About this episode

Sabrina discusses the 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix where Lewis Hamilton won, marking a significant change in the season's narrative.

For five straight races, the story of the 2026 season was Kimi Antonelli. In Barcelona, the story changed. Kimi did not finish. Lewis Hamilton won his first Grand Prix in Ferrari red. And a result that had looked settled for weeks finally broke open. In this Race Notes episode, Sabrina works through a Spanish Grand Prix decided by strategy and nerve as much as speed. Hamilton started on softs, committed early to a three-stop, and was closing on the lead when a late virtual safety car reshaped...

People in this episode

Host: Sabrina

Topics covered

• Formula 1
• 2026 season
• Barcelona Grand Prix
• race strategy
• Lewis Hamilton
• Kimi Antonelli

Keywords

• Hamilton
• Antonelli
• Mercedes
• Barcelona
• Grand Prix
• F1
• race strategy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mercedes

Places: Barcelona

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