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“People that don’t like my language, don’t listen in” — Verstappen on criticism over his radio exchanges during the F1 Hungarian GP

Syrine Ferchichi5 months ago5 months ago010 mins

Max Verstappen is known for being vocal with his radio messages to his Race Engineer Gianpiero Lambiase, often causing a bit of a stir due to the witty remarks they exchange.However, the series of eyebrow-raising exchanges during the Hungarian Grand Prix raised questions on the relationship drivers have with their pit wall. Speaking during media…

“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…

“A frustrating race” on Verstappen’s side, “a good race” on Pérez’s: Horner on Red Bull F1’s Hungarian GP

Lucrezia Costa5 months ago5 months ago08 mins

It definitely wasn’t the race Red Bull was hoping for, with neither driver on the podium and many angry radio messages from lead driver Max Verstappen. The Dutchman was involved in a number of on track fights, including the most controversial one on lap 63 which saw him going airborne after making contact with Lewis…

“But what we have to acknowledge is that McLaren are clearly now leading the field” — Toto Wolff praises McLaren after hard fought F1 Hungarian GP podium

Ewout Albrecht5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

After two victories in a row Mercedes had to settle for third in the Hungarian GP with Lewis Hamilton, as George Russell only managed eighth. There was a hairy moment however late in the race when Max Verstappen overzealously tried to overtake Hamilton for far out, leading to contact between the two rivals. The Dutchman…

Max Verstappen driving his Red Bull at the Hungaroring

“It’s something that we’ll talk about as a team” — Horner says any tension between Verstappen and Lambiase will be sorted behind closed doors after F1 Hungarian GP

Luke-John Buckle5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

Christian Horner concedes that Red Bull has to find more raw speed with the RB20 after a lacklustre Hungarian Grand Prix weekend. Red Bull and Max Verstappen lead both championships but haven’t won a Grand Prix in the last three races. Budapest was also their second event without a podium after a missed opportunity in…

Verstappen: I got “shit thrown at me” in Austria for same move that Hamilton did in Hungarian F1 GP clash

Nicolas Lopes5 months ago5 months ago07 mins

Max Verstappen was left unimpressed after colliding with Lewis Hamilton late on at the Hungarian GP, expressing his frustration for getting “shit thrown” at him for moving under braking at the Austrian GP, as he felt Hamilton did the same in the late stages in Budapest. The Dutchman was already frustrated with the strategy that…

F1 | Hungarian GP | Race | Piastri wins first Grand Prix from Norris as Verstappen angrily finishes 5th

James O'Connor5 months ago5 months ago010 mins

Pierre Gasly started from pit lane as Alpine added more engine components into the pool. There was a scare for polesitter Lando Norris before the race as he complained about his throttle not working as it should. McLaren changed a throttle damper on the grid. 13 of the drivers started on mediums, with the Astons,…

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 Albrecht5 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…

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

Marika Petracca5 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…

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 Buckle5 months ago5 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…