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Everything that made Lewis Hamilton's first Ferrari F1 win possible

Formula 1

Everything that made Lewis Hamilton's first Ferrari F1 win possible

Lewis Hamilton's path to his first grand prix win as a Ferrari F1 driver has been an 18-month long effort. And it's down to a wide range of factors

By Scott Mitchell-Malm
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, F1

Formula 1

Winners and losers from F1's 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix

Antonelli's post-race Barcelona penalty and McLaren's role in it

Formula 1

Antonelli's post-race Barcelona penalty and McLaren's role in it

What Hamilton's first Ferrari GP win means for F1 - our verdict

Formula 1

What Hamilton's first Ferrari GP win means for F1 - our verdict

Ferrari would be dominating F1 with better engine - Norris

Formula 1

Ferrari would be dominating F1 with better engine - Norris

Colapinto loses two places to Barcelona GP penalty

Wolff hints Mercedes might've won Barcelona GP with team orders

The weirdest retirement of F1 2026 yet

Hamilton: Dream Ferrari win had seemed impossible

Hamilton takes first Ferrari win as Russell wilts and Antonelli retires

Formula 1

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Everything that made Lewis Hamilton's first Ferrari F1 win possible

Everything that made Lewis Hamilton's first Ferrari F1 win possible

Lewis Hamilton's path to his first grand prix win as a Ferrari F1 driver has been an 18-month long effort. And it's down to a wide range of factors

By Scott Mitchell-Malm
Antonelli's post-race Barcelona penalty and McLaren's role in it

Formula 1

Antonelli's post-race Barcelona penalty and McLaren's role in it

Kimi Antonelli received a post-race penalty for multiple track-limits offences despite retiring from F1's Barcelona GP, with McLaren drawing the stewards' attention to evidence

Colapinto loses two places to Barcelona GP penalty

Formula 1

Colapinto loses two places to Barcelona GP penalty

Franco Colapinto has lost three of his four points at F1's Barcelona GP because of a post-race penalty

Ferrari would be dominating F1 with better engine - Norris

Formula 1

Ferrari would be dominating F1 with better engine - Norris

Ferrari would be dominating Formula 1 if it had a better engine, and could "embarrass everyone" - says Lando Norris

Wolff hints Mercedes might've won Barcelona GP with team orders

Formula 1

Wolff hints Mercedes might've won Barcelona GP with team orders

Mercedes believes it might have cost itself Barcelona GP victory by allowing George Russell and Kimi Antonelli to race each other the way they did

Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, F1

Formula 1

Winners and losers from F1's 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix

Our winners and losers from F1's potentially title race-altering visit to Barcelona

MotoGP

Iker Lecuona, Gresini Ducati, MotoGP

A '10 out of 10' cameo just worsened a MotoGP crisis

Iker Lecuona’s self-confessed “10 out of 10” stand-in ride has put into sharper focus the puzzling challenges currently facing Franco Morbidelli

By Eden Hannigan
Back in the fight? Our verdict on Marquez's MotoGP title chances

MotoGP

Back in the fight? Our verdict on Marquez's MotoGP title chances

A double win in Hungary helped Marc Marquez slash his deficit to Aprilia's clashing duo in the MotoGP standings. Is this evidence he's back in the fight?

Not just a Martin blunder? Three factors in MotoGP start pile-up

MotoGP

Not just a Martin blunder? Three factors in MotoGP start pile-up

A whole weekend of clues had led up to Jorge Martin’s potentially MotoGP title race-changing Balaton mistake

Hungarian Grand Prix 2026 MotoGP rider rankings

MotoGP

Hungarian Grand Prix 2026 MotoGP rider rankings

A big dilemma for the top three order in Val Khorounzhiy's Hungarian Grand Prix MotoGP rider rankings

Is Martin's penalty too small? His boss hints it might be

MotoGP

Is Martin's penalty too small? His boss hints it might be

Aprilia boss Massimo Rivola said he would've readily accepted a harsher penalty to his rider Jorge Martin for the Balaton pile-up

Martin penalised for MotoGP pile-up that took Bezzecchi out

MotoGP

Martin penalised for MotoGP pile-up that took Bezzecchi out

Jorge Martin will take penalty in the next MotoGP race for causing the Hungary Turn 1 pile-up

Formula E

Ticktum given disciplinary warning by his Formula E team

Ticktum given disciplinary warning by his Formula E team

Dan Ticktum has been handed a formal disciplinary warning by his Kiro Formula E team following his fractious Monaco E-Prix weekend

By Sam Smith
McLaren fined by series it doesn't race in anymore

Formula E

McLaren fined by series it doesn't race in anymore

McLaren has been fined €400,000 by a series it doesn't compete in any more. Here's the full story

The realities Formula E's running into as it finalises Gen4 format

Formula E

The realities Formula E's running into as it finalises Gen4 format

Formula E wants to be able to exhibit its Gen4 car at its highest performance level. But the in-weekend practicalities aren't so straightforward

What Formula E makes of F1's 2027 shift + why it's using it for promo

Formula E

What Formula E makes of F1's 2027 shift + why it's using it for promo

Formula E has given F1 'kudos' for big 2027 changes - but their diverging paths and the presence of F1 drivers at its Monaco event raise some interesting questions

Ticktum showed his best and worst at a critical time

Formula E

Ticktum showed his best and worst at a critical time

Extraordinary Monaco qualifying laps. Messy races and even messier aftermaths. Can Dan Ticktum afford to keep doing this?

Winners and losers from Formula E's Monaco races

Formula E

Winners and losers from Formula E's Monaco races

Monaco produced two first time 2026 winners and changes at the top of both major title races over a weekend of on-track mayhem

Extra

What you need to know about new F1-themed song

What you need to know about new F1-themed song

After 2025 brought us an entire F1 movie soundtrack, 2026 has now delivered a brand-new F1-themed song at the Barcelona GP

By Josh Suttill
Where Cadillac might already be F1's best

Extra

Where Cadillac might already be F1's best

Being in the top 10 in Monaco (before a penalty took it away) was a big achievement for Cadillac - but it ticked off another landmark there too

Audi F1 car to tour around UK ahead of British GP debut

Extra

Audi F1 car to tour around UK ahead of British GP debut

The F1 car is making its way around England, Scotland and Wales on a 14-stop fan tour.

An ode to Cars the movie

Extra

An ode to Cars the movie

On the 20th anniversary of Cars being released, The Race Extra looks at what makes the Pixar film so great

The mind behind McLaren's 1000th race celebration

Formula 1

The mind behind McLaren's 1000th race celebration

From Miami to Monaco, McLaren's 1000th-race celebrations didn't quite go to plan. CMO Louise McEwen tells The Race how the team turned a last-minute challenge into a fitting tribute to its history.

Norris and Piastri to race their own Lego helmet designs

Extra

Norris and Piastri to race their own Lego helmet designs

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will race with the designs of their newly released McLaren special edition Lego helmets in Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix

Business

F1's deal with Pirelli extended

F1's deal with Pirelli extended

The FIA has extended its deal for Pirelli to supply Formula 1’s tyres until 2028

By Josh Suttill
Ford's dream plan to race with Verstappen - and Ricciardo

Business

Ford's dream plan to race with Verstappen - and Ricciardo

Ford wants to bring Max Verstappen into its sportscar programme and has teased Daniel Ricciardo could be tempted to compete in its off-road vehicles

How Monaco stays commercially relevant in F1's US boom

Business

How Monaco stays commercially relevant in F1's US boom

Has Monaco been toppled in commercial importance by F1's US race boom? You might be surprised by Darren Cox's answer

Renault's intervention over sale of Alpine F1 team

Formula 1

Renault's intervention over sale of Alpine F1 team

Renault intervened to end talks over the sale of co-owner Otro Capital's share in its Formula 1 team because it was not satisfied with the progress being made

Mercedes on course to be first F1 team to hit big revenue milestone

Business

Mercedes on course to be first F1 team to hit big revenue milestone

Mercedes is on course to be the first team to surpass $1billion in revenue, and it could happen as early as this year

Why Carlyle chose F1 and Red Bull over other sports deals

Business

Why Carlyle chose F1 and Red Bull over other sports deals

What draws a major sponsor into F1? And how do teams get companies to commit to backing them rather than rivals, or even other sports?

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    Colapinto loses two places to Barcelona GP penalty

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