Hamilton's First Ferrari Win! Barcelona Chaos, Leclerc Heartbreak & Ferrari Redemption

After 31 races in red, it finally happened: Lewis Hamilton is a Ferrari race winner.

This week on Reading the Grid, Erin gets her long-awaited moment as Hamilton delivers his first victory for Ferrari at Barcelona — on the very same circuit where Michael Schumacher claimed his first Ferrari win back in 1996. Was this the start of Ferrari's comeback era or simply the perfect storm of strategy, upgrades, and timing?

We break down Ferrari finally getting strategy right, George Russell losing out after a front wing mishap, and Kimi Antonelli's cruel late retirement that ended his incredible winning streak.

Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc's nightmare stretch continues with another crushing DNF, prompting an unexpected appearance from Whitesnake's Here I Go Again as Inna searches for answers on the lonely street of dreams.

Elsewhere, we discuss:

• Lewis Hamilton's emotional first Ferrari victory
• The first all-British podium in Formula 1 since 1968
• Ferrari's biggest upgrades of the season paying immediate dividends
• Nico Hulkenberg's unbelievably unlucky retirement caused by a single pebble
• The return of Erin's Conspiracy or Coincidence Corner
• The Kardashian Curse, cursed towels, and Kimi Antonelli's Barcelona curse
• Max Verstappen's future and the latest paddock rumours
• Whether Ferrari are finally turning a corner in 2026

Plus, Shut Up and Drive returns, Ferrari delivers another instant classic for Words of Wisdom, and we ask the biggest question of all: has Ferrari finally remembered how to Ferrari?

Buckle up. Barcelona gave us history, heartbreak, conspiracy theories, and maybe — just maybe — the beginning of something special in Maranello.

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