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Oscar Piastri dominated the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix ahead of his McLaren teammate Lando Norris, but all the post-race chat was about Max Verstappen's clashes with Mercedes driver George Russell.
The Red Bull driver had put McLaren under pressure with an attacking three-stop strategy, but was undone first by the timing of the late safety car period and then having to save a huge moment at the late restart when running hard tires with the rest on the faster softs. After this, Charles Leclerc pounced, made brief contact with Verstappen and then it all kicked off with Russell afterwards.
What questions do you have for our F1 writers? And what did you think of the race? Ask and tell us below, and we'll do our best to respond in our weekly mailbag.
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