George Russell suffered a Mercedes Formula 1 engine software issue that put the revs out of control while on the Hungarian Grand Prix grid and triggered his slow start.
On Saturday, a water leak caused by hitting a kerb destroyed his engine, forcing Mercedes into an engine change ahead of the race. But on the grid an issue at the start triggered anti‑stall, costing him several positions and ...Keep reading

Mercedes has announced the departure of young driver guru Gwen Lagrue, with the Frenchman officially joining Red Bull as its Formula 1 junior programme director.
As previously reported by Autosport, over the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, long-standing junior driver guru Lagrue is joining the Red Bull F1 team in a similar role to the one he held at Mercedes. On Monday afternoon Mercedes ...Keep reading

Lando Norris claims he was “just better in every sense” relative to McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri on his way to a resounding victory in Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix.
After snatching pole position by 0.012s over Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, Norris lost the lead to Piastri on lap one as he slid on the dirty outside line in Hamilton corner.
The Briton easily kept up with the sister ...Keep reading

Rivals claim Ferrari has the most agile chassis in Formula 1, if not the best engine or aerodynamics, so its SF-26 is generally expected to shine at circuits where straightline speed is less valuable than an ability to carry high speeds into slow corners.
And yet neither Lewis Hamilton nor Charles Leclerc were able to claim pole position in Hungary. More remarkable still, and contrary to ...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

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

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri was hugely frustrated by being hit by a lapped Carlos Sainz in Formula 1's Hungarian Grand Prix, but saw no bones in McLaren's strategy.
Piastri pitted from the lead for his second stop and was put into lapped traffic, behind Williams driver Sainz and Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso scrapping over a position out of the points.
As Sainz cut back to the racing ...Keep reading

A sudden, unexpected wave of Formula 1 drivers ignoring blue flags in the Hungarian Grand Prix was caused by a system failure.
Flag signalling has evolved along with technology with F1. Previously, 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

The Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix stewards have 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 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 driver ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has won his first grand prix of 2026 at Formula 1's Hungarian Grand Prix as early leader Oscar Piastri lost the lead due to lapped traffic, and then retired with a gearbox failure.
Piastri passed polesitter Norris at the start with a cutback at Turn 2 controlled the first half of the race, with Norris appearing quicker but unable to find a way past on the twisty Hungaroring.
Max ...Keep reading