Lewis Hamilton’s DRS failure in qualifying yesterday may have cost him a chance to win the Hungarian Grand Prix, says Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff.
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Ferrari weren’t quick enough to win in Hungary regardless of strategy – Binotto
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto says a lack of performance from the car, not their switch to hard tyres, cost the team victory in Hungary.
Leclerc: We shouldn’t have reacted to Verstappen putting us under pressure
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc believes Ferrari shouldn’t have reacted to Max Verstappen’s second pit stop, which he believes was timed to put them under pressure.
Medical data shows why FIA “needs to do something” to cut porpoising – Wolff
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onThe FIA has received medical data which shows why it must act to reduce ‘porpoising’, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said.
Gasly wants ‘more accurate tools’ to police track limits after another early elimination
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly suspects an incorrect track limits call may have again led him to be eliminated in qualifying earlier than he should have been.
Aston Martin’s new rear wing “doesn’t look like the step that we need” – Stroll
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onAston Martin’s eye-catching new rear wing design doesn’t appear to brought a significant improvement in the car’s performance, says Lance Stroll.
Russell’s Hungary pole thanks to “unconventional” approach by Mercedes
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onThe “unconventional” approaches Mercedes tried to extract performance from their car paid off with George Russell’s pole position in Hungary, says team principal Toto Wolff.
Drivers are treated “like we are amateurs” over track limits disputes – Verstappen
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen says Formula 1’s race direction team are too reluctant to take the views of drivers on board after further complaints over track limits during qualifying.
Russell “should be able to win from that position” after first pole – Hamilton
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton believes George Russell can take Mercedes’ first win of 2022 after claiming a surprise pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Power unit fault “painful” for Verstappen after car’s pace surprises
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen said the power unit problem which thwarted his final run in qualifying was “painful” after the team proved quicker than expected.
Aston Martin: FIA had no concerns over novel rear wing design
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onThe FIA raised no concerns over an unusual change to Aston Martin’s rear wing which the team introduced this weekend, the team has said.
“Major caveats” over F1 rules need sorting before progress on Red Bull-Porsche deal – Horner
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner says a deal for Porsche to join the team as power unit suppliers cannot progress until Formula 1’s future engine rules are agreed.
Gasly reveals how a phone call with Vettel put him on path to F1 debut
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly has revealed his gratitude for the help Sebastian Vettel offered when he was seeking an opportunity to race in Formula 1 six years ago.
F1 teams’ Hungarian GP updates confirmed including Haas’s “Ferrari copy”
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onHaas has drawn inspiration from Ferrari for the major upgrade it has introduced to its VF-22 this weekend. Here are all the teams’ confirmed updates.
Verstappen predicts Ferrari will be “super-strong” at the Hungaroring
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen expects tougher competition from Red Bull’s rivals Ferrari this weekend due to the layout of the Hungaroring.
‘It hurts me people like Charles and Max don’t have freedoms I had’: Vettel explains F1 exit
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onAs he prepares to leave Formula 1, Sebastian Vettel says he intends to focus his energies on “the biggest challenge humanity has ever faced.”
Hamilton ‘sad to lose an ally on the grid’ with Vettel retirement
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he will regret “losing an ally” on the grid when Sebastian Vettel retires at the end of this season.
Doubt over whether to continue in F1 has been a distraction, Vettel admits
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel says he confirmed his retirement plans to his Aston Martin team yesterday but began considering them years ago.
Alonso prioritises new Alpine deal over replacing Vettel at Aston Martin
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso says he is more interested in extending his stay at his current team next year than taking Sebastian Vettel’s place at Aston Martin.
Vettel messaged Leclerc to offer sympathy over Paul Ricard crash
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc says Sebastian Vettel sent him a message of sympathy after he crashed out of the lead of last week’s French Grand Prix.