Luna Rossa today: the Louis Vuitton Cup final against Ineos. The live broadcast

Jimmy Spithill: “We’ll come back stronger”

Jimmy Spithill, helmsman of Luna Rossa: “All credit to Ineos for the victory, but we will come back stronger”

Ben Ainslie: “We can win even without Luna Rossa’s mistakes”

Ben Ainslie, helmsman of Ineos Britannia: “You can’t imagine how tough it was today, nice to win the two races, but there’s still a long way to go. This shows the Italian media that we can win even without Luna Rossa’s mistakes.”

Ineos won: they go 6-4, they have match point on Friday

Nothing to do for Luna Rossa who failed to catch up on Ineos from the early stages of the regatta: now the British lead 6-4

Luna Rossa follows at 9 seconds, last side

Luna Rossa trailed at 9 seconds when the last leg began, both boats had problems maintaining their buoyancy with the waves of the Barcelona course

Ineos responds immediately: 13 seconds ahead of Luna Rossa

With a good third leg downwind Ineos contained Luna Rossa’s comeback and then extended the lead again to 13 seconds at the mark

Luna Rossa in a comeback on Ineos

Luna Rossa anticipated the turn by moving towards the left side, forcing Ineos to make the same move, falling 46 meters behind the British. Eight seconds of delay at the end of the fifth side out of 8

Luna Rossa 12 seconds behind Ineos

The gap remains almost unchanged, 12 seconds from Ineos for Luna Rossa who completed three out of eight legs

Luna Rossa 11 seconds behind Ineos after two marks

After approaching a hundred meters behind Ineos, Luna Rossa closed 11 seconds behind the British by launching on the left side opposite the British

Luna Rossa is three seconds behind Ineos

Only three seconds from Ineos over Luna Rossa at the first mark

Tenth race, slight advantage at the start for Ineos, which tacked in front of Luna Rossa’s bow, forcing her to tack again

Slight advantage for Ineos at the start of the tenth race

Luna Rossa changes the headsail

Luna Rossa removed the jib, the headsail, mounted in the reduced version to manage a wind that did not rise as expected by the Italian team

Ineos wins and goes 5-4

Ineos Britannia won: at the finish line he was 23 seconds ahead of Luna Rossa and is 5-4 while waiting for the tenth race at 3.15 pm

Ineos takes off again on Luna Rossa

Ineos extends again, gaining a lead of more than three hundred metres

One side from the end Luna Rossa is approaching

Small gain for Luna Rossa who closes 13 seconds behind Ineos when one last leg is missing

18 seconds for Ineos, recovery becomes difficult

The lead two-thirds of the way through the race has risen to 18 seconds for Ineos, who for a moment risks falling from the foils but saves himself

Luna Rossa detached after the problem with the waves

Luna Rossa lost after the impact with the wave, when it had risen to 90 meters from Ineos: at the fifth mark the delay rose to 15 seconds

Luna Rossa falls from the foils due to a wave but gets back up

7 seconds delay in the middle of the race for Luna Rossa, who immediately afterwards has a problem, comes down from the foils due to a wave, but manages to regain her balance and starts flying again

Luna Rossa reduces the delay to 9 seconds

Luna Rossa arrives at the third mark 9 seconds late, and restarts with 50.6 knots of speed. For Ineos, a slight drop in foils on a sea full of rough waves

Favorable side for Ineos: 12 seconds on Luna Rossa

Luna Rossa was distanced from Ineos Britannia on the first leg of the run, at the mark they were 12 seconds behind

Ineos with 2 seconds on Luna Rossa

Luna Rossa and Ineos Britannia arrive almost tied at the first gate out of eight, 2 seconds ahead for the British

Luna Rossa and Ineos come close to each other at the start

Thriller start in the ninth race: Luna Rossa and Ineos Britannia risked touching, the British asked for a penalty which was not accepted, then the two boats separated at the start

Luna Rossa: “Apnea training, knives and MotoGP vests, this is how we challenge the sea at 50 knots”

Luna Rossa, here are protocols and equipment for the crew: “Apnea training, MotoGP knives and vests, so we challenge the sea at 50 knots”

Luna Rossa, here is the lineup

Max Sirena confirms the line-up that usually starts the day of racing: helmsmen Spithill and Bruni, trimmers Tesei and Molineris, cyclors Rosetti, Voltolini, Liuzzi and Gabbia

The lowest wind on Tuesday: dropped between 7 and 15 knots

The wind has dropped in Barcelona after the two races on Tuesday: it is now between 7 and 15 knots, blowing from the east. Waves contained: 0.6-1.2 metres.