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Perfect news for Barcelona this weekend — clear sunny skies all three days with track temps expected to hit 48-52°C. Pirelli has gone one step softer than usual — C3 as the hard, C4 as medium, and C4/C5 in the soft window. Why? Barcelona is normally a one-stop snooze-fest because the track isn’t very abrasive and teams can stretch stints easily. Softer compounds force more degradation, more pit stops and actually bring the hard tyre into play instead of it sitting unused in the garage. With 2026 cars running hotter and generating more downforce, tyre management becomes the biggest decider. Lewis has always been a master in these hot conditions — this could play perfectly into Ferrari’s hands. Two-stop chaos or a clever one-stop masterclass? What’s your prediction? #BarcelonaGP #F1 #TyreStrategy #Spain

@Nachez98 Fernando Alonso the all time star 🥵

🗣️ Stefano Domenicali 🦸🏼 "La F1 necesita a pilotos como Fernando Alonso, necesita HÉROES" 👏🏼 "Sufro mucho por Fernando. Si le dan un buen coche podrá demostrar el talento que tiene, solo neceista el proyecto adecuado" ‼️ "Ojalá se quede por MUCHO TIEMPO" 📰 AS

Red Bull’s downfall needs to be studied. 📉 They gambled their entire season on that 180-degree wing concept, and it is a complete disaster. Since Horner left, the development direction is completely lost, and now Max is overdriving just to fight the midfield. Ferrari and McLaren are literally laughing at them right now. If they don't fix this aero package by the summer break, Verstappen is 100% walking away. You can’t waste his prime in a tractor. Who actually bails out Max when he inevitably leaves?

@F1GuyDan Charles Leclerc trying to make similar move today from P10 😂

George Russell made an incredible start in Barcelona in 2024, going from P4 to P1 at Turn 1. Russell became the first driver since Fernando Alonso in 2011 to take the lead at Turn 1 in Barcelona from P4 on the grid.

@F1GuyDan Lewis Hamilton win 👀

👀 Grid winning positions in Barcelona 2021 - Pole 2022 - P2 2023 - Pole 2024 - P2 2025 - Pole 2026 - ? Lewis Hamilton starts P2.

🚨Barcelona GP: Why This Race Could Flip the 2026 Title Script 🏎️🏁 Russell nicked pole by literally 0.064s, fair play. But Lewis splitting the Mercedes in P2 for Ferrari? That’s the one giving me chills. He skipped FP1, fought a big deficit, overruled the strategists for that final run and called it “mega.” 💪 Those new upgrades (floor, front wing, sidepods) are clearly helping with tire life on these soft Pirellis 💨 that fall off a cliff after 18-22 laps in this heat. Lewis is managing fronts like the old days again. Antonelli’s leading the championship by a ton but starts P3 — rookie pressure behind two absolute veterans at Turn 1 is going to be spicy. My gut: if the safety car comes out early (this track loves one), experience beats raw pace. Hamilton could steal this and kick the 8th title door wide open. Ferrari finally winning in 2026? #F1 #BarcelonaGP

@Mihit4595 🤞🤞 is Lewis going change ferrari like he changed Mercedes!?

@PitchPaddocks Ferrari hopium. Charles starting in the middle of the 🥹

@FerrariF1FRA Opposite to whatever they thought has happened 😂 Amazing job!!

🔴 Ferrari a estimé à environ 3 dixièmes le gain apporté par le nouveau package présenté à Barcelone, mais d'après les simulations réalisées par les ingénieurs à l'issue de la FP3, la SF-26 aurait tout de même dû accuser un retard de deux à trois dixièmes sur le duo Mercedes. Dans le programme de développement de la SF-26, le package mis en piste ce week-end constitue l'une des étapes clés, tandis que la prochaine étape concernera le moteur, une fois que la question de l'ADUO sera définitivement clarifiée. (🌕 @RobChinchero : it.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-la-…)

@marcleigh @GazzettaFerrari Let's see

@PitchPaddocks @GazzettaFerrari It’s all there is tbh the softs wont last James was saying on sky they wont touch them in the race so that leaves mediums and hards

🚨 | Lewis Hamilton: "We had a big debate in the garage.” “They put on new tyres and were going to wait to do one lap. “I was saying to them that I wanted to go out on this tyre and get a reference lap in, but they were like, ‘No, let’s just go out for one’ - So I was like, ‘No. Take those new tyres off and put the reference ones back on’.” İI went out, and the tyres had dropped off significantly already. From one lap to the next lap, it’s normally half a second or eight-tenths, something like that, so they had already dropped off by half a second.” “I was happy I got that, but whether or not they were right…"

@marcleigh @GazzettaFerrari I don't think they will be using 2 hards.

@PitchPaddocks @GazzettaFerrari It’s going to be mediums hard hard

@AdityaPitchings Than this one, the British Grand Prix would be more special!!! 🙌

@PitchPaddocks Rooting for win as well this week Grand Prix.

What a quali in Barcelona!🔥 Lewis Hamilton puts Ferrari in P2!!! The first front row start for ferrari and 177th front row start for Lewis 🙌 Kimi Antonelli first time this season not on the front row (P3) Charles Leclerc hitting the barriers — but he’ll fight back for points tomorrow! Audi with their first Q3 appearance this year McLaren couldn’t make it into the top My take: Lewis delivers big on his favourite track with Ferrari’s upgrades showing in the low-speed corners. Pole to Russell, but P2 is massive for the Scuderia. Kimi still strong but the Mercedes 1-3 is scary! Race day predictions? Can Lewis challenge for the win? #F1 #BarcelonaGP

@VyshakhPillai @GazzettaFerrari If you are using only soft and mediums it would be 3 stop race. Soft, medium and hard would be a 2 stop race.

@PitchPaddocks @GazzettaFerrari Apparently, it's a 3 stop race tomorrow.

@Mihit4595 He is son going to win a Grand Prix for sure!!

@PitchPaddocks One last wish remaining winning a Grand prix race!!!!

@F1GuyDan Toto Wolf dominance in the era of battery powered engines 🥵🥵

😳 If Mercedes wins on Sunday, they will already equal the amount of wins they had during the entire ground-effect era 2026: 6 wins 2022-2025: 7 wins

@F1 @ScuderiaFerrari Great to see Lewis improving in the Ferrari. Second season in new Constructor...8th World Champion incoming 🥹🤞!?

The 177th front row of his career AND Lewis' first for @ScuderiaFerrari 💪 #F1 #BarcelonaGP

@FerrariF1FRA Amazing positive attitude from Lewis and great job by the engineers 🙌🙌

🔴 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) confirme que les ingénieurs ont complètement retourné la voiture : « Les ingénieurs ont fait un excellent travail en apportant quelques petites modifications à la configuration. Pour la toute première fois, j'ai quitté la piste entre la fin de la FP3 et les qualifications. Je me suis dit : je dois partir d'ici. Je suis retourné à mon motorhome. J’étais en ligne avec les ingénieurs, juste au téléphone. Mais je suis allé dans un endroit où j’ai pu me recentrer, je suis revenu et j’ai réussi à remonter d’une manière ou d’une autre. Donc, oui, quoi que ce soit, ça a marché ». (formulapassion.it/f1/f1-news/dal…)

@404gradfound @F1GuyDan 🤞🤞

@PitchPaddocks @F1GuyDan Don't give me hope brother

Michael Schumacher got his 1st victory as a Ferrari driver in Barcelona in June 1996. Lewis Hamilton could get his 1st victory as a Ferrari driver in Barcelona in June 2026. This would be so poetic.

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