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Stoffel Vandoorne says his performance in the Hungarian Grand Prix is "a good sign that everything is back to normal" after a miserable recent run of form in Formula 1

F1 2018 is the latest official Formula 1 video game from Codemasters and, as its August 24 release date edges closer, Autosport outlines what gamers can expect

Mercedes Formula 1 technical director James Allison believes Valtteri Bottas put in a "valiant" performance in the Hungarian Grand Prix but the team's strategy asked too much of his tyres

Bottas ran second to teammate and race winner Lewis Hamilton for most of the grand prix but fell to fifth late on as his tyres faded and he made contact with Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo. His stint on the soft tyres was 10 laps longer than Hamilton’s after an early stop to cover the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen.Allison, speaking in Mercedes’ post-race Pure Pitwall video ... Keep reading

The Hungaroring is a challenging place for both drivers and engineers alike, and is often described as 'Monaco without the walls'.It is indeed a high-downforce circuit, very much like other street circuits, but it rubbers in much more like a traditional track.To further add to the complications, temperatures are often high and that means cooling the brakes and the power unit become a ... Keep reading

The Hungaroring is a challenge for Formula 1 drivers and engineers alike, and is often likened to Monaco but without the walls

Bob Bell is stepping down from his role as chief technical officer of Renault's Formula 1 team to take on a part-time advisory role.

Renault reveals that Chief Technical Officer, Bob Bell, will now become Renault Sport Racing Technical Advisor.

Bob Bell is switching from his role as the Renault Formula 1 team's chief technical officer to a part-time position as a technical advisor to the French manufacturer

Bell rejoined Renault at the start of 2016, having worked with the team as technical director – a stint that included its 2005-06 title-winning seasons – before leaving in late 2010 and having spells as Mercedes’ technical director and then a consultant for Manor.He was re-recruited and tasked with establishing Renault’s technical structure for its works team's return to the F1 grid ... Keep reading

As three teams appear to threaten Force India sale, Silverstone-outfit could already be in danger of losing its prize money.

Incoming McLaren technical director James Key is someone I rate very highly. I worked with him at Jordan in his early years in Formula 1 and as he worked his way through various areas in the company he was always 100% committed to whatever he was asked to do.He has always been highly motivated and driven to get the best out of any situation, and has held the role of technical director ... Keep reading

F1's sporting boss, Ross Brawn, has said the sport's owners will do all they can to ensure the survival of Force India.

The Force India legal saga dominated the headlines over the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend, but while some initially interpreted it as a negative development - with the word 'administration' inevitably triggering memories of the painful demise of both Caterham and Manor – it is in fact the opposite.If all goes to plan, the next few days should see steps made towards a change of team ... Keep reading

The Italian driver, who appeared for Sauber in first practice at the Hungaroring last Friday, clocked a 1m19.648s on soft tyres in the third hour of running. That was more than three seconds slower than the fastest time through the race weekend, a 1m16.170s set by Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel in FP3, as Tuesday’s drivers went about their test programmes. Giovinazzi usurped McLaren’s ... Keep reading

Antonio Giovinazzi set the pace for Ferrari on the opening morning of Formula 1's post-Hungarian Grand Prix test

Having initially accused Romain Grosjean of overtaking him under the VSC, Fernando Alonso admits that Haas driver caught him on the hop.

Ticktum won last year’s Macau GP and currently lies second in the European Formula 3 Championship.He has also competed in GP3 and Japan’s Super Formula category, and is widely regarded as being qualified to test in terms of experience and ability - but cannot yet obtain an International A licence from the FIA. Red Bull had planned to run him in Hungary this week, but has opted to ... Keep reading

Renault says this week's Hungaroring test will be crucial in helping it address its understanding of Pirelli's Formula 1 tyres, which team boss Cyril Abiteboul says is currently "not acceptable"

Red Bull protege Dan Ticktum's ineligibility to take part in Formula 1 testing is a legacy of his 2016 ban from racing, FIA race director Charlie Whiting has explained

The efforts of Force India administrator FRP Advisory to sell the team in the coming days could be compromised by opposition from three rival teams

Under the terms of the Concorde Agreement, a team emerging from administration is regarded as a new entity and can only retain the commercial rights accrued by the original team if all other teams agree.It’s a similar process to that undertaken when a team asks to receive its F1 prize fund payments in advance.After a meeting in Budapest last weekend, McLaren, Renault and Williams all ... Keep reading

Pierre Gasly realised how well his Hungarian Grand Prix was going when he saw blue flags being waved for the Formula 1 drivers he was lapping, not for himself

Midfield drivers frustrated at being unable to fight with out-of-position front runners.

The Toro Rosso driver finished sixth, best of the rest outside of Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull, to net his third big points finish of the year.Gasly was the last driver to finish on the lead lap and started laughing post-race as he talked about his first experience of lapping cars on merit. He recalled: “As soon as I started to arrive behind the Williams, I think [it was] actually ... Keep reading

Williams and Force India provided a first on-track glimpse at Formula 1's 2019 front wing regulations on the opening morning of the two-day test in Hungary

McLaren considering Renault driver Carlos Sainz for 2019, Sebastian Vettel confident the 2018 title race won't go the same way as 2017, plus more.

The two teams had publicly declared their intent to run experimental front wings at the Hungaroring and opted to do so immediately on Tuesday morning.Both completed multiple laps with the new device, which is 200mm wider and 25mm deeper and features less complicated endplates and wing elements.Force India’s design featured four flaps above the main wing plane, with long, slightly ... Keep reading

For the second consecutive race it should have been a Ferrari cakewalk – yet Lewis Hamilton walked away with all 25 points.Just like in Germany a week earlier the turning point for the reigning World Champion was rain, although this time it was in qualifying.So how did Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes turn a wet-weather pole into a dry-weather win despite a car speed deficit? Edd Straw's ... Keep reading

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Williams is preparing to trial an experimental version of Formula 1's new 2019 front wings this week in Hungary

Mercedes struggled on Friday in Budapest, finishing fifth and sixth in both sessions with Hamilton 0.4s and 0.7s off the pace both times.The Hungarian track is not best suited to Mercedes' design philosophy and Hamilton's title rival Sebastian Vettel appeared favourite for victory, before Hamilton took advantage of a wet qualifying session to claim pole and then commanded proceedings ... Keep reading

Max Verstappen has apologised for his expletive laden radio outburst following his engine-related retirement in Hungary.

Red Bull Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen says he was wrong to unleash an expletive-laden radio outburst during the Hungarian Grand Prix after his Renault engine failed

The Red Bull driver was furious that his hopes of a strong finish at the Hungaroring were wrecked when he suffered a suspected MGU-K failure on lap six.As his car rolled to a halt, he screamed over the team radio: "Can I not just go ahead and **** it. I don't care if this engine blows up… What a ******* joke all the time with this ****. Honestly."Although saying on Sunday night that ... Keep reading

Max Verstappen apologises for an expletive-laden outburst which was broadcast on a radio transmission during the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Vettel started the race on soft tyres compared to the Mercedes drivers running ultrasofts, but was poised to jump the early-stopping Bottas after a strong first stint.That would have given him a clear run at race leader Hamilton on fresher, softer tyres, but Vettel lost time near the end of his stint with traffic and then had a slow pitstop.Vettel, who went on to finish second after ... Keep reading

Renault Sport Formula 1 boss Cyril Abiteboul insists his company is not concerned by criticism from Red Bull's Christian Horner and now ignores his comments

Interviewed on air by Sky F1 immediately after Max Verstappen retired from the Hungarian GP with an MGU-K issue, Horner expressed his frustration, which was exacerbated by the fact that it came so soon after an engine failure for Daniel Ricciardo in Germany."I am not going to get drawn into saying too much," said Horner."But we pay multi millions of pounds for these engines, for a ... Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton said a "big car change" from his Mercedes Formula 1 team after Friday practice paved the way for him to win the Hungarian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel doubts he would have passed Lewis Hamilton even had he not been held up behind the Mercedes Formula 1 driver's team-mate Valtteri Bottas in the Hungarian Grand Prix

Lewis HamiltonRating: 9Hamilton really made the difference in the sodden final sector on his way to pole position. After that superb performance, it was a question of controlling the race, with the strong first stint extending the life of the ultrasoft vitally important. The only question mark is we'll never know the answer to is how he would have responded to Vettel pressure late ... Keep reading

Fernando Alonso has conceded Romain Grosjean's opportunistic overtake at the Hungarian Grand Prix's first virtual safety car restart was fair, having initially suggested it might breach Formula 1 rules

Three teams, Renault, Williams and McLaren could yet stand in the way of Force India's survival.

Alonso initially indicated over McLaren team radio that Grosjean's Haas illegally overtook when Grosjean snuck past Alonso at the VSC restart on lap seven of 70."Grosjean passed me under the safety car. I was right on the delta [minimum time limit] so I don't know," Alonso reported.The stewards ultimately did not investigate Grosjean's move and after the race Alonso admitted Grosjean ... Keep reading

There is just a week to go in the most intriguing of Formula 1’s crowdsourcing challenges to date. That’s one week to make a submission that could win you not only a US$50,000 cash prize and a visit to the US Grand Prix in Austin with behind the scenes access, but also the chance to […]

Toto Wolff admits that Mercedes, as "interested spectators", believe administration will prove "positive" for Force India.

The Hungarian Grand Prix was supposed to be an exercise in damage limitation for Mercedes. Winning was a long-shot and "wasn't realistic", in the words of team boss Toto Wolff, on Ferrari territory.Yet ultimately it was Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton inflicting the damage on Ferrari rather than sustaining it, thanks to what was ultimately a dominant victory.That Mercedes came within six ... Keep reading

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The Indian outfit was caught out by a wet but drying Hungaroring on Saturday, with neither Esteban Ocon nor Sergio Perez able to escape Q1.Ocon and Perez tried different strategies but failed to make enough progress in the 70-lap race, finishing 13th and 14th respectively and a lap down on the leaders.“A difficult race for us and we knew it was going to be a big challenge to score ... Keep reading

The Ferrari driver was third at the Hungaroring, one place behind teammate Sebastian Vettel as Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton took a second successive victory.Ferrari was favourite for the Hungarian GP as the circuit suits its car better than Mercedes, but its two drivers were only able to salvage second and third late on as Valtteri Bottas's tyres faded."It doesn't really feel like a very ... Keep reading

Kimi Raikkonen does not feel his Hungarian Grand Prix podium was "a very happy finish" or a "very good" Formula 1 race

Toto Wolff has clarified his reference to Valtteri Bottas being Lewis Hamilton's "wingman" in Formula 1's Hungarian Grand Prix, insisting Mercedes does not favour one driver over the other

Valtteri Bottas handed 10s penalty for late clash with Daniel Ricciardo.

Mercedes F1 team boss Wolff called Bottas a "sensational wingman" for fending off the Ferraris as Lewis Hamilton escaped to victory at the Hungaroring, leading Bottas to tell TV crews being described that way "hurts".Bottas suggested he would seek talks with Mercedes over Wolff's comments, saying it remains too early in the season for him to be cast in a support role to championship ... Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton plans to "turn up the heat" in the title fight in the second half of the season as he goes into the break with a 24-point lead.

Verstappen had passed two cars at the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix to run fifth behind the Mercedes and Ferrari cars, but an MGU-K failure put him out of the race after five laps.The issue compounded Red Bull's misery on what had been a difficult race weekend at one of its more favourable tracks – and Verstappen said after the race that both he and teammate Daniel Ricciardo, who ... Keep reading

The punishment does not change Bottas's fifth-place result as he had a 23s cushion back to Pierre Gasly in sixth.Bottas was trying to limp to the finish on extremely worn tyres and with wing damage from a collision with Sebastian Vettel - which the stewards did not investigate - when he was caught for fourth place by Ricciardo.The Red Bull driver made a move down the outside of the ... Keep reading

Valtteri Bottas says he needs to speak to his team after admitting to being hurt when Toto Wolff referred to him as a "wingman".

Sebastian Vettel says he does not blame Valtteri Bottas for locking up and hitting his Ferrari Formula 1 car after being passed for second place in the Hungarian Grand Prix

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen says the Renault Formula 1 engine's lack of reliability and performance is "difficult to accept", with the latest failure in Hungary leaving him "very angry"

Valtteri Bottas has been given a 10-second penalty and two penalty points by the Formula 1 stewards for his clash with Daniel Ricciardo in the Hungarian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes took full advantage of their surprise qualifying performance to take victory at the Hungaroring, a prospect which seemed unlikely after Friday’s running. A frustrating weekend for Ferrari continued into the race, where small time losses – through slow pit stops and lapped traffic – cost them the chance to challenge for […]

Valtteri Bottas says he is hurt by comments from Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolf that he was a "sensational wingman" in the Hungarian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton heads into the summer break with a 24 point lead as he takes full advantage of front-row lock-out to frustrate Ferrari.

The Finn was forced to play a defending role in the second half of the Hungaroring race, with teammate and race leader Lewis Hamilton's main title rival Sebastian Vettel stuck behind him.After holding off Vettel until just a few laps before the end to ensure Hamilton was clear in front for the win, Wolff told Sky that he admired the role Bottas played.Wolff said: "It feels a bit ... Keep reading

Full result of the Rolex Magyar Nagydij.

Hamilton took a comfortable win from pole position, with Vettel taking second despite being hit by Bottas when the Mercedes driver tried to fight back after being passed for second with five laps to go.Bottas slumped to fifth, making more contact on the way after colliding with Daniel Ricciardo, as Kimi Raikkonen stole the final podium position.Hamilton and Bottas maintained ... Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton extended his Formula 1 world championship lead with victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix, as Sebastian Vettel survived late contact with Valtteri Bottas to finish second

Lewis Hamilton wins tense strategic battle at the Hungarian Grand Prix to head into Formula 1's summer break with a 24-point championship lead.

Max Verstappen had been well-placed to challenge Mercedes and Ferrari in the early stages at the Hungaroring, but a suspected MGU-K problem put him out on lap six.The retirement led to a furious outburst from the Dutchman, who had seen another chance of good points slip from his grasp.He told the team: “Can I not just go ahead and **** it. I don’t care if this engine blows up… What a ... Keep reading

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says the service it is getting from Renault is 'some way' below what it is paying for, after being hit with another power unit failure in the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Renault has confirmed it is in talks to field Mercedes Formula 1 junior Esteban Ocon in 2019 and has targeted the Belgian Grand Prix to announce its driver line-up

Ocon has been linked with a loan move to Renault next season that would mean he replaces Carlos Sainz alongside Nico Hulkenberg.Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul told French broadcaster Canal+ before the Hungarian Grand Prix that talks with Ocon were taking place but that did not mean he was guaranteed to join the team.Abiteboul said he expects conversations to continue with ... Keep reading

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As the major creditor, and with the futures of junior drivers Esteban Ocon and George Russell also in mind, Mercedes was closely involved in the discussions that led to Sergio Perez triggering administration.That in turn will lead to administrator FRP selling the team, whereas previously main shareholder Dr Vijay Mallya was reluctant to entertain offers.Mercedes is keen for the team ... Keep reading

The Toro Rosso F1 rookie has endured a difficult start to the season, scoring just two points in 11 races so far and only twice qualifying better than 15th.But the New Zealander took advantage of the wet conditions in Hungary to qualify eighth as both Toro Rosso-Hondas made the top 10.“The conditions were worsening and I’m really quite proud of the lap I did in Q2 to get through ... Keep reading

Daniel Ricciardo says he needs some time away from Formula 1 after another dose of bad luck left him down in 12th on the grid for the Hungarian Grand Prix

Lance Stroll will start today's race from the pitlane after his team replaced his front wing.

F1 abandons plans to move 2019 pre-season testing to Bahrain.

The Canadian made it into Q2 in the wet but lost the rear of the car after running wide onto the exit kerb of Turn 9, spun back across the track and hit the barrier nose-first.The contact broke the front wing, the design of which was introduced at the German Grand Prix, and the team does not have a spare for either driver.Because the older-specificatio ... Keep reading

Zak Brown insists that McLaren has signed James Key as its new technical director, though the Briton doesn't have a start date.

Sainz’s effort in the wet on Saturday earned him his best qualifying result with Renault and matched his career best grid slot in F1.He claimed Renault told him to pit during his fifth lap in Q3, which would have been in line with or one lap later than other drivers, but the Spaniard continued and posted a 1m36.743s that briefly put him third.Sainz stayed out for another flying lap ... Keep reading

Toro Rosso Formula 1 driver Brendon Hartley says he "really put my balls on the line" to secure a breakthrough top-10 qualifying result at the Hungarian Grand Prix

Carlos Sainz Jr defied a call from his Renault Formula 1 team to pit during Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying to complete the lap that earned him a fifth-place start

Lance Stroll's crash in Formula 1's Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying has cost him the use of Williams's upgraded front wing

The Australian failed to make it out of Q2 at the Hungaroring when he was caught out by a spinning Lance Stroll and deteriorating weather conditions.On the back of retirements from two of the last three grands prix with mechanical problems, the Red Bull driver confesses to mounting annoyance at the situation.Asked if the summer break is welcome or not at a time when luck is going ... Keep reading

Plans for Formula 1 to undertake pre-season testing in Bahrain have been dropped, with teams now choosing between Barcelona or a return to Jerez instead

Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo are left frustrated in the rain, McLaren Zak Brown boss has a plan, plus more.

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says that many potential buyers "with deep pockets" are waiting to bid on Force India

The majority of teams were keen to go to Bahrain, mainly because the good weather would guarantee unlimited running.In addition, Barcelona is no longer regarded a properly representative test venue, with Pirelli having mandated thinner tyre treads for the Spanish GP weekend after blistering issues in testing.Negotiations with the F1 organisation over how much freight would cost the ... Keep reading

The SF71Hs could not capitalize on the performance advantage that had been apparent in the dry P3 session, but both drives are determined to do their best in tomorrow's 70 lap race

Lewis Hamilton's wet-weather masterclass and the Force India ripple effect - all you need to know before the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Red Bull motorsports chief Helmut Marko indicated his frustration that negotiations between Toro Rosso and McLaren over Key's release had been trumped by public confirmation from the British squad of his hiring.Marko said that the Englishman would now not be available for a "very long time."He is understood to have a contract that runs to 2020.Despite ... Keep reading

TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Paul Di Resta)Q: Lewis, the emotion of getting that pole position today. Wet conditions after a difficult practice session, how does that feel?Lewis HAMILTON: It's great for the team to have a one-two. Jeez, we couldn’t have expected this. Honestly, the Ferraris have been quickest all weekend and we were just trying to do our best to be as close to them ... Keep reading

No further action to be taken after Max Verstappen was alleged to have impeded Romain Grosjean.

The young Dutchman has built up a reputation for wet-weather prowess in his F1 career so far, while Red Bull has also generally excelled in the conditions as of late – as such weather puts an emphasis on downforce and negates its customary straightline speed deficit.However, at the Hungaroring – which is viewed as one of Red Bull's stronger tracks – Verstappen could do no better than ... Keep reading

Force India went into administration on Friday, following legal action led by Perez, supported by Mercedes and Force India sponsor BWT.Although Perez is owed money by Force India, he says his principal motivation is to safeguard the F1 team's future, not recover the debts he is owed."I end up in a very difficult situation," said Perez. "The last month or so has been ext ... Keep reading

Sergio Perez is 'heartbroken' at taking legal action against Force India and its owner Vijay Mallya, but says it was necessary to save the Formula 1 team from going bust

Today's post-qualifying press conference with Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen.

Sergio Perez says he started administration proceedings against Force India to fend off a winding-up petition from another creditor.

Max Verstappen says Red Bull's 2018 Formula 1 car "just doesn't work" in wet conditions, having qualified a disappointing seventh for the Hungarian Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso does not understand "what problem" Formula 1 has with his team radio messages and says he is annoyed that his animated conversations have again been singled out

Max Verstappen has avoided a grid penalty after FIA stewards investigated him for potentially impeding Romain Grosjean in qualifying for Formula 1's Hungarian Grand Prix

Verstappen, who qualified in seventh, drew the ire of Haas driver Grosjean late on in Q3, as the Frenchman felt he was significantly hampered by the Red Bull.Grosjean radioed to his team that Verstappen “f**ked” him and told media afterwards: “It cost me the last two laps. I lost 1.6 seconds on the lap I caught him and I tried to open a bit of a gap and start the next lap.“I was so ... Keep reading

The Spaniard's intense conversation with his team about which tyre to pick for the final minutes of Q2 in Hungary were picked out on the international television feed, as he expressed frustration about a tyre call.But Alonso said he was far from happy that FOM had again picked out what he felt was a conversation that every driver would be having with their team."The FOM is quite ... Keep reading

Sebastian Vettel feels Ferrari's Formula 1 car is just not as competitive in the wet as Mercedes', after only qualifying fourth for the Hungarian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton says his Hungarian Grand Prix pole position came as a "shock" after his Mercedes team was outpaced by Ferrari in practice

Ferrari had been on top in dry practice at the Hungaroring, but ended up on row two of the grid when it rained heavily in qualifying.Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas filled the front row for Mercedes, with Kimi Raikkonen third ahead of Vettel - the Ferraris both half a second off the pace."Probably we are not as competitive in the wet as we are in the dry, but you know in these ... Keep reading

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo believes it was bad luck that caused his shock early exit from Q2 at Formula 1's Hungarian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel, who had led the way for the Scuderia during the weekend, was quicker than the highest-placed Mercedes car in all three of the practice sessions in the dry, and headed into qualifying as favourite for pole position.But the skies opened up ahead of the pole shootout, and Hamilton took advantage, outpacing his rivals with a last-gasp effort on full wets to claim ... Keep reading

The Red Bull driver had been hoping to challenge Mercedes and Ferrari at the front, but in the end will line up just 12th after being caught out by the weather and a spinning Lance Stroll.Having just scraped through Q1, Ricciardo was out of luck in the second session after being slowed by yellow flags brought out for Stroll, before deteriorating weather conditions meant there was no ... Keep reading

In a remarkable turnaround from their free practice form, heavy rain in qualifying completely transformed Mercedes’ fortunes at the Hungaroring with Lewis Hamilton taking his 77th pole position ahead of team-mate Valtteri Bottas. After trailing Ferrari throughout free practice, Hamilton used his skills in tricky conditions in the first wet-weather session of the weekend to […]

Kimi Raikkonen believes traffic cost him a chance to be "comfortably" on pole for the Hungarian Grand Prix after being surprised by his Ferrari Formula 1 car in wet conditions

Raikkonen was on provisional pole until the final round of flying laps at a soggy Hungaroring, when Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas dumped him to third.He claimed that catching a Haas spoiled his efforts to improve on new tyres at the end."I was a bit unlucky, I changed to new tyres and [there was] not a lot of grip, but we got behind the Haas and with the spray it ... Keep reading

Verstappen was warned about the approach of the Haas driver on team radio, and the Frenchman subsequently made his feelings clear with an expletive-laden message to his own pit wall."F**k, f**k, f**k, the Red Bull completely f**ked me," Grosjean radioed."That is not on, I was on a push lap, then I had massive spray on the next lap."The FIA noted an “alleged breach of Article 31.5 of ... Keep reading

Max Verstappen has been called to see the Formula 1 stewards at the Hungarian Grand Prix over allegedly impeding Romain Grosjean in qualifying

The weather gods smile on Lewis Hamilton as chaotic conditions leave Ferrari and Red Bull struggling following Silver Arrows front row lock-out.

Full times from today's qualifying session for the Rolex Magyar Nagydij.

Lewis Hamilton takes pole position in an enthralling wet qualifying session for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

The Q3 runners used wet tyres throughout, and on the first runs Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen had the advantage over Hamilton.But after both Mercedes drivers pitted for a second set of wets with three-and-a-half minutes remaining, it turned into a battle between Hamilton and teammate Valtteri Bottas.Bottas had the advantage after the first two sectors, but Hamilton was a stunning ... Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton led a surprise Mercedes Formula 1 front-row lockout in a rain-hit qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix

Perez has a deal that has essentially brings substantial Mexican sponsorship to the team, where he has raced since 2014, while he is in turn paid a salary.It was a delay in those payments that amounted to several million pounds that eventually triggered his action, which was conducted with the support of other creditors including Mercedes.Perez took the action through his management ... Keep reading

Force India deputy team principal Bob Fernley says there is no animosity towards Sergio Perez after the Mexican's management company took action that put the team into administration

After Friday evening’s High Court decision in London administrator Geoff Rowley and his firm FRP Advisory are now running the team, using independently sourced funds that are sufficient, for example, to allow it to pay staff salaries next week.Administration is viewed positively within the Force India camp because it allows FRP Advisory to properly assess potential buyers, with more ... Keep reading

Force India deputy team principal Bob Fernley believes that the administration process will have a positive outcome because a suitable buyer can invest in the Formula 1 team's future

Spins for Hamilton and Vettel at the chicane as the Silver Arrows pull out all the stops to close gap to Vettel and Ferrari.

Vettel and Ferrari had ended Friday on top and continued that form ahead of qualifying in Budapest, setting the pace on a 1m16.170s.Bottas and Mercedes hit back from a disappointing Friday by lapping just 0.059s slower than Vettel, but Bottas and Hamilton had tricky sessions.Vettel was fastest at the halfway mark of the session after ending his first flying laps almost half a second ... Keep reading

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel topped final practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas both spun during a mixed session for the Mercedes Formula 1 team

Full times from the final free practice session for the Rolex Magyar Nagydij.

Force India went into administration on Friday after action brought against the team by its driver Perez.This was supported by creditors including Mercedes and team sponsor BWT.Force India and Mercedes are in the 10th year of an engine supply relationship that has grown to include Mercedes placing its junior driver Esteban Ocon at the team alongside Perez, who has been with Force ... Keep reading