Leclerc pitted from the lead at the end of lap 39 after completing just 17 laps on his medium compound, with Ferrari then hoping to get him to the end of lap 70 on Pirelli’s hardest tyre, despite seeing how Alpine duo Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso were struggling on Read more…
The seven-time F1 world champion believed he could match team-mate George Russell’s surprise pole laptime in Q3, but suffered a broken DRS on his final lap, leaving him unable to improve late on.Having to rely on his laptime from the first run in the top-10 qualifying shootout, Hamilton dropped to Read more…
The McLaren driver shadowed Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by just 0.217 seconds in FP2 at the Hungaroring, having also ended FP1 inside the top five in fourth.This follows a week on from a French GP weekend in which Norris was 1.1s off pole in fifth and finished the race 52s adrift Read more…
Hamilton and team-mate George Russell both failed to compete with the front-runners in either FP1 or FP2 at the Hungaroring, regularly reporting struggles over the radio.Hamilton sounded exasperated at one stage when he was informed of the gap to pacesetter Charles Leclerc of Ferrari, who ended FP1 1.1 seconds clear Read more…
Vettel announced on Thursday morning that he would be stepping away from F1 at the end of the season, bringing the curtain down on a career that netted four world championship titles.His departure from grand prix racing has special significance for Schumacher because the pair have forged a close relationship Read more…
Unlike many of its midfield rivals, Haas has opted against designing a major upgrade for its VF-22 car so far this season, instead focusing on small refinements and unlocking the potential of the existing package.Magnussen scored the team’s best result of the season at the opening round in Bahrain, finishing fifth, Read more…
Seven-time F1 world champion Hamilton celebrated his 300th grand prix start at Paul Ricard, becoming only the sixth driver in history to reach the milestone.At 37, Hamilton is the second-oldest driver on the grid, only behind Fernando Alonso, and has previously talked down the chances of him still racing in Read more…
Fresh from the French GP, won by Max Verstappen after Charles Leclerc crashed out from the lead, F1 has a final round before the summer break with a return to the Hungaroring.More: 10 things we learned from the 2022 French Grand Prix Verstappen’s lead in the drivers’ standings has swelled to Read more…
A shortage of the new parts has meant that the team has opted to give them only to Magnussen as the highest-placed driver in the world championship, leaving Mick Schumacher with the standard car.Williams adopted a similar strategy with its recent new package, which was used only by Alex Albon Read more…
The Frenchman was also mystified as to why he was only 17th in FP3 before securing 12th in qualifying.He will actually start 10th, as Carlos Sainz and Kevin Magnussen both have grid penalties.Ocon’s teammate Fernando Alonso demonstrated the potential of the car by securing seventh on the grid.“It’s clearly a Read more…