  1. Good morningpublished at 11:33 British Summer Time 21 May 2022

    Greetings, one and all. Is your breakfast on the go? Tea or coffee brewing? Good.

    We'll have one more practice session coming up at 12:00 BST.

    Set your watches and then get comfortable for qualifying at 15:00 BST.

    Teams have brought a raft of upgrades with them to the very familiar Barcelona circuit this weekend.

    Have they thrown up any surprises so far?

  2. Only way is up?published at 11:30 British Summer Time 21 May 2022

    We've been here before.

    Mercedes look to have turned a corner on a Friday, only to be stopped in their tracks by confusing issues on the Saturday.

    Charles Leclerc was fastest man during yesterday's practice sessions but will we see a shift in power during qualifying today?

    Prepare for the headlines if it does...

    George RussellImage source, Getty Images