2021 Spanish GP, Ferrari qualifying report: Charles P4, Carlos P6. Ferrari qualifying report.

Lewis Hamilton will start from the front of the grid. The British driver secured pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix by just 0.036 seconds. Max Verstappen starts from P2, with Bottas in P3.

Scuderia Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz managed to get to Q2 without any major problems, despite the fact that only 0.55s seperated the second and 16th driver. But given the tight battle and the small gaps, Ferrari, just like Mercedes, Red Bull and McLaren, decided to use the soft tyre: the McLarens and Ferraris were covered by less than a tenth in Q2, as both the Maranello team and its rivals made it to Q3.

All 10 cars were on track for the final attempts of Q3 and Charles Leclerc was able to set a great lap and beat not only the McLaren drivers but also the Red Bull of Sergio Perez: the Monegasque driver’s fastest lap was a 1m17.510s, sadly not close to the top three of Hamilton, Verstappen and Bottas.

Carlos Sainz’s lap time of 1m17.620s was good enough for sixth place on the grid, as the Spanish driver will also start ahead of both McLaren cars, which should offer encouraging prospects for the Maranello team ahead of the race on Sunday.

Full results from qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix, Round 4 of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship.