I don’t know the way Zhou managed to flee Q1, admits staff mate Bottas


Within the round-up: Valtteri Bottas says he doesn’t perceive how Alfa Romeo staff mate Zhou Guanyu managed to achieve Q2 the place he couldn’t

Briefly
Bottas amazed by Zhou escaping Q1

Bottas was the final automobile eradicated from Q1 in sixteenth place as staff mate Zhou comfortably made it by way of into Q2 in tenth place earlier than qualifying thirteenth on the grid.

After spinning within the early a part of the primary session, Bottas mentioned Alfa Romeo struggled to seek out grip within the damp circumstances.

“I believe we simply lacked a little bit of tempo and grip,” Bottas mentioned in response to a query from RaceFans. “I don’t know the way my staff mate managed to get by way of – I didn’t really feel like there was rather more lap by way of how a lot I used to be sliding and so forth. It’s so totally different circumstances for the tyre temperatures and all the things that most likely weren’t in the best window. So we’d like to take a look at it.”

Correa and Nissany hit by grip drop penalties

A number of System 2 drivers obtained grid penalties for right now’s characteristic race in Barcelona, after a dramatic dash occasion yesterday.

Juan Manuel Correa will begin in 14th following a three-place grid drop for contact with Roman Stanek at flip one, whereas a five-place penalty for crashing into Jehan Daruvala now leaves Roy Nissany on the back-row after initially qualifying sixteenth.

Within the last laps of the dash race, Nissany locked up and ran straight into the facet of Daruvala on the apex of flip ten. Whereas stewards deemed Nissany “wholly accountable” for the incident, they discovered Correa to solely be “predominantly at fault” for his collision.

Jaguar should guarantee extra staff mate clashes can’t occur – Barclay

Jaguar System E staff principal James Barclay says that his staff want to make sure there might be no extra clashes between drivers Sam Chook and Mitch Evans after Chook hit Evans throughout yesterday’s first Jakarta EPrix.

The pair have been working in eighth and ninth within the last laps of yesterday’s race when Chook bumped into the again of Evans into flip one, sending Evans spinning out of the race. It’s the second time Chook has taken Evans out of a race this season, following their collision in India. Chook instantly apologised on his radio, and was penalised with a five-second post-race penalty by the stewards.

Barclay mentioned that the staff had instantly spoken with their drivers to deal with the conflict after the race. “We managed that immediately,” he mentioned. “We simply have to focus ahead now – there’s no level trying again. However for certain we have to be sure that we don’t let that occur.”

Social media

Notable posts from Twitter, Instagram and extra:

|@Max33Verstappen: “I believe our subsequent improve will likely be with out sidepods after which everybody can copy that…” #F1 #SpanishGP #RaceFans

— RaceFans (@racefansdotnet) June 3, 2023

Good to see the #SpanishGP organisers have mounted their pesky visitors points after over 30 years of internet hosting. Standstill visitors 6 minutes out of the monitor #F1 pic.twitter.com/nxA3Q3NIdI

— Claire Cottingham (@Cla_Cottingham) June 3, 2023

Finest quali of the season to date ending P7 🤘🏼Actually pleased concerning the nice teamwork right now in a difficult qualifying.. we’ll begin in an honest place and really feel ready to race laborious tomorrow !!#SpanishGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/N7ksppArwM

— Nico Hülkenberg (@HulkHulkenberg) June 3, 2023

After watching that onboard.. calling it, pole and win for @smclaughlin93. The penske shocks look completely spot on driving these bumps

— Stefan Wilson (@stef_wilson) June 3, 2023

Heartbreak for @nolan_siegel!

The race chief slowed on the ultimate 2 corners with a gearbox subject.#INDYNXT // #DetroitGP pic.twitter.com/fEmrYBPgX4

— INDY NXT (@INDYNXT) June 3, 2023

Mega congrats to Sebastian Wheldon on his first profession automobile win!

Victory in Skip Barber right now at @VIRNow! 👏👏#AllAndretti pic.twitter.com/pQamQOR16K

— Andretti Autosport (@FollowAndretti) June 3, 2023

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Remark of the day

With yet one more pole place for Max Verstappen, @david-br believes the world champion is in a unique league to anybody else on the grid in the intervening time…

Verstappen is changing into Ferrari/Schumacher-level untouchable, so manner forward, automobile and driver, that it’s really tough to gauge something. A separate method nearly. In the meantime everybody else appear more and more bunched up. However till Mercedes can introduce a brand new chassis subsequent yr (and replica that actually fairly stunningly stunning Purple Bull flooring), I can’t think about them bothering Verstappen on the time sheets.
David BR

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