Race Highlights | 2026 Spanish Grand Prix

And we will look to the lights for the first ever Formula One Grand Prix start at the MadRing. And we're underway for the Spanish Grand Prix. Mega defence for Lando Norris, he needed it. It was a good launch for Kimi Antonelli, who has the inside line and has to bail out of it. He takes the lead on track, but he'll have to feather out the throttle and give it back to Lando Norris. That was not a legal overtake, and Lando Norris goes back past Kimi Antonelli. Can Max Verstappen get past both of them? He's got no room. He had so much speed, but he had no room to get by, and Antonelli is getting close. Has to bail out again into Turn 5. Will have to feather out again, and Lando Norris will go back. Will Verstappen come through as well? Norris retakes the position into the bunker, and Verstappen gets Antonelli. He's up to second place. Yeah, and what's going to be interesting as well, Verstappen and Hamilton banged wheels, and Verstappen went across the exit of the chicane. I suspect you'll see he was forced off the track. Hamilton launches off the line. There we go. Norris covers Antonelli, and Lewis looked like he was going to take the lead for a moment. Doesn't, and Max clearly came from behind, took the place, and then just kept his foot in to go and rival the front duo up at Turn 5. Piastri loses three spots. What a hard tyre. This is how... Contact there. Twice! Well, we're going to find out how effective the front end plate is on that McLaren. So this is last but one on the grid. Home race. How about that? Leeds-Banyard straight away. Alonso. Whoa, not for long, is it? Oh, bang. Carlos Sainz going aggressive. Banging wheels as a result. Max, we think we should give the position back to Hamilton, so that will mean letting Antonelli through as well. He was behind. He emerged ahead, and the GP on the radio agreeing. It's **** you guys talking about. You could have shunted it to me. Like, what are you guys talking about? If I just stay on the track, we are out of the race. And there is the moment. He listens. Antonelli's through and standing on the brakes, letting Hamilton by. Can he get back into the order? He can. I think I've had brake failure. Pedal's going long. Pedal's going straight so far. If Hamilton's not got the defence here, this could be Verstappen's chance to pounce again. And Hamilton goes over the road, even with a car that is damaged. You will get pinged if you keep doing that. Verstappen goes by. Hamilton drops down, and surely he's not going to be able to continue if that issue persists. You can see how intensively he's driving. That car is not functioning normally. Ocon gets by now, into the points. Now he's got a long, long lap to get back round again on a flat-spotted tyre. I don't have brakes, guys. He's gone from banging wheels, getting the place back. The moment he was given the place, his brakes have expired. And we are boxing. We are retiring. Colin Pinto has been trying to keep Liam Lawson back. Does he have another opportunity? All gets a bit single file as you get to the bunker. And Lawson gets up to P6. Good move, that from Lawson. On board with the King of Spin. This would be impressive. He managed to pull off an overtake. But no, what he does do is damage his front wing. Contact between the home favourites. He squeezed me into the wall, man. To start, he crashed into two people. Now he's squeezed me into the wall. I'm braking. Got a yellow flag out. And it's Lance Stroll who's off. Virtual Safety Car is deployed. Race is neutralised. Let's go on board with Lance Stroll. Going deep into 20 in the Aston Martin. Tries to spin it round and then... Doesn't have the torque. So VSC and Antonelli pits. Antonelli straight away taking the benefit of pitting under the Virtual Safety Car. A benefit of the cars being at a restricted pace out on the circuit. So Norris just didn't have the call on that. By the time the Virtual came out, he'd already passed the pit lane. It's ending and Norris is just coming to the pits. That is disastrous timing. It was too far for Norris. It was too far to make it back. Remember, he's now going to have to lose the full time. He's going to lose 25 seconds instead of the 13 that his rivals lost. And Leclerc will come round as the race leader. Coming into the final turn now. And they've got a slow stop. Front right. It was such a good stint for Lando Norris. It's all come undone with the timing of that Safety Car. Through goes the Ferrari. But crucially, through goes Antonelli as well. And Verstappen. And the race lead has been prized from Lando Norris' hands. He's got it all to do. George Russell comes in. Russell spent 13 laps on those medium tyres. They grained up for Antonelli. And Mercedes get rid of them onto the fresh hard rubber. 2.2 seconds. Why do we pit? I think I could have held Norris on. Slick work on the pit stop. Piastri making his way to the very long exit of the pit lane. Gaglacar's chasing on behind. And Piastri finds himself behind Arvid Lindblad. Max Verstappen is 7 tenths of a second away for Kimi Antonelli. He's now in the dirty air. He is forcing the net race leader to get on with it. There's the real race leader. Still needs to stop. Charles Leclerc who finally stops. And Kimi Antonelli has the lead. But he has Max Verstappen 9 tenths of a second away. And now Antonelli will try and make use of the clear air that he's got. And Charles Leclerc will exit the pits in the fourth position. Ferrari were waiting and waiting and waiting for hoping. And it didn't turn up. They did not get their race intervention. And the flag is being prepared. Defensive move from Lindblad. Hülkenberg going for a gap that was always going to disappear. And he was momentarily up. But he has to give the place back. And it's all in the path of those trying to clear it. So they're battling for the minor points as two of the top three come through. And Verstappen's managed to get past it. So Mele into Turn 1. Now he's deep this time. He's under real pressure. What boost has Lando Norris got? They climb the hill to the bunker and there's no way by. There was a chance into 5. Deep moment for Max Verstappen into Turn 5. But it's single file through there. These are the final corners of the last lap. It was spectacular a week ago for a fairy tale in Monza in Madrid. He had to bide his time until the Ferrari pitted for the eighth time in Formula 1. Kimi Antonelli wins a Grand Prix. He wins the Spanish Grand Prix by 4.3 seconds ahead of Lando Norris. Antonelli takes the first victory at the Madring. Verstappen in second. Norris in third. And although Russell has caught Charles Leclerc, Charles Leclerc will tick off the final corners and come home for fourth place. Antonelli extends his advantage in the World Championship to 81 points. When your luck's in, your luck's in. Antonelli now with eight career victories and a huge margin in the World Championship. Beautiful work, Kimi. Absolute masterpiece. Good job, guys. Well done, mate. Yeah, lucky for the safety car. Virtual safety car, sorry. Yeah, I feel a bit bad for Lando, but pretty strong race, strong weekend. Let's keep pushing. Thank you, everyone. Well done, Kimi. Let's keep pushing. Yeah, we're going to keep pushing all the way. Every driver taught to think race by race. But he knows it is five rounds in a row he's extended his lead in the World Championship. Two wins in a week. One at home in Monza. One to enjoy in Madrid.