F1 Standings: Title race latest after brilliant Lewis Hamilton win and Mercedes DNF

The F1 title race is well and truly on heading into this afternoon's Austrian Grand Prix thanks to a brilliant Lewis Hamilton win and a very costly Mercedes DNF.

Hamilton goes into this afternoon's showdown at the Red Bull Ring (2pm UK, 9am Eastern) just 41 points behind Mercedes star Kimi Antonelli on the back of a brilliant success in Barcelona earlier this month.

The 41-year-old Hamilton followed up terrific second-place finishes in Monaco and Grand Prix by claiming his first victory for Ferrari at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. It ended a 686-day wait since his last F1 win in Belgium in 2024.

The good vibes inside Maranello from that Hamilton victory were compounded by a late DNF for runaway championship leader Antonelli as a mechanical issue for his Mercedes saw him come away pointless.

There is more good news for Hamilton heading into this afternoon's race in Austria - he will start ahead of Antonelli on the grid. He claimed P3 on Saturday, behind only George Russell (Mercedes) and Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc.

Antonelli meanwhile will start from P4 after his pole bid ended when he was forced to abort his final flying lap after a Max Verstappen crash late in Q3.

While Antonelli still leads the Drivers' standings, his Mercedes team is also still dominating the Constructors' table after winning the first six races in 2026.

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Latest F1 2026 Drivers Standings

Antonelli leads Hamilton by 41 after that 25-point swing in Barcelona:

Latest Constructors Standings

Mercedes are still dominating with six wins so far in 2026:

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