Antonelli on Barcelona retirement caused by suspected battery issue
Kimi Antonelli said his late retirement while running second in the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix “hurts” and believes it may have been caused by a battery-related issue, as his Formula 1 championship lead was cut to 41 points after Lewis Hamilton won for Ferrari. Antonelli said: "Of course, on my side, it hurts, but it's not that we were going to win the race today anyway. I think it was battery, something related with battery. I'm not too sure, but, yeah, just switched off, so I didn't know it was coming, but it's what it is."
"It hurts" - Kimi Antonelli reacts to F1 title setback after Barcelona retirement
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Russell on Hamilton's early Ferrari stop forcing Mercedes response
George Russell said Ferrari’s early stop with Lewis Hamilton at the Barcelona Grand Prix forced Mercedes to respond and left him committed to a compromised two-stop strategy as Hamilton went on to win. Russell said: "I felt solid at the start, and just slowly eking out the gap to Lewis, and he obviously committed quite early to the three-stop, and then we covered, but stuck on the two-stop. Now, you're never in the race on your own, you're reacting to your competitors, and they put us in a very challenging position to pit this early."
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Hamilton on 2026 title hopes after first Ferrari win
Lewis Hamilton says “nothing is impossible” in his attempt to win the 2026 Formula 1 world title after taking his first race victory for Ferrari at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, which left him 41 points behind Mercedes championship leader Kimi Antonelli. Hamilton said: "I think it's just the beginning. Mercedes have got an amazing package and they're so strong. Both drivers are doing such an incredible job. It's going to take absolutely everything from all of us in this team to overcome the deficit and to get to being ahead of them and doing this consistently. But nothing is impossible, so just one step at a time."
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Lewis Hamilton says he was in a “low place” during his first season at Ferrari before rebuilding his mindset on the way to his first Grand Prix victory for the team at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. Hamilton said: "I came from really quite a low place to get back here, and I think it's just really about never giving up, never second guessing yourself, never giving up on yourself and just keep on trying. It was really the fans that rescued me."
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Norris on Hamilton answering critics with Ferrari win
Lando Norris said Lewis Hamilton’s maiden Ferrari win at the Barcelona Grand Prix was a chance for the seven-time world champion to answer people who have criticised him. Norris said: "You could see how much it meant to him at the same time. He's obviously had a lot of people talk badly about him and he's got a lot of crap online from a lot of people, so it's nice that he can stick the middle finger up to all of them."
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Wolff on Mercedes reliability after Antonelli's Barcelona retirement
Toto Wolff says Mercedes’ reliability is “just not good enough” after Kimi Antonelli lost a podium in the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix when he retired late on with a mechanical issue. Wolff said: "We just can't compete for a championship if every second race a car is losing fat points. It's one and then the other and to finish first, first you have to finish. That's just not good enough."
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Hamilton on first Ferrari win in Barcelona
Lewis Hamilton said winning his first race for Ferrari at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix was an emotion “beyond your wildest dreams” as he struggled to put the moment into words. Hamilton said: "How do you find the right words to express an emotion that's beyond your wildest dreams? My heart was exploding with joy."
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Antonelli given post-race track-limits penalty
Andrea Kimi Antonelli was handed a five-second post-race penalty for track-limits at Turn 10 at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix despite retiring with an electrical shutdown, after an earlier infringement was only detected later in the race. The Race reports McLaren flagged the 3.16pm breach, meaning Antonelli was shown the black-and-white warning flag only after what was actually his fourth offence. In their decision, the stewards said: “The car left the track four times during the race without justifiable reason,” and recommended the FIA revisit the procedures “as soon as possible”.
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Toto Wolff slams Mercedes' "worthless race" after losing out to Lewis Hamilton
Toto Wolff said Mercedes had a “useless race” at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix after Kimi Antonelli retired and the team lost time through fighting between its drivers, as Lewis Hamilton won for Ferrari. Wolff said: "It was a useless race for us. First of all, we can't keep having retirements all the time. You don't win championships if your cars keep stopping. And secondly, while we've always tried to be fair between the two drivers, now there's a third driver, with Lewis fighting for the world championship. We need to pay attention."
Verstappen on Red Bull needing to improve the car
Max Verstappen says Red Bull "need to work harder" to improve the car after finishing fourth in the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. Verstappen said: "I think strategy-wise we did a good job – it was the winning strategy, so we cannot complain about that. We just need to work harder and try to improve the car."
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Hamilton on having the right team around him at Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton says he now has “the right team” around him at Ferrari after taking his first win for the Scuderia at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. Hamilton said: "The changes that I've asked for all of last year have been made. I now have the right team around me and I'll have the right car around me and now I can start doing what I do best."
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Williams fined twice for grid infringements
Williams has been fined twice, receiving two separate €5,000 penalties for starting procedure infringements at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix after leaving equipment on the grid beyond the 15-second signal. The stewards said Carlos Sainz’s car had “a black plastic box on the grass area next to the grid” that was not retrieved in time, while Alex Albon’s car left for the formation lap with part of a right-front tyre blanket cable still hanging off it.
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Norris on McLaren continuing to work towards wins
Lando Norris says McLaren have to “keep our heads down” and continue working to get back to challenging for wins, after finishing third in the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. Norris said: "We're doing a good job as a team, I think we're making good progress but these guys are just doing a better job, so we have to give credits to them and admit that to ourselves, that we've got to keep working hard, we've got to keep putting in the effort. But the whole team are doing it so I'm very happy with them, but we've just got to keep our heads down and keep working, and we'll be there soon."
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Wolff on factors behind Hamilton's Ferrari resurgence
Toto Wolff says Lewis Hamilton’s resurgence at Ferrari is down to a mix of hard work, the characteristics of Formula 1’s current generation of cars, and a happier personal and team environment, after Hamilton won in Barcelona. Wolff said: "Hard work… The dynamics in the team look to be good between him and his race engineer… Maybe the girlfriend helps! It helped me to have a partner that, you know, you have a stable family life and they seem to be getting on really well. I think it’s all of those factors that put together the emotional, personal and professional perspective. If you are in a good place, you win."
"Maybe the girlfriend helps" - Toto Wolff's take on Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari revival
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