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The Spanish Grand Prix delivered pure chaos on its first visit to the streets of Madrid, mixing tactical curveballs with high-stakes twists of fortune. While raw pace and opening-lap skirmishes defined the early running, virtual safety cars and crucial reliability failures flipped the order. Here is our F1i driver-by-driver breakdown and performance ratings from an unpredictable afternoon in Spain.
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari (P22/DNF) – 5/10
A total disaster of a weekend for the seven-time champion. It all started falling apart in practice when an FP3 crash severely limited his track time and rhythm. He still hauled the Ferrari into P4 for grid position, where the car clearly possessed genuine podium pace, but a brake pedal failure ended his Sunday on lap seven. Not entirely his doing, but a messy, zero-point outing regardless.
Lance Stroll, Aston Martin (P21/DNF) – 4/10
Stroll was completely invisible before his car gave up the ghost. Reliability woes robbed him of a qualifying run, sentencing him to the back of the grid, and though he picked up a position early, a spongy brake pedal and lack of power doomed his afternoon. Ironically, his parked Aston triggered the VSC that decided the victory up front, but another uninspiring weekend is in the books.
