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2026 FIA Formula One World Championship<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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2026 Austrian Grand Prix<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc is hoping to play his part for the team at the Austrian Grand Prix<\/a> on Sunday, June 28 after a disappointing race in Barcelona.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Monegasque only started 10th on the grid at the Barcelona Grand Prix, having crashed in Q3, although he recovered to P7 on the opening lap.<\/span><\/p>\n

But Leclerc was unable to make further inroads after overtaking McLaren’s Oscar Piastri on lap 8 and he eventually had to retire with just four laps remaining due to a Hydraulics failure which forced him into the gravel on the exit of Turn 2.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The 28-year-old watched team-mate Lewis Hamilton win his maiden race with the Prancing Horse following a dominant display and has now finished behind the Englishman in the last four rounds.<\/span><\/p>\n

Leclerc beat Hamilton in Australia (P3) and Japan (P3) – his only two podiums to date in 2026 – and trails the seven-time world champion by 40 points in fourth place in the Drivers’ standings, with Mercedes’ George Russell 31 points ahead of him in third position.<\/span><\/p>\n

The eight-time Grand Prix winner paid tribute to Hamilton and the team, although he was disappointed not to have a hand in the Englishman’s historic victory in Montmelo.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“It’s not only power steering, in general I had no brakes, no power steering, no shifts, so I guess it’s something with the hydraulic there. I don’t know yet exactly what happened,” Leclerc said about his retirement after the race.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I don’t want to take any credit for today, I don’t think I did much for team. I think Lewis and the team won it on their own and I wish I had been a bit more in front, been a bit more in the mix of things.<\/span><\/p>\n

“But I wasn’t for my fault. A huge congratulations to Lewis, who has been on it for quite a bit and has been incredible.<\/span><\/p>\n

“And a huge congrats to the team, who is pushing massively on upgrades and we are showing it now. It’s good to see this, I’m just very disappointed in my side obviously.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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2026 Barcelona Grand Prix results:<\/span><\/h3>\n

Winner: Lewis Hamilton – Ferrari<\/span><\/p>\n

Second Place: George Russell – Mercedes<\/span><\/p>\n

Third Place: Lando Norris – McLaren<\/span><\/p>\n

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