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Lewis Hamilton emerged fastest in the second free practice session for the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP, leading Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris at the Hungaroring, read the full FP2 report below. Earlier in the day, Leclerc topped FP1 with a 1:19.075, finishing 0.484s ahead of Max Verstappen, while Hamilton completed the top three. Lance Stroll’s…
FP2 at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP has been completed, view the full results from the session here. In FP1 earlier in the day, Charles Leclerc was quickest for Scuderia Ferrari but stopped in the pits late in the session with some gremlin in his car. Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton rounded out the top…
FP1 at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP has been completed, view the full report of the session here. Ryō Hirakawa, Colton Herta, Fred Vesti, Paul Aron and Leonardo Fornaroli all got opportunities in FP1 as five teams used Hungary for mandatory rookie running. The Japanese driver posted the first time on a 1:34.406 on the…
F1 returned to the Hungaroring for the 2026 Hungarian GP, with FP1 getting underway in Budapest ahead of the final round before the summer break. The opening session saw five rookies take to the track in place of the regular drivers, as teams fulfilled their mandatory young driver running requirements. Leonardo Fornaroli stepped in for…
Lewis Hamilton arrives at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP in a far stronger position than he found himself in 12 months ago, both personally and as part of Ferrari’s continued development. After recent performances showed that Ferrari can challenge at the front, Hamilton believes the team now has a competitive overall package. However, despite the…
Mercedes driver George Russell described the software calibration problem that had been hampering him for the past two race weekends, adding that he expects the issue will be resolved for the 2026 Hungarian GP. After a miserable race at the Belgian GP, Russell arrived in Budapest encouraged by the work carried out by Mercedes to…
As F1 gears up for the 2026 Hungarian GP, Fernando Alonso has shed more light on Aston Martin’s approach to race weekends going forward, what they expect from their first major upgrades of the season, how they would fare in Budapest, and his confidence in the team’s abilities and Adrian Newey’s leadership. Since the very…
Ahead of the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP, McLaren announced that it will be bringing a new upgrade package to both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri’s MCL40 at the Hungaroring. The new package consists of a new floor and other fundamental aerodynamic parts, which the team plans to test throughout all three Free Practice sessions during…
Ahead of the Hungarian GP, Isack Hadjar discussed how his confidence and his performance has improved during the 2026 F1 season with Red Bull. He has had a good season so far and is currently P8 in the Drivers’ Championship. Last year in his first season at Racing Bulls, he finished P12 with 51 points,…
Pierre Gasly admitted Alpine’s lack of pace was the biggest frustration after the 2026 F1 Belgian Grand Prix (GP), after starting P10 but slipping to P11 at the chequered flag. The Alpine driver endured a difficult race at Spa-Francorchamps, with a lack of power off the line compromising his start before a slow pit stop…
