Piastri takes pole position for Spanish Grand Prix

Series leader Oscar Piastri erased “miserable” memories on Saturday as he outpaced team-mate Lando Norris to deliver McLaren's first front row lockout at the Spanish Grand Prix since 1998.

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The 24-year-old Australian, who leads Norris by three points in the drivers’ championship, clocked a final lap in one minute 11.546 seconds to beat Norris by two-tenths of a second, the biggest winning pole margin this year.

It brought him his fourth pole this season and fourth of his career and set up the two McLaren men as clear favourites for Sunday's race — 31 of the 34 Spanish Grands Prix to date having been won by a car starting on the front row.

“It's been a good weekend so far. It didn’t start off in the best way. We were struggling a little last night, but we found some pace and the car has been mega,” said Piastri.

“I feel like I was able to put in some fast laps as well so thank you to the team for all the hard work. This was a pretty miserable scene 12 months ago so to have turned it around in the best way is a great result.”