Mark Temple explains F1 2026 regulations using food examples, as he goes through the challenges McLaren faced in the build-up. There have been a lot of technical explanations from F1 teams or pundits to describe the 2026 regulations, but McLaren technical director of performance Temple has brought forward his ‘A’ game to equate the developments…
Team Principal Fred Vasseur has shared his thoughts on how Ferrari fared in the first half of the 2026 F1 season, how their development philosophy differs from that of McLaren, and where he sees the clearest room for the SF-26’s improvement following the summer break. As it stands, the Italian outfit sits second in the…
McLaren F1 arrived in Hungary with a raft of new-specification parts. By Sunday evening, the team was explaining a result that even its own engineers hadn’t fully predicted. Reigning World Champion Lando Norris converted pole position into a commanding win. The pace advantage visible on Sunday told its own story about the direction the team…
Toto Wolff addressed the shifting development picture in F1 following the 2026 Hungarian GP, acknowledging McLaren’s progress while outlining Mercedes’ own plans for the second half of the season. Kimi Antonelli finished third and George Russell seventh after a difficult afternoon that saw Russell drop to P21 off the line following an anti-stall at the…
Following the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP, McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella shared his insights on the weekend and broke down the team’s decision to pit Oscar Piastri to cover off Lewis Hamilton and the call to go longer with Lando Norris. It was a strong outing for McLaren at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP with…
Oscar Piastri left the Hungaroring with a lingering sense of displeasure after the McLaren driver went from leading the race for over 20 laps to making contact with Williams’ Carlos Sainz and eventually retiring from the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP due to suspected gearbox issues. The Aussie moved up to third on the grid after…
Team Principal Andrea Stella has opened up about Oscar Piastri’s emotional outburst over team radio, McLaren’s rationale behind their second pit stop sequence at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP, and the Australian’s run-in with backmarker Carlos Sainz in the latter half of the race. While Lando Norris converted pole position into victory at the Hungaroring,…
For the first time since the 2025 São Paulo GP last year, F1 World Champion Lando Norris was victorious on a Sunday as he ultimately dominated the 2026 Hungarian race. Having made a very good start to keep P1 into the first corner, he got a little bit deep into turn 2. While in previous…
Oscar Piastri was running in the net lead of the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP when he had a run-in with Carlos Sainz’s Williams on lap 38, losing him valuable race time and the race lead to McLaren team-mate Lando Norris, who ultimately went on to win the race comfortably. Piastri was “pissed off” to be…
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri had a frustrating Qualifying session at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP but will be starting in P3 after Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton‘s post-session penalties. The 25-year-old reflected on the challenging session and lamented the lack of pace and balance in his McLaren. Oscar Piastri also shared his perspective on the incident…
