Barcelona GP Sunday at 15:00 local; warm, dry race forecast
The Formula 1 season returns to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, scheduled for June 12–14, with the race on Sunday, June 14 at 15:00 local (14:00 BST). The weekend will follow the traditional format, with practice and qualifying on June 12–13; teams completed a private shakedown ahead of the event. This is round seven of the season at the 4.657 km Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. In the U.K., Sky Sports F1 will show every session, streamable via Sky Go and NowTV (subscriptions from £22/month); Channel 4 will air highlights. In the U.S. the race will be available on Apple TV. F1 TV Pro and F1 TV Premium will stream in selected countries, offering onboard cameras, multi-language commentary and 4K/HDR where available; apps are provided for Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV/Google TV, Amazon Fire TV and Roku. Live timing and telemetry will be available on F1.com and the F1 app, and Crash.net will carry live text updates. Teams are set to bring significant upgrades for the technical Barcelona layout that could reshuffle the running order and strategies. Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli arrives in strong form after five consecutive wins and is the pre-race favourite; reports put his championship lead at roughly 66–68 points over teammate George Russell, who failed to score in Monaco. Lewis Hamilton has recorded back-to-back second-place finishes for Ferrari and is still searching for a first win since joining the team. Reliability and consistency are under scrutiny after Monaco: both Lando Norris and Max Verstappen retired there — Verstappen following an opening-lap failure — while Isack Hadjar produced a surprise podium. Ferrari has raised brake concerns after Charles Leclerc’s crash in Monaco, and McLaren see Barcelona as a likely recovery venue for the MCL40. Oscar Piastri was the Barcelona winner last year. Published session times list FP1 13:30 and FP2 17:00 on Friday; FP3 12:30 and Qualifying 16:00 on Saturday; and the Grand Prix at 15:00 local (14:00 BST) on Sunday. Support series (F2 and F3) will run sessions across the weekend. Weather forecasts point to warm, sunny conditions with race-day highs in the high 20s to around 30°C and no rain expected.
