Ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton has questioned the FIA’s harshness in regard to the budget cap, with the Mercedes driver believing that Red Bull’s punishment last season wasn’t “big”. The budget cap was a hot topic on Thursday during media day at the Hungaroring, following rumours that three teams have breached
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Ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, several drivers have reacted to Nyck de Vries’ “cutthroat” sacking from AlphaTauri, after just 10 races into his debut season. It was confirmed last Tuesday that De Vries had been dropped by the Red Bull family, with the Austrians having loaned development driver Daniel Ricciardo to the sister
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Ex-Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has revealed that reigning World Champion Max Verstappen purposely gave him a “little scare”, whilst entering the pits at the Austrian Grand Prix. Verstappen claimed victory at the Red Bull Ring to eclipse Ayrton Senna’s 41 career wins, with the Dutchman’s win at the team’s home race having been his
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Ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton has admitted that his “driving ability” isn’t enough to bridge Mercedes’ deficit to Red Bull, which has been substantial for the last 18 months. The Silver Arrows have struggled since the introduction of the new aerodynamic regulations, whereas Red Bull have thrived. Things are starting to
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Expert F1 analyst Sam Collins believes Red Bull have gotten a “free upgrade” for this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, with the side having introduced an update to their sidepods. Red Bull have introduced five upgrades to the RB19 at the Hungaroring, with one in particular having raised some questions. The side’s sidepods do look considerably
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As Carlos Sainz and compatriot Fernando Alonso gear up for the Hungarian Grand Prix, the Spanish Formula 1 driver has expressed his immense pride for Spain’s sporting exports. Despite the pressures of the current season and Ferrari’s struggles, Sainz has been performing brilliantly, outshining his high-profile teammate Charles Leclerc. While Sainz has not added to
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Sergio Perez has admitted ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix that he’s “not fully confident” with his RB19, something which has played a role in his recent struggles. Perez heads to the Hungaroring in dreadful form, with the Mexican having claimed just one podium in the last five races. If that wasn’t bad enough,
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George Russell has called for the FIA to issue harsher penalties to teams who breach the budget cap, following rumours that three teams exceeded the 2022 cap. It’s been reported by multiple media outlets that three teams have breached last season’s cap; however, the FIA have insisted that the rumours regarding the cap are “unfounded”.
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Lando Norris wandered into Lewis Hamilton’s media session on Thursday ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend, with the seven-time World Champion having embarrassed the young Brit. Hamilton shouted “wrong team” to the McLaren driver when he noticed that Norris had walked into Mercedes’ hospitality area, resulting in laughter from those in attendance. Norris
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George Russell is targeting back-to-back pole positions at the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend, 12 months on from his first Formula 1 pole. Russell defeated reigning World Champion Max Verstappen and both Ferrari drivers to pole at the Hungaroring last season, in what was his first qualifying P1 at the pinnacle of motorsport. At last
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