Our coverage of the fifth round of the 2018 Formula One season in Spain.

Friday practice

Bottas leads Mercedes one-two in messy opening Spanish GP practice
In an incident-packed first practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas dominated the timesheets as Daniel Ricciardo’s Red Bull end up in the barriers at Turn 4.

Ferrari mounts mirrors to Halo of its F1 car
Ferrari has unveiled the most creative use of Formula One’s Halo device so far, having mounted its rear-view mirrors to the side of the structure.

Horner slams ‘rushed’ 2019 F1 regulation changes
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has hit out at Formula One’s proposed regulations for 2019.

Build-up

Miami approves plans for 2019 Formula One street race
Miami’s City Commission has approved Formula One’s plans to hold a grand prix on the city’s streets next year.

Hamilton: Understanding of car worse than a year ago
Lewis Hamilton is not sure when he will be unable to unlock the true potential of his Mercedes after admitting the team’s understanding of the car is not as good as it was a year ago.

Ricciardo and Verstappen play down prospect of Red Bull team orders
Unsurprisingly, the events of Baku dominated Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen’s Spanish Grand Prix media sessions on Thursday.

Hamilton offers to redesign proposed Miami Grand Prix circuit
Lewis Hamilton is perhaps the biggest advocate of a Miami Grand Prix, but the reigning Formula One champion is unimpressed with the street circuit the city hopes will join the calendar for the 2019 season.

FIA offers more details on 2019 overtaking regulations
The FIA has revealed more information about the 2019 aerodynamic regulations, which are designed to improve overtaking.

Alonso: WEC success won’t impact desire to win in Formula One
Fernando Alonso insists his recent World Endurance Championship victory — and any success he might have at Le Mans — will have no impact on his desire to return to the top step of a Formula One podium.

Chief designer Ed Wood leaves Williams
Williams has confirmed chief designer Ed Wood has left the team after spending 12 years in the role.

Fittipaldi had talks with Haas before leg-break crash
Haas was in talks with Brazilian driver Pietro Fittipaldi about a 2018 test before the crash which left him with two broken legs.

Williams launches its own esports team
Williams has become the latest Formula One team to launch its own esports team.

Preview

Spanish Grand Prix preview: Time for team orders at Red Bull?
ESPN previews the first leg of the European season which takes place at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona.

Video

The Pit Stop: Do the 2019 aero tweaks go far enough?
Jennie Gow and Maurice Hamilton tackle your questions on 2019 regulations, Mercedes’ driver of the season and more.

Alonso gears up for a busy race schedule
Jennie Gow and Maurice Hamilton discuss Fernando Alonso’s upcoming race schedule as he kicks off his season in the World Endurance Championship with the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps race.

How Hamilton took pole in 2017
Go onboard with Lewis Hamilton’s pole-winning lap of the Circuit de Catalunya in 2017.

Will Spain reveal the true F1 pecking order?
Jennie Gow and Maurice Hamilton look ahead to the Spanish Grand Prix.

Mercedes’ Aldo Costa takes to the track in the W04
Mercedes’ engineering director Aldo Costa tackles the Imola track on Historic Minardi Day alongside a number of other classic racing cars.

Verstappen: Red Bull want me to race Ricciardo
Red Bull have supported the competitiveness between drivers Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo and been backed them to race each other.

All eyes on Alonso, Red Bull in Spain
Nate Saunders and Laurence Edmondson discuss the weekend’s biggest talking points ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix.

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