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Hamilton Ends Antonelli Streak With First Ferrari Win in Barcelona

Ferrari's three‑stop gamble, a timely Virtual Safety Car and late technical retirements narrowed the championship gap and shifted momentum.

Overview

  • On Sunday Lewis Hamilton won the Barcelona‑Catalunya Grand Prix to claim his first victory for Ferrari and the 106th of his career.
  • Ferrari ran an aggressive three‑stop strategy and used fresher tyres to put Hamilton in position to pit under a Virtual Safety Car and take the lead.
  • Kimi Antonelli retired with a sudden power‑unit or electrical failure with four laps remaining, ending his five‑race winning run and leaving him with a 41‑point lead over Hamilton.
  • Stewards investigated Hamilton for a possible yellow‑flag breach and cleared him while penalising Franco Colapinto, which reduced Colapinto's points from the result.
  • The result raises questions about car reliability and race adjudication and gives Hamilton and Ferrari momentum heading to Austria while Antonelli must respond to the setback.