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Barcelona's F1 race is improving, but is it too little too late?

As much as the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is a popular test venue with challenging layout drivers enjoy, its ageing facilities and historically poor accessibility have long been a thorn in the side of both people working in the F1 paddock and the fans who pay for the privilege to attend.

Motorsport

Is Barcelona still F1’s best car performance litmus test track?

Home Formula 1 heroes Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso sparked an intriguing debate at Barcelona last weekend – around the context of Red Bull’s shock near-defeat to McLaren, does the venue still provide the ultimate test of car performance?

Autosport

Is Barcelona still F1's best car performance litmus test track?

Home Formula 1 heroes Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso sparked an intriguing debate at Barcelona last weekend around the context of Red Bull's near-defeat to McLaren: Does the venue still provide the ultimate test of car performance?

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London weather: Hottest day of the year in UK as fire brigade issues heatwave swimming warning

London warmer than many of Europe’s top holiday destinations including Barcelona, Majorca and Marseille

Evening Standard

U.S. tourist vanishes on Barcelona vacation after attending Pride festival, family says

Ryan Anthony, 31, vanished after attending a Pride festival in Sitges two weeks ago.

The Independent UK

10 things we learned at the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix

Only tepid expectations preceded this year’s edition of the Spanish Grand Prix. Most expected the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya's painful adherence to conventional track design to suit the Red Bulls perfectly, given the team had laboured with literal and metaphorical bumps in the road.

Autosport

McLaren now has best package in F1, says Sainz

McLaren now has the best package in Formula 1 and is not suffering fluctuations that even Red Bull is enduring, reckons Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. While Lando Norris was beaten to victory in the Spanish Grand Prix, the pace he was able to show as he closed in on winner Max Verstappen…

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Autosport Podcast: Spanish GP review

F1 travelled to Spain for Round 10 of the 2024 World Championship, and it was a race in Barcelona that told a strangely familar tale.

Autosport

Why Spanish GP will tell us so much about F1 2024 title battle

Lando Norris's pole position for Formula 1's Spanish Grand Prix, on a weekend when Red Bull had been expected to dominate, has triggered renewed hope of a super-close season.

Motorsport

Barcelona plans to ban holiday apartment rentals to tourists by 2028

Top Spanish holiday destination seeks to rein in soaring housing costs and make city liveable for residents

The Independent UK

The best Mediterranean cruise holidays to book for 2026 and beyond

Relax, explore and feast while floating around Italy, France and Greece

The Independent UK

Lando Norris beats Max Verstappen to pole position for Spanish Grand Prix

Norris was trailing Verstappen heading into the final runs at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya before he delivered the goods to take top spot.

The National (Scotland)

Lando Norris edges out Max Verstappen to take Spanish Grand Prix pole

Lando Norris claimed pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen in second and Lewis Hamilton in third

The Guardian - UK

Why Leclerc and Stroll's cynical Spain F1 practice fouls needed punishment

Lucky? A little bit. That Charles Leclerc and Lance Stroll walked away from FP3 at Barcelona without receiving anything more than a reprimand for what can be charitably described as 'avoidable contact' left something of a sour taste in the mouth.

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Evening Standard

Barcelona plans to shut all holiday apartments by 2028 to cut housing costs

Barcelona will scrap the licences of the 10,101 apartments currently approved as short-term lets

Motorsport

F2 Spain: Martins ends F2 victory drought as Correa returns to podium

Alpine Formula 1 Academy driver Victor Martins ended a victory drought by claiming his first win of the 2024 Formula 2 season following a dominant performance in the Barcelona sprint race.

Fortune

F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff is leading the fight for more women in Formula 1

F1 Academy, F1’s all-women racing series, will compete at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona this weekend.

Autosport

Fire breaks out in McLaren F1 motorhome in Barcelona

McLaren’s Formula 1 motorhome at the Spanish Grand Prix had to be evacuated on Saturday morning as emergency services were called following a suspected fire above the kitchen.

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McLaren F1 team members unharmed after motorhome fire

McLaren's Formula 1 motorhome at the Spanish Grand Prix had to be evacuated on Saturday morning as emergency services were called following a suspected fire above the kitchen.

Autosport

Red Bull’s Barcelona F1 upgrades are bigger than it claims

Red Bull has been at pains to play down the extent of modifications made to its Formula 1 car for the Spanish Grand Prix aimed at improving cooling.

Motorsport

Red Bull's Barcelona F1 upgrades are bigger than it claims

Red Bull has been at pains to play down the extent of modifications made to its Formula 1 car for the Spanish Grand Prix aimed at improving cooling.

The Guardian - AU

Barcelona to ban apartment rentals to tourists in bid to cut housing costs

Spanish city is one of Europe’s top destinations but its popularity has made housing increasingly unaffordable for residents

The Independent UK

Barcelona reveals plans to scrap holiday rentals by 2028

Over 10,000 apartment owners will be banned from renting to tourists from 2028 under the city’s new plans

Autosport

Williams junior explains bizarre F2 qualifying moment after pole near-miss

Williams junior Franco Colapinto revealed that he veered off track on Barcelona's pit straight in Formula 2 qualifying in his frustration at missing pole position by just 0.006s.

Autosport

What we learned from Friday practice at the 2024 F1 Spanish GP

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes topped the times as practice at Formula 1’s 2024 Spanish Grand Prix got under way, while Red Bull and Max Verstappen appeared to be struggling.

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