Spanish Grand Prix Preview Tuesday 5th May 2009 The Spanish Grand Prix will be the real litmus test for the FIA's brave new rules to promote overtaking in F1. The slick tyres, the cartoon rear wings, the oversize front wings will all get the ultimate test at the Circuit de Catalunya this weekend. Because the Spanish GP is one of the traditional snore-fests in F1. There used to be three you could bank on: San Marino, which was beautiful and boring; Spain, which was windy and boring; and Hungary which was just wake-me-up-in-65-laps'-time boring. Imola's gone, but Barcelona and Budapest remain to challenge the technical rule makers. If we have the usual procession in Spain then the FIA's upheaval of the teams' design processes for 2009 will be the most monumental waste of time and money. The good news is that the teams haven't been allowed to test before the race and so there are still quite a few set-up variables...
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Haug: McLaren's woes not over yet
Wow, that is a bad record for McLaren at Barcelona. 1 win in 8 years? Anyway, it is to be expected that they won't do well there as the last few years showed that this track does not suit their car. But it doesn't mean we can't be hopeful. We are always hopeful at every race. Tuesday 5th May 2009 McLaren are bracing themselves for another tough weekend in Spain, according to Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug. The Woking outfit are languishing in fourth position in the Constructors' Championship after Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen accumulated just 13 points between them in the first four races of the season. Fans, though, were hopeful that Hamilton's fourth-place finish in Bahrain was just the shot in the arm the team needed to turn their season around. However, Haug has been quick to dismiss any suggestions that things are looking up for the race in Barcelona. "I do not have the ...