The Formula 1 world has been reacting to Lewis Hamilton\u2019s return to the top step of the podium after his victory in Barcelona.<\/p>\n
We had all the news from Spain and even a surprise injury revelation from the man himself. Here\u2019s the news you may have missed.<\/p>\n
Barcelona Grand Prix reaction<\/p>\n
Lewis Hamilton is the trending name in the world of Formula 1 after his first Ferrari victory in Barcelona.<\/p>\n
As with every race, PlanetF1.com was across all the action with plenty of coverage to whet your post-grand prix whistle.<\/p>\n
We had our usual conclusions<\/a> and driver ratings<\/a> to kick off the day before the winners and losers of the grand prix.<\/a><\/p>\n Data pieces show Hamilton\u2019s incredible speed<\/p>\n Some might say Hamilton\u2019s win was a fortunate one given the timing of the virtual safety car but our resident data expert Uros Radovanovic has crunched the numbers to show that he was on pace for victory even before the free stop.<\/p>\n You can read the first of Uros\u2019 typically excellent pieces here<\/a> and also find out how Kimi Antonelli turned the tables on his Mercedes team-mate George Russell.<\/a><\/p>\n Charles Leclerc vows to reach Hamilton level<\/p>\n While it was joy on Hamilton\u2019s side of the Ferrari garage, it was yet more frustration for Charles Leclerc who suffered back-to-back pointless races after a late retirement.<\/p>\n A brake-by-wire issue saw him DNF in Barcelona and the Monegasque has vowed to reach the level of his team-mate.<\/p>\n \u201cI mean, it\u2019s great for the team, it\u2019s great for Lewis,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe team has been pushing massively to bring upgrades, and it seems to be working fine, so now I\u2019ve got to be with him up there, which hasn\u2019t been the case in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more of what Leclerc had to say here.<\/a><\/p>\n Lewis Hamilton reveals testing injury<\/p>\n Speaking after his victory, Hamilton revealed a previously unknown injury he suffered at the circuit in 2025.<\/p>\n \u201cI went through a sequence of unplugging from that matrix,\u201d he said. \u201cI mentioned it last year, I spent lots of time with family, lots of time with friends, real people that know me, that have never doubted me, have stuck to and by me my whole life.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd then I just went on the mission from Christmas Day. The training that I put in was harder than I\u2019ve ever experienced, to keep myself in good shape, because I think at the beginning of last year I got injured here, actually, and carried that for months.\u201d<\/p>\n