Following Honda’s decision to leave F1 at the end of last season, the Japanese manufacturer agreed to help manufacture and run its power units despite Red Bull being leased the IP. That was originally intended to be for this season only, with Red Bull then anticipated to take over the operation and run it from […]
Ricciardo started ninth after a solid qualifying session, but he drifted back to 15th by the flag, having picked up a five-second penalty for causing a collision with Lance Stroll. His pass on the Alpine drivers occurred when Ocon came out of the pits and straight into a fight for position with Alonso. Ricciardo was able […]
The Austrian Grand Prix represented the halfway point of the 2022 Formula 1 season. But the Hungarian GP retaining its pre-summer break spot and the mental reset it offers was why Max Verstappen’s engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase, told him as he crossed the finish line last Sunday: “what a drive – what a way to finish […]
Verstappen charged from 10th place on the grid to win at the Hungaroring on Sunday, extending his lead at the top of the drivers’ championship to 80 points heading into the summer break. Verstappen was aided by a superior strategy that saw him avoid using the hard compound tyre after struggling for grip during the […]
The German manufacturer appears to have turned the corner on its early campaign troubles as it bagged a second double podium finish in a row at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton recovered from a DRS failure in qualifying to take his second successive second place finish, while George Russell completed the podium after starting from […]
Traditionally hosting the final race before the summer break, the circuit has held a race every year since 1986, with every world champion bar Alain Prost and Nico Rosberg taking at least one victory ever since. Tickets for next year’s Hungarian GP are now available to book with Motorsport Tickets. In recent years, it has […]
Despite sitting first and third with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz halfway through the race, Ferrari failed to get either of its cars onto the podium. Leclerc dropped all the way back to sixth after an ill-fated call to run hard tyres for the third stint backfired in spectacular fashion, allowing Verstappen to overtake him […]
The two-time F1 world champion will leave Alpine at the end of the season to join Aston Martin, acting as the latest bombshell in the F1 driver market. Alonso will replace the retiring Sebastian Vettel, and opens up a seat with Alpine that looks set to be taken by Oscar Piastri. Alonso said on Sunday […]
Leclerc started on medium compound tyres at the Hungaroring and spent the opening stint running third, only to jump team-mate Carlos Sainz for second place by getting the overcut at the first round of pitstops. With a five-lap tyre delta, Leclerc managed to catch race leader George Russell and pass him for the lead before […]
The Mercedes driver, starting from his maiden F1 pole position, opted to begin the Hungary race on soft tyres while the Ferraris directly behind him picked the mediums. With a heavy rain shower forecast for the start of the race, Russell said he was “rubbing his hands together” in anticipation to use the soft tyre […]