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“We don’t have the performance to do much better” — Leclerc says Ferrari unable to challenge McLaren and Red Bull F1 following Hungarian GP qualifying

James O'Connor2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

Charles Leclerc will start the Hungarian Grand Prix from P6 as Ferrari’s recent struggles continued. The Monegasque driver was half a tenth away from Lewis Hamilton in Q3 on Saturday and said he lost that time in the last corner. Nonetheless, he has been a couple of tenths off teammate Carlos Sainz throughout the weekend…

Russell “really quite angry” with Q1 exit at F1 Hungarian GP: “We can’t be throwing away opportunities like this”

James O'Connor2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

It was a massively frustrating Saturday for George Russell at the Hungarian Grand Prix as he was knocked out in Q1, alongside Sergio Pérez. On the first set of tyres, Russell was tentative and he could only manage P14 fastest. The 26-year-old also had a moment at turn 8 but carried on. He took responsibility…

Sainz “happy” with P4 in qualifying, but admits achieving a podium finish in F1 Hungarian GP will be “very difficult”

Magdalena Put2 months ago2 months ago04 mins

Carlos Sainz was ‘best of the rest’ on Saturday, qualifying P4 at the Hungaroring as Ferrari’s pace-related struggles continued. Ferrari’s weekend has been a mixed bag so far. Sainz topped the first practice session of the weekend, but they’ve seemingly been on the back foot since FP2. The Ferrari duo was split by Lewis Hamilton,…

“We’ve got a quick car underneath us” — Piastri optimistic after qualifying P2 ahead of the F1 Hungarian GP

Magdalena Put2 months ago2 months ago04 mins

McLaren have locked out the front row for the Hungarian Grand Prix, with Lando Norris leading the 1-2. Oscar Piastri, meanwhile, is still waiting for his maiden F1 pole. On this occasion, he found himself just 0.022 seconds behind his teammate. “Of course very happy for the team and obviously a good result to be…

“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…