Fernando Alonso felt that the FIA made a “gross error” in the way it swiftly brought out the red flag for Yuki Tsunoda’s qualifying crash at Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix.Tsunoda crashed at the exit of Turn 5 during the closing stages of Q3, with just two minutes and 23 seconds remaining in the session.With Tsunoda’s medical light having been triggered automatically by the impact, which …Keep reading
Max Verstappen feels unable to pinpoint possible ways for Red Bull to beat the front-row-starting McLaren cars in Formula 1’s 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix and is therefore wary of “spreading false hope”.Verstappen ended up third in qualifying at Budapest on Saturday, as Lando Norris surged to a second pole in four races and Oscar Piastri took second place in the other McLaren.Afterwards, and …Keep reading
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has bemoaned the “total underperformance” of “everybody involved” after finishing qualifying for Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix fifth and 17th.George Russell endured a self-confessed “disaster” after failing to advance from Q1, a mistake at Turn 8 on his most crucial effort – at the same time team-mate Lewis Hamilton had gone top of the timesheet – leaving him …Keep reading
Sergio Perez reckons “it will be even sweeter” to prove his detractors wrong when he regains his Formula 1 form, following his Hungarian Grand Prix Q1 crash.The Red Bull driver lost the rear end when entering the left-handed Turn 8, which pitched him into a spin. He came to rest in the barrier, causing a red flag and ultimately contributing to a provisional 16th place in qualifying – albeit with …Keep reading
Esteban Ocon condemned Alpine’s decision not to run at the end of Q1 in Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying as “not good enough” after both cars were eliminated.Despite the emergence of further rain prior to a Q1 red flag produced by Sergio Perez’s slip into the wall at Turn 8, all teams apart from Alpine returned to the circuit in an effort to beat the drop zone.It became evident that the …Keep reading
Lando Norris and McLaren led the way on pure pace on Friday at Formula 1’s 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix, but a deeper look at the long-run times suggests Red Bull possesses a race pace advantage at this stage.Red Bull also spent the day assessing the impact of its much-discussed engine cover cooling upgrade applied so far only to Max Verstappen’s car, while Ferrari too was working through what …Keep reading
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes has resumed its current struggles in hot weather, labelling his Friday Hungarian Grand Prix practice sessions as “not a good day” as the team seeks to find a solution.Despite its recent success which has yielded two consecutive victories in Austria and at Silverstone, Mercedes expected to struggle in the hot conditions prevalent in the Hungarian summer; as track …Keep reading
The British driver was quickest in second practice from F1 world championship leader Max Verstappen, as Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc crashed early on which put him out of the session.With plenty of upgrades on show up and down the grid, Carlos Sainz put his Ferrari third on the FP2 timesheet with a revised car floor, as Sergio Perez showed improvements with fifth in the upgraded Red Bull.George …Keep reading
Lando Norris put his McLaren on top of Formula 1’s FP2 times at the Hungarian Grand Prix, 0.243 seconds clear of Max Verstappen.After FP1’s scorching track temperatures, which neared 60C, the temperatures upon the Hungaroring circuit had started to fall below 50C for the start of FP2, ensuring the tyres had a marginally easier time of it.Sergio Perez had moved to the top of the order with a …Keep reading
The Mercedes Formula 1 team says it is back where it needs to be after morning dramas triggered by the global CrowdStrike IT outage.A defect in a software update rolled out by the American cybersecurity technology company CrowdStrike affected Microsoft Windows machines around the world on Friday morning.The problems caused a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) on affected machines, with banks, airlines …Keep reading