Ferrari Hamilton could not pick off Russell into Turn 1 despite gambling on a soft tyre start. That left him pitting earlier than the Mercedes cars on a three-stop strategy. But he had a lot of pace on both the medium and hard tyres, closing in on Russell and was set to challenge for the win until a VSC stoppage handed him a cheap final pit stop. That saw Hamilton come out in the lead, and from there he was imperious as he galloped to a first Ferrari win by nearly 20 seconds. Leclerc had a good getaway to climb from P10 to seventh, and picked off Piastri. He was fighting with Verstappen for much of the race, but a late power steering issue saw him retire the car, the second race in a row he has not seen the chequered flag. Lewis Hamilton, 1st "This is an incredibly special moment. Winning my first race with Ferrari is something I've dreamt about since I was a child, and to finally achieve it feels incredible. There were moments last year when this moment felt almost impossible, but I’m so grateful to Fred for believing in me and everyone there for making me feel so at home. We’ve been working so hard all year and so many things have changed over the past months, and today is the result of all that effort. "I'm so proud of everyone, both here at the track and back in Maranello. The upgrades we brought this weekend performed exactly as we hoped, the car felt great, and the team executed everything perfectly. The pitstops were fantastic and every detail was handled brilliantly. I've been fortunate enough to experience many special moments in my career, but this one is different. Ferrari has the greatest fans in the