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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Red Bull and Ferrari do not believe that Charles Leclerc’s accident at last weekend’s French Grand Prix was at all related to “porpoising” and bouncing. The phenomenon has appeared this season amid the arrival of the new technical regulations, which have brought about the return of ground effect aerodynamics. It meant a complete change to
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Following on from the French Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz has incredibly revealed that he chose to race without a drinks bottle, in a bid to save weight. Having been awarded numerous grid penalties for exceeding the allowed number of engine components, the Ferrari driver started the race in 19th place. Sainz incredibly made his way
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Haas driver Mick Schumacher was not happy with Carlos Sainz’s driving during the first practice session ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Sainz was moving slowly going through the left of Turn Eight in Budapest on Friday while he was on a slow lap, and Schumacher was pushing on a fast lap behind him.
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