Wolff on Hamilton as a 2026 title contender
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Lewis Hamilton is “absolutely” a title contender this season after the Ferrari driver won the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. Wolff said: "Yes, absolutely. We're so early in the season, the gap is 41 points. A DNF robs you of 25 points and it's wide open. That's why we can't afford to not finish, and we need to just keep putting performance on the car and on the power unit, not make mistakes, be clever with the strategy and stay absolutely on it."
‘If he smells blood, he goes' – Wolff on Hamilton title threat
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Hamilton on doubting himself before first Ferrari win
Lewis Hamilton says there were moments last season when he wondered if he had “lost it”, after taking his first Ferrari victory at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. Hamilton said: "After a year like last year, there were definitely moments that I was like, 'Sheesh, maybe it is true that, you know, when you get to a certain point, you lose it.' But I've proven that you don't. You always have it and it just takes work."
Lewis Hamilton opens up on ‘lose it' fears after Barcelona GP win
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Komatsu on Haas operational failings in Barcelona
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu said the team “weren’t good enough” operationally after failing to score at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, with Ollie Bearman retiring and Esteban Ocon finishing 13th. Komatsu said: "This weekend the car wasn't quick enough and I think operationally we weren't good enough. From day one this weekend we didn't operate at the level we should be operating at and that has had a knock-on effect into today. In the race, communication wasn't good enough. Yes, the car needs to be improved and be faster, but we're not getting the best out of it."
‘Operationally we weren't good enough’ says frustrated Komatsu
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Perez on Cadillac's shortcomings after Barcelona struggles
Sergio Perez said the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix weekend showed Cadillac “what we are lacking”, after the team struggled with tyre management and a lack of pace at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Perez said: "I think we always knew that Barcelona was going to show what we are lacking and I think we've got some work to do. We have a pretty good idea on what's happening and we confirmed that today."
Barcelona showed what Cadillac are lacking, admits Perez
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Perez on Cadillac's short-term gains on first F1 car
Sergio Perez says Cadillac can see “very clear gains” it can make in the short term on its first Formula 1 car, but expects it to be tough against the established teams. Perez said: "At the moment, we see some very clear gains that we can have in a short period of time, but obviously we're fighting the best teams in the world, the most established teams so we're not in an easy situation at the moment."
Sergio Perez issues update on Cadillac progress with ‘clear gains' against ‘established’ F1 rivals
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Wolff on Mercedes digging deep after Antonelli retirement
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the team will be “really digging deep” on reliability after Andrea Kimi Antonelli retired late in the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. Wolff said: "We don't know yet what was the cause of the failure. Most of the others were battery-related, but different failures. It was not always the same, so we need to understand what it was, but clearly the symptom was quite similar, that the car, like George in Montreal, where the car just switched off. We will be really digging deep to make sure that this doesn't happen again."
Mercedes delivers F1 reliability pledge after shocking Kimi Antonelli DNF
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Leclerc on matching Hamilton after Ferrari's latest upgrade
Charles Leclerc says he has to start delivering performances closer to team-mate Lewis Hamilton after Ferrari’s latest upgrade helped Hamilton win the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. Leclerc said: "It's great for the team, and it's great for Lewis. The team has been pushing massively to bring upgrades, and it seems to be working well. Now I've got to be up there with him, which hasn't been the case since Canada."
Charles Leclerc issues latest self-criticism as Ferrari make significant progress
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Mekies on Red Bull seeking ADUO ranking checks
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies said the team cannot see any FIA data showing it has an internal combustion engine advantage over Mercedes, as it pushes for additional checks into the initial Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities (ADUO) ranking. Mekies said: "We certainly would like to have a deeper conversation because we do not see one single data sample that indicates that we would have an advantage over our friends at Mercedes. We do not see one single data sample where we estimate ourselves higher than competition, let alone being consistently above them."
Red Bull explains FIA engine review: “No data sample indicates an advantage over Mercedes”
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Krack on Aston Martin's delayed 2026 upgrade package
Aston Martin chief trackside officer Mike Krack says the team’s difficult start to the 2026 season is “weighing on everyone”, with the squad committed to waiting for a single major upgrade package later in the year. Mike Krack said: "It's weighing on everyone. You can feel it in the garage, you can feel it especially with the drivers. It's a very difficult situation. On the other hand, we have a strong leader, and the decision was made to upgrade then, and it's for all of us to commit to that decision, even if it's difficult."
Aston Martin struggles ‘weighing on everyone' says Krack
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Bottas on Hamilton's 2026 Ferrari upturn
Valtteri Bottas says Lewis Hamilton has not “lost any of his ability” and suggests the current generation of cars could suit him better, after Hamilton’s upturn in form at Ferrari in 2026 including his first win for the team in Barcelona. Bottas said: "It's good to see that he's shown that he hasn't lost any of his ability to do great qualifying, great races. So maybe these types of cars are a bit different than in the past, maybe it's the first car that has a bit of his DNA in it. Those small things can make a big difference, because in the end, this sport, again, we're talking such fine margins but it's good to see."
Lewis Hamilton theory put forward by Valtteri Bottas after upturn in Ferrari form
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Wolff on Mercedes reliability problems hurting title challenge
Toto Wolff says Mercedes “can’t compete for a championship” with its current reliability problems after Andrea Kimi Antonelli retired from second place at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix with a suspected power unit 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."
Mercedes makes alarming admission about biggest F1 2026 weakness
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Piastri on lacking answers for Barcelona pace struggle
Oscar Piastri says he has “no answers” for why he struggled for pace at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, after finishing fifth in the race for McLaren. Piastri said: "So I don't have any answers at the moment. I'm sure there will be some answers later, but yeah, it was a surprise to struggle so much."
Piastri seeking answers to ‘surprising' Barcelona struggles
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Gasly on Alpine progress after seventh in Barcelona
Pierre Gasly says “all the stars” are coming together for Alpine after finishing seventh at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix despite what he described as a difficult weekend in the car. Gasly said: "You see all the stars? They're all coming together at the moment. I'm very pleased. It was a very tough Saturday and it wasn't an easy weekend for me behind the wheel. In the end we managed to find ourselves in the fight for best of the rest. With everything happening, we managed to get that P7 at the end of the day."
Gasly believes the stars are aligning after his Barcelona P7
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Hadjar on Red Bull's complicated starting procedures
Isack Hadjar says Red Bull needs to fix its starting procedures after he made a slow getaway from sixth on the grid at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. Hadjar said: "We need to fix these issues, because the procedure is way too complicated. I'm not a computer, I'm not a machine, I can't be 0.0001 per cent precise. It's not working."
Isack Hadjar calls for Red Bull fix: 'It's not working'
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Mercedes given Gasly review hearing date
Mercedes has been given a hearing date for its right of review request over the stewards’ decision to overturn Pierre Gasly’s two Monaco Grand Prix penalties, a U-turn that reinstated the Alpine driver’s podium. A Mercedes representative must attend a virtual stewards’ conference on Saturday at 8am, with the first stage deciding whether the team has produced a “significant and relevant new element” that was not available to the stewards at the time.
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