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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.
Pole-sitter Kimi Antonelli converted a chaotic Monaco weekend into a victory, with Lewis Hamilton finishing second and Isack Hadjar grabbing a Red Bull podium amid a pack of safety-car twists. George Russell incurred a drive-through penalty after a pit-entry speed limit issue, while Charles Leclerc struggled with braking issues. Max Verstappen stalled at the start and retired with a power-unit fault; Pierre Gasly saw a potential podium slip away due to a pit-lane speeding penalty. Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad benefited from timing to post career-best finishes for Racing Bulls.
Kimi Antonelli led from start to finish in a dramatic Monaco Grand Prix, winning on a lights-to-flag drive as crashes and a track-break inspection triggered red flags. Russell finished outside the points after his team bungled a five-second penalty, while Hamilton took second and Isack Hadjar earned his first F1 podium in third. The race featured pit-lane penalties and a high-profile dash to overtake on the tight street circuit, with Verstappen and Leclerc among the retirements, leaving Antonelli with a substantial championship lead with 16 races remaining.
Kimi Antonelli converted pole into a commanding Monaco Grand Prix win as late chaos, sparked by a resurfaced final corner and a red flag, shuffled the order; he led every lap before the standing restart and pulled clear, with Hamilton finishing runner-up after penalties and Isack Hadjar promoted to third, while Russell finished 13th after a drive-through for failing to clear a five-second arrears, widening Antonelli's championship lead.
Sergio Perez received a 10-second post-race penalty for a false start at the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix, dropping him to the back of the field and promoting Fernando Alonso into 10th for Aston Martin’s first points of the season. Kimi Antonelli won the race, with Lewis Hamilton second and Isack Hadjar third; Hadjar remains on the Red Bull podium, while Perez finishes 15th and Alonso is promoted to 10th, completing the adjusted top-16.
Kimi Antonelli produced a masterful Monaco display to win ahead of Lewis Hamilton as chaos erupted with a red flag and two safety cars; the result extends Antonelli’s streak to five wins and broadens his championship lead to 66 points, while Mercedes teammate George Russell was hit by a drive‑through penalty that ruined his title bid. Pierre Gasly’s pit-lane speeding penalty promoted Isack Hadjar to third and Oscar Piastri to fourth, with Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad completing the top six as a flurry of penalties and crashes reshaped the closing stages at Monte Carlo.
Kimi Antonelli won the Monaco Grand Prix to extend his streak to five wins this season, becoming the youngest Monaco GP victor at 19 years, 9 months and 13 days. Lewis Hamilton finished second and Isack Hadjar finished third amid a post-race investigation into a red-flag infringement. Max Verstappen stalled at the start and retired, Leclerc crashed triggering a red flag, and several drivers received penalties for pit-lane speeding. The final top 10 were Antonelli, Hamilton, Hadjar, Piastri, Lawson, Lindblad, Gasly, Albon, Ocon and Perez, with DNFs including Verstappen, Leclerc, Norris, Sainz, Bearman, Bottas and Stroll.