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Latest: Jun 15, 1:33 PM from The Guardian
Is Lewis Hamilton genuinely a contender to win the F1 world title with Ferrari? | Luke McLaughlin
Stunning Barcelona triumph has kickstarted veteran’s push to win record eighth drivers’ championship but Kimi Antonelli still stands in way When the soaring emotions began to settle one question remained. After his life-affirming maiden win for Ferrari in Barcelona, is Lewis Hamilton in contention for the Formula One drivers’ championship? Typically, in a sport where there are innumerable competing voices, it depends who you ask. But with the 41-year-old’s consummate display at the Circuit de B…
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‘You always have it’: Hamilton breaks F1 Ferrari drought but admits he doubted himself
41-year-old claims his 106th grand prix victory ‘I’ve rebuilt my mind to get back to where I was’ Lewis Hamilton said he feared he had lost the ability to win in Formula One after ending a long wait for success with Ferrari in Spain on Sunday. The 41-year-old Briton, a seven-time world champion, charged to his 106th grand prix victory at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona with a flawless drive that capitalised on Ferrari’s pivotal three pit-stop strategy. Continue reading...
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Lewis Hamilton earns maiden Ferrari win in Barcelona but Antonelli fails to finish
Hamilton leads British top three with Russell and Norris Championship leader Antonelli out just after taking second Lewis Hamilton triumphed at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix with a magnificent drive, ending his long wait for a maiden Ferrari victory. The seven-time world champion ended a sequence of 41 grands prix without a win and denied his compatriot, second-placed George Russell of Mercedes, who was outmanoeuvred by Ferrari’s decisive three-stop strategy and his teammate, Kimi Antonell…
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Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix: Formula One 2026 – live
️ Updates from Montmeló; lights out 2pm BST ️ Russell storms to pole | Follow us on TikTok | Mail Billy George Russell does a grid interview from his scooter: “In these conditions it’s never going to be nice and comfortable. Lewis is on form and Kimi … nothing seems to stop him at the moment. I need to try and make amends.” Lando Norris’s feet are on the ground for his interview: “We’re here to race. We want to try and win, so I’m going to go for that. But at the same time we’re against some fa…
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George Russell bounces back in style to claim pole at Barcelona-Catalunya F1 GP
‘I’m just glad to feel myself again … at one with the car’ Lewis Hamilton second ahead of Kimi Antonelli Is George Russell’s run of rotten luck finally over? The Mercedes driver said he felt “like my old self again” after scorching to pole position for the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. He was fractionally faster than second-placed Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari, who nearly snatched top spot with a dramatic surge at the last, capitalising on what is clearly a notable upgrade to the Scuderia machine…
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Formula One: George Russell takes pole for Barcelona-Catalunya GP – live updates
George Russell took pole position, Lewis Hamilton was second with Kimi Antonelli, who had a small power issue, third And we are go. Valtteri Bottas leads the way. Harry Benjamin is in the Sky commentary seat, with Martin Brundle alongside him. Any Harry in the hot seat brings to mind the immortal Frank Bough line: “Your Carpenter is Harry Commentator.” Continue reading...
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Gasly reinstated to Monaco podium after F1 officials admit timekeeping blunder
Frenchman was demoted to seventh for pitlane speeding F1 said it had made a mistake with its measurements Pierre Gasly was reinstated to the Monaco Grand Prix podium on Friday after Formula One stewards rescinded penalties for pitlane speeding after recognising a timekeeping error following an appeal by his Alpine team. The Frenchman had finished third on the track but dropped to seventh when the two five-second penalties were applied after last Sunday’s race finish. Formula One, responsible fo…
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The Glastonbury of motorsport: how Silverstone became the biggest GP in F1 history
Less than a decade ago the British GP was on the brink of disappearing, but in July it will break the attendance record with 570,000 through the gates The scale of change at the British Grand Prix in recent years will be writ large come July when the meeting is poised to become the biggest in Formula One history. The race this year is expected to sell out its new capacity of 570,000 over four days, which will be a record-breaking 50,000 increase on the previous highest attendance of 520,000 at…
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‘Out of reach’: George Russell refuses to think about F1 title after Antonelli surge
British driver says pressure is off following bad run Antonelli 68 points ahead of Mercedes teammate George Russell insists the pressure is off in the battle for the Formula One drivers’ championship. A succession of mishaps – combined with the exemplary form of his Mercedes teammate , Kimi Antonelli – has left him 68 points off the pace. Sunday’s round seven is the newly styled Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, with the Spanish Grand Prix shifting to a new venue in Madrid in September. Mercedes…
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F1 leaders agree 2027 and 2028 engine changes to placate Verstappen and co
Changes will address energy management issues Verstappen one of most outspoken critics of current rules The key players in Formula One have come to an agreement to settle the proposed changes to the sport’s engines for the 2027 and 2028 seasons. These have been seen as crucial in addressing widespread driver dissatisfaction with the current formula, not least for the four-time champion Max Verstappen who has repeatedly threatened to leave the sport owing to how unhappy he is with the current en…
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Catch me if you can: Kimi Antonelli’s Monaco triumph rattles F1 rivals | Giles Richards
Other drivers are trying to remain upbeat but the Italian is untouchable on present form, and his Mercedes team principal is in awe Kimi Antonelli reached new heights at the Monaco Grand Prix , his talent and potential made abundantly clear as he became the race’s youngest winner. The question now in Formula One only six races into the season is increasingly whether anyone can catch the teenager. His rivals are trying to remain upbeat but on current form the Italian is untouchable. In Monaco po…
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‘We will get that win’: Lewis Hamilton insists he is getting closer to first Ferrari victory
Hamilton avoids Monaco chaos to go second in standings Gasly angry after penalties cost him third; Russell downcast Lewis Hamilton believes his first win for Ferrari is on the cards after a second-place finish at the Monaco Grand Prix, with the seven-time champion committed to chasing down the Formula One world championship leader, Kimi Antonelli, who won again in Monte Carlo. After the race there was also a furious reaction from France’s Pierre Gasly, who crossed the line believing he had secu…
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Kimi Antonelli holds nerve to win chaotic F1 Monaco GP after late red flag
Italian teenager becomes youngest winner of race Lewis Hamilton second but Russell pays penalty Kimi Antonelli won the Monaco Grand Prix for Mercedes with a dominant drive from pole to flag, becoming at 19 the youngest victor on the streets of Monte Carlo, in only his second F1 race at the circuit. In a dramatic close to the race he held his nerve through two restarts under immense pressure. The Italian delivered a consummate exhibition to take victory from Lewis Hamilton in second and the Red…
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Monaco Grand Prix: Formula One – live updates
Lap-by-lap F1 updates from 2pm UK time Antonelli pips Verstappen to pole position You can email John | Sign up for The Recap Some quotes from Max Verstappen , second on the grid in his Red Bull: “Try not to overthink it too much, that works best. We will try to do the best start we can. It is a long race, anything can happen. It is not always easy and I hope today, we can have a normal start.” Lewis Hamilton has appeared fresh and full of his previous self. The car has repeatedly demonstrated h…
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Kimi Antonelli grabs pole for F1 Monaco GP as Charles Leclerc hits wall in qualifying – as it happened
Kimi Antonelli on pole for Monaco GP Verstappen second and Hamilton third Everyone is in his car , ready to go. It’s the tensest of times. The man on pole has won 33 out of 71 races, David Croft intones, and not since David Coulthard overtook Juan Pablo Montoya in 2002 has the pole sitter not led at the end of lap 1. Continue reading...
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Antonelli edges out Verstappen to snatch pole at Monaco Grand Prix
Mercedes driver goes 0.043 quicker than Red Bull rival Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton third, George Russell sixth The margins were as tiny as ever beneath the looming walls of Monte Carlo but, with the verve and fearlessness of youth, Kimi Antonelli had the edge to claim pole for the Monaco Grand Prix. That in so doing the 19-year-old saw off concerted efforts by Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, with 11 titles between them, on the toughest single-lap challenge of the year only served to emphasise t…
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‘It’s like family’: team Bruce McLaren built is carved in his image as they mark 1,000th GP
Driver died four years after founding McLaren but his legacy lives through his inspirational tenacity and team’s roll call of champions As the streets of Monaco echo to the roar of engines, history too will resonate long and loud in Monte Carlo this weekend. Allegiance be damned, it would take a heart of stone not to recognise McLaren’s achievement and contribution to the sport when the team that made their debut here in 1966 contest their 1000th grand prix. Bruce McLaren, the team’s founder, h…
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Lewis Hamilton optimistic Ferrari can ‘be competitive’ in twisting Monaco track
Ferrari last won race at Mexican GP in 2024 Scuderia’s car should suit narrow streets of Monte Carlo Lewis Hamilton was circumspect about Ferrari’s chances in the buildup to the Monaco Grand Prix but, on paper at least, this weekend is perhaps his best shot at a first victory for the Scuderia to end their drought that stretches back to the Mexican GP of 2024. Mercedes have dominated the season thus far, with Kimi Antonelli leading the championship by 43 points from his teammate, George Russe…
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