BARCELONA REVIEW BY BEN STEVENS
Also as one journo showed me, you can
jack an entire spread of chocolate tarts without
any objection.
Of course, the other major story was out
the front, where Lewis Hamilton was just
able to squeak out the pole over Sebastian
Vettel. The Ferrari’s advantage in FP3 always
looked like a misnomer, as Mercedes clearly
weren’t pushing, but their pace in Q3 was very
impressive, given the Silver Arrows’ much-
vaunted upgrades.
Whatever changes the Scuderia made
overnight had the SF70H looking very
composed through the corners, walking right
on the line the amount of oversteer, and the
only real difference between the two teams
were the drivers themselves. It sets us up for a
fascinating race, let’s just hope they can follow
through the corners.
A few quick hits:
• There are two things in this world
guaranteed to cause chaos in any crowd –
pepper spray, and a t-shirt cannon.
• Apparently Hamilton is quite the Slayer
fan. At least that would explain the head-
banging in FP3
• McLaren’s selection of magazines on
offer is, shall we say… diverse?
• Lance Stroll continues to disappoint.
Clearly the young man is feeling the
pressure – talented-or-no, not every teenager
can be Max Verstappen.