Five Things we learnt from the Spanish Grand Prix

Qualifying battle in Spain

The Spanish Grand Prix gave us one of the most exciting qualifying sessions in a long time. In the top four, Sven Schubert, both Razors and the surprisingly fast Michael Falkenhain battled for pole position, all finishing within a tenth of a second of each other. At the same time, P5 to P8 were significantly behind, but also all finished within a tenth of a second of each other. It was almost impossible to predict who would finish where, and that's what made it so exciting for spectators and commentators alike.

Falkenhain still has to arrive

As mentioned above, Falkenhain was one of the surprises of qualifying. Suddenly, a Falcon was back in the fight for pole position, but was narrowly defeated. But there was hope that Falkenhain could fight Schubert for the win or at least a podium finish. However, everything went wrong in lap 1: a wrong gear selection, a poor start and an accident later, the German's race was already over. Falkenhain definitely has the pace and speed, but he doesn't seem to have quite arrived in the VFC yet.

Bintz can win, but...

The Valle driver also has to make it through qualifying. Once again, the Luxembourger was only just on the server at the last minute, could only do one lap and put the yellow-orange Valle in 17th place. And in the race, Bintz was once again the fastest and best in the field. The fact that he finished fourth in the end was quite flattering. At least Bintz entertains the commentators, but if he wants to claim victory, he may have to be on the server ten minutes earlier.

Van Leeuwen, the tyre whisperer

Sander van Leeuwen has already attracted a lot of attention. He is considered a strong driver for the front midfield, a good fighter and he is also consistent. Since Barcelona, however, Van Leeuwen has also been considered the tyre whisperer. The Dutchman was the only one in the field to manage a one-stop strategy. And that on a track known for being hard on tyres. But Sander showed that he was better than everyone else when it came to tyres, securing fifth place. If we were to race in Monaco again, Sander would have a good chance of winning.

Schubert on cloud nine

Sven Schubert is currently one thing above all else at Optiminal: on a high. Since the start of the season, the Swabian has been consistent, aggressive and attackable. He has been on the podium in every race, with four wins and hardly any mistakes. Schubert is just as strong in qualifying, with three pole positions, which in Barcelona almost always proves to be the best prerequisite for victory. He then put this into practice again in Spain, with only Fabian Walter coming close to him. At the moment, however, Schubert is doing everything right and is well on his way to the championship.