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Saturday at Oschersleben was already a disaster for Nicki Thiim with 18th on the grid and 12th at the finish, which caused a lot of frustration. But on Sunday, things got even worse for the DTM mid-season champion: In qualifying, where the Aston Martin pilot only managed 19th despite an adjusted Balance of Performance (BoP), tire manufacturer Pirelli made a grave mistake.
"This morning, to put ...Keep reading

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has explained the Formula 1 squad's thinking behind its second pitstop sequence in the Hungarian Grand Prix amid frustration from Oscar Piastri over his run-in with backmarker Carlos Sainz.
In their quest to deliver a first grand prix win of the season, both Piastri and team-mate Lando Norris showed frustration in the heat of the moment, belying the sense of ...Keep reading

Lando Norris reckons his driving has significantly improved in the 2026 Formula 1 campaign, even though he’s unlikely to defend his world championship.
The McLaren driver claimed his maiden crown last year by beating team-mate Oscar Piastri and then reigning champion Max Verstappen, who attempted a late comeback for a fifth title.
But the fact that Verstappen was in the mix on the final ...Keep reading

During the Brickyard 400 pre-race show, Hendrick Motorsports founder Rick Hendrick announced that Jimmie Johnson will drive Legacy Motor Club’s No. 48 entry in the 2027 Daytona 500.
Hendrick Motorsports has used the number for the past 25 years, most recently with Alex Bowman, but an agreement has been reached to release it for Johnson’s final Cup start.
Johnson will make his 703rd and ...Keep reading

After Max Verstappen revealed in the paddock on Saturday that Red Bull seems to encounter new problems every Formula 1 grand prix weekend, Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix turned out far better than expected.
Verstappen secured his fourth podium finish of the season at the circuit near Budapest, although given Red Bull's struggles he never thought that would be possible.
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Honda has announced it will debut its new Formula 1 power unit at an Aston Martin filming day this Wednesday at the Hungaroring.
Fresh from a confidence-boosting Hungarian Grand Prix where Aston Martin released its B-spec AMR26 F1 car with a clear pace improvement in both qualifying and race trim, Honda will debut its updated engine at a team filming day on Wednesday at the same ...Keep reading

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has absolved George Russell of responsibility for the botched start which dropped him from sixth on the grid to 20th place at the first corner of the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix.
The car appeared to be responding to inputs correctly on its way to the grid as Russell followed the tyre-warming instructions relayed to him by engineer Marcus Dudley, including a ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton was handed a five-second penalty during the Hungarian Grand Prix for exceeding the pitlane speed limit by just 0.1km/h.
The penalty, which dropped Hamilton to fifth place despite crossing the line in fourth, left former driver and Sky Sports Formula 1 pundit Anthony Davidson completely puzzled as he analysed the onboard footage.
The official ruling from the FIA stewards ...Keep reading

George Russell claimed he’s beyond 'disappointed' after the Hungarian Grand Prix practically ended his title hopes in the 2026 Formula 1 campaign.
The Mercedes driver started sixth at the Hungaroring but finished seventh having dropped to the back on lap one, as his W17 suffered an anti-stall at lights out.
It means he is now 59 points behind his championship-leading team-mate Kimi ...Keep reading

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri was hugely frustrated by being hit by a lapped Carlos Sainz in F1's Hungarian GP, but saw no bones in McLaren's pit strategy.
Piastri pitted from the lead for his second stop and was put into lapped traffic, behind Williams man Sainz and Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso scrapping over a distant position.
As Sainz cut back to the racing line in Turn 2, he veered ...Keep reading

A sudden, unexpected wave of Formula 1 drivers ignoring blue flags in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix was actually caused by a system failure.
Flag signalling has evolved along with technology with F1. In days of yore, it was just physical flags being waved trackside, but more visible light panels were subsequently added, and drivers now see blue flags pertaining to them on their steering wheel ...Keep reading

Hungarian GP stewards explained why they were more lenient with Carlos Sainz, issuing only a five-second penalty for his collision with Oscar Piastri.
Piastri, who was leading the Formula 1 race in Budapest during the opening phase, was nearly taken out by Sainz on lap 38 while the Spaniard was being lapped by the McLaren driver. Despite the incident, the Williams man received only a ...Keep reading

Reigning world champion Lando Norris brought home McLaren's first win of 2026 at the Hungarian GP from Max Verstappen and Kimi Antonelli, while a frustrated Oscar Piastri retired.
Piastri passed polesitter Norris at the start with a cutback at Turn 2 and controlled the first half of the race, with Norris appearing quicker but unable to find a way past on the twisty Hungaroring.
Verstappen ...Keep reading

Norris performing at a higher level than championship-winning campaign
Lando Norris raised a few eyebrows ahead of Hungary by claiming “I've driven better in this half of the season than I probably did to this point last year”. In 2025, of course, he was deep in a title fight against McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri but thanks to the change of regulations, the Woking outfit just hasn’t ...Keep reading

Spire Motorsports teammates Carson Hocevar and Daniel Suarez will lead the NASCAR Cup Series field to the green flag for the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Hocevar is quite the interesting personality, and has earned himself a mountain of new fans this year while also angering his competition with his hyper-aggressive style.
Hocevar's uniqueness extends to his post-race ...Keep reading

Nyck De Vries came out on top of a chaotic second Formula E Tokyo E-Prix in a final-lap fight, as Jake Dennis claimed the championship lead while Porsche clinched the constructors’ title.
In a race completely shaped by the rain that fell before the start, leaving the track wet throughout the first part of race, de Vries took advantage of a red flag that came at the perfect moment with just a ...Keep reading

Mirko Bortolotti (Grasser-Lamborghini) wins the second DTM race in Oschersleben: The Italian initially worked his way up to second place thanks to an overcut at the first pit stop and then benefited from a botched tire change for Manthey-Porsche driver Thomas Preining, who had been in full control of the race up to that point.
"Yes, unfortunately awesome. Incredible. I have to say, I can't ...Keep reading

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton has issued an apology for his attitude following a frustrating qualifying session for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Speaking during the drivers' parade ahead of the race at the Hungaroring, the seven-time champion reflected on the mixed emotions of a tricky Saturday. Hamilton had initially secured a second-place start for the Hungarian Grand Prix, narrowly missing out on ...Keep reading

Sky Sports Formula 1 commentator and former driver Martin Brundle has praised F1 bosses for their "lateral thinking" after it was confirmed that the championship will return to Malaysia's Sepang International Circuit.
Following weeks of speculation, F1 and the FIA officially announced on Sunday 26 July that the postponed Bahrain Grand Prix will be relocated to Sepang. Due to the ongoing ...Keep reading

Following the qualifying session for the 2026 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix, two top drivers were under investigation. It quickly became clear from the footage that Lewis Hamilton (second in Q3) would face a three-place grid penalty, the standard sanction for obvious obstruction of another driver.
As for Kimi Antonelli (fourth in Q3), in the absence of clearer evidence, it was necessary to ...Keep reading