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Gianluca D'Alessandro

How Ferrari built the perfect trap to beat Mercedes at the Barcelona GP

Those tears held back on the podium say more than any words ever could about the weight of Lewis Hamilton’s first Ferrari victory. A triumph built, pursued, almost summoned, capable of sweeping away doubts while delivering the very answers the seven‑time world champion had been chasing after a complicated 2025.

More than 500 days after first walking through the gates of Maranello as a Ferrari driver, the dream of winning in the Prancing Horse race suit has finally become reality, turning the Barcelona GP into a date destined to go down in history. While the Virtual Safety Car arriving at just the right moment certainly helped, this triumph belongs above all to Hamilton and to Ferrari.

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