2025 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix Highlights

Scuderia Ferrari HP secured its third podium of the season with a third-place finish from Charles Leclerc, achieved in the exciting final stages of the 2025 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix, thanks to a Safety Car intervention and the race resuming with just six laps remaining.

The team picked up 23 points and is now in second place in the Constructors’ championship. It is the Scuderia’s 832nd podium, a 46th for Leclerc. He had sacrificed some qualifying performance to save his tyres, and that paid off today, as he was in fourth place by the final stages, having started seventh. Lewis, however, struggled after the restart, losing a place to Nico Hulkenberg.

Charles Leclerc, Driver, Scuderia Ferrari

Yesterday, I knew I was sacrificing qualifying to have a better race on Sunday, but I didn’t expect to find myself standing on the podium; I’m happy about that.

The first two stints were positive today. The last stint on the Medium was a bit trickier, but then we had the Safety Car that allowed us to fit Soft tyres again, and we took advantage of it.

We still have a lot of work to do and are not yet as fast as we want to be, but now we head home to reset and push to come back stronger in the coming races.

Lewis Hamilton, Driver, Scuderia Ferrari

Today was not what I was hoping for. I felt confident going into the race after a strong qualifying session and the car performing well. But the balance felt off throughout the race, and we lacked pace from the start.

We don’t have an explanation for it, so we’ll need to review the data and investigate any underlying issues. Congratulations to Charles. He did a great job and fully deserved the podium.

Frédéric Vasseur – Team Principal, Scuderia Ferrari

It’s always good to finish on the podium, and this result, following the one in Monaco, confirms we’re building momentum. We’ve now had three strong races in a row and have moved back up to second place in the Constructors’ championship, which is a positive step.

Today’s race was quite intense. Like most teams, we struggled to clearly understand the performance delta between the Medium and Soft tyres. In the end, we saw better pace and consistency on the Soft, which played into our hands with Charles at the end. Of course, the Safety Car also helped, as it allowed us to get ahead of Verstappen, who was on Hards. The recovery was successful, and the strategy proved effective.

Lewis also maintained a strong pace until the final stint, during which he reported some balance issues. We’ll look into it, but it was essential that we still managed to secure some points.

Since Miami, we’ve shown consistent progress, apart from qualifying in Imola. McLaren is still ahead, but we’re closing the gap step by step. We need to keep improving and stay in the fight.

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