Through the corner
On the 2026 pole lap, George Russell (Mercedes) arrived at 263 km/h and slowed to 253 km/h at the slowest point of New Holland, shedding 10 km/h, down to 6th gear. The throttle never dropped below 58%. Out of it the car reached 340 km/h before Elf. From the approach to the exit the track drops 11 m.
New Holland comes 91% of the way round the 4.657 km lap, 4.24 km after the start line, and the car got there 69.6 s into the 1:14.679 lap. At 253 km/h it is the fastest of the 14 corners on that lap.
Named corners at Barcelona, slowest first
- T5Seat111 km/h
- T10La Caixa112 km/h
- T1Elf150 km/h
- T3Renault238 km/h
- T9Campsa243 km/h
- T14New Holland253 km/h
Slowest point of each corner on the 2026 pole lap, George Russell, 1:14.679 lap.