It was an uneventful opening day of running at the Circuit de Catalunya. But the spread was tight among the competitors with less than a second separating the top 17 cars!

Check out our recap in pictures of the action from Friday at the Spanish Grand Prix, round 7 of the 2023 F1 World Championship.

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