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Barcelona F1 weekend, practice notes and team curfew moves

sportsJun 13, 20264093

McLaren used its second of four FIA curfew exemptions in Barcelona to carry out overnight, permitted-component replacements on both MCL40s to strengthen power-unit installation robustness. Alpine also invoked a curfew exemption to perform overnight work on its cars as teams pushed to maximise reliability before qualifying. Charles Leclerc installed a major upgrade to his Ferrari this weekend and then posted the fastest lap in practice ahead of qualifying. Lewis Hamilton warned Ferrari remain 'still a chunk off' the pace, meaning these upgrades and overnight fixes will be judged by qualifying order and Sunday reliability at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.

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