In the round-up: Haas team principal Guenther Steiner said the team had a ‘half perfect’ race after Romain Grosjean crashed on the first lap and Kevin Magnussen came in sixth.
What they say
It was a bittersweet race for Haas which saw one car retire on lap one and the other finish 36 seconds ahead of the rest of the midfield. Here’s what Steiner had to say:
I think it could’ve been a perfect race for us and it was only 50% perfect race. What I take confidence out of is how quick the car is.
Kevin was almost cruising because he knew he couldn’t get the front guys but he was well away from the back.
Quotes: Dieter Rencken
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Social media
Notable posts from Twitter, Instagram and more:
Great to see FanVision, ahem, #f1vision , #f1 and the new iteration of #f1tv all together again – feels like Groundhog Day for me. To the fans, remember these systems are all very complex to operate so be patient with the teams launching them. #formula1 @F1
— Marissa Pace (@Marissali) May 13, 2018
Seriously who have Liberty put in charge of the on screen info. It’s an utter farce. @F1 #SpanishGP
— Simon Cass (@simon_cass) May 13, 2018
Verstappen’s ability to keep the injured Red Bull ahead of the Ferrari is most impressive. It also suggests these contemporary complex front wing elements are, perhaps, overly complex?
— Steve Matchett (@MrSteveMatchett) May 13, 2018
Old team mates pic.twitter.com/Ev2r4P4RSq
— Craig Scarborough (@ScarbsTech) May 13, 2018
Lot of comments about Spanish & Catalan hymns played pre-race – to clarify: since 1st @f1 GP @Circuitcat_eng in 1991 both hymns have been played, but obviously more focus on the tradition this year.
— Fritz-Dieter Rencken (@RacingLines) May 13, 2018
Most remarkable of all this weekend, the wifi (at a bargain cost of only 60 euros for something that should be entirely free) just about held up with only the occasional wobble. So no refund this time. #F1 #SpanishGP
— Alan Baldwin (@alanbaldwinf1) May 13, 2018
Glad the #F1 stewards punished Grosjean for #SpanishGP crash. So dangerous to create a smokescreen like that – we’re very lucky the consequences weren’t much worse. Not sure I buy that his car would have gone that way whatever he did
— Glenn Freeman (@glenn_autosport) May 13, 2018
Away from Barcelona what an amazing occasion at #MonacoHistorique today with great names and cars of @F1 @markblundellf1 @patresewebsite @F1MikaHakkinen @karunchandhok Thierry Boutsen
John Watson
Eddie Irvine @Emanuele_Pirro Josh Hill @McLarenF1 @WilliamsRacing @ClassicLotus pic.twitter.com/p09YGJvlvP— Neil Wooding (@nellietellie) May 13, 2018
Links
More motor racing links of interest:
F1 post-race press conference (FIA)
“I felt a bit more understeer in Turn Three and Nine, and maybe braking a bit deeper into hairpins but, yeah, it was not too bad to be honest. I opened a bit with some tools and all good. It was a little bit slower but I don’t think it affected me too much.”
Wurz explains root cause of Williams ‘crisis’ (Motorsport)
“We lose downforce at the diffuser, at the floor. We had this problem a little bit last year, but it was only annoying. Now it’s basically a stall.”
NASCAR sale: a sinking ship? (Motorsport magazine)
“A change of ownership could well benefit NASCAR, especially given the France family’s divisive, closed-off leadership and PR moves – Brian France’s endorsement of Donald Trump in 2016 was divisive, especially after NASCAR second and third-tier competitions withdrew their 2015 award ceremonies from a Trump resort in Florida after he made derisory comments about Mexican immigrants.”
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On this day in F1
- On this day in 1988 Ayrton Senna put his McLaren on pole position at Monaco by a phenomenal 1.427 seconds ahead of team mate Alain Prost