F1 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix

Colapinto slides from eighth to tenth after 10‑second penalty Franco Colapinto’s solid finish at the Barcelona Grand Prix dipped from eighth to tenth on the timing board when a 10‑second time penalty was added for a yellow‑flag breach, reshuffling him behind Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad. Incident under safety‑car conditions On lap 40, Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin stalled at […]

Lewis Hamilton captured his inaugural Ferrari win at the Barcelona–Catalunya Grand Prix, overtaking George Russell by 19 seconds as he crossed the finish line. Elkann Extols Team Effort Ferrari chief John Elkann applauded the triumph, describing it as “an emotional moment and a very important result that belongs to the entire team and all our […]

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur says Lewis Hamilton would have won the Barcelona‑Catalunya Grand Prix even without the virtual safety car, underscoring his race‑winning pace. Pit‑stop sequence sparks on‑track battle Ferrari launched a three‑stop strategy, swapping Hamilton’s soft tyres for hard ones on lap 11; Mercedes executed a two‑stop plan, switching to hard tyres earlier. Hamilton lagged George Russell […]

Lewis Hamilton claimed Ferrari’s first victory of the 2026 Formula 1 season by taking the win at the Barcelona Grand Prix. Barcelona sees Ferrari break Mercedes’ winning streak The race ran three stops and a late virtual safety car that enabled Hamilton to out‑lap the two Mercedes drivers in the final phase and pull clear to […]

Kimi Antonelli’s engine failure on the final lap of the Barcelona Grand Prix stripped him of 18 points and shrank his championship lead from 59 to 41. Mercedes snowballed the season, but a quiet flaw emerges The German team has secured victories in six of the first seven races under the new 2026 regulations, a […]

Nico Rosberg hailed Lewis Hamilton’s triumph at the Barcelona‑Catalunya Grand Prix as a major boost for the 41‑year‑old’s 2026 campaign. Rosberg salutes Hamilton’s historic win After a rough start at Ferrari, Hamilton returned to form with a victory that follows two second‑place finishes in Canada and Monaco and a third‑place result in China. Rosberg, who […]

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Lewis Hamilton claimed his first Ferrari Grand Prix win at Circuit de Barcelona‑Catalunya, marking a 31‑attempt milestone. Tyre Strategy Sets Stage for a Historic Finish Hamilton began the race on soft tires, a risky choice that forced a three‑stop plan as the blistering heat accelerated wear. The decision let him exploit the upgraded SF‑26’s speed, […]

Lewis Hamilton claimed the first Ferrari race win of the 2026 season in Barcelona, out‑pacing George Russell and Lando Norris after Kimi Antonelli’s late‑stage retirement. Race Dynamics and Early Pace Starting from 12th, Hamilton settled on medium tyres and built a steady two‑second advantage over Russell before the opening 10 laps. Antonelli, 68 points behind […]

Fernando Alonso stepped from a flatbed into the crowd, joking that watching the Barcelona‑Catalunya Grand Prix from the grandstands feels safer than behind the wheel of his Aston Martin. Humour on the Parade During the customary pre‑race drivers’ parade at Circuit de Barcelona‑Catalunya, the truck halted and the veteran leapt down to engage fans, sparking a […]