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• McLaren have now been on the podium for six consecutive races, their longest run since 2011-12.
• Today was the fifth time in the last six races that Verstappen and Norris have finished one-two (in either order).
• Hamilton’s P3 was his first podium finish of the 2024 season.
• It was his 198th career podium finish, but his 17th podium finish since his last win at Saudi Arabia 2021.
RACE START: Watch the getaway in Barcelona as Russell spectacularly storms from P4 on the grid into the lead
• Hamilton now has 18 consecutive seasons with a podium finish, extending his F1 record.
• At 39 years and 168 days, Hamilton is the third-oldest podium finisher in the 21st century, behind Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher.
• With George Russell P4, Mercedes finished three-four for the second consecutive race.
• Russell has led the opening lap at the last two Grands Prix.
• At Ferrari, P5 for Charles Leclerc was his highest finish in Spain since 2021.
• With P6, team mate Carlos Sainz retains his record of always scoring points in his home Grand Prix (10 out of 10).
• The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is the only track on which Sainz has a 100% point-scoring record in F1.
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