F1MATHS: The 43 points that made Hamilton the most successful driver in Monaco and Barcelona

Hot on the heels of his maiden Ferrari victory last time out at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton is looking forward to this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix in the hope of being able to confirm his recent form.

Lewis Hamilton’s surge over the Monaco–Barcelona double‑header marks one of the most decisive momentum swings of the 2026 Formula 1 season.

Across two wildly contrasting weekends, the competitive order fluctuated sharply, but Hamilton emerged with 43 points, the highest haul of any driver, thanks to a measured second place in Monaco and a breakthrough maiden Ferrari victory in Spain.

Hamilton’s performance is especially significant because it came against the backdrop of Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s otherwise dominant championship campaign. The Mercedes driver extended his lead with a commanding Monaco win, but his Barcelona retirement—triggered by a technical failure—limited him to 25 points across the two races.

Even so, Antonelli still produced the second‑highest total of the period, while his team-mate George Russell endured several setbacks in recent races.

Behind them, the McLaren duo of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris continued to demonstrate the team’s competitive resilience. Both drivers added solid points across the two rounds, reinforcing McLaren’s status as the most consistently threatening challenger to Mercedes and Ferrari.

The midfield picture was shaped by opportunistic execution. Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto capitalised on Alpine’s improved form, each scoring across the two events—Gasly’s Monaco podium reinstatement only strengthening the team’s upward trend.

Following penalties at Monaco, Fernando Alonso scored Aston Martin's first point of the season in the Principality, while Arvid Lindblad and Liam Lawson ensured Racing Bulls remained firmly in the points conversation.

Four-time champion Max Verstappen, still navigating Red Bull’s uneven season, added a modest tally as his RB22 struggled to match Ferrari's and Mercedes' speed in Barcelona while he practically failed to start at Monaco from the second spot on the grid.

Elsewhere, Esteban Ocon and Alexander Albon kept Haas and Williams represented on the scoreboard.

The most dramatic downturn belonged to Charles Leclerc, whose double DNF—first through a late Monaco crash, then a technical failure in Spain—left him with zero points from the double‑header.