Formula 1

“You have to brake early and roll the speed in and I hate that” — Hamilton details F1 qualifying struggles in the ground effect era

Syrine Ferchichi2 months ago2 months ago06 mins

After winning the past two rounds in the Red Bull Ring and Silverstone, Mercedes anticipated a drop In performance at the Hungaroring, as it’s technical nature and medium-speed corners are a weak point of their car. This culminated in a disappointing qualifying session, as the team struggled to deliver a consistent performance. George Russell exited…

Ricciardo declares he has “two races to give it hell” as he starts P9 at F1 Hungarian GP

Rachel Stephens2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

Daniel Ricciardo’s performance throughout qualifying at the Hungarian GP demonstrated why he’s in the mix for the highly sought after second Red Bull seat. Qualifying in P9 was a solid outcome for the Aussie, despite him feeling that the team missed out on some opportunities to beat Aston Martin due to the rain following the…

Alonso: Aston Martin F1 Hungarian GP updates have given “a little bit more grip, more downforce in the corners”

Rachel Stephens2 months ago2 months ago06 mins

Aston Martin locked out the fourth row for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, with Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll closely matched. More importantly, the team made a big step forward in performance compared to Spain and Austria. Fernando Alonso noted that the new parts and overnight adjustments have directly improved their performance, “Thanks to the…

“I will not give up” — Pérez vows to keep fighting following Q1 crash in F1 Hungarian GP

James O'Connor2 months ago2 months ago012 mins

There was a painful end to Sergio Pérez’s Saturday at the Hungarian Grand Prix as he crashed out in Q1 in damp conditions. The Mexican driver, facing enormous pressure both internally from Red Bull and externally from the media, lost the car in turn 8 as he turned in, crashing quite heavily into the tyre…

Verstappen puzzled as to what causes the lack of pace in F1’s Hungarian GP qualifying: “A bit difficult to pinpoint why that is”

Ewout Albrecht2 months ago03 mins

Max Verstappen was a little bit frustrated coming over the line after his final qualifying attempt this afternoon in Budapest. He qualified third, just under half a tenth behind pole-sitter Lando Norris, but he feels he is lacking some grip and pace to attack McLaren at the moment. “I tried, the whole weekend I think…

Norris confident for F1 Hungarian GP: “We’re in the best position for whatever the conditions throw at us”

Ewout Albrecht2 months ago2 months ago04 mins

It was a bit of a chaotic qualifying session, as both Sergio Pérez and Yuki Tsunoda caused red flags with their respective crashes, added to the continuous threat of rain throughout the session. It didn’t stop Lando Norris from grabbing his third career pole position, and McLaren’s first front-row lock-out since the 2012 Brazilian Grand…

F1 | Hungarian GP | Qualifying | Norris takes pole in a McLaren front-row

Marika Petracca2 months ago2 months ago07 mins

Saturday means it’s time for qualifying at the Hungaroring: 30 degrees of air temperature and raindrops approaching just as cars are about to come out of the pits for Q1. With McLaren topping the last free practice session just this morning, let’s have a look at what turn things took for the qualifying of the…

F1 | Hungarian GP | FP3 | Norris leads a McLaren 1-2 ahead of Verstappen

Marika Petracca2 months ago05 mins

Formula 1 is back on track for the Hungarian Grand Prix after a week off and on Friday it was Verstappen tagging behind Carlos Sainz in FP1 and Lando Norris in FP2. Now it’s time for the very last free practice session ahead of this afternoon’s qualifying, in a rather warm atmosphere as it’s 27…

FIA to implement new data-gathering technical directive to monitor flexi wings at F1 Belgian GP

Magdalena Put2 months ago03 mins

In an effort to better understand front wing flexing, the FIA will observe several selected teams during practice for the Belgian Grand Prix. The increasing use of flexible front wing designs by teams to improve car balance has come under scrutiny recently, with some teams questioning the extent to which their rivals are exploiting this…

Max Verstappen driving his Red Bull at Hungaroring

“It was just in ‘21” — Verstappen’s says vision issue a close secret amid F1 2021 title fight

Luke-John Buckle2 months ago2 months ago03 mins

Max Verstappen says only a select few people in and around the Red Bull team knew about his blurred vision problems that came along following his enormous shunt at the 2021 British Grand Prix. The Dutchman’s problems with sight came after a heavy crash at Silverstone following contact with Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap…