01/08/2021 - 22:39

In scrutineering checks after the race the FIA could only retrieve 0.3 litres of fuel from the car, when the rules mandate that one litre should be left in the tank for sampling.
The team believes that 1.74 litres of fuel should have been in the car, and thus there are still 1.44 litres in the system that the FIA could not retrieve.
Vettel had stopped two corners from the end of the in-lap ...Keep reading

01/08/2021 - 22:15

Vettel finished second at the Hungaroring behind first-time winner Esteban Ocon after not being able to find a way past the Alpine driver, scoring his second podium of 2021 for his new team.
After crossing the finish line, Vettel parked his car at the side of the track at Turn 12 after being ordered to stop by Aston Martin over the team radio.
It later transpired that the German didn't ...Keep reading

01/08/2021 - 20:16

Vettel finished second at the Hungaroring after rising up the order early on following the chaotic opening lap, narrowly losing out on victory to Alpine’s Esteban Ocon.
It marked Vettel’s second podium of the year for Aston Martin, but the four-time world champion is at risk of being thrown out of the race.
During the post-race scrutineering checks, the FIA found that it could not take ...Keep reading

01/08/2021 - 19:41

Perez was collected by the out-of-control Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas at the Hungaroring's first corner, and suffered major damage to his car.
Although the Mexican was able to continue at first, he ground to a halt further around the lap when the engine stopped.
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner revealed after the race that the Perez retirement was the result of accident damage – and the ...Keep reading

01/08/2021 - 19:27

Vettel, Valtteri Bottas, Carlos Sainz Jr and Lance Stroll were summoned by the stewards over a breach of the pre-race procedure outlined by race director Michael Masi.
It centred on the fact that they failed to remove their t-shirts as instructed ahead of the national anthem, contravening the guidelines set out in the procedure notes.
Vettel opted to wear a rainbow-coloured t-shirt with the ...Keep reading

01/08/2021 - 19:04

Rain showers in the lead up to lights out meant the entire field started the race on intermediate tyres, but the track dried out under the red flag thrown following the clashes at Turn 1.
While the field left the pit lane on intermediates, the track dried out so quickly that 14 of the 15 cars came immediately into the pits to take on a set of slick tyres.
It resulted in a bizarre situation ...Keep reading

01/08/2021 - 18:33

The world champion had battled hard through the Hungaroring event to finish in third place, after a wrong strategy call at the start had initially dropped him to the back of the field.
Following a red flag restart on a damp but drying track, every other driver pitted at the end of the formation lap to take slick tyres.
Hamilton elected to continue on inters though and came around alone as ...Keep reading

01/08/2021 - 18:31

On a damp track a slow starting Valtteri Bottas lost control of his Mercedes and slammed into the back of McLaren's Lando Norris, who then slid into the side of Verstappen's Red Bull.
The incident, which also ended up taking out Verstappen's team-mate Sergio Perez and brought out the red flag, caused the Dutchman to drop down the order with a severely damaged car, which prevented him from ...Keep reading

01/08/2021 - 18:04

After carnage at the wet start took out several contenders and polesitter Lewis Hamilton made a wrong decision not to come in for slicks at the restart, the Mercedes driver released Alpine's Ocon and Vettel into an unlikely fight for victory.
Vettel hounded the Frenchman lap after lap, dipping in and out of DRS range behind the Alpine, in what seemed to be a faster Aston Martin.
But on the ...Keep reading

01/08/2021 - 17:57

Vettel charged from 10th on the grid to finish second for Aston Martin at the Hungaroring after a chaotic race that saw seven drivers get caught up in crashes at the first corner.
Vettel moved up to third under the early red flag before taking second when Lewis Hamilton pitted one lap later than the field for slicks, leaving the Aston Martin driver only trailing Esteban Ocon.
Despite feeling ...Keep reading

01/08/2021 - 17:47

Ocon scored a surprise win for Alpine in a chaotic Hungarian Grand Prix, benefitting from the first-lap chaos before pitting for slicks instead of taking the standing start.
It meant he moved into the lead of the race when Lewis Hamilton pitted one lap later to make the switch, before holding his nerve to keep Sebastian Vettel at bay through the remainder of the race.
Ocon took victory by ...Keep reading

01/08/2021 - 17:37

The race was red flagged after an opening-corner pileup, when Valtteri Bottas locked up and pushed McLaren’s Lando Norris into erstwhile world championship leader Max Verstappen. Bottas’s three-wheeled car then collected the second Red Bull of Sergio Perez too.
Hamilton made a major error at the restart when he didn’t pit for slicks at the end of the formation lap, unlike the entire ...Keep reading

01/08/2021 - 17:32

The first crash at Turn 1 was caused by Valtteri Bottas, whose mistake sliding into the back of Lando Norris impacted both Red Bull cars and left Max Verstappen battling back to eventually finish the race in 10th.
At the initial start, Hamilton and Verstappen made good getaways on the damp track after rain had fallen steadily in the 30 minutes before the start, which meant all the cars lined up ...Keep reading

01/08/2021 - 17:02

Bottas slid into the rear of McLaren’s Lando Norris under braking in damp conditions at the first corner, losing control of his Mercedes.
This sent Norris into the path of Max Verstappen’s Red Bull car, while Bottas careered into Verstappen’s team-mate, Sergio Perez.
The collision eliminated Bottas and Perez from the race immediately before the race was red flagged due to the amount of ...Keep reading

01/08/2021 - 16:30

Norris made a great start from sixth place on the grid in damp conditions to move ahead of Bottas on the run down to Turn 1 after the entire field started on intermediate tyres.
But a mistake by Bottas meant the Finn careered into the back of Norris's McLaren, sending the orange car into the path of Max Verstappen in the Red Bull.
The incident eliminated Bottas at Turn 1, and while Norris ...Keep reading

01/08/2021 - 15:56

Two major incidents at the first corner led to the Hungarian Grand Prix being red-flagged on lap 3 due to debris strewn across the track.
An initial crash meant Valtteri Bottas ran into the rear of McLaren’s Lando Norris, sending the British driver’s car into the path of Max Verstappen.
Bottas’ car hit Sergio Perez, resulting in retirements for Norris and Perez. A second incident ...Keep reading

01/08/2021 - 15:17

After a rain shower hit the track with 25 minutes to go before lights out, all drivers opted to start the race on intermediate tyres in the low grip conditions.
While polesitter Lewis Hamilton managed to retain his lead, Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas misjudged his braking into Turn 1, losing control and running into the rear of McLaren’s Lando Norris.
This sent Norris into the path of ...Keep reading

01/08/2021 - 13:56

After being soundly beaten by Red Bull at the two events in Austria, Mercedes looked to cut the pace deficit to its title rival by introducing its final updates for the W12 car at the British Grand Prix.
The weekend saw Lewis Hamilton top qualifying before winning the race on Sunday, recovering from a 10-second time penalty for his collision with Max Verstappen, while team-mate Valtteri Bottas ...Keep reading

01/08/2021 - 13:56

Russell said he lacked confidence in the car during qualifying, and that caused him to take a cautious approach and not add extra front wing for his final run in Q1.
As a result he had more understeer that he wanted, and after a scrappy lap that saw him run wide at one point he had to settle for 17th on the grid.
Russell stressed that he and his team have to get everything right to progress ...Keep reading

01/08/2021 - 13:14

The Alpine driver qualified ninth - one place and 0.06s behind team-mate Esteban Ocon - in Budapest after enduring what he reckoned to be a supposed drop off in the Pirelli soft tyre performance in Q3 compared to the previous set he had used for his Q2 flying lap.
Alonso still heralded a “very important Saturday” at a tight circuit where it is notoriously “difficult to overtake” and ...Keep reading

01/08/2021 - 12:48

The Mercedes driver has endured a frosty reception from the largely Dutch crowd at the Hungaroring – with the fan’s boos drowning out his post-qualifying television interviews in the pitlane.
Hamilton says he is in no doubts that comments from Red Bull’s senior management after the British Grand Prix crash with Max Verstappen stirred things up – with the Briton having also been on the ...Keep reading

01/08/2021 - 11:58

The Australian has endured a tougher than expected time in getting used to the unique characteristics of the McLaren F1 car this year.
And while he has made some progress in adjusting his driving style to try to get on top of the MCL35M, he still has not found a big enough breakthrough to be able to consistently match teammate Lando Norris.
After another disappointment in qualifying at the ...Keep reading

01/08/2021 - 11:34

The Dutchman had been using the same engine that he had crashed at the British Grand Prix a fortnight ago so far during the Hungaroring weekend.
Having undergone checks at Honda’s Japanese R&D facilities after the 51G impact at Silverstone, plus further evaluation in Friday practice in Hungary, there had been confidence that the engine was fine to keep using.
But following ...Keep reading

01/08/2021 - 10:26

Both the song and group are LGBTQ+ icons, with Hamilton’s comments coming after he posted his opposition to Hungary’s upcoming referendum on a new anti-LGBTQ+ law earlier this week – although he did not specifically state that his reference to YMCA following qualifying at Budapest was a continuation of his support for the LGBTQ+ community in Hungary.
 The Mercedes driver claimed pole ...Keep reading

31/07/2021 - 21:30

Just a fortnight on from their collision at the British Grand Prix, the cynics suggested that Hamilton’s leisurely holding up of Verstappen was a bit of a psychological offensive – and potentially aimed at trying to time out his Red Bull rival from getting a final Q3 run in.
When Verstappen made it across the line with barely one second left to run, and his team-mate Sergio Perez didn’t ...Keep reading

31/07/2021 - 19:51

Schumacher crashed heavily at Turn 11 during FP3 at the Hungaroring, leaving his Haas VF-21 car with significant damage that meant he ultimately took no part in qualifying.
It marked the second time Schumacher has missed qualifying this year after a crash in FP3, following an accident in Monaco at the end of May.
Schumacher also crashed in the opening part of qualifying for the French Grand ...Keep reading

31/07/2021 - 19:43

Hamilton recorded the 101st pole of his F1 career by beating Bottas by 0.315s in Q3 of qualifying, as Red Bull’s Max Verstappen trailed in the final segment of qualifying to only manage third place. 
During the build-up to the final runs in the pole position shootout, Hamilton was seen going slowly on his preparation lap directly in front of Verstappen but refuted any use of ...Keep reading

31/07/2021 - 19:38

Hamilton took his 101st F1 pole in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday, heading up a front row lockout for Mercedes.
But Hamilton was met with loud boos upon getting out of his car after qualifying and during his post-session interview in parc ferme, which appearing to come from a large contingent of Verstappen fans sat in the grandstand opposite the pits.
Hamilton brushed ...Keep reading

31/07/2021 - 18:00

Sainz lost control of his car at the final corner, hitting the barrier with the left-hand side of the car with a 22G impact.
Nevertheless, he tried to get going, but his front wing became dislodged under the front wheels.
He was unable to find reverse to back away and drive around the broken wing, so he had to abandon the car and drop out of qualifying in Q2.
He was so surprised by the ...Keep reading

31/07/2021 - 17:59

Provisional polesitter Hamilton led Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez around ahead of the final runs in Q3 – behind his team-mate Valtteri Bottas, who ended up qualifying second to Hamilton – where both Mercedes drivers appeared to drive slower than might have been expected.
Hamilton ran very slowly through the pitlane once Verstappen had been released into his wake, while Bottas backing off ...Keep reading

31/07/2021 - 17:29

The opening lap British Grand Prix crash between the Red Bull driver and his Mercedes title rival has dominated headlines for the past two weeks, with Red Bull's request for the FIA to review fresh evidence into the accident rejected on Thursday.
Verstappen’s soft tyre choice from third on the grid should give him an advantage on the run down to Turn 1 in the race, and that means he will ...Keep reading

31/07/2021 - 17:01

Mercedes driver Hamilton took provisional pole with his first run in the final stage of qualifying at the Hungaroring, sitting over half a second clear of title rival Max Verstappen in third.
Hamilton and team-mate Valtteri Bottas ran ahead of Red Bull duo Verstappen and Sergio Perez as they came to start their final laps, with Hamilton slowing down in the final sector as he prepared his ...Keep reading

31/07/2021 - 16:54

The Red Bull driver had shadowed rival Mercedes' strategy in doing his first Q2 run on the medium compound – with F1's rules dictating drivers must start the race on the compound they do their fastest lap on in that segment.
Although he switched to the soft for his final run, it is a common practice for drivers to do that and put in a quick banker over the opening segment of the lap and then ...Keep reading

31/07/2021 - 16:37

Hamilton charged to his third pole position of the 2021 season - and his first since the Spanish Grand Prix in early May - at the Hungaroring on Saturday, leading a front row lock-out for Mercedes.
Hamilton’s lap of 1m15.419s saw him finish three-tenths clear of Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas, while title rival Max Verstappen finished four-tenths off in third place.
But the end of ...Keep reading

31/07/2021 - 16:32

Hamilton will start ahead of team-mate Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull's Max Verstappen after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.
Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying results: Hamilton on pole from ...Keep reading

31/07/2021 - 16:22

The Mercedes and Red Bull cars will head into the race on split starting tyre strategies after Verstappen and team-mate Sergio Perez – who missed setting a final Q3 lap at the back of the queue as the Red Bulls trailed behind the slowly touring Mercedes drivers on the final warm-up lap – used the soft tyres to set their best times in Q2, where Hamilton and Bottas got through on the ...Keep reading

31/07/2021 - 13:38

After the FIA stewards decided not to conduct a further review into the penalty handed to Lewis Hamilton following his contact with Max Verstappen, the respective bosses of Red Bull and Mercedes suggested on Friday in Hungary that they want to put that particular event behind them.
"It wasn't the response that we were hoping for but we accept it and now we close the chapter and ...Keep reading

31/07/2021 - 13:13

Although the majority of the field spent the first third of the session in their garages, the Haas pair headed out immediately – with Nikita Mazepin on the mediums and Mick Schumacher on the softs, a split that was replicated across the few cars that soon joined them.
Mazepin established the first place benchmark at a 1m25.419s with his opening lap, which Schumacher immediately bettered with ...Keep reading

31/07/2021 - 11:48

The Dutchman spent time after the British GP recovering from the battering he took from his 51G impact with the barriers after the opening-lap crash with Lewis Hamilton.
While feeling in much better shape a few days after the accident, Verstappen still could not be sure how he would shape up when thrust back into the demands of an F1 cockpit.
But he says his mind was put at ease when he took ...Keep reading

31/07/2021 - 11:22

What should have been a normal pitstop for Benetton rookie Verstappen turned into near disaster when petrol sprayed out of the refuelling hose and was ignited on a still hot car.
Captured live on television at the time, the drama of the moment has been further sealed by what is now a world-famous photograph of Benetton pit crew member Paul Seaby captured in the middle of flames as he made ...Keep reading

31/07/2021 - 10:55

Russell has raced with Williams since the start of the 2019 season, leading its efforts despite failing to score any points with the team.
As part of Mercedes’ young driver programme since 2017, Russell has been supported by the German team throughout his time in F1, and has been linked with a move to its senior outfit for next year.
Mercedes is set to make a call between Russell and ...Keep reading

31/07/2021 - 10:34

Following Friday practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix, Ferrari's checks in the evening exposed some parameters that the team was not happy with.
The decision was taken for the power unit to be taken out, so it could be shipped back to Ferrari’s Maranello headquarters for further analysis.
The team has elected to fit a fresh unit in its place, which will be the last final one that Sainz ...Keep reading

31/07/2021 - 10:13

The Japanese rookie spun out and crashed at the high-speed left-hander at Turn 4 with 15 minutes remaining in FP1, hitting the barrier with the rear of his AlphaTauri car.
While Tsunoda was able to walk away from the crash, the rear of his car was left with significant damage that meant his crew was busy completing repairs for much of the afternoon.
It limited Tsunoda to just a single timed ...Keep reading

30/07/2021 - 18:58

Verstappen was involved in a high-profile accident at Copse on the first lap of the British Grand Prix after contact with Lewis Hamilton, with the back of his Red Bull completely destroyed after impacting the tyre barriers at high speed.
Despite the sizeable damage, which Red Bull estimated cost the team over $1.8 million, Honda has given Verstappen the all-clear the continue using his power ...Keep reading

30/07/2021 - 18:29

After Max Verstappen topped the opening free practice session for Red Bull at the Hungaroring, Mercedes fought back in FP2 with Bottas producing a 1m17.012s to take top spot by 0.027s from team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
However, the day’s main focus was on the fallout from the FIA’s rejection of Red Bull’s review request over Hamilton’s British GP penalty following his clash with ...Keep reading

30/07/2021 - 17:17

After seeing Max Verstappen lead FP1 for Red Bull, Valtteri Bottas headed up a sweep of the top two places for Mercedes in second practice at the Hungaroring.
Bottas pipped Hamilton to P1 by just 0.027 seconds, with Verstappen finishing almost three-tenths off the pace in third.
With the air temperature well above 30ºC and the track temperature nudging 50ºC, conditions proved difficult for ...Keep reading

30/07/2021 - 16:14

After the British Grand Prix’s sprint format debut, practice reverted to a pair of one-hour Friday sessions in Budapest.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen was fastest ahead of Bottas in FP1 but he struggled with his car's balance in FP2, and Bottas led team-mate Lewis Hamilton in setting the fastest times of the day overall.

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30/07/2021 - 16:05

The Finn bolted to the top of the times towards the halfway stage of the one-hour stint when he ran to a 1m17.012s benchmark on soft tyres to put himself two hundredths clear. 
While Hamilton was able to recover time through the final sector compared to his team-mate, a quicker opening half of the lap from Bottas ensured he remained on top as the times dropped by 1.2s when the field ...Keep reading

30/07/2021 - 14:50

Following an initial report by Sky Sports, a Red Bull spokesperson confirmed to Autosport that the employee - who was not a publicly-known member of the trackside team - was no longer working with the team.
It comes after a series of WhatsApp messages containing racist language and abuse emerged online earlier this week.
"As publicly acknowledged last week, we condemn racist abuse of any ...Keep reading

30/07/2021 - 14:50

The team issued a statement on Thursday after the FIA threw out Red Bull’s right to review the case to push for Hamilton to gain a harsher penalty for his role in the first-lap British Grand Prix collision with title rival Max Verstappen that led to a 51G impact for the Dutch racer.
Mercedes hoped the ruling would bring “this incident to a close” and “mark the end of a concerted ...Keep reading