You have to pay attention to this at the Spanish GP

TITLE FIGHT: After victories, Hamilton leads 2-1 against Verstappen this year. And other statistics also speak for the 36-year-old Brit. The Mercedes driver recently won four times in a row at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, and with another success he would draw level with record winner Michael Schumacher (6). The 100th pole position of his career provides further motivation. But the 23-year-old Verstappen in Red Bull also knows how it works: in 2016, he celebrated his first success when he first started for his current team.

START DECIDES: Traditionally, overtaking on the Catalan circuit is difficult. That's why the position battles could be decisive right from the start. “It's so close that anything is possible. Whoever is ahead here after the start has a good chance,” said Mercedes Motorsport Director Toto Wolff. Not yet arrived at Aston Martin: Sebastian Vettel. © APA/afp / JAVIER SORIANO

CATCH UP: It will be difficult for Sebastian Vettel in the hunt for his first points for Aston Martin. Despite the technology update, things didn't go as hoped for the four-time world champion with 13th place in qualifying. He doesn't particularly like Barcelona, first of all he was able to win there.

LEARNING RIDE: The steps are small, but things are steadily improving for Mick Schumacher. The 18-year-old rookie fought for 22th place on the grid on Saturday. The defeated Haas team had actually expected to be about half a second behind Williams. Instead, Schumacher ended up ahead of Nicholas Latifi. However, a drive towards World Cup points is quite unrealistic for him.

LOCAL MADORS: In Spain there are actually up to 140.000 fans on the track when it comes to the podium places. Due to the corona pandemic, the race was initially supposed to take place without spectators, but now at least 1000 are expected to come. You can see two compatriots: Carlos Sainz will contest his first season for Ferrari in 2021, Fernando Alonso will celebrate his Formula 1 comeback for Alpine.

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You have to pay attention to this at the Spanish GP

In the fourth World Championship round of the Formula 1 season, the focus will also be on the duel between world champion Lewis Hamilton and challenger Max Verstappen. Both will start the race on Sunday (15 p.m.) from the front row of the grid - with Hamilton having the advantage.

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