{"id":81340,"date":"2026-06-14T11:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T15:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/hamilton-wins-first-ferrari-race-at-41-becomes-f1s-oldest-victor-in-decades\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T11:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T15:17:13","slug":"hamilton-wins-first-ferrari-race-at-41-becomes-f1s-oldest-victor-in-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/hamilton-wins-first-ferrari-race-at-41-becomes-f1s-oldest-victor-in-decades\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton Wins First Ferrari Race at 41, Becomes F1’s Oldest Victor in Decades"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Lewis Hamilton marked a historic milestone Sunday, earning his first Formula One victory with Ferrari at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix in Spain \u2014 an emotionally charged win that also made him the sport’s oldest race winner in more than 50 years.<\/p>

At 41 years old, Hamilton is now the oldest driver to claim an F1 victory since Australian legend Jack Brabham, who was 43 years and 11 months old when he won his final race in South Africa back in 1970.<\/p>

The triumph ended a dominant five-race winning streak by 19-year-old Italian driver Kimi Antonelli, who was forced to retire just five laps before the finish. Antonelli, the current championship leader, saw his points advantage over Hamilton shrink to 41 points as a result.<\/p>

For Hamilton, the win was also his first since Belgium in 2024 and his record seventh victory at the Circuit de Catalunya. It brings his remarkable career total to 106 wins for the seven-time world champion.<\/p>

George Russell crossed the finish line in second place for Mercedes, while McLaren’s Lando Norris rounded out the top three to take third.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lewis Hamilton delivered an emotional victory at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, claiming his first win with Ferrari and his 106th career triumph overall. The 41-year-old British driver ended 19-year-old Kimi Antonelli’s five-race winning streak, becoming Formula One’s oldest winner since Jack Brabham in 1970. George Russell finished second for Mercedes, with Lando Norris rounding out the podium in third for McLaren.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":81339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1781450233027.jpg?fit=450%2C289&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-l9W","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":71403,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/antonelli-claims-fourth-straight-f1-victory-after-russells-power-unit-fails\/","url_meta":{"origin":81340,"position":0},"title":"Antonelli Claims Fourth Straight F1 Victory After Russell’s Power Unit Fails","author":"Admin","date":"May 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Championship leader Kimi Antonelli secured his fourth consecutive Formula One victory at the Canadian Grand Prix after teammate George Russell retired due to mechanical issues. 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