AdvertisementHannah KennellySeptember 13, 2026 — 10:07pm
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Have your say: Who will win the Spanish GP?Oscar Piastri’s season goes from bad to worse Welcome
Oscar Piastri’s increasingly underwhelming F1 2026 season has taken another bad turn in Madrid with a “pretty shocking” qualifying lap at the Spanish Grand Prix.
The Australian’s hugely disappointing seventh-place finish in qualifying on the new Madring street circuit came as teammate Lando Norris delivered a pole-grabbing lap hailed by McLaren’s team boss as a “masterpiece”.
The world champion produced his dazzling lap in the sunshine seemingly from nowhere, clocking a 1 minute 31.82 seconds circuit to beat Mercedes star Kimi Antonelli by just 0.011 of a second, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen third and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton fourth.
Piasri – who was n early a half a second behind his teammate – said he was disappointed with the result, but said his eyes are looking to 2027.
Good evening folks and welcome back to our F1 live blog.
I’m Hannah Kennelly, and I’ll be guiding you through the Spanish GP – for the first ever F1 race at the new Madring in Madrid.
Reigning world champion Lando Norris is pole, while Oscar Piastri’s season has taken another downturn with a “pretty shocking” qualifying lap.
Lights out at 11pm folks.
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