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Daniel Ricciardo could not hide his frustration after an RB strategy call backfired in the Hungarian Grand Prix, resulting in the Australian dropping down the order and out of the points.

Toto Wolff has taken Lewis Hamilton’s podium in the Hungarian Grand Prix as a positive for Mercedes after mixed fortunes for the team during the weekend, with George Russell only able to recover so much on Sunday after a difficult qualifying.

When I left Formula 1 in 2019, I still had plenty of interest in doing more things. It felt like the right time so together with Nilay Shah, professor of engineering at Imperial College, we converted Zero into a real idea that has grown into a thriving company of 53 employees so far.Although I’m happy to see racing series increasingly adopting sustainable fuels, I truly believe we’re ...Keep reading

The Japanese city of Osaka has formed a new motorsport promotion council to boost its bid to get a future Formula 1 race hosting slot.Back in January, Osaka officials made it public that the city intends to attract F1 as part of a wider attempt to change its economic outlook and become an international tourism location.Osaka has now created the 'Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau', with nine ...Keep reading

Should McLaren pick a 'number one' driver? Is Lando Norris too nice? F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your questions.

Sergio Perez may have got himself back in Formula 1's points in Hungary, but his Red Bull bosses are clear they still want to see more from him.The Mexican produced what team principal Christian Horner reckoned was his strongest race since the Chinese Grand Prix in April as he came home seventh having started down in 16th.But while his race pace was strong, Horner is well aware that Hungary marked ...Keep reading

The Alpine Formula 1 team in closing in on a deal with Mercedes for a technical partnership that will include engine, gearbox and suspension – and could even start in 2025.The French manufacturer has been weighing up abandoning its own Renault works engine, with senior management questioning the costs versus benefits of continuing to invest hundreds of millions in its own power unit.Doubts about ...Keep reading

While McLaren had their best result since Monza 2021, others left Budapest pondering what might have been. Lawrence Barretto picks out his winners and losers from an enthralling Hungarian Grand Prix...

Gordon, now vice chairman of Hendrick Motorsports, gave owner Rick Hendrick is his first victory at the iconic track in 1994 and also four more before his driving career came to a close.On Sunday, Gordon sat on a pit box and marveled at the moves made by Hendrick driver Kyle Larson as he sliced through the field to put himself in position to win his first race on the 2.5-mile oval.
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McLaren's bubbling team orders scenario at the Hungarian Grand Prix led many – including Lando Norris, the subject of said on-track shuffling – to suggest that it all could have been avoided if the team had stopped Oscar Piastri first.A somewhat conservative effort to lock down the victory meant that Norris was pulled into the pitlane for his final stop first, as the team wished to cover off ...Keep reading

Team Principal Christian Horner was swift to dispel any rumours of a rift when he spoke to the media after the Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri recorded his maiden F1 Grand Prix victory in Budapest, beating team mate Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton - after a tense and gripping finish to the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri is now officially a Grand Prix winner, having taken victory in the Hungary on his 35th race start. But while he may still be relatively new to Formula 1, the Australian has been impressing across the motorsport ranks from an early age...

There was a lot to unpack from the horrifying multi-car crash late in the running of Sunday’s IndyCar Series round on the Streets of Toronto, with Arrow McLaren team principal Gavin Ward feeling “sick” about the circumstances.On lap 73 of 85, six cars piled up in Turn 1 in the shadow of the city’s signature Princes’ Gate, which was ignited after Pato O’Ward locked his rear tires on ...Keep reading

Scott McLaughlin says he was “disappointed” to be taken out of Sunday’s IndyCar Series race in Toronto by Team Penske team-mate Will Power, especially as they were running ahead of points leader Alex Palou at the time.Power punted McLaughin into the wall at Turn 5 during an over-ambitious overtaking move with nine laps to go. McLaughlin remained trackside to give Power a sardonic round of ...Keep reading

Dani Pedrosa has admitted to having suffered from chronic fatigue in the final three seasons of his MotoGP career with Honda.The 31-time grand prix winner has revealed that he was diagnosed with the same issue that compromised the career of his former team-mate Casey Stoner, who retired from MotoGP after 2012 at the age of just 27.The Spaniard stated that it took another three years for him to ...Keep reading

Nick Cassidy says that he and Antonio Felix da Costa “just cried together” after their collision in the Formula E London season finale which denied the Jaguar driver the title.Da Costa’s Porsche team-mate Pascal Wehrlein claimed this year’s Formula E drivers’ title as the German, Cassidy and the second Jaguar of Mitch Evans entered Sunday’s London E-Prix covered by just four ...Keep reading

Andretti Global’s Kyle Kirkwood says that team-mate Colton Herta “deserved” his Toronto IndyCar win and that there was no question of performing an undercut like the one that complicated McLaren’s Formula 1 strategy in Hungary.Ironically, McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown had been spotted watching the Hungarian GP on TV with Michael Andretti on the morning of the Toronto race, just before ...Keep reading

There's something about the Hungaroring and first-time Formula 1 winners. Perhaps it's the flowing layout of the course north-east of Budapest, with almost kart-circuit-like characteristics. Allied to the difficulty to overtake, which puts much more value on a good qualifying session, it makes it a happy hunting ground for maiden victories.Case in point: Damon Hill, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has started from pole position five times during his Formula 1 career. Of those five times, he has never led the race at the end of lap 1.In the Hungarian GP on Sunday, a bad start enabled the team order controversy that overshadowed Oscar Piastri's maiden victory.Here's a look at all the times a bad start from pole has cost Norris.2021 Russian Grand PrixNorris scored his first-ever ...Keep reading