Hamilton claims maiden Ferrari victory in Barcelona as Antonelli retires
Lewis Hamilton secured his first victory for Ferrari at Sunday’s Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, winning by nearly 20 seconds after a three-stop strategy in sweltering conditions. At 41, Hamilton became the oldest Grand Prix winner since Jack Brabham in 1970, and ended a win drought stretching back to the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli, running second, retired three laps from the finish, allowing Hamilton to capitalise on a virtual safety car. George Russell finished second and Lando Norris third, the first all-British podium since Stewart, Hill and Surtees at the 1968 United States Grand Prix.
Sources: Formula1.com · GPFans
Wolff slams Mercedes reliability after Antonelli’s late Barcelona retirement
Kimi Antonelli retired from second place with three laps remaining at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, with Mercedes confirming an electrical shutdown ended his run. The championship leader said he felt empty afterwards, telling reporters the car gave up at the apex of Turn 5 without warning. Team principal Toto Wolff called the reliability not good enough, noting Mercedes lost 25 constructors’ points in Montreal and another 18 in Barcelona. Wolff also conceded intra-team racing between Antonelli and Russell during the middle phase may have cost the team victory, adding that finishing first requires first finishing the race.
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Colapinto demoted to tenth after Barcelona yellow-flag penalty
Franco Colapinto was demoted from eighth to tenth at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix after stewards handed the Alpine driver a 10-second time penalty for a yellow-flag infringement. The flag was shown while Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin was recovered at Turn 10, and stewards ruled Colapinto did not discernibly reduce speed in the relevant sector. The decision promoted Racing Bulls pair Liam Lawson to eighth and Arvid Lindblad to ninth. Colapinto also received one penalty point on his Super Licence, taking his total to two within the rolling 12-month period, in a fresh FIA setback for Alpine.
Sources: Motorsport.com · The Race
Leclerc vows to raise his game after Barcelona weekend to forget
Charles Leclerc vowed to raise his game to match Lewis Hamilton after enduring a difficult Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix weekend for Ferrari. Leclerc crashed in qualifying, started tenth and retired from sixth place with a hydraulic issue four laps from the finish, calling the weekend one to forget. Speaking after Hamilton’s breakthrough Ferrari victory, Leclerc said he needs to be up there with his team-mate, who has impressed across the past three races. The retirement capped a frustrating run for Leclerc, who admitted he must respond as Ferrari builds momentum in the constructors’ championship fight against Mercedes.
Sources: PlanetF1 · Formula1.com
F1 world reacts to Hamilton’s emotional first Ferrari win
The Formula 1 world reacted to Lewis Hamilton’s first Ferrari victory at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, with Italian media hailing the milestone for the Scuderia. Hamilton shared a defiant social-media message reading dream the impossible, writing that he could not describe how amazing it felt to finally win in red and thanking Ferrari. The win marked his first Sunday victory since joining the team at the start of 2025. It also produced the first all-British podium since 1968, with Russell and Norris joining Hamilton, a result widely celebrated across the paddock and beyond.
Sources: Formula1.com · Motorsport.com
Hamilton reveals months-long hidden injury after breakthrough win
Lewis Hamilton revealed he had been carrying a hidden injury for months following his maiden Ferrari victory at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. The Briton said he had been managing the problem and hoped his training programme would help him avoid the recurring issue, which he indicated had troubled him through the previous season. The disclosure came amid wider reaction to his breakthrough win in red, achieved with a three-stop strategy in hot conditions. Hamilton, who became the oldest race winner in decades, framed the result as validation of his decision to continue pushing despite physical challenges behind the scenes this year.
Sources: Yahoo Sports
FIA suspends steward over Verstappen penalty comments
Formula 1’s governing body suspended a driver steward for the Canadian Grand Prix over comments made about a penalty Max Verstappen received two weeks earlier, with Derek Warwick replaced by Enrique Bernoldi. The change drew attention to steward conduct as the championship’s competitive battle intensifies. Separately at Barcelona, stewards investigated Lewis Hamilton for potentially impeding Pierre Gasly in qualifying but took no further action, distinguishing his case from Nico Hulkenberg’s 10-second penalty in the same session. The decisions underlined a busy run of regulatory scrutiny across recent race weekends, with officials closely managing driver conduct and impeding rulings.
Sources: PlanetF1 · Motorsport.com
Antonelli’s championship lead cut to 41 points after Barcelona
Kimi Antonelli’s lead in the drivers’ championship was cut to 41 points after his late retirement at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, where Lewis Hamilton’s victory clawed back 25 points. Antonelli leads on 156 points, with Hamilton second on 115 and George Russell third on 106. In the constructors’ standings, Mercedes remain in front on 262 points, but Ferrari reduced the gap to 72 by scoring heavily, sitting second on 190 ahead of McLaren on 141. Red Bull hold fourth on 89, with Alpine fifth, as the Austrian Grand Prix approaches at the end of June.
Sources: RacingNews365 · Sports Illustrated
Drivers' Championship
1. Andrea Kimi Antonelli — 156 pts
2. Lewis Hamilton — 115 pts
3. George Russell — 106 pts
4. Charles Leclerc — 75 pts
5. Lando Norris — 73 pts
6. Oscar Piastri — 68 pts
7. Max Verstappen — 55 pts
8. Pierre Gasly — 41 pts
9. Isack Hadjar — 34 pts
10. Liam Lawson — 28 pts
11. Oliver Bearman — 18 pts
12. Franco Colapinto — 16 pts
13. Arvid Lindblad — 13 pts
14. Carlos Sainz — 6 pts
15. Alexander Albon — 5 pts
16. Esteban Ocon — 3 pts
17. Gabriel Bortoleto — 2 pts
18. Fernando Alonso — 1 pts
19. Nico Hülkenberg — 0 pts
20. Valtteri Bottas — 0 pts
21. Sergio Pérez — 0 pts
22. Lance Stroll — 0 pts
Constructors' Championship
1. Mercedes — 262 pts
2. Ferrari — 190 pts
3. McLaren — 141 pts
4. Red Bull — 89 pts
5. Alpine — 57 pts
6. Racing Bulls — 41 pts
7. Haas — 21 pts
8. Williams — 11 pts
9. Audi — 2 pts
10. Aston Martin — 1 pts
11. Cadillac — 0 pts
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