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Lewis Hamilton thanked Ferrari for helping him “achieve a dream” after taking his maiden grand prix win as a member of the Scuderia.Hamilton and Ferrari went on the offensive in F1’s tyre battle on a sweltering Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Unlike most other frontrunners, including poleman George Russell, Hamilton opted for a start of softs, with the excessive tyre degradation all but …Keep reading

A strategic masterclass gave Lewis Hamilton his maiden victory for Ferrari at the Barcelona Grand Prix, while Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli retired late on.The Mercedes driver was set to finish second behind Hamilton before an engine failure struck with three laps remaining, handing the runner-up spot to team-mate George Russell.Antonelli’s retirement therefore meant …Keep reading

While the first months of 2026 have been dominated by discussions about power units and energy management, a different topic has taken centre stage in Barcelona: tyres. Supplier Pirelli says it is not necessarily looking for that kind of attention, although given the conditions it is unavoidable.The Barcelona Grand Prix is the hottest F1 weekend of the 2026 season so far, with track …Keep reading

Red Bull locked out the third row of the grid for Sunday’s Formula 1 Barcelona Grand Prix. Max Verstappen appeared to be in contention for pole position after two sectors, but saw his grip disappear in the last part of the lap – an issue many drivers struggled with due to tyres overheating.“I think it was a decent qualifying session for us,” Verstappen reflected afterwards when …Keep reading

Aston Martin’s abject performance in Barcelona comes as no surprise to Fernando Alonso as he qualified last for his home race – but having to keep explaining the team’s many woes is starting to wear on him.The world champion took 22nd, which ended a 42-race streak of outqualifying team-mate Lance Stroll, who was 21st and a second behind next slowest Cadillac and four seconds off pole.Not …Keep reading

High tyre degradation at the Formula 1 Barcelona Grand Prix will create small differences between the three compounds and considerable strategic variation during Sunday’s race, according to pole winner George Russell.Friday’s long runs over FP2 demonstrated that the medium compound was dropping off at around three tenths per lap across the opening 10-12 laps of a stint, before dropping off …Keep reading

A frustrated Charles Leclerc was left feeling “ashamed” of himself after crashing in qualifying for the Formula 1 Barcelona Grand Prix, leaving him 10th on Sunday’s grid.The Ferrari driver drifted onto the dustier line at Turn 4, inevitably causing him to lose the back end and spin into the barrier on the first push lap of his Q3 session.It has continued an underwhelming run for …Keep reading

George Russell finally struck back in the 2026 Formula 1 world title fight as he ended Kimi Antonelli’s dominant streak to take pole for the Barcelona Grand Prix.Russell set a 1m14.679s for his third pole of 2026, 0.064s quicker than second-placed Lewis Hamilton with Antonelli in third and three tenths behind his Mercedes team-mate.The Briton’s pole this weekend is no surprise after …Keep reading

Pierre Gasly started the day in seventh place at the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix before ending it with a podium, officially the sixth of his Formula 1 career.Indeed, almost five days after the finish of the Monte Carlo race, which had seen him relegated to seventh place due to two penalties for speeding in the pitlane, the stewards of the Monaco GP – having reviewed the case following a right of …Keep reading

Lando Norris snatched the fastest time of the Barcelona Grand Prix’s second practice session from George Russell by just 0.009s, as Oscar Piastri also got within 0.06s of his McLaren Formula 1 team-mate’s benchmark.Norris, who missed FP1 as McLaren reserve Leonardo Fornaroli drove in an F1 session for the first time, concluded the customary FP2 soft-tyre running with a 1m15.426s, a lap that …Keep reading