Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc ended a nearly two-year long winless streak and tightened up the F1 championship standings in the process Sunday, emerging victorious at the British Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
The win was secured under caution, as Max Verstappen’s crash with four laps remaining put out the safety car, which enabled Leclerc to coast to victory without duress.<\/p>\n
“I’m so, so happy,” Leclerc said. “It feels really good to be back on the top step.”<\/p>\n
Leclerc had not won an F1 race since Oct. 20, 2024, the United States Grand Prix. He took home three victories that season on his way to a third-place finish.<\/p>\n
Despite the recent dry spell, Leclerc has kept himself in the running, amassing enough points to net a fifth-place finish a season ago. The Monaco native is now running fourth in 2026, 71 points behind leader A.K. Antonelli.<\/p>\n
“It’s not something I’ll think about just yet,” Leclerc admitted when asked about his team’s chances at finishing the season on top. “We’ll see at the end of the season.”<\/p>\n
Antonelli’s lead on the field shrank considerably Sunday after the Italian suffered a suspension failure that took him from second with 11 laps to go all the way down to 16th.<\/p>\n
The Mercedes driver checkered in ninth at the Silverstone Circuit but was handed a five-second penalty for running off circuit multiple times in an attempt to push his car past the finish line, leaving him points-free.<\/p>\n
Mercedes teammate George Russell, fresh off a victory in Austria, cruised into second thanks to a decision to remain on old tires. In one race, Russell cut Antonelli’s lead in the standings from 43 points down to 25.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton, who did break for new tires, landed in third place. The result matched the Ferrari driver’s current status in the standings, where he’s now seven points behind Russell.<\/p>\n
That could be a best-case scenario for Hamilton, who is expected to be investigated for a yellow flag infringement.<\/p>\n
McLaren’s Lando Norris finished in fourth, while Red Bull Racing’s Isack Hadjar rounded out the top five.<\/p>\n
–Field Level Media<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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