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reviewing today Spanish Grand Prix qualifying at the Circuit to Catalonia, where McLaren.

A lot of questions coming into this weekend about whether they could maintain their advantage with this new technical directive coming in. They have qualified one, two,

locking out the front row with Oscar Piastri, a couple attempts ahead of Lando Norris.

Another good qualifying session, Sam.

Very exciting qualifying, some surprises up and down the grid. We're going to

get talking about that technical directive because there's a couple of crafty teams,

McLaren being one of them that ran their new front wing in FP1 at Imola. And has it had any

impact? Well, look at the gap. We've got the largest gap to pole that we've had all season. I think

it is over two tents.

And that's back to the other McLaren.

And there's another car behind that.

So really spicy, some interesting tire strategies that went across here and some big gaps between certain teammates.

So lots to dig into about Catalonia.

There is indeed.

So let's not waste any time.

And we will start out front with those two McLaren drivers.

Looked very, very quick in FP3 coming into this qualifying session.

But, of course, FP3 isn't always representative with the track warming up for Q1.

They go throughout the qualifying sessions, looking like the dominant force to be reckoned with. And lo and behold, we get to Q1. They go throughout the qualifying sessions, looking like the dominant force to be reckoned

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