2024 Hungarian GP Archives - Motorsport

Leclerc believes Ferrari can make a “big step forward” in the F1 development race once persistent bouncing issue is resolved

Magdalena Put5 months ago5 months ago08 mins

After a difficult triple header, Charles Leclerc finally had a strong showing at the Hungaroring last week. Ferrari have been off their game in recent weeks, after introducing a problematic upgrade in Barcelona and spending the subsequent rounds trying to resolve the issues that arose as a result. Failing to finish in the top ten…

Hamilton: Verstappen needs to “act like a world champion” following radio rants in F1 Hungarian GP

Rachel Stephens5 months ago5 months ago08 mins

Following a clash between the Red Bull and Mercedes drivers at the Hungarian GP, the stewards’ have claimed that Hamilton could have done more to avoid contact with Verstappen. Due to the team’s strategy calls throughout the race, Verstappen was exposed to an undercut from Hamilton on two occasions. On lap 63 of the race,…

“We know we need to improve”— Horner admits amid growing McLaren F1 championship threat

Magdalena Put5 months ago5 months ago09 mins

Red Bull brought a significant upgrade to Hungary, hoping to offset their weaknesses and enhance performance. Max Verstappen’s weekend-long frustration suggests that it did not deliver the improvement the team had hoped for. After missing out on pole and qualifying third, Verstappen remarked: “With all those updates it’s still not good enough. (…) I was…

Sainz laments “first bad start of the season” as it costs him shot at podium in F1 Hungarian GP

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah5 months ago5 months ago010 mins

Ferrari’s grip on second place in the Constructors’ Championship slipped away following McLaren’s 1–2 finish in the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday. The Prancing Horse spent most of the afternoon being the fourth-fastest car in the pecking order. Their qualifying session set them up for a potential podium finish with Carlos Sainz in fourth, who…

Tsunoda “very happy” with P9 in F1 Hungarian GP, praises team and mechanics for car rebuild

Harshpreet Kaur5 months ago04 mins

From a high-speed crash towards the end of the Q3 session, which brought the red flags out, to a points-scoring finish on Sunday. For RB F1’s Yuki Tsunoda, the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix weekend was full of highs and lows. While trying to put a lap together in the final minutes of the Q3 session…

Pérez’s race pace in F1 Hungarian GP “was surprisingly good” — Russell

Harshpreet Kaur5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

Following the end of the 2024 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix, Mercedes seems to have had a tale of two halves with their results. While the man who was on the top step on Formula One’s last outing in Silverstone, Lewis Hamilton found himself finishing the race in P3, recording his 200th F1 podium. George…

Leclerc feels Ferrari “had a bit of an edge” on race pace over Mercedes in F1 Hungarian GP

Gabriel Diamante5 months ago5 months ago010 mins

Scuderia Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc finished 4th in the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix, outlining that despite the strong race pace, qualifying and track position was the key to a potential podium result behind the dominant McLarens. The Monegasque stated that pitting early in the final stint made things really tricky. He had extended his first…

Ocon and Gasly say Alpine “have to do better” as Famin apologises for Q1 miscall in F1 Hungarian GP qualifying

Fernanda Álvarez5 months ago07 mins

Saturday turned out to be a difficult day for Alpine on the track. The team from Enstone faced a qualifying in Hungary that threatened with rain and left the track slightly damp. With 6 minutes left in the first session, the competitors headed to their garages as the rain began. The session was interrupted by…

Bottas: F1 Hungarian GP “probably the best chance so far in the season to fight for the points”

Fernanda Álvarez5 months ago06 mins

Sauber expected a stronger performance in Hungary as a result of upgrading the package on Valtteri Bottas’ car two races before heading into the summer break. A decent result in qualifying saw the Finnish driver going close to a place in Q3 as he missed out by 0.077s to start P12, as teammate Zhou Guanyu…