The Spanish Grand Prix was always going to be a revelation in terms of the current pecking order in Formula1, and this weekend we got a solid look at exactly where everyone is after five races of this year's world championship. Mercedes were rampant and dominant in qualifying as well as the race, locking out the front row with Valtteri Bottas on pole, and 24-hours later his teammate stood atop of the podium having scored his 76th Grand Prix victory and take the lead in the championship standings. The Finn was second. The ‘Pecking Order Formula' used to ascertain the figures reached below is simply to take a team's best time in qualifying and compare it the pole-winning time, with the...
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