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Aston Martin has denied suggestions that it got hold of illegal Red Bull data to help it with its Spanish Grand Prix Formula 1 upgrades.

And I think that was confirmation of that.” “They have come in and looked and then declared that it’s all legitimate independent work. But I think that just reinforced our feeling at the time that, of the two paths that that we had open to us, we'd gone the wrong way. So I think the accusations are very wide of the mark.” “All I can say is that at no stage did we ever receive any data from any team or anyone. “It's not just Dan Fallows,” Marko told Sky Germany. “There is evidence that data was downloaded.

Max Verstappen's victory in Miami reduced Charles Leclerc's lead at the top of the drivers' standings to just 19 points but it was the Ferrari driver who was ...

Mercedes has done a step forward, no doubt, but Red Bull is at the max.” “We still have some bouncing but it is way better and we are starting to eke into the potential of the car. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. George Russell finished second in practice, ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton, who was buoyed by the progress after consistently struggling with the car’s porpoising issue. “It is the first time we have driven down the straight without bouncing,” he said. The world champion has been on the team radio to complain that the front of the car is difficult to position on entry to corners in Spain. We just need to fine-tune them.” Follow all the action from practice and qualifying below: FP3 will be drawing to a close in a matter of moments, and half a second is seperating the top six drivers from three different teams. The chequered flag is out and Saturday’s practice session has come to an end, with Charles Leclerc completing a hat-trick for Ferrari as he finishes top of the leaderboard once again, just as he did in both runs on Friday. The championship leader has an advantage of just under a tenth-of-a-second to current champion Max Verstappen, who is then followed by Mercedes drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton in third and fourth. Both Silver Arrows cars have regularly been around a second off the pace in qualifying so far this season, but both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton have been within touching distance of championship leader Leclerc in FP2 and FP3 after Mercedes brought a raft of upgrades to Spain. There were also encouraging signs for Mercedes after it was revealed the team had been testing new upgrades to their car at a filming day earlier this week.

Minute-by-minute updates for Saturday's FP3 and qualifying sessions for the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

FP3 for the Spanish GP gets underway at 12.00pm BST (1.00pm local time), followed by qualifying which starts at 3.00pm BST (4.00pm local time). Minute-by-minute updates for Saturday's FP3 and qualifying sessions for the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Live: F1 Spanish GP commentary and updates - FP3 & qualifying

Minute-by-minute updates for Saturday's FP3 and qualifying sessions for the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Formula 1 has been trialling innovative robots that can roam around the paddock to connect hospitalised fans who cannot attend the race with their racing ...

Awabot works closely with the Eric Abidal Foundation which works to promote the well-being of young people fighting against cancer. He is able to drive the robot remotely using his eyes, allowing him to explore the paddock via the technology. The AI technology has already been used by FC Barcelona, Paris-Saint Germain and at the FIA gala dinner in 2021.

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko said Red Bull were investigating the issue 'in great detail'

But you also have to take into account that seven people were poached from us and that our chief aerodynamicist was brought to Aston Martin for a disproportionate amount of money. Now Marko, who overseees Red Bull’s young driver programme and attends race weekends, says evidence suggests that Aston Martin’s redesign has come about via the downloading of confidential Red Bull data by staff members who have switched between the teams. Motorsport governing body the FIA approved the design during an inspection earlier this week, but Red Bull released a statement on Friday in which they implied they do not consider the matter to be closed.

Full Q1, Q2 and Q3 results from F1 qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix, Round 6 of the 2022 F1 world championship.

2022 F1 Spanish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING RESULTS F1 2022 Spanish Grand Prix - Full Qualifying Results Full Q1, Q2 and Q3 results from F1 qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix, Round 6 of the 2022 F1 world championship.