After the F1 2026 Hungarian GP, McLaren’s team principal Andrea Stella shared his thoughts on what helped Norris claim his first win as world champion.
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Stella reflects on Norris’ and Piastri’s growth during first half of 2026 F1 season

After the F1 2026 Hungarian GP, McLaren’s Team Principal Andrea Stella shared his thoughts on what helped Lando Norris claim his first win as world champion. The last race before the mid-season break was a chaotic one. Particularly in the McLaren garage, the team dealt with polar-opposite stories after Sunday. Norris had qualified P1 and…

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Nikolas Tombazis has revealed why the FIA couldn’t intervene and change the new F1 technical regulations in the years leading up to 2026
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Tombazis explains why the FIA couldn’t revise the hotly debated 2026 F1 regulations sooner

Nikolas Tombazis, Single Seater Director at the FIA, has opened up about why F1’s supreme governing body couldn’t intervene and change the new technical regulations in the years leading up to 2026.  The introduction of the new engines and chassis has undoubtedly produced more on-track action than in the past few seasons. However, the first…

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Temple equates F1 2026 regs with food items in McLaren mid-season review

Mark Temple explains F1 2026 regulations using food examples, as he goes through the challenges McLaren faced in the build-up. There have been a lot of technical explanations from F1 teams or pundits to describe the 2026 regulations, but McLaren technical director of performance Temple has brought forward his ‘A’ game to equate the developments…

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Oscar Piastri says he was still on course for victory despite hard tyre struggles before a gearbox failure ended his 2026 F1 Hungarian GP.
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Piastri details hard tyre struggles before 2026 F1 Hungarian GP retirement

Oscar Piastri left the Hungaroring with a lingering sense of displeasure after the McLaren driver went from leading the race for over 20 laps to making contact with Williams’ Carlos Sainz and eventually retiring from the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP due to suspected gearbox issues. The Aussie moved up to third on the grid after…

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Fred Vasseur has discussed how Ferrari fell short of expectations at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP and explained why they boxed Lewis Hamilton under the VSC
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Vasseur reflects on Ferrari’s underperformance and defends pitting Hamilton under the VSC at 2026 F1 Hungarian GP

After Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finished in fourth and fifth, respectively, at the 2026 Hungarian GP, Team Principal Fred Vasseur opened up about why Ferrari underperformed on a track that was supposed to suit the SF-26, their pit stop strategy, and the positives he took away from the race weekend heading into the F1…

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Andrea Stella has addressed Oscar Piastri’s outburst over team radio and defended McLaren's second pit stop sequence at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP
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Stella defends McLaren F1 pit wall but understanding of Piastri’s 2026 Hungarian GP radio outburst

Team Principal Andrea Stella has opened up about Oscar Piastri’s emotional outburst over team radio, McLaren’s rationale behind their second pit stop sequence at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP, and the Australian’s run-in with backmarker Carlos Sainz in the latter half of the race. While Lando Norris converted pole position into victory at the Hungaroring,…

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Oscar Piastri for McLaren at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP Qualifying session
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Piastri on “frustrating” Qualifying at 2026 F1 Hungarian GP

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri had a frustrating Qualifying session at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP but will be starting in P3 after Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton‘s post-session penalties. The 25-year-old reflected on the challenging session and lamented the lack of pace and balance in his McLaren. Oscar Piastri also shared his perspective on the incident…

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Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton was slapped with a 3-place grid drop penalty after impeding Oscar Piastri in 2026 F1 Hungarian GP Qualifying
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Grid penalty for Lewis Hamilton after impeding Piastri in 2026 F1 Hungarian GP Qualifying

Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton was handed a 3-place grid penalty for impeding McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP Qualifying, which drops him from the front row to P5.  Entering the Hungarian GP Qualifying with high hopes of securing his first pole position for Ferrari, the 7-time World Champion came close, but ultimately…

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