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Why McLaren feels it was fair to Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in F1 Hungarian GP

Why McLaren feels it was fair to Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in F1 Hungarian GP

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the team’s split strategies between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri at the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix was “part of racing”.   Norris won the race after making a one-stop strategy work, holding off two-stopping Piastri, which he only opted to take out of desperation after losing positions to George Russell and – initially – Fernando …

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The winners and losers from F1’s 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix 

The winners and losers from F1’s 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix 

The Formula 1 circus is heading into a well-deserved summer break after a gruelling 14-race stretch. And if the puzzling Budapest weekend is anything to go by, some drivers and teams will need more time than others to decompress.  Winner: Lando Norris  Starting from the better side of the grid nearly netted Lando Norris second over Piastri at the start, …

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Lewis Hamilton “frustrated, not demotivated” after poor Hungarian GP

Lewis Hamilton “frustrated, not demotivated” after poor Hungarian GP

Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Fred Vasseur says he understands Lewis Hamilton‘s frustration after a poor Hungarian Grand Prix weekend, but backs the seven-time world champion to bounce back after the summer break.  Hamilton was dumped out of Q2 on Saturday, relegating him to 12th on the grid, while team-mate Charles Leclerc surprised both McLarens to snatch pole.  From his …

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Red Bull reveals cause of Hungarian GP meltdown

Red Bull reveals cause of Hungarian GP meltdown

Ninth place for Max Verstappen from eighth on the grid, and a lapped 18th for Yuki Tsunoda from a pitlane start, represented a crushing underperformance in Hungary for a team with Red Bull Racing’s bulging trophy cabinet.  Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko highlighted strategy as one of the elements that failed to work out for the team, but said fifth or …

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McLaren’s surprising admission about Lando Norris’ Hungarian GP strategy

McLaren’s surprising admission about Lando Norris’ Hungarian GP strategy

It is a long-standing matter of humour in the Formula 1 paddock that the “possible race strategies” infographic Pirelli circulates on Sunday mornings often bears no relationship at all to the way the race pans out. So it proved at the Hungaroring as Lando Norris ended up being effectively forced onto an u favourable one-stop strategy after a poor start, …

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Hungarian Grand Prix: Lando Norris holds off late Piastri attack

Hungarian Grand Prix: Lando Norris holds off late Piastri attack

Norris’ hopes of victory appeared to have faded when he attempted to pass Piastri into the first corner after the start but was forced onto a tight inside line, allowing Russell and Alonso to pass him. With overtaking so difficult, that put Norris on the back foot. Meanwhile, Piastri was in second place challenging Leclerc, who had held the lead …

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Hungarian Grand Prix 2025 F1 live updates: McLaren’s Norris leads

Hungarian Grand Prix 2025 F1 live updates: McLaren’s Norris leads

Charles Leclerc stunned everyone, including himself, in Saturday’s qualifying session when he took pole position ahead of the McLarens who have set the pace all weekend. Leclerc, who took Ferrari’s first pole position of the season, said he doesn’t “understand anything anymore about the sport.” But it was bittersweet for Ferrari as his teammate Lewis Hamilton starts 12th on the …

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Strategy corner – Will F1 title race hold McLaren back in Hungarian GP?

Strategy corner – Will F1 title race hold McLaren back in Hungarian GP?

Charles Leclerc‘s shock Formula 1 pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix has set up an intriguing battle at the Hungaroring as he aims to fend off the McLaren duo of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. While the McLarens can be expected to be quicker over a race stint as rear tyre wear comes into play, Leclerc was actually in …

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