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Lando Norris overtook Kimi Antonelli in a late-race duel to win the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort after Max Verstappen crashed out on the opening lap; Norris benefited from a longer final stint with fresher tires to seize the lead with about 15 laps remaining, while George Russell finished third and Lewis Hamilton fourth as McLaren's upgrades help reshape the title fight.
Lando Norris starts from pole at Zandvoort with George Russell on the front row after a rain-affected build-up; Kimi Antonelli is third and Lewis Hamilton fifth as the Dutch Grand Prix begins at 14:00 BST. Overtaking is tough on this track, and a two-stop is widely seen as fastest, with Ferrari and Max Verstappen likely to start on softs. A shower was forecast to clear by around 14:30 local time, leaving dry conditions for the race, which is the final Dutch GP on the current calendar.
Kimi Antonelli wins the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa to extend his championship lead after George Russell crashed out on the opening lap; Charles Leclerc finishes second and Max Verstappen third, with Hamilton recovering to fourth after a late pit-stop incident.
Kimi Antonelli took pole for Mercedes in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa, beating Max Verstappen by 0.317 seconds as Mercedes locked out the front row; Lando Norris qualified third but will start 12th after penalties, with George Russell moving to the second row alongside Leclerc; Verstappen benefited from a tow in Q3 thanks to Isack Hadjar, and a gravel incident triggered a red flag during the session.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli set the FP3 pace at Spa with a 1:45.990, beating Norris and Verstappen, as Lewis Hamilton crashed at Turn 13 at the session end, potentially impacting Ferrari's qualifying repairs.
Kimi Antonelli led FP2 at Spa with a 1:45.944, just ahead of Lando Norris by 0.190s, as the session was interrupted twice—first by gravel and then by Pierre Gasly’s late crash that ripped off his rear wing. Verstappen was third and Hamilton fourth after a timing-board hiccup was resolved. Isack Hadjar posted the early top time on medium tyres but will take a hefty grid penalty for Sunday due to powertrain changes; Piastri missed the opening minutes due to hydraulics issues in FP1.
Kimi Antonelli claimed pole for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, his fifth pole of the season, beating Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton after a tight qualifying session; he had already won the 17-lap Sprint race earlier in the weekend, having dispatched Hamilton, with Leclerc joining him on the front row in second and third respectively.
Charles Leclerc led from start to finish to win the 2026 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, with polesitter Kimi Antonelli dropping to 16th after a left wheel shield failure; George Russell finished second and Lewis Hamilton completed the podium after Verstappen spun late and a safety-car reshuffle.
Kimi Antonelli overtook Lewis Hamilton to win the Silverstone sprint, with Norris finishing third and Russell fourth; Leclerc moved ahead of Verstappen to fifth as Verstappen held for sixth, while Piastri, Lawson and Hadjar filled the remaining points positions.
Mercedes led Friday practice in Spielberg with Kimi Antonelli fastest and delivering the strongest long-run pace, while Ferrari’s upgraded power unit failed to close the gap. Leclerc and Ferrari were notably slower in both single-lap and long-run simulations, McLaren showed some pace but struggled with tyre degradation, and Red Bull’s upgrade did not yield a breakthrough. With hot conditions increasing tyre wear, a two- to three-stop race looks likely.
Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli topped FP2 with a 1m07.014s, repeating his FP1 pace on a scorching Red Bull Ring day, as McLaren’s Piastri and Norris chased him; Verstappen and Hamilton followed in the top five amid heat-related reliability hiccups and early engine/overheating issues elsewhere.
Lewis Hamilton sealed Ferrari's latest breakthrough with a first win for the team at the hot, tyre‑savage Barcelona Grand Prix, underscoring Ferrari’s resurgence as Antonelli suffered a power‑unit failure that swung points away from Mercedes. George Russell benefited in the championship narrative after Antonelli’s retirement, while Fernando Alonso teased a Barcelona farewell and Alpine recovered with solid midfield pace despite Colapinto’s 10‑second penalty. Nico Hulkenberg endured a bizarre Audi retirement when gravel hit the ERS kill switch, highlighting how reliability and strategy shaped the result.
Mercedes confirmed Kimi Antonelli retired from the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix due to an electrical shutdown after briefly passing teammate George Russell for second; the DNF leaves Antonelli’s points lead at 50 and lets Russell gain 18 points on him, while Hamilton sits nine points ahead of Russell after his win. This marks Mercedes’ second DNF of the season.
Lewis Hamilton won his first Ferrari F1 Grand Prix at the Barcelona-Catalunya race, aided by a late-VSC that let his different pit strategy hold the lead after Alonso retired; Kimi Antonelli failed to finish in second due to an electrical shutdown, leaving Russell to finish second and Norris third in an all-British podium, while Hamilton narrowed the championship gap to 41 points.
George Russell set the early pace in FP1 at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix with a 1:16.363, edging Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc as Kimi Antonelli misses the session; a raft of rookies took part and showed pace, with Max Verstappen fourth as the session served as the weekend’s opening indicator.