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Latest: Jun 17, 4:29 PM from Motorsport.com
The wild reason behind Nico Hulkenberg's Barcelona GP retirement
An on-track battle with Liam Lawson caused a very peculiar retirement for Nico Hulkenberg at the Barcelona Grand Prix, one the Formula 1 veteran had “never seen” before. Hulkenberg was trying to overtake Lawson for ninth during lap 28 of Sunday’s contest, but a sudden mechanical failure caused him to peel into the pitlane for an early end. It turns out that the Racing Bulls driver had ... Keep reading
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Who slept best last night: Frederic Vasseur
Lewis Hamilton's first win for Fred Vasseur's team didn't come in Barcelona on 14 June 2026. It came more than 20 years ago in Formula 3 Euro Series. Back then, the 20-year-old Hamilton won the opening round at Hockenheim driving for the Frenchman's ASM team, before going on to dominate the season with 15 victories from 20 races. The following year he moved up to GP2, now with the newly formed ... Keep reading
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Who slept worst last night: George Russell
I should be admitting that it was me who slept badly this Monday. After all, I was also one of those who did not believe in Lewis Hamilton's chance of victory. I did not rule out that the record world champion would eventually win a race for Ferrari with a bit of luck, but that he would do it in such convincing fashion was not on my radar. Yes, he had a bit of luck with the virtual safety ... Keep reading
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Lewis Hamilton's first Ferrari win leaves F1 fans in tears: "True masterclass"
Formula 1 fans have celebrated Lewis Hamilton's first win as a Ferrari driver at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. The seven-time champion converted a second-place start into his first victory with the Maranello outfit in Barcelona, successfully pulling off a three-stop strategy and crossing the line with a 19-second lead over George Russell in second. Fans were quick to react to the ... Keep reading
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Mercedes ask for right of review of Monaco result
Mercedes ask governing body the FIA for a right of review of the result of the Monaco Grand Prix.
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All the key moments from the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya GP
Lewis Hamilton finally reached the chequered flag first on a Sunday for Ferrari, the seven-time World Champion taking victory in the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.
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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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Hamilton's first Ferrari win a statement to himself and rest of F1
Lewis Hamilton's win in Barcelona was a moment of redemption after a first season at Ferrari that left him questioning himself, and others questioning him.
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Ex-F1 drivers De Vries and Kobayashi win Le Mans 24 Hours
Ex-Formula 1 drivers Nyck de Vries and Kamui Kobayashi, along with Mike Conway, claimed victory in the 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours for Toyota at the weekend.
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Winners and losers from a cathartic Barcelona F1 Grand Prix
What Barcelona's hot and humid war of tyre attrition lacked in on-track action, it made up for in storylines. Sunday's initially languid race became one to remember thanks to the revival of an all-time great, and poetic justice that provided the latest twist in an intriguing Formula 1 title campaign. Read Also: Formula 1F1 Barcelona GP: Lewis Hamilton takes maiden Ferrari win as Kimi ... Keep reading
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Hamilton says Barcelona win beyond wildest dreams
Lewis Hamilton says he was struggling to find the words to express how much his first victory for Ferrari meant to him in Barcelona.
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Lewis Hamilton's Barcelona GP win a "middle finger" to doubters - Lando Norris
Lewis Hamilton produced one of the feel-good moments of the 2026 Formula 1 campaign by claiming his maiden victory for Ferrari at the Barcelona Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion made a blockbuster move to the Scuderia in 2025 after 12 legendary seasons at Mercedes, but his debut year didn’t go as expected. A frustrated Hamilton suffered the first podium-less campaign of his 18-year ... Keep reading
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'Not good enough' – Wolff critical of Mercedes' reliability
Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff believes the team's reliability is "just not good enough", as Kimi Antonelli lost a podium in the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix after a late retirement.
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What the teams said – Race day in Barcelona-Catalunya
The drivers and team report back on all the action from the Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
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Kimi Antonelli receives post-race penalty despite retirement in Barcelona
Kimi Antonelli was penalised by the Formula 1 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix stewards after the race, having been found guilty of violating track limits more than three times during the event. The decision does not change the outcome of the race for the championship leader, but it could have had consequences had he managed to finish the race. Antonelli started third and spent much of the ... Keep reading
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5 betting lessons after Hamilton wins in Barcelona
A sensational performance at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya gave Lewis Hamilton his first Grand Prix win as a Ferrari driver.
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Mercedes ask for right of review of Gasly penalty
Mercedes ask the FIA for a right of review of the decision to overturn Pierre Gasly's penalty at the Monaco Grand Prix.
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Franco Colapinto demoted after 10-second penalty for yellow flag breach in F1 Barcelona GP
Alpine Formula 1 driver Franco Colapinto has been dropped from eighth to 10th in the Barcelona Grand Prix result after being handed a 10-second time penalty. Colapinto finished eighth on the road, behind Alpine team-mate Pierre Gasly, on what had been a solid recovery day for the Enstone squad after it struggled for pace all weekend. But after the race, Colapinto was called to the FIA race ... Keep reading
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