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06/14/2026/AutosportRace calendar

Why Vasseur believes Hamilton didn't need the VSC to win F1's Barcelona GP

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Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur believes Lewis Hamilton would have won the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix even without the virtual safety car.

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Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Fred Vasseur says Lewis Hamilton would have won the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix without the virtual safety car, such was the Briton's pace on his three-stop strategy.
With the expectation of high tyre degradation, Ferrari committed to the three-stopper early with Hamilton and opened with its first pit stop at the end of his 11th tour to trade his soft