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Pierre Gasly was able to move up into the points and Charles Leclerc gain a place on the leaderboard because of Yuki Tsunoda's five-second time penalty.
Summary
Max Verstappen claims fifth win of season to extend championship lead over Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez to 53 points
Lewis Hamilton finishes a strong P2 in upgraded Mercedes
Hamilton's team-mate George Russell finishes P3 from 12th on starting grid
Perez P4, Sainz P5, Stroll P6, Alonso P7, Ocon P8, Zhou P9, Gasly P10
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Richard Cassidy: Another great win for Verstappen and a huge step forward for Hamilton and Mercedes. Can't wait to see Max getting challenged later in season. We know he doesn't always cope well under pressure so could be fireworks!
Unstoppable Maxpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 4 June 2023
It's a Grand Slam performance by Max Verstappen in Spain. The Dutchman was quickest in every practice session, took pole position on Saturday, led every lap of the race today, finished on the top step of the podium and was awarded the extra point for fastest lap.
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11. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
12. Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri)
13. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
14. Nyck de Vries (Alpha Tauri)
15. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas)
16. Alex Albon (Williams)
17. Lando Norris (McLaren)
18. Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
19. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo)
20. Logan Sargeant (Williams)
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The top three are in the cooldown room dissecting the 66-lap race. George Russell is listing the drivers he managed to overtake on track on his way to the podium finish. He then references the moment he thought it was raining but it turned out to be sweat on his visor. Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton laugh. Oh George!
Top 10published at 15:42 British Summer Time 4 June 2023
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
3. George Russell (Mercedes)
4. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
5. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
6. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
7. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
8. Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
9. Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo)
10. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
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Former Mercedes driver and world champion Nico Rosberg is doing the post-race interviews. Lewis Hamilton is at the microphone now. Get these two in a room for a proper in-depth chat one day.
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Sergio Perez has to settle for fourth place but considering he started P11 after a rubbish qualifying on Saturday, that will do for the Mexican. Carlos Sainz, after starting on the front row at his home grand prix, ends the day in sunny Barcelona in fifth place.
'A masterclass'published at 15:36 British Summer Time 4 June 2023
Marc Priestley
F1 commentator on BBC Radio 5 LiveWe will look back on these days and say Max Verstappen was one of the all time greats. They are executing perfectly. That was a masterclass.
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A great result for Mercedes and the upgrades have paid off.
Lewis Hamilton finishes second behind Max Verstappen and George Russell holds off the attack of Sergio Perez to make it a double podium in Spain for the Silver Arrows.
"Mega job!!" says Hamilton on the team radio. "Awesome drive by George."
Chequered flagpublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 4 June 2023
All over in Barcelona.
Max Verstappen wins the Spanish Grand Prix for Red Bull!
The two-time world champion was in a class of his own once again.
Final lappublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 4 June 2023
Lap 66/66
Max Verstappen is being cheered on by the Spanish crowd. The Dutchman is on his way to completing his fifth win of the 2023 season...
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Marc Priestley
F1 commentator on BBC Radio 5 LiveAll twenty drivers are still on the track. I think has been enough to say that the circuit changes have been a positive change, a mixture of tyre strategies that does bring the race alive at different stages in the circuit. The Spanish fans will be disappointed not to see one of their men in more prominent positions, but both have had a disappointing Grand Prix.
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Lap 65/66
Around the final corner the drivers go and 11th-placed Pierre Gasly stays ahead of Charles Leclerc in P12.
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Lap 64/66
Behind the frontrunners, Charles Leclerc is trying his best to hunt down his best mate Pierre Gasly in the Alpine. He tries a move on the Frenchman but Gasly has it covered. Leclerc might have to settle for 12th place in Barcelona.
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Lap 64/66
Is the moment for Sergio Perez? Laps are running out for the Mexican to swipe the last spot on the podium away from the upgraded Mercedes of George Russell.
Verstappen, meanwhile, now has a 20-second lead at the front of the field.
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Lap 63/66
Max Verstappen has the purple fastest stopwatch next to his name but his engineer tells him to drive the rest of his race within the white lines, please.
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Harry Benjamin
BBC F1 CommentatorIt just goes to show how much Verstappen wants this. He is lighting up the sectors and I wonder if we will get a team radio telling him to please slow down.
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Lap 62/66
Top five as we head towards the conclusion of this Spanish Grand Prix is Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz.
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Matthew Murnaghan: I feel like the next upgrade that the teams should do is have a floor like Verstappen's because this is a complete runaway.
Tony Driver: Does the lack of mechanical retirements in F1 prove that the cars are not being pushed to their limit?