MAKI moved from P3 to win Spain's E2 race and claimed a first IMS victory for McLaren. BBLDRiZZY6523 recovered from P12 to second and jak75421 from P5 to third, both for VCARB.
JPlanteX remained the championship leader on 151 points, 43 ahead of Tedoi6974. Ferrari led VCARB by 14 in the constructors' standings.
P3 beats a ten-place recovery
BBLDRiZZY6523 gained ten positions, far more than MAKI's two, but finished one place behind. The grid comparison separates recovery scale from finishing reward and gives both achievements room.
VCARB's two podiums kept pressure on Ferrari's team lead, while MAKI's P1 gave McLaren the only result no other team could share. Spain distributed collective depth and individual victory across different badges.
A new winner beneath an established leader
JPlanteX's 43-point cushion meant MAKI's breakthrough did not rewrite first in the standings. It did something more precise: added McLaren and a new driver to E2's Season 4 winners.
China followed with the title leader intact and the latest race winner wearing orange. That contrast gave the next round a fresh reference point rather than a recycled claim of momentum.
