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 toContinue 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 withContinue 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 tyresContinue 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 causedContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz opened the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend with the fastest time in FP1, over a quarter of a second clear of Formula 1 championship leader Max Verstappen.Sainz posted a 1m18.713s amid a flurry of soft-tyre runs at the start of the session’s second half, beating an earlier benchmark setContinue Reading
Red Bull has fast-tracked a substantial update for Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix, with changes moving it away from the Mercedes-style engine cover gulleys it has raced so far.The new parts are wide-ranging, with the most visual aspect – a new engine cover and sidepod layout – only being runContinue Reading
The FIA is to trial fitting a simplified air conditioning system to Formula 1 car cockpits after drivers suffered health scares in the extreme heat of the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix, Autosport can reveal.When the Qatar track returned to the F1 calendar last year, its schedule-placing in early October meantContinue Reading
Williams boss James Vowles says Esteban Ocon’s visit to the Formula 1 team’s factory was aimed at evaluating the Frenchman for a future drive, ruling out a move this year.Ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix, Autosport’s Italian siste site reported that Williams had considered making a mid-season swoop of Ocon,Continue Reading
As a second threat to his position at Williams emerged mid-way through the 2024 Formula 1 season, Logan Sargeant spelled out his impossible position at the Hungarian Grand Prix.The American driver faced the media ahead of this weekend’s race at Budapest, where rumours that Williams wished to possibly replace himContinue Reading
Lando Norris has hit back at suggestions he has not managed to add to his Formula 1 victory in the Miami Grand Prix because he is too nice.The McLaren driver has drawn attention after he missed out on potential wins in Canada, Austria and Britain.One accusation has been that heContinue Reading