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Today's post-race press conference with Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.

The Mercedes driver, starting from his maiden F1 pole position, opted to begin the Hungary race on soft tyres while the Ferraris directly behind him picked the mediums. With a heavy rain shower forecast for the start of the race, Russell said he was "rubbing his hands together" in anticipation to use the soft tyre advantage which are better suited to run in slippery conditions. But once the ... Keep reading

Leclerc started on medium compound tyres at the Hungaroring and spent the opening stint running third, only to jump teammate Carlos Sainz for second place by getting the overcut at the first round of pitstops. With a five-lap tyre delta, Leclerc managed to catch race leader George Russell and pass him for P1 before opening up a three-second gap at the head of the field. But when Ferrari ... Keep reading

Not for the first time this season, Lewis Hamilton admits to being baffled by the W13's performance.

After a gruelling run of 13 races in 20 weeks, the Formula 1 paddock heads into a summer break in August immediately after the Hungarian GP. There will be no official F1 track action for an entire month, with the teams reconvening at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps on the 26-28 August. That means over three weeks off from the grind of the F1 circus and travelling the world, and ... Keep reading

Ferrari boss, Mattia Binotto claims it was the F1-75's lack of performance in cooler temperatures rather than poor strategy that compromised his team today.

Pulling off what has to be the shock win of the season, Max Verstappen admits that he almost started the race on the infamous hard tyre.

As he falls 80 points behind title rival Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc rues Ferrari's strategic error.

With Max Verstappen starting down in 10th on the grid after his engine problem in qualifying, and team-mate Sergio Perez one place further back, Red Bull's simulations had shown that the best route to deliver a good result was to have a long first stint on the hard. But difficulties that both drivers had in switching even the soft tyre on en route to the grid prompted Red Bull to scrap its ... Keep reading

We opted for a one-stop with both cars, which meant we had to be quite careful across both stints on the Medium and Hard tyres to ensure we could reach the chequered flag with sufficient pace in hand.

In general, we did not perform well, with the car unable to reproduce Friday's pace and in terms of how we managed the strategy and pit stops.

It was great to see around 10 different tyre strategies during the race - with every compound used - which all played their part in delivering an exciting and spectacular grand prix.

A day that promised much at its beginning left us disappointed in the end.

It was a fantastic race today. Everyone put in a top performance.

With Max Verstappen starting down in 10th on the grid after his engine problem in qualifying, and teammate Sergio Perez one place further back, Red Bull's simulations had shown that the best route to deliver a good result was to have a long first stint on the hard. But difficulties that both drivers had in switching even the soft tyre on on the way to the grid prompted Red Bull to scrap its ... Keep reading

The Mercedes driver, starting from his maiden F1 pole position, opted to begin the Hungary race on soft tyres while the Ferraris directly behind him picked the mediums. With a heavy rain shower forecast for the start of the race, Russell said he was "rubbing his hands together" in anticipation to use the soft tyre advantage, with the red-walled rubber better suited to slippery ... Keep reading

The Mercedes driver, starting from his maiden F1 pole position, opted to begin the Hungary race on soft tyres while the Ferraris directly behind him picked the mediums. With a heavy rain shower forecast for the start of the race, Russell said he was "rubbing his hands together" in anticipation to use the soft tyre advantage which are better suited to run in slippery conditions. But once the ... Keep reading

The Mercedes driver finished second in Sunday's race, having lined up seventh after a DRS failure on his final Q3 lap scuppered his chances of matching teammate George Russell's pole time. Russell finished third, with Verstappen taking victory despite having started 10th. The seven-time F1 world champion says though the cooler conditions on Sunday helped the team secure their second ... Keep reading

The Mercedes driver, starting from his maiden F1 pole position, opted to begin the Hungary race on soft tyres while the Ferraris directly behind him picked the mediums. With a heavy rain shower forecast for the start of the race, Russell said he was "rubbing his hands together" in anticipation to use the soft tyre advantage, with the red-walled rubber better suited to slippery ... Keep reading

With all six cars from the top three teams finishing the race, P7 was the best we could achieve today - and we did it.

It was a difficult race today for us. We'll regroup and come back in our old form not having issues like this.

Unfortunately, the rain was never enough to affect the race and with both cars suffering damage on the 1st lap, we were forced into a difficult race.

We still need a little more to get that first win of the season but every week it feels like it's getting closer and closer and the team is determined to make it to the top step soon.

Leclerc started on medium compound tyres at the Hungaroring and spent the opening stint running third, only to jump teammate Carlos Sainz for second place by getting the overcut at the first round of pitstops. With a five-lap tyre delta, Leclerc managed to catch race leader George Russell and pass him for P1 before opening up a three-second gap at the head of the field. But when Ferrari ... Keep reading

Who is leading the 2022 F1 world championship drivers' points? Red Bull’s reigning champion Verstappen pulled out another 17 points over Ferrari drivers’ title rival Charles Leclerc, who led in Hungary before a poor strategy decision dropped him back to finish sixth. Verstappen’s lead is now 80 points over Leclerc as he bids for a second successive drivers’ title. His Red Bull ... Keep reading

We had mixed fortunes as a team today.

This afternoon was anything but straightforward: we managed our tyre life throughout the entire race, judged the strategy very well, and managed both drivers to obtain a good result for the team.

Leclerc pitted from the lead at the end of lap 39 after completing just 17 laps on his medium compound, with Ferrari then hoping to get him to the end of lap 70 on Pirelli's hardest tyre, despite seeing how Alpine duo Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso were struggling on that compound. The decision went against Leclerc's wishes, who wanted to extend his middle stint on the mediums to then switch ... Keep reading

Leclerc started on medium compound tyres at the Hungaroring and spent the opening stint running third, only to jump teammate Carlos Sainz for second place by getting the overcut at the first round of pitstops. With a five-lap tyre delta, Leclerc managed to catch race leader George Russell and pass him for P1 before opening up a three-second gap at the head of the field. But when Ferrari ... Keep reading

Who is leading the 2022 F1 World Championship Drivers' points? Red Bull’s reigning champion Verstappen pulled out another 17 points over Ferrari drivers’ title rival Charles Leclerc, who led in Hungary before a poor strategy decision dropped him back to finish sixth. Verstappen’s lead is now 80 points over Leclerc as he bids for a second successive drivers’ title. His Red Bull ... Keep reading

Leclerc pitted from the lead at the end of lap 39 after completing just 17 laps on his medium compound, with Ferrari then hoping to get him to the end of lap 70 on Pirelli's hardest tyre, despite seeing how Alpine duo Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso were struggling on that compound. The decision went against Leclerc's wishes, who wanted to extend his middle stint on the mediums to then switch ... Keep reading

The Mercedes driver finished second in Sunday's race, having lined up seventh after a DRS failure on his final Q3 lap scuppered his chances of matching team-mate George Russell's pole time. Russell finished third, with Max Verstappen taking victory despite having started down in 10th. But seven-time F1 world champion Hamilton says, though the cooler conditions on Sunday helped the team ... Keep reading

Hungary was Ferrari's race to lose and the Maranello outfit duly obliged, as Max Verstappen extends title lead and Mercedes claim remaining podium spots for second successive weekend.

The Mercedes driver finished second in Sunday's race, having lined up seventh after a DRS failure on his final Q3 lap scuppered his chances of matching teammate George Russell's pole time. Russell finished third, with Verstappen taking victory despite having started 10th. The seven-time F1 world champion says though the cooler conditions on Sunday helped the team secure their second ... Keep reading

The defending champion overcame his qualifying power loss and a spin thanks to expert tyre management to complete his accession from 10th to victory to extend his points lead. Lewis Hamilton headed a Mercedes 2-3 over maiden polesitter George Russell, who had led for 30 laps, as front-row starter Carlos Sainz slid to fifth over Red Bull’s recovering Sergio Perez. Meanwhile, early leader ... Keep reading

Result of the Aramco Magyar Nagydij

Mercedes’ George Russell led from pole but came under attack from Charles Leclerc from one-third distance. Leclerc grabbed the lead with a fantastic outbraking move around the outside of Turn 1. But Leclerc’s chances of victory were dealt a fatal blow when Ferrari opted for him to run the slower hard tyres, despite evidence of the Alpines struggling badly on them. On the flipside, title ... Keep reading

The defending champion overcame his qualifying power loss and a spin thanks to expert tyre management to complete his accession from 10th to victory to extend his points lead. Lewis Hamilton headed a Mercedes 2-3 over maiden polesitter George Russell, who had led for 30 laps, as front-row starter Carlos Sainz slid to fifth over Red Bull's recovering Sergio Perez. Meanwhile, early leader ... Keep reading

Red Bull's Max Verstappen drives an outstanding race to win the Hungarian Grand Prix from 10th on the grid despite a spin costing the lead.

Norris qualified fourth in Budapest, having started ahead of Russell at the last race in France. His McLaren teammate Daniel Ricciardo is ninth on the grid. “It was a very good lap, not perfect,” he said. “I had a big, big snap out of turn five. But I didn't think anything that I could have done, even if was a perfect lap, would have moved me up any higher positions. “I think George ... Keep reading

An engine issue in Q3 prevented Verstappen from setting a fast lap time, resigning him to the fifth row for the start of Sunday’s race at the Hungaroring. But chief title rival Charles Leclerc was not able to take full advantage, finishing only third in qualifying as George Russell scored a shock maiden pole position for Mercedes. Asked if it was a nice surprise to see Russell on pole ... Keep reading

Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez will both start today's Hungarian Grand Prix from the back of the grid after taking on new engines.

Masi was removed from his position as race director after failing to implement at least two articles of the sporting regulations in the Abu Dhabi title decider last December. It resulted in the last-lap showdown where Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton to snatch the championship away, sparking controversy and protests from Mercedes that were eventually dropped. Masi left the FIA earlier ... Keep reading

Both Verstappen and Perez had disappointing qualifying sessions at the Hungaroring as Mercedes’ George Russell took his maiden pole position. Perez failed to make it out of Q2 after blaming being held up by Haas driver Kevin Magnussen on his final run for not making it through. He therefore starts from 11th. Verstappen did make it through to Q3 but found his chances of fighting for pole ... Keep reading

Both Verstappen and Perez had disappointing qualifying sessions at the Hungaroring as Mercedes' George Russell took his maiden pole position. Perez failed to make it out of Q2 after blaming being held up by Haas driver Kevin Magnussen on his final run for not making it through. He therefore starts from 11th. Verstappen did make it through to Q3 but found his chances of fighting for pole ... Keep reading

Masi was removed from his position as race director after failing to implement at least two articles of the sporting regulations in the Abu Dhabi title decider last December. It resulted in the last-lap showdown where Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton to snatch the championship away, sparking controversy and protests from Mercedes that were eventually dropped. Masi left the FIA earlier ... Keep reading

The first Formula 1 race to be held behind the Iron Curtain, the Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring has become a well-established event that this year is being staged for a 37th consecutive year. The tortuous sequence of corners at the Budapest track places a premium on a high-downforce set-up and gives the drivers a workout, but it has produced no shortage of intriguing races despite the ... Keep reading

The Milton Keynes-based team has been ramping up its Powertrains division ahead of a planned partnership with Porsche for F1’s new rules era from 2026. As part of its ambitious efforts, it has been on a recruitment drive to hire the best staff possible and has already lured a number of key signings from rival Mercedes over the past 12 months. This included its new technical director Ben ... Keep reading

The Milton Keynes-based team has been ramping up its Powertrains division ahead of a planned partnership with Porsche for F1’s new rules era from 2026. As part of its ambitious efforts, it has been on a recruitment drive to hire the best staff possible and has already lured a number of key signings from rival Mercedes over the past 12 months. This included its new technical director Ben ... Keep reading

An engine issue in Q3 prevented Verstappen from setting a fast lap time, resigning him to the fifth row for the start of Sunday’s race at the Hungaroring. But chief title rival Charles Leclerc was not able to take full advantage, finishing only third in qualifying as George Russell scored a shock maiden pole position for Mercedes. Asked if it was a nice surprise to see Russell on pole ... Keep reading

After a difficult first half to the F1 season, George Russell delivered Mercedes' best qualifying result of the campaign with a shock pole at the Hungaroring. While the team has no proper explanation for why things went so well at the tight and bumpy circuit, Wolff suspects that out of the box thinking with test items and setup at each race weekend has been critical in unlocking something on ... Keep reading

Norris qualified fourth in Budapest, having started ahead of Russell at the last race in France. His McLaren team-mate Daniel Ricciardo is ninth on the grid. “It was a very good lap, not perfect,” Norris said about his Q3 lap time. “I had a big, big snap out of turn five. But I didn't think anything that I could have done, even if was a perfect lap, would have moved me up any higher ... Keep reading

Former race director Michael Masi says he received death threats after the controversy in Abu Dhabi that saw Max Verstappen claim his debut world title last year.

Former race director, Michael Masi has revealed that he received death threats in the aftermath of last year's controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Helped by problems for Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton the A522s of Ocon and Alonso qualified fifth and sixth, separated by just 0.060s. Alonso was ahead of Ocon on Friday and was second overall in the wet FP3 session. He was also faster than the Frenchman in both Q1 and Q2, taking third spot in the latter session. The 41-year-old was thus disappointed to lose out to his ... Keep reading

After a difficult first half to the F1 season, George Russell delivered Mercedes' best qualifying result of the campaign with a shock pole at the Hungaroring. While the team has no proper explanation for why things went so well at the tight and bumpy circuit, Wolff suspects that out of the box thinking with test items and set-up at each race weekend has been critical in unlocking something on ... Keep reading

Helped by problems for Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton the A522s of Ocon and Alonso qualified fifth and sixth, separated by just 0.060s. Alonso was ahead of Ocon on Friday and was second overall in the wet FP3 session. He was also faster than the Frenchman in both Q1 and Q2, taking third spot in the latter session. The 41-year-old was thus disappointed to lose out to his team ... Keep reading

For the third successive race weekend, Helmut Marko has criticised Sergio Perez' performance, claiming the Mexican appeared to be on "summer break mode".

Max Verstappen has accused FIA officials of treating he and his fellow F1 drivers like "amateurs" in terms of track limits.

In the space of 24 hours in Hungary this weekend, Formula 1 turned upside down.

Today's post-qualifying press conference with George Russell, Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc.

Most drivers will probably stop only once, in order to safeguard track position. But a two-stopper is also a good option, very close to a one-stopper in terms of overall time.

The seven-time F1 world champion believed he could match teammate George Russell's surprise pole laptime in Q3, but suffered a broken DRS on his final lap, leaving him unable to improve late on. Having to rely on his laptime from the first run in the top-10 qualifying shootout, Hamilton dropped to seventh place and conceded it was frustrating to lose out on the opportunity having seen Russell ... Keep reading

The Monegasque driver, who is bidding for a victory at the Hungaroring to try to keep his title hopes alive, was unable to fully capitalise on engine problems for rival Max Verstappen as he ended up third on the grid. Reflecting on the afternoon, where the ability to switch the tyres on for a single lap proved key to the pace at the front, Leclerc said that things had not been easy for ... Keep reading

We're expecting it to be tough tomorrow but it's another encouraging sign that we are slowly but surely moving in the right direction and further motivation to the team to keep up the hard work.

Lando put in a great lap at the end of Q3 to give us a spot on the second row. It was good to see that we could carry forward into qualifying the pace we saw on Friday.

Overall, we can be pleased with how we performed today, as we got a good team result, which puts us in a position from which we can aim to bring home the best possible result tomorrow.

It was a disappointing qualification. Firstly losing Checo in Q2 after encountering some traffic and then unfortunately Max suffering technical issues.

We're happy with our Qualifying effort today with both cars inside the top six and in a great position to be competitive for tomorrow's race.

The Mercedes driver put in a stunning late lap in qualifying to claim his maiden F1 pole position, beating Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz by 0.044s to top spot.  The pole lap appeared to surprise Russell himself after qualifying, as Mercedes’ pace transformed having struggled throughout practice. With Sainz leading Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc in third, it still offers the Italian ... Keep reading

Russell labelled Friday at the Hungaroring as a “disastrous day” when he came away from FP2 in only eighth and 0.9s off the pace, while teammate Lewis Hamilton was down in 11th. The race simulations on the medium tyre were similarly adrift, with Russell’s average lap time over a 10-lap stint some 1.2s slower than the performance shown by Max Verstappen on the same compound. Russell ... Keep reading

Russell will start ahead of the Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3. World Championship leader Max Verstappen, who topped Q2, suffered a disastrous Q3 and will start 10th for Red Bull. Read Also: Hungarian GP: Russell ... Keep reading

Sainz led the way after the first Q3 runs on the Hungaroring and as his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc failed to beat his time, Sainz then improved again to seemingly cement a certain pole position. But Sainz's bid for a second career pole was thwarted in the dying seconds of the top 10 shootout by Mercedes' George Russell, who took a shock maiden pole. Having lost out on pole by only ... Keep reading

The Canadian set the fastest time in the wet-but-drying FP3 session with a late run on intermediate tyres that put him 0.661s clear of Charles Leclerc's Ferrari, with the second Williams of Alex Albon in third. It marked the first time a Williams had topped an official timed session at a grand prix since Monza in 2017. But Latifi, who said he'd hoped the rain would cause disruption to ... Keep reading

Sainz led the way after the first Q3 runs on the Hungaroring and as his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc failed to beat his time, Sainz then improved again to seemingly cement a certain pole position. But Sainz's bid for a second career pole was thwarted in the dying seconds of the top-10 shootout by Mercedes' George Russell, who took a shock maiden pole. Having lost out on pole by only ... Keep reading

The seven-time F1 world champion believed he could match team-mate George Russell's surprise pole laptime in Q3, but suffered a broken DRS on his final lap, leaving him unable to improve late on. Having to rely on his laptime from the first run in the top-10 qualifying shootout, Hamilton dropped to seventh place and conceded it was frustrating to lose out on the opportunity having seen Russell ... Keep reading

Russell labelled Friday at the Hungaroring as a “disastrous day” when he came away from FP2 in only eighth and 0.9s off the pace, while team-mate Lewis Hamilton was down in 11th. The race simulations on the medium tyre were similarly adrift, with Russell’s average lap time over a 10-lap stint some 1.2s slower than the performance shown by Max Verstappen on the same compound. Russell ... Keep reading

Today's team representatives press conference with Andreas Seidl, Christian Horner, Mike Krack, Franz Tost, Laurent Mekies and Alan Permane.

The seven-time F1 world champion believed he could match teammate George Russell's surprise pole laptime in Q3, but suffered a broken DRS on his final lap, leaving him unable to improve late on. Having to rely on his laptime from the first run in the top-10 qualifying shootout, Hamilton dropped to seventh place and conceded it was frustrating to lose out on the opportunity having seen Russell ... Keep reading

The Monegasque currently sits 63 points adrift of reigning champion Verstappen after he crashed out of the lead in the French GP last time out. Ferrari, meanwhile, trails Red Bull by 82 points in the constructors' championship. Carlos Sainz will start second in Budapest behind first-time polesitter George Russell, and his Ferrari teammate Leclerc will line up form third in his F1-75. This ... Keep reading

Verstappen's Red Bull teammate, Sergio Perez, had his first laptime set in Q2 deleted for an alleged track limits breach exiting Turn 5, only for the lap to be reinstated after the FIA had another look and realised he did not cross the white line. New FIA race directors Niels Wittich and Eduardo Freitas have taken a more hardline approach to track limits this season, saying the white line is ... Keep reading

The Monegasque currently sits 63 points adrift of reigning champion Verstappen - this comes after he crashed out of the lead in the French GP last time out. Ferrari, meanwhile, trails Red Bull by 82 points in the constructors’ championship. In a bid to close the deficit, Carlos Sainz will start second in Budapest behind first-time polesitter George Russell, and his Ferrari team-mate ... Keep reading

Verstappen’s Red Bull team-mate, Sergio Perez, had his first lap time set in Q2 deleted for an alleged track limits breach exiting Turn 5, only for the lap to be reinstated after the FIA had another look and realised he did not cross the white line. New FIA race directors Niels Wittich and Eduardo Freitas have taken a more hardline approach to track limits this season, saying the white line ... Keep reading

The Briton was almost a second off the pace of the Ferraris down in eighth after Friday’s running, with team-mate Lewis Hamilton expressing shock at how inconsistent the 2022 Mercedes was from track to track. A wet FP3 did nothing to boost Mercedes morale with Russell constantly complaining of a lack of grip on both the intermediate and wet tyres. But Russell stunned with his final lap in ... Keep reading

The Monegasque driver, who is bidding for a victory at the Hungaroring to try to keep his title hopes alive, was unable to fully capitalise on engine problems for rival Max Verstappen as he ended up third on the grid. Reflecting on the afternoon, where the ability to switch the tyres on for a single lap proved key to the pace at the front, Leclerc said that things had not been easy for ... Keep reading

Russell will start ahead of the Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3. World Championship leader Max Verstappen, who topped Q2, suffered a disastrous Q3 and will start 10th for Red Bull. Read Also: Hungarian GP: Russell ... Keep reading

The Briton was almost a second off the pace of the Ferraris down in eighth after Friday's running, with teammate Lewis Hamilton expressing shock at how inconsistent the 2022 Mercedes was from track to track. A wet FP3 did nothing to boost Mercedes morale with Russell constantly complaining of a lack of grip on both the intermediate and wet tyres. But Russell stunned with his final lap in a ... Keep reading

The Briton was an unlikely contender to top qualifying after the struggles for the Mercedes W13 all season, not least during both dry and wet running at the Hungaroring so far this weekend. But despite not taking a fastest sector on his critical lap, his combined runs sailed him to the top over Carlos Sainz, who had the legs on his teammate Charles Leclerc. But it was a session to forget for ... Keep reading

The Monegasque driver, who is bidding for a victory at the Hungaroring to try to keep his title hopes alive, was unable to fully capitalise on engine problems for rival Max Verstappen as he ended up third on the grid. Reflecting on the afternoon, where the ability to switch the tyres on for a single lap proved key to the pace at the front, Leclerc said that things had not been easy for ... Keep reading

Mercedes driver George Russell stuns himself and Formula 1 with a sensational maiden pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

The Briton was an unlikely contender to top qualifying after the struggles for the Mercedes W13 all season, not least during both dry and wet running at the Hungaroring so far this weekend. But despite not taking a fastest sector on his critical lap, his combined runs sailed him to the top over Carlos Sainz, who had the legs on his team-mate Charles Leclerc. But it was a session to forget ... Keep reading

Times from today's qualifying session for the Aramco Magyar Nagydij.

The shocks come thick and fast as George Russell claims his maiden pole ahead of the Ferraris, while teammate Lewis Hamilton suffers DRS issue and Max Verstappen starts tenth after power problem.

Ferrari topped Friday at the Hungaroring with Charles Leclerc and Sainz finishing second practice in first and third place respectively, split by McLaren’s Lando Norris. Max Verstappen doubted Red Bull would be able to compete with Ferrari if things stayed dry in Budapest, but rain is set to impact Saturday’s running. Sainz explained how Ferrari opted to trial various set-up solutions ... Keep reading

Nicholas Latifi springs a late surprise as he tops the timesheets in final practice as the widely predicted rain leaves teams facing the tough choice of focussing on qualifying or the race.

The Canadian, who is fighting for a new contract to remain on the grid with the Grove team, surprisingly bolted to the top in the dying moments of a slippery FP3 to pip second practice pacesetter Leclerc. Alex Albon, who had taken the flag moments before his Williams teammate, secured third ahead of his former Red Bull stablemate and defending champion Max Verstappen. A downpour in the hour ... Keep reading

The Canadian, who is fighting for a new contract to remain on the grid with the Grove team, surprisingly bolted to the top in the dying moments of a slippery FP3 to pip second practice pacesetter Leclerc. Alex Albon, who had taken the flag moments before his Williams team-mate, secured third ahead of his former Red Bull stablemate and defending champion Max Verstappen. A downpour in the hour ... Keep reading

Times from the final free practice session for the Aramco Magyar Nagydij.

Amid an ongoing row between teams and motor racing’s governing body over an intention to change the floor regulations for next season to help combat porpoising, there is a growing impatience for a final decision to be taken. PLUS: The complexities contributing to F1’s current bouncing storm Teams fear that it is already too late for the FIA to push through with its original ... Keep reading

Amid an ongoing row between teams and motor racing's governing body over an intention to change the floor regulations for next season to help combat porpoising, there is a growing impatience for a final decision to be taken. Teams fear that it is already too late for the FIA to push through with its original intention to raise the floor edges by 25mm, and there has been talk of a legal ... Keep reading

In Lawson's case, he will face the challenge of switching between F1 and his regular F2 campaign on Friday at Spa-Francorchamps. All teams have to run a rookie in two FP1 sessions this season, with both race drivers giving up their seat on one occasion each. The only exception is Alfa Romeo, with the FIA accepting that Zhou Guanyu's first outing in Bahrain counted as a rookie ... Keep reading

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner admits that the team could join forces with Porsche in Formula 1 in the future.

For the Hungarian Grand Prix, Aston Martin has introduced an aggressive rear wing concept that offers an alternative interpretation of rules that were originally intended to get rid of traditional endplates. The hope was that the 2022 regulations would prevent the kind of previous tip vortex generation that disrupts airflow for cars behind and hinders the ability of pursuers to follow ... Keep reading

In Lawson’s case he will face the challenge of switching between F1 and his regular F2 campaign on Friday at Spa-Francorchamps. All teams have to run a rookie in two FP1 sessions this season, with both race drivers giving up their seat on one occasion each. The only exception is Alfa Romeo, with the FIA accepting that Zhou Guanyu’s first outing in Bahrain counted as a rookie ... Keep reading

For the Hungarian Grand Prix, Aston Martin has introduced an aggressive rear wing concept that offers an alternative interpretation of rules that were originally intended to get rid of traditional endplates. The hope was that the 2022 regulations would prevent the kind of previous tip vortex generation that disrupts airflow for cars behind and hinders the ability of pursuers to follow ... Keep reading

Porsche has been considering a return to F1 as an engine supplier since attending meetings with series bosses at the Italian Grand Prix in 2017. It then renewed its interest last year when the worst of the fallout from the emissions scandal had passed. According to a document released earlier this week by the Morocco Conseil de la Concurrence - the national government requiring applications ... Keep reading

The Dane has exclusive use of the revamped Haas at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, with his American-owned squad having adopted a Ferrari-style concept for its first in-season development. Although Magnussen ended up just 0.187 seconds ahead of his teammate Mick Schumacher in the older spec car at the end of second practice, he reckoned that the lap time did not tell the full story of the ... Keep reading

Porsche has been considering a return to F1 as an engine supplier since attending meetings with series bosses at the Italian Grand Prix in 2017. It then renewed its interest last year when the worst of the fallout from the emissions scandal had passed. According to a document released earlier this week by the Morocco Conseil de la Concurrence - the national government requiring applications ... Keep reading

Formula 1 launches a campaign to end abuse online and at events, in the wake of racist, sexist and homophobic incidents at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Ferrari topped Friday at the Hungaroring with Charles Leclerc and Sainz finishing second practice in first and third place respectively, split by McLaren’s Lando Norris. Max Verstappen doubted Red Bull would be able to compete with Ferrari if things stayed dry in Budapest, but rain is set to impact Saturday’s running. Sainz explained how Ferrari opted to trial various set-up solutions ... Keep reading

The Alfa Romeo name returned to F1 in 2019 as part of a new partnership with the Sauber squad that saw it take over the title sponsorship, as well as enjoying technical crossover as part of an extended partnership. While a long-term agreement has always been in place between the two parties, this has been subject to annual reviews that typically take place during the summer. According to ... Keep reading

The Dane has exclusive use of the revamped Haas at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, with his American-owned squad having adopted a Ferrari-style concept for its first in-season development. Although Magnussen ended up just 0.187 seconds ahead of his team-mate Mick Schumacher in the older spec car at the end of second practice, he reckoned that the lap time did not tell the full story of ... Keep reading

Red Bull Racing RB18 detail Photo by: Giorgio Piola The RB18 was fitted with a larger mirror casing for FP1 as the team helped the FIA to establish the criteria for any regulation changes that might come into force for 2023. Aston Martin AMR22 rear wing detail Photo by: Giorgio Piola Aston Martin's new inverted rolled endplates which defy the intent of the ... Keep reading

The move by F1 comes in the wake of reports of fans facing racist and homophobic abuse as well as sexual harassment over the Austrian Grand Prix earlier this month, prompting calls for action. The new campaign was launched via a video featuring all the drivers, F1 boss Stefano Domenicali and FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem condemning abuse both at events and online, and calling on people to ... Keep reading

The move by F1 comes in the wake of reports of fans facing racist and homophobic abuse as well as sexual harassment over the Austrian Grand Prix earlier this month, prompting calls for action. The new campaign was launched via a video featuring all the drivers, F1 boss Stefano Domenicali and FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem condemning abuse both at events and online, and calling on people to ... Keep reading

The Alfa Romeo name returned to F1 in 2019 as part of a new partnership with the Sauber squad that saw it take over the title sponsorship, as well as enjoying technical crossover as part of an extended partnership. While a long-term agreement has always been in place between the two parties, this has been subject to annual reviews that typically take place during the summer. According to ... Keep reading

With F1's regulations originally set to remain unchanged for next year, some of F1's smaller outfits were considering rolling over key elements of their current cars to help save costs. But with the FIA's porpoising intervention currently set to extend to a dramatic raising of the floor edges for next year, that could force everyone to design all-new chassis for 2023. At the moment, the FIA ... Keep reading

With F1’s regulations originally set to remain unchanged for next year, some of F1’s smaller outfits were considering rolling over key elements of their current cars to help save costs. But with the FIA’s porpoising intervention currently set to extend to a dramatic raising of the floor edges for next year, that could force everyone to design all-new chassis for 2023. At the moment ... Keep reading

As "experiments" with the W13 take Mercedes backwards, Lewis Hamilton anticipates a tough weekend ahead.

A productive Friday for us. Overall, the car seems to have decent potential.

It looks like tomorrow might be wet, so we'll have to adapt to the conditions. Today was a positive day for the team.

We're just trying to understand the upgrade package on Kevin's car and there is work to be done - but at the moment, it looks promising.

Ferrari enjoyed a dominant day at the Hungaroring, with Carlos Sainz leading first practice before team-mate Leclerc took over at the top in FP2. The Monegasque driver, who will look to bounce back from crashing out of the lead of the French GP last weekend, led from surprise package Lando Norris in the McLaren by 0.217s.  Sainz took third place in second practice, ahead of Red Bull’s ... Keep reading

Carlos Sainz was fastest in FP1 before his Ferrari teammate Leclerc topped FP2, the second of the pair of one-hour sessions. Hungarian Grand Prix FP1 results: Sainz fastest from Verstappen Cla Driver Chassis Time Gap Interval km/h 1 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1'18.750     200.274 2 Max ... Keep reading

After a gruelling run of 13 races in 20 weeks, the Formula 1 paddock heads into a summer break in August immediately after the Hungarian GP. There will be no official F1 track action for an entire month, with the teams reconvening at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps on the 26-28 August. That means over three weeks off from the grind of the F1 circus and travelling the world, and ... Keep reading

Amidst talk of the much-anticipated update resulting in a "white Ferrari", Haas boss, Guenther Steiner jokes "why would we copy Williams?"

The Silverstone-based team introduced an intriguing wing design in Budapest on Friday, having seemingly found a loophole in the wording of the regulations and been given the go-ahead by the FIA to pursue its novel interpretation.  Vettel suggested the wing did not represent a “massive step in performance” and added that the team had been more aggressive than usual with its Friday run ... Keep reading

Max Verstappen believes it would be difficult to beat Ferrari in a straight fight in the dry after Friday practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

The Silverstone-based team introduced an intriguing wing design in Budapest on Friday, having seemingly found a loophole in the wording of the regulations and been given the go-ahead by the FIA to pursue its novel interpretation. Vettel suggested the wing did not represent a “massive step in performance” and added that the team had been more aggressive than usual with its Friday run ... Keep reading

The McLaren driver shadowed Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by just 0.217 seconds in FP2 at the Hungaroring, having also ended FP1 inside the top five in fourth. This follows a week on from a French GP weekend in which Norris was 1.1s off pole in fifth and finished the race 52s adrift in seventh. But despite the strong start to his Hungary weekend, Norris says this can largely be attributed to ... Keep reading