Formula 1

Mark Hughes: What’s brought Hamilton and Verstappen back on par

It’s suddenly 2021 all over again – Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes vs Max Verstappen and Red Bull at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Mark Hughes explains why Mercedes is faster and Red Bull is slower this weekend

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Four reasons why Alfa Romeo was suddenly a top-five F1 car

Alfa Romeo had the slowest F1 car on average at the first 10 grands prix of the season, yet in Hungary it has both cars in the top seven on the grid. Anomalous and circumstantial? Perhaps. But it’s also confirmed underlying improvements its upgrades have provided

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A different kind of Perez setback was frustratingly familiar

Sergio Perez shook off a crash in Hungarian GP first practice and looked like he’d atone for that until a late setback in qualifying. The fact things only had to be slightly different to have a transformative outcome only makes this familiar story more frustrating

IndyCar

Power takes IndyCar pole tally to 70 with Iowa double

Will Power took his third and fourth consecutive Iowa Speedway poles and took his IndyCar tally to 70 in the process in qualifying for this weekend’s double-leader, as championship leader Alex Palou claimed seventh and 12th

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Hamilton beats Verstappen to Hungarian GP F1 pole by 0.003s

Lewis Hamilton claimed his and Mercedes’ first pole position of the 2023 Formula 1 season in Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying, beating Max Verstappen and Lando Norris

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First look at prototype F1 car spray guards after initial test

The prototype Formula 1 spray covers tested for the first time at Silverstone last week made “no tangible difference” to the level of spray produced by the cars, meaning the FIA is now working on a new evolution of the concept incorporating the real-world data acquired

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Hamilton upstages Red Bulls in busy final Hungarian GP practice

Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes upstaged Red Bull with the fastest time in final Hungarian Grand Prix practice

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What is the ATA? F1’s qualifying format tweak explained

The Hungarian Grand Prix features the debut of an experimental Formula 1 format tweak called the Alternative Tyre Allocation. Here’s everything you need to know about the ATA and how it might affect qualifying and the race

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F1’s meandering wannabe giant has found its direction again

Zak Brown admits McLaren “stalled out” in 2022 – and lost momentum this year. It shouldn’t get carried away by its recent Formula 1 form, but the start of the “Andrea Era” has had a sizeable impact

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Where Mercedes can’t match its improving F1 customers

Whether it was over the winter or in-season, Mercedes customers Aston Martin and McLaren have both made significant leaps in terms of F1 performance. So why does the works team think such a feat is a long-shot?

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Mark Hughes: The reality beneath crazy Hungary Friday times

Forget the headline times from Friday practice for Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Mark Hughes explains why they were so wildly jumbled, and answers the questions they raise, such as: is Red Bull actually slow?

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What watching every lap of Ricciardo’s first day back revealed

Daniel Ricciardo has completed his first proper day back in F1. There was understandably plenty of attention on his performance through Friday practice at the Hungarian GP – including from The Race’s journalists, with Scott Mitchell-Malm and Edd Straw following every lap both onboard and trackside