Lewis Hamilton wins first Ferrari F1 race as Antonelli retires

The VSC for Alonso's Aston Martin was the decisive moment, but Hamilton had already done the hard work — his pace between stops two and three was the real reason he was in a position to benefit. Mercedes' two-stop call looked sound until it didn't, and the gap between the strategies only closed because Hamilton forced it to. Antonelli's mechanical failure is the subplot that reshapes the championship picture most dramatically: a 41-point lead is still meaningful, but losing a likely podium while your two title rivals both score changes the texture of the fight. Russell's second place, handed back by his team-mate's retirement, is the kind of result that keeps a championship alive without feeling earned.