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Bad news keeps coming for Stroll during Hungarian GP weekend

Lance Stroll will not take part in the second free practice session at the Hungarian Grand Prix after Aston Martin confirmed there was not enough time to repair his damaged AMR26. The Canadian sustained rear-end damage during the opening practice session after suffering a failure of the left-rear s...

Stroll's nightmare continues with fresh blow during Hungarian GP FP2

Lance Stroll will not take part in the second free practice session at the Hungarian Grand Prix after Aston Martin confirmed there was not enough time to repair his damaged AMR26. The Canadian sustained rear-end damage during the opening practice session after suffering a failure of the left-rear s...

Ferrari star denied fifth F2 pole after thrilling Hungary qualifying battle

Kush Maini snatched pole position from Rafael Camara in the closing stages of Formula 2 qualifying at the Hungaroring, with Noel Leon completing the top three. Below are the full results from the session. The young Brazilian talent and Ferrari Driver Academy prospect looked set to claim another pol...

Verstappen hears from stewards after rule breach in Hungarian GP FP1

The FIA stewards have issued their verdict following the investigation into Max Verstappen launched after FP1 at the Hungarian Grand Prix, after an on-track incident involving Carlos Sainz. Both drivers were investigated for an alleged breach of Appendix L, Chapter IV, Article 2(e) of the Internatio...

Red Bull's Hadjar hit with fine after FP1 at the Hungarian Grand Prix

Red Bull Racing's Isack Hadjar was handed a fine by the stewards during the first free practice session of the Hungarian Grand Prix. Hadjar was handed a €400 fine for speeding in the pit lane during FP1 of the Hungarian Grand Prix. The pit lane speed limit is set at 80 km/h this weekend, but Hadjar...

Red Bull sees potential in two F1 talents, but the deals are not finalized yet

A Formula 2 promotion awaits current F3 drivers Ugo Ugochukwu and Théophile Naël next season. GPblog understands that the duo could potentially be supported by Red Bull Racing in the series below Formula 1. Ugochukwu and Naël are currently making waves in Formula 3, where both compete for Campos Rac...

Leclerc tops FP1 ahead of Verstappen and Hamilton but experiences car issue

Charles Leclerc was quickest on both the medium and soft tyres in FP1 for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver topped the session with a 1:19.075, ahead of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. The two former world champions, Verstappen and Hamilton, finished around half a second behind Leclerc...

F1 Full Results | Charles Leclerc sets the pace in Hungarian GP FP1

Charles Leclerc has topped the timing charts in the first practice session at the Hungarian GP, ahead of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.  Leclerc's lap time of 1:19.075 was enough to edge out Verstappen in the first of three practice sessions at the Hungaroring, located in the capital city Budape...

'Stewards accept Leclerc should have been penalized for Piastri incident at Spa'

The stewards have admitted ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix that Charles Leclerc should have been penalized for his incident with Oscar Piastri at Spa-Francorchamps, according to The Race. The incident involving Leclerc and Piastri was investigated at last weekend's Belgian Grand Prix. However, the...

Norris disagrees with Verstappen's claim: 'Here you can do it'

Lando Norris doesn't agree with Max Verstappen. The defending world champion believes drivers still make the difference. Verstappen argued that drivers can no longer make the difference because of the current generation of cars. Speaking to GPblog, among others, the Dutchman explained: "By being fas...

Aston Martin stuns with 16 (!) updates: this is what the new AMR26 looks like

All of the frontrunning teams have brought updates to the final race before the summer break, as revealed by the FIA's car submission documents. Aston Martin's first major update package has also arrived. As announced in their pre-weekend press release, McLaren has brought four performance-related u...

Aston Martin break curfew with late shift to prepare crucial Hungary GP upgrade

Aston Martin has used its first Formula 1 curfew exemption of the 2026 season, as the team endured a late night to prepare it's much-anticipated upgraded car at the Hungarian Grand Prix.  An FIA document confirmed that Aston Martin personnel associated with the operation of the car remained inside t...

Red Bull stays tight-lipped, but Albon confirms engineer news

Red Bull Racing is yet to officially confirm it, but Alex Albon revealed while answering GPblog's questions that Tom Hart will not be joining Williams. Instead, he will remain with Red Bull Racing, where he is set to become Max Verstappen's next race engineer. The Grove-based outfit thought it had s...