Lewis Hamilton Secures Historic First Ferrari Win at Barcelona
Quick Look
- Lewis Hamilton achieved his first victory with Ferrari at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, utilizing a three-stop strategy and a timely safety car.
- Kimi Antonelli's Mercedes stopped with four laps remaining, promoting Russell to second and Norris to third.
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Lewis Hamilton achieved his first win with Ferrari at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, a historic moment for the seven-time world champion.
Lewis Hamilton has claimed a historic maiden Formula 1 win with Ferrari, taking victory at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.
The seven-time world champion used a smart three pit stop strategy, and took advantage of a fortuitous safety car, to claim his first grand prix win since the 2024 British Grand Prix.
Drives' championship leader Kimi Antonelli had his Mercedes stop on track just four laps from the end, just one lap after overtaking his teammate George Russell for second place.
Oscar Piastri finished fifth, taking advantage of late drama to Antonelli, and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc who appeared to lose power steering.
Russell finished second, McLaren's Lando Norris was third and Red Bull's Max Verstappen placed fourth.