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“When they told me a lap times of the others, I was like: ‘no, it’s not quite as quick as I wish'” – Sainz on Ferrari’s performance in Belgian GP

Carlos Sainz netted a loss of one position in last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, after he was the only driver starting on hard. He had a decent start from sixth on the grid, gaining a place, but after everything played out, the Ferrari driver saw himself crossing the line in seventh, overtaking the struggling Sergio…

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Horner happy with Verstappen extending his championship lead: “I thought that was the optimum, extending his lead in the drivers'”

Red Bull’s race on Sunday played out very different for both their drivers. On the one hand Max Verstappen extended his lead in the drivers’ world championship over Lando Norris, whereas Sergio Pérez saw himself tumbling down the order from second on the grid to eighth at the finish. Not entirely what teamboss Christian Horner…

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F3 | Belgian Grand Prix | Feature Race | Redemptive win for Voisin in chaotic race with three safety cars

On a crisp summer morning the Formula 3 drivers were presented with a damp track, but like in yesterday’s sprint race everyone started on slick tyres, with Callum Voisin and Alex Dunne from the front row. Voisin has a great getaway, but Dunne loses two places to Sebastian Montoya and Leonardo Fornaroli. At the back…

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F3 | Belgian Grand Prix | Sprint Race | Beganovic grabs win from Minì in difficult circumstances

A mostly wet track greeted the front row consisting of Dino Beganovic and Gabriele Miní, but that didn’t stop the drivers to start on slicks. During the formation lap it became clear that Tim Tramnitz and the Prema team were under investigation for an unsafe release and a pit lane infringement respectively. Everyone got away…

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Fernando Alonso “didn’t care too much” that Lance Stroll refused to swap back in F1 Hungarian GP

While there was quite some controversy after the McLaren team orders up front, there was also a little intra-team controversy at the other end of the points-scoring positions. Aston Martin drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll swapped places near the end of the race, in an attempt to overtake Yuki Tsunoda in ninth. After Satuday’s…

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“But what we have to acknowledge is that McLaren are clearly now leading the field” — Toto Wolff praises McLaren after hard fought F1 Hungarian GP podium

After two victories in a row Mercedes had to settle for third in the Hungarian GP with Lewis Hamilton, as George Russell only managed eighth. There was a hairy moment however late in the race when Max Verstappen overzealously tried to overtake Hamilton for far out, leading to contact between the two rivals. The Dutchman…

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F2 | Hungarian GP | Feature Race | Kimi Antonelli wins his first feature race after both Hitech Pulse-Eight drivers cause chaos

Yesterday’s sprint race saw Richard Verschoor crossing the line first in a race that was dominated by tyre degradation. He was however disqualified for having too much wear on the plank under his car, meaning he lost victory for the third time in his Formula 2 career. This meant Kush Maini inherited the win. Today’s…

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Verstappen puzzled as to what causes the lack of pace in F1’s Hungarian GP qualifying: “A bit difficult to pinpoint why that is”

Max Verstappen was a little bit frustrated coming over the line after his final qualifying attempt this afternoon in Budapest. He qualified third, just under half a tenth behind pole-sitter Lando Norris, but he feels he is lacking some grip and pace to attack McLaren at the moment. “I tried, the whole weekend I think…

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Norris confident for F1 Hungarian GP: “We’re in the best position for whatever the conditions throw at us”

It was a bit of a chaotic qualifying session, as both Sergio Pérez and Yuki Tsunoda caused red flags with their respective crashes, added to the continuous threat of rain throughout the session. It didn’t stop Lando Norris from grabbing his third career pole position, and McLaren’s first front-row lock-out since the 2012 Brazilian Grand…

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