Former race director Michael Masi has revealed that he and his family were threatened online in the aftermath of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Max Verstappen went into the final round of the season level on points as the championship was set to be decided at the Yas Marina Circuit, and the seven-time champion
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Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell both struggled for comfort and performance during practice ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix on Friday. Mercedes were an average of over nine tenths of a second off the pace of Ferrari during the opening two sessions of the weekend, ana managed a highest position of P5 through Russell
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Max Verstappen has conceded that he could not see victory on the horizon after qualifying for the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix. The Dutchman suffered from a loss of power ahead of his final run in qualifying on Saturday, putting him 10th on the grid for the race. He got a good start as he cleared the
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff was in a very jovial mood after qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix having watched George Russell take pole. The Silver Arrows went one and two in the first session of qualifying, but had to fight to get out of Q2, so one wondered where their pace actually was heading
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Fernando Alonso was unimpressed with team-mate Esteban Ocon after the Frenchman’s robust defending of his position at the start of the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix. Alonso had started the race sixth behind Ocon, with both Alpines beginning the afternoon on Mediums – the only set of Mediums they had available to them for the afternoon.
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Formula 1 fans on social media have been discussing the experiences they have had with the security services that are working at the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend. Long-time F1 photographer, Mark Thompson, got into an altercation with a member of the security team working in Budapest, and the officer appeared to strike Thompson in
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko did not hold back during his analysis of Sergio Perez’s disappointing qualifying performance in Budapest. The Mexican had been running over half a second off team-mate Max Verstappen’s pace throughout much of the weekend at the Hungarian Grand prix going into qualifying, and this trend continued in Q1. He
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Peter Bonnington and Toto Wolff were both on hand to offer Sir Lewis Hamilton some consolation after issues with his DRS denied him the chance to fight for pole in Hungary. Having been around a second adrift of Ferrari’s pace during practice, the Silver Arrows managed to top Q1 as they showed signs of significant
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko sees Ferrari as the absolute favourites for the Hungarian Grand Prix after their authoritative performance during practice in Budapest. Carlos Sainz beat Max Verstappen to the fastest lap in the first session on Friday, before Charles Leclerc topped the second session, with Sainz in third after an impressive showing
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko believes that the team have been able to diagnose the power unit issue that saw Max Verstappen qualify 10th in Hungary. Coming into a race where Ferrari were expected to be quicker, Verstappen looked to be giving the Scuderia a run for their money during the first two qualifying sessions,
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