What time does the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix start?

Lando Norris managed to get back to winning ways last weekend in Monaco. The podium was completed by home favourite Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri in the Principality. Two world champions rounded off the Top 5, in the order to Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.

Red Bull themselves are a bit more optimistic that they can match the pace they had at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix two weekends ago. That is shared by both Max Verstappen and Christian Horner.

In Red Bull's press release, the Dutchman said: "We will hopefully see a better performance and something closer to what we had in Imola. I think we should be more comfortable with the car and therefore more competitive. The track has a lot of history and has long corners and high speed turns and is always a good circuit to drive."

On the other hand McLaren remained a bit more cautious. Team principal Andrea Stella said: "The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya offers a very different challenge however, with many high-speed corners which will not naturally suit the characteristics of the MCL39. With this also comes the expectation to see many challenges from the rest of the grid and close battles at the front."

Moreover, the new technical directive in terms of the flexible front wings will come into play as well in Barcelona. Entering this weekend, the front wings can no longer 'bend' beyond 10 millimetres, compared to the previous 15 millimetres.

Not many drivers were victorious recently in Barcelona. Looking back at the last nine Grands Prix in Spanish, five of them went to Lewis Hamilton and four to Max Verstappen.

Heading into the Spanish Grand Prix, on Thursday, Lando Norris said it would be 'silly' to rule everyone other than him and his teammate Piastri out in terms of the title battle.

The British driver said: "We're racing Max every weekend. He's been on the podium several times. He's won races. I mean, he beat us in Imola, fair and square, because he was quicker. So I don't know what possibly makes you think that there's so many out of me in Oscar."

On the other hand, Verstappen has a different opinion. "For me it doesn't really feel like a fight, to be honest. I just try to do my best, have a bit of fun out there, but yes, it's not like this season up until this point is going to be in my memory forever," he told GPblog among others.

Championship leader Oscar Piastri was also asked about the pros and cons of having his teammate close to him, while Red Bull can focus only on Verstappen.

Two free practice sessions have been completed on Friday at the Spanish Grand Prix, and on both occasions, a McLaren driver set the fastest time.

In FP1, Lando Norris set the pace in Barcelona. It was the first session with the new technical directive in terms of the front wings was in play, but that does not seem to affect McLaren so far.

Later on in FP2, it was Oscar Piastri's turn, with the Australian setting a lap time two tenths quicker than everyone else's best on the softs. After Norris and Verstappen finished in P1 and P2 in the first session, on Friday afternoon, they did the exact same lap time, and finished in P3 and P4.

After the session, the defending world champion explained it was an 'okay Friday' for him, but the RB21 is still not where they want it to be.

It was Oscar Piastri who dominated on Saturday morning pulling a gap of half a second over teammate Lando Norris who in turn beat Charles Leclerc by a similar difference during FP3 demonstrating the lack of an effect the flexiwing clampdown actually had in the pecking order, which Hamilton lambasted after qualifying.

In Qualifying this became all too clear, as the teams lined up as the estimations surrounding their respective performance dictates: McLaren, Red Bull, Mercedes and Ferrari, as Piastri and Norris locked out the front row ahead of Verstappen, Russell and Hamilton.

How they will fare in the race, as there's no reason to suggest otherwise, will probably mimic the qualifying results, barring non-aerodynamic issues that each team may suffer from, like Mercedes' rear tyre overheating, for instance.

In the United Kingdom, Sky Sports have the exclusive rights to broadcast Formula 1 live. Each day, together with the action on track, the British channel previews the day as well.

Grand Prix Sunday will begin at 12:30, an hour and a half before the lights go out in Barcelona.

Channel 4 will also show an extended highlights on Sunday, after the conclusion of the Spanish Grand Prix. Their broadcast will begin at 18:30, and will last two and a half hours.

Because of Sky Sports' rights deal, F1 TV and F1 TV Pro are not available in the UK, but these options could be a way to watch the events in the United States. All events can be followed through those subscriptions, or on ESPN. Highlights will also be available on F1's YouTube channel all across the world.