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Russell pips Hamilton as Mercedes dominate British GP FP3.
George Russell went quickest ahead of Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes secured a 1-2 in the final free practice session in the rain at the Formula 1 2024 British Grand Prix on Saturday.
6 July 2024
Joe Krishnan
Total Motorsport
The typical English ‘summer’ weather arrived on Saturday with blustery winds and heavy showers in the morning, making conditions tricky for the drivers on the rain-soaked surface at Silverstone.
Russell’s time, a 1:37.325, is some way off the lap record at the Northamptonshire circuit, but it may reflect how Mercedes are best suited to the wet as they were some distance clear of Red Bull and Ferrari, with Max Verstappen strangely off the pace down in P6.
The rain would created some unwanted jeopardy for the drivers, but the session would at least give the drivers some valuable data for the most important sessions of the weekend, with British GP weather forecasts predicting another downpour later on Saturday afternoon for qualifying and Sunday’s race.
‘Russell pips Hamilton’;
https://www.total-motorsport.com/geo...ritish-gp-fp3/
British GP: Free Practice 3 Results
Full results from Free Practice 3 from the Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
6 July 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe
Full results from Free Practice 3 from the Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Pos Num Driver Team Laps Best Diff
1 63 George Russell Mercedes 23 1:37.529
2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 27 1:37.564 0.035
3 4 Lando Norris McLaren 20 1:37.714 0.185
4 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 22 1:38.139 0.610
5 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 20 1:38.393 0.864
6 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 25 1:38.454 0.925
7 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 27 1:38.654 1.125
8 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 21 1:38.940 1.411
9 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing 18 1:39.284 1.755
10 27 Nico Hulkenberg Haas 16 1:39.340 1.811
‘Full results from Free Practice 3’;
https://speedcafe.com/british-gp-fre...ice-3-results/
F1 British GP: Russell fastest from Hamilton in wet FP3
Mercedes F1 driver set a 1m37.529s in a rain-affected Saturday practice session
Jul 6, 2024
Jake Boxall-Legge
Motorsport.com
Despite a red flag and the effect of continued precipitation throughout the session, a steady level of improvement continued beyond the half-hour mark, allowing Russell to grab the fastest time - still over 10 seconds down on Friday's dry times - before the conditions worsened.
The roulette wheel started to slow as the rain started to intensify slightly; this prompted a switch to race-style runs before further increased rain was set to hit the track. Hamilton set a 1m38.065s, which was beaten by Russell's 1m37.529s; the elder Mercedes driver attempted to respond with a 1m37.564s, but he was just shy of the mark.
Lando Norris, who headlined FP1 and FP2, was third fastest and 0.185s away from Russell's benchmark, and almost half a second clear of fourth-placed Carlos Sainz.
Verstappen landed in fifth, ahead of Leclerc and Piastri, while Fernando Alonso improved late to leapfrog Sergio Perez into the top eight. Nico Hulkenberg completed the upper half of the field, 1.8s adrift of Russell's headline effort.
‘Rain-affected Saturday practice session’;
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f...-fp3/10632092/
Everything that happened in Mercedes-led British GP final practice
Jul 6, 2024
by Josh Suttill
The Race
The conditions hardly made the final timesheet representative of who will be on top in qualifying later but there was still a decent amount of running for a wet practice session. Mercedes' home drivers led the way with Russell topping the session on a 1m37.529s, 0.035s ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
Lando Norris, who topped both practice sessions on Friday, completed the all-British top three ahead of Carlos Sainz's Ferrari and points leader Max Verstappen, who ensured there were four different teams in the top five. Charles Leclerc was sixth quickest for Ferrari ahead of the second McLaren of Oscar Piastri and the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso.
Sergio Perez found himself ninth but his fastest effort was 1.7s off Russell's pace and he was almost a second adrift of Red Bull team-mate Verstappen. Nico Hulkenberg continued his strong weekend for Haas by rounding out the top 10 ahead of Alex Albon and Lance Stroll.
‘British GP final practice’;
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/m...l-f1-practice/
2024 F1 British Grand Prix - Free Practice 3 results
Check out the full results from final practice ahead of this weekend's British Grand Prix.
6 July 2024
RacingNews365 Staff
RacingNews365
George Russell has ended the final practice session from the Silverstone Circuit on top of the timesheet. The 60-minute outing was held in wet conditions, with Intermediate tyres used throughout.
Lewis Hamilton was second in the other Mercedes car, lapping just 0.035s down on team-mate Russell, while Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz were third and fourth respectively. Pierre Gasly was the only driver who failed to set a lap time during the session as he spun into the gravel early on to cause a red flag.
‘Free Practice 3 results’;
https://racingnews365.com/2024-f1-br...tice-3-results
British GP: George Russell heads all-British top three at a very wet Silverstone
6 Jul 2024
Jamie Woodhouse
PlanetF1.com
Russell won out against Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton by just 0.035 seconds as they battled over P1 on a drying track, but the rapid gains came to a abrupt stop as the rain returned, with McLaren’s Lando Norris making it an all-British top three. For Mercedes it was all smiles as Russell headed a one-two from Hamilton, while McLaren’s Lando Norris made it an all-British top three on home soil.
‘All-British top three’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/britis...024-fp3-report
British Grand Prix: F1 Free Practice 3 Results
July 6, 2024
Freddie Cotton
FormulaNerds
Fans watching on in their raincoats and wellington boots were only treated to eight minutes of action before the session was stopped. Pierre Gasly brought out the red flag after spinning at Vale and beaching his Alpine in the gravel. As a result, the Frenchman’s time on track was cut short and he was forced to watch the remainder of the action from the garage. In the short time of running before the stoppage, Yuki Tsunoda was the quickest, setting a 1.47.080. His RB teammate Daniel Ricciardo was also noted for a pit lane infringement after weaving as he returned to the garage.
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— Formula 1 (@F1) July 6, 2024
Take two: After a six-minute break, cars then returned to the track with Tsunoda leading the pack out. Both Mercedes drivers, Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Norris all topped the timesheets within the next ten minutes as the track quickly began to dry out. Despite this though, the drivers all remained on the intermediate tyre. However, many race engineers reported over radio that rain was to be expected with 15 minutes remaining of the session. This arrived five minutes earlier than expected as Ricciardo’s race engineer reported ‘level one’ rain which was due to intensify during the latter stages of the session. Because of this, nobody could get close to the times set by both Russell and Lewis Hamilton who occupied first and second place respectively.
‘F1 Free Practice 3 Results’;
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/br.../?nowprocket=1
F1 driver slapped with 50-place grid penalty for British Grand Prix
One driver will have his work cut out at the British Grand Prix after being slapped with a monster grid penalty.
Sat, Jul 6, 2024
Harry Smith
Daily and Sunday Express
Pierre Gasly has a monster grid penalty for the British Grand Prix. Pierre Gasly will start the British Grand Prix from the back of the grid after picking up five separate 10-place grid penalties, totalling a 50-spot deduction, for exceeding his seasonal allocation of several power unit components
‘Monster 50-place grid penalty’;
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ish-Grand-Prix
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Russell beats Hamilton to pole as Mercedes seal 1-2 in British GP qualifying.
In a repeat of FP3, Russell secured his second pole position of the season by nearly two seconds of a second ahead of Hamilton, with Lando Norris making it an all-British podium in front of a huge crowd for the first time.
6 July 2024
Joe Krishnan
Total Motorsport
Max Verstappen could only qualify fourth ahead of Oscar Piastri, with Nico Hulkenberg sixth, Carlos Sainz seventh, Lance Stroll, Fernando Alonso and Alex Albon making up the rest of the top 10.
But there was a fine line between a dry track and a slippery one, as Sergio Perez found out to his misfortune. On the soft tyre in Q1, the Mexican veered off track on the wet run-off area and spun off into the gravel, essentially ruling him out of qualifying, and he will start 19th.
Verstappen struggles in British GP qualifying: From there, it was nothing short of chaos. The rain briefly returned and caused Verstappen to run off onto the gravel at Copse Corner, but unlike Perez, he managed to carry on going. Meanwhile, Hamilton set the fastest time of the session, with Verstappen scraping through in 11th despite being some 1.7 seconds adrift of the Mercedes star.
‘It was nothing short of chaos.’;
https://www.total-motorsport.com/geo...gp-qualifying/
British GP: Qualifying Results
Full results from Qualifying from the Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
7 July 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe
Full results from Qualifying from the Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Pos Num Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Diff
1 63 George Russell Mercedes 1:30.106 1:26.723 1:25.819
2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:29.547 1:26.770 1:25.990 0.171
3 4 Lando Norris McLaren 1:31.596 1:26.559 1:26.030 0.211
4 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:31.342 1:26.796 1:26.203 0.384
5 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:30.895 1:26.733 1:26.237 0.418
6 27 Nico Hulkenberg Haas 1:31.929 1:26.847 1:26.338 0.519
7 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:30.557 1:26.843 1:26.509 0.690
8 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:31.410 1:26.938 1:26.585 0.766
9 23 Alex Albon Williams 1:31.135 1:26.933 1:26.640 0.821
10 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:31.264 1:26.730 1:26.917 1.098
‘Full results from Qualifying’;
https://speedcafe.com/british-gp-qualifying-results/
Leclerc suffers shock early British GP qualifying exit
Qualifying at the British Grand Prix came to an early end for Charles Leclerc who was eliminated at the end of Q2 from Silverstone.
6 July 2024
Fergal Walsh
RacingNews365
Charles Leclerc failed to progress into the final stage of qualifying at the British Grand Prix and is set to start the race from the mid-pack. The Monegasque driver's final effort was not enough to finish in the top 10, with Lance Stroll's lap time dumping him into the drop zone with the 11th quickest time.
It marks the second time this year Leclerc has failed to take part in Q2 after he was also eliminated early in Canada.Ferrari has struggled for form of late having started the season in strong fashion by scoring multiple podiums and two race wins. However, it has since been overtaken by McLaren and Mercedes in the pecking order as it continues to work on a fix to its struggles.
‘Leclerc suffers shock’;
https://racingnews365.com/leclerc-su...ualifying-exit
GP Qualifying: Q1 scare for Verstappen who just escapes gravel trap
Max Verstappen ran very wide in Q1 to end up in the gravel trap – but he just managed to keep momentum to get back on track and ensure he made it out of the first segment of qualifying.
6 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
‘Q1 scare for Verstappen’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/20...41901410832676
George Russell beats Lewis Hamilton to F1 British GP pole
George Russell leads Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton for all-British front-row in qualifying at Silverstone.
6 Jul 2024
Lewis Larkam
Crash.Net
George Russell beat teammate Lewis Hamilton to pole position at the F1 British Grand Prix as Mercedes locked out the front-row of the grid in qualifying. Russell had provisional pole after the first runs of Q3 but seven-time world champion Hamilton briefly snatched P1 away from his teammate, only for Russell to reclaim it by 0.171s with his final effort right at the end of qualifying.
Lando Norris was 0.211s adrift in third for McLaren to make it a British 1-2-3, while Max Verstappen was over three-tenths off the pace and had to settle for fourth in his Red Bull. Nico Hulkenberg was a brilliant sixth for Haas, ahead of Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, Aston Martin's Lance Stroll and Williams driver Alex Albon, who also impressed. Fernando Alonso completed the top-10 for Aston Martin.
‘All-British front-row’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/105193...ritish-gp-pole
British Grand Prix: F1 Qualifying Results
6 Jul 2024
FormulaNerds
Q3: Work continued on Verstappen’s floor area before Q3 got underway, with damage a possibility following the Dutchman’s earlier excursion through the gravel. Albon got the first fast lap on the board: a 1:27.008, which was beaten by Verstappen with a 1:26.350. But the defending Champion’s time on top was brief as both McLarens beat the Red Bull, Norris ahead of Piastri by over two tenths of a second.
Hamilton split the two McLarens before Russell beat them all to go onto provisional pole with a 1:26.024. One more chance left for the ten remaining drivers in Qualifying to go faster still. As the chequered flag was waved, a stream of cars came into view to complete their push laps. Albon improved to eighth fastest, before Stroll claimed that position instead. Verstappen could only manage fourth, while Mercedes delighted the home crowd as Russel pipped Hamilton with a historic 1-2. Norris made it all-British top three.
‘F1 Qualifying Results’;
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/br.../?nowprocket=1
Russell roars to British GP pole as Hamilton and Norris make F1 history
It is a British one-two-three on the grid for the British Grand Prix!
6 July 2024
Jake Nichol
RacingNews365
Q3: After the first Q3 runs, Russell pumped in a 1:26.024 to lead Norris by 0.006s, with Hamilton 0.172s behind his team-mate.
However, on the second runs, Norris could not improve on his lap and aborted, with Hamilton finding time to beat Russell by 0.034s to jump to what would have been an eighth Silverstone pole.
However, Austria winner Russell roared through to bag a second pole of the season on a 1:25.819s to create the first British one-two-three on the grid in 56 years.
‘Russell roars to British GP pole’;
https://racingnews365.com/russell-ro...ake-f1-history
Russell heads Mercedes 1-2 in British GP qualifying
Jul 6, 2024
by Ben Anderson
The Race
In a session that began with all cars on intermediate tyres on a drying track, Perez sat just inside the top 10 before drivers began making the switch to slicks. But Perez then went off at Copse after correcting a rear slide on the way in and (unlike Verstappen) spinning on the wetter runoff area and into the gravel, where his Red Bull became beached, causing a red flag.
As others improved over the final seven minutes, on a track that was dry enough for slicks but with fresh rain falling again, Perez dropped to 19th - ahead of only Pierre Gasly’s Alpine, which starts from the back of the grid anyway because of an engine penalty. The other Q1 fallers were Esteban Ocon in 18th, who raged against Alpine’s run plan for requiring him to do his flying lap as the rain fell, Kevin Magnussen’s Haas (17th), which reverted to former spec after picking up damage on Friday, and the Sauber of Valtteri Bottas (16th).
Bottas was among the first to set a time after the Q1 restart, but couldn’t improve on that effort as the track conditions changed and he ended up half a second adrift of making Q2 as team-mate Zhou Guanyu made the top eight in Q1. Albon, Stroll, Russell, Zhou and Hamilton are all under investigation for failing to follow the race director’s instructions in Q2.
‘Mercedes 1-2’;
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/g...gp-qualifying/
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An All-British One-Two-Three - F1 British Grand Prix Saturday Update.
It was mixed conditions during qualifying at the 2024 British Grand Prix where we saw all three British Formula 1 drivers in the top three for the first time at Silverstone.
July 7, 2024
Motorsport.com
Ben Hunt and Alex Kalinauckas break down all the action from on and off the track today.
00:00 Qualifying Breakdown
01:46 Is it Russel's time to shine?
03:53 Hamilton's attitude for the 2024 season
06:11 McLaren's progress
07:18 Kimi Antonelli faces the media for the first time
‘Update’;
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/video/...update/652946/
Three cheers for Brits! Russell beats Hamilton to take Silverstone F1 pole with Norris third
July 6, 2024
Associated Press
The Washington Times
The home crowd had three reasons to cheer when George Russell narrowly beat Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton to take pole position for the British Grand Prix, and Lando Norris was third quickest for McLaren on Saturday.
It was all about the Brits at Silverstone, with Formula 1 leader Max Verstappen taking a rare back seat and qualifying in fourth for Red Bull.
“The crowd gives us so much energy. I don’t think Silverstone could have dreamt of (this),” a jubilant Russell said. “Three Brits in the top three, we love the support and we can’t wait for the race tomorrow.”
‘Three cheers for Brits!’;
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news...hamilton-to-t/
‘Absolutely awesome!’ – Russell beaming after taking pole at his home race
George Russell scored his first victory of the season last week in Austria – and he followed that up by sealing pole position for Mercedes for his home Grand Prix at Silverstone.
18:12 Sat, 06 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
‘Absolutely awesome!’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/ab...46567686302524
Hamilton on Mercedes’ stunning Silverstone qualifying result: ‘1-2 is where we belong’
Mercedes secured a front row lock out for the British Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton P2 behind team mate George Russell.
06 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
‘1-2 is where we belong’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/ha...45998194034468
Norris is sure he can take the fight to Mercedes
7 Jul 2024
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical
Despite qualifying only third for today's British Grand Prix, McLaren driver Lando Norris believes that he will be able to take the fight to the McLaren duo of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. “I’m happy with P3. Three Brits locking-out the top three positions at the British Grand Prix is pretty cool. Both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton did great laps and an excellent job.”
"I made a little mistake on my part at the end, but we’re still in a good starting spot. It’s going to rain again tomorrow, and I’m excited to put on a good show. It’s going to be a good race for the fans. I know we’re quick, so I can bring the fight to both the Mercedes.”
‘Take the fight to Mercedes’;
https://www.f1technical.net/news/24943
Marko reveals massive damage to Verstappen car
Max Verstappen endured most of qualifying for the British Grand Prix with a damaged car.
6 July 2024
Gerd Jansen & Nick Golding
RacingNews365
Given the extent of Verstappen's floor damage, Marko was elated with the Dutchman sealing a grid slot on the second row. "I am over the moon," Marko told Sky DE. "Max went off the track at Turn 9 and sustained damage that was around 100 points of downforce.”
"The mechanics did what was possible in this short time in terms of repair work. For the rest, we made some adjustments to the wings so we were able to reduce the damage to about 20 per cent for the last part of qualifying. Fourth place is sensational."
“Fourth place is sensational";
https://racingnews365.com/marko-reve...erstappens-car
Max qualifies fourth for British GP despite damage: 'Holes in the floor'
6 July 2024
Stefan Meens
Verstappen.nl
“After I went through the gravel in Q1, I lost 100 points of downforce”, explained Max after an eventful qualifying. “Throughout the session the team kept improving the floor, but if you look at it, it doesn’t look good. It’s full of holes, so in that sense I’m happy to be fourth.”
Regarding going wide at Copse corner, the reigning champion said: “We were one of the last to head out as we didn’t expect the rain during Q1. When I got to turn seven, I couldn’t do anything. I already had rain on my visor so I braked, but the car stepped out so I tried everything to keep the car out of the wall. It did mean the rest of qualifying was ruined.”
'Holes in the floor';
https://news.verstappen.com/en/article/5529/
‘It hurts… I let my whole team down’ – Perez on his spin and Q1 exit
17:51 Sat, 06 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
Sergio Perez will start the British Grand Prix from the back row of the grid after he spun off and out of qualifying in Q1 at Silverstone.
“It hurts…”;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/it...43863972807765
Perez says British GP qualifying bust not the result of pressure
7 Jul 2024
Phillip van Osten
F1i.com
“T9 was tricky, really difficult,” Perez explained. “When I downshifted, I basically lost the rear end quite badly and I went out of the track, and cold tyres and it was completely soaked of water outside of the track. So I just ended up going in the gravel, couldn't stop the car, couldn't go straight, very unfortunate incident.”
Perez denied that external pressures were to blame for his mistake in Q1 on Saturday. “No, no no no, that has nothing to do with it,” Perez insisted. “I'm fully focused on my job, I'm fully focused on getting the performance out of myself, I know where I can be.”
“Yesterday we had a very positive day, things were looking in the right direction, so yeah, head down and it's a matter of time before we turn around the situation.”
“T9 was tricky, really difficult”;
https://f1i.com/news/513400-perez-sa...-pressure.html
Verstappen offers British GP hope after 'ripping his floor apart'
Max Verstappen has confirmed he will "need a new floor" for the British Grand Prix, after he "ripped" his RB20's current one apart at Silverstone.
7 July 2024
Samuel Coop & Aaron Deckers
RacingNews365
Max Verstappen feels his fourth-place qualifying finish for the British Grand Prix is a "positive surprise" after his off-track excursion in Q1 at Silverstone. The 26-year-old revealed the extent of the damage he incurred compromised the rest of his session, saying he was "happy" to reach Q3 at all, let alone qualify fourth in the grid-setting session.
"I would like to be in the mix," Verstappen told media, including RacingNews365, when asked about the prospect of attacking the British trio starting ahead of him at Silverstone. "Actually, first of all, I need a new floor - that would help," he added. "That off, it was super unlucky.”
"I had to take the gravel, which ripped the floor apart. [I] missed quite a few bits on the car, even though I do think the team did a great job of trying to recover some of the bits and try to optimise the balance front to rear. That basically ruined our qualifying. I was happy to be in Q3 already with the damage that we had. At the end, to be P4 is probably a bit of a positive surprise.”
“Ripping his floor apart”;
https://racingnews365.com/verstappen...is-floor-apart
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Lewis Hamilton cries in his dads arms after emotional British Grand Prix win.
Lewis Hamilton broke down in tears as he hugged his dad after winning the British Grand Prix. in what proved a dramatic afternoon at Silverstone, the seven-time world champion fended off old rival Max Verstappen in the closing laps to take the chequered flag for the first time since December 2021.
Jul 7, 2024
Fraser Watson
Daily and Sunday Express
Lewis Hamilton has won the British Grand Prix.
‘Lewis Hamilton cries in his dads arms’;
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...gp-silverstone
British GP: Race Results
Full results from the Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
8 July 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe
Full results from the Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Pos Num Driver Team Laps/Diff
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 52
2 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1.465
3 4 Lando Norris McLaren 7.547
4 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 12.429
5 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 47.318
6 27 Nico Hulkenberg Haas 55.722
7 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 56.569
8 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 63.577
9 23 Alex Albon Williams 68.387
10 22 Yuki Tsunoda RB 79.303
‘Full results’;
https://speedcafe.com/british-gp-race-results/
Lewis Hamilton in tears as he smashes 18-year Formula 1 record with stunning British Grand Prix triumph
8 July 2024
Jackson Cole
talkSPORT.com
Lewis Hamilton won his first Grand Prix in 945 days with a stunning triumph at the British Grand Prix. In an enthralling race at Silverstone, Hamilton started second and emerged victorious in a race where starter on pole George Russell was forced into a shock retirement. Hamilton held off rivals Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, who came second and third respectively with Norris leading in what was a thrilling first half of the race.
It's the first time Hamilton has won a Grand Prix since December 2021 and the seven-time world champion broke a few records in the process. He's the oldest driver to win a Grand Prix in the 21st century and perhaps more impressively he's broken a long-standing record by Michael Schumacher.
This triumph is Hamilton's ninth at Silverstone, which is the most at a single circuit in F1 history. He was tied with Schumacher, who first set the record in 2006 with eight wins at the French Grand Prix. A tearful Hamilton said to his team on the radio: "This means a lot guys." Hamilton then said to Mercedes engineer Peter Bonnington: "I love you Bono."
‘Stunning triumph’;
https://talksport.com/sport/1953238/...sh-grand-prix/
Lewis Hamilton wins British Grand Prix to end three-year wait for F1 victory
Jul 7, 2024
Callum McAvoy
Metro.co.uk
Sir Lewis Hamilton finally ended his near-three-year winless streak on Sunday to claim a stunning victory at the British Grand Prix. The seven-time Formula One champion strategically overtook Lando Norris before holding off a late charge from Max Verstappen to win at Silverstone, his first win since Saudi Arabia in 2021.
‘Ends three-year wait for F1 victory’;
https://metro.co.uk/2024/07/07/lewis...o=newsnow-feed
Hamilton victorious as McLaren throws away British GP win
Lewis Hamilton has won the British Grand Prix as poor strategy saw McLaren throw away its chance.
8 July 2024
Mat Coch
Speed Cafe
Hamilton headed Max Verstappen and Lando Norris to the flag in a race hit by changeable conditions. The key moments for McLaren were an early call to leave Oscar Piastri on track, costing him 20 seconds in the process, and a call for soft tyres in the final stint for Norris.
The latter was a decision that likely cost him victory as he fell behind Hamilton as he exited the lane, and fell behind a resurgent Verstappen in the final laps. Piastri recovered to fourth while Daniel Ricciardo was 13th at the flag.
‘McLaren throws away British GP win’;
https://speedcafe.com/hamilton-victo...ritish-gp-win/
‘Wow’: What Max Verstappen did during the British GP that Martin Brundle said was ‘remarkably good’
Sun 7 July 2024 16:35
Ben Evans
F1 Oversteer
The 2024 Formula 1 season has produced blockbuster race after blockbuster race and the British Grand Prix was no exception. Mercedes started the race with a key advantage after locking out the front row thanks to brilliant performances from George Russell and Lewis Hamilton in qualifying. Martin Brundle admires Max Verstappen’s race start at the British Grand Prix: Watching back a replay of the start of the race, Brundle said: “So few revs, wow, didn’t want to get any wheelspin, unbelievably few revs to get the car off the line.
“Turning in and remarkably good front grip as well and now he’s going to slide up in the inside, and this is a big risk move there for [Max] Verstappen, it’s so easy to run into the back of the other car. And he launches around the outside of turn four, so he can straighten the car up, get good traction, good drive out of it and takes the place from Lando Norris.” Max Verstappen proves just how good he is at the British Grand Prix. After a difficult qualifying session where a damaged floor meant he could only set the fourth-fastest time in Q3, Verstappen had to bide his time during the race.
Verstappen’s race changed during the rainy spells, with Red Bull absolutely nailing his strategy and a radio message from the team suggesting that he chose exactly the right lap to pit for intermediate tyres. In the final stint, he pitted on the same lap as Hamilton, with the British driver choosing soft tyres and Verstappen going onto the hards. It was another great call and meant he could easily overtake Norris to try and catch Hamilton in the final laps.
‘Wow’;
https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/wha...markably-good/
Hamilton outsmarts Verstappen and Norris to clinch record-breaking British GP win
The Briton ended his 56-race to add to his race victories with a thrilling fight against Norris at Silverstone
7 July 2024
Joe Krishnan
Total Motorsport
Lewis Hamilton finally celebrated on the top step of the podium after a dramatic finale to the Formula 1 2024 British Grand Prix. The Mercedes star stole the lead from Lando Norris in the pits after wet weather intruded in the middle part of the race and held his nerve to clinch his 104th career race victory – some 946 days since his last win in Saudi Arabia in 2021. He finished ahead of Max Verstappen, who fought back from fifth, with Norris finishing third.
‘Record-breaking British GP win’;
https://www.total-motorsport.com/lew...4-silverstone/
Lewis Hamilton wins the British Grand Prix to claim his first race victory since 2021 - as Mercedes driver beats Max Verstappen and Lando Norris
• Home favourite Lewis Hamilton won Sunday's British Grand Prix at Silverstone
• The 39-year-old started second on the grid behind team-mate George Russell
• But Russell retired mid-race before Hamilton won his first Grand Prix of 2024
7 July 2024
Robert Summerscales
Metro.co.uk
Lewis Hamilton is the King of Silverstone again! The most successful driver in history claimed his first win in 945 days in front of a jubilant British Grand Prix crowd. He embraced his father, Anthony, for 20 seconds. Tears flowed. Later a long hug with his mother, Carmen.
Echoes of the past poured down. It was here 16 years ago that Hamilton unfurled one of the greatest drives ever seen, in 2008, in blanket wet conditions. This time rain came and went, bringing a delicious jeopardy into the equation, as it had in qualifying when George Russell grabbed pole 24 hours earlier. He was handed a Union Flag on his warm-down lap held aloft in his fluorescent yellow right glove.
‘Home favourite Lewis Hamilton won’;
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ry-season.html
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Lewis Hamilton considered retiring from F1 before 2024 British GP win.
Lewis Hamilton has said he considered calling time on his F1 career during the period since his last win.
July 7th 2024
7 Jul 2024
Motor Sport Magazine
Lewis Hamilton has related his emotions after taking his first F1 win in almost three years after an exhilarating 2024 British GP, saying that at some points he was so low he considered retiring. “My heart’s racing,” he said in the aftermath. “I had so many amazing times here and in the past, but when I came across that line, something released in me that I guess I’ve been holding on to for a long time.”
“It was the most emotional end to a win that I’ve ever experienced. I always wonder why I never cry – you see Rubens Barrichello crying! I was like that doesn’t happen to me [but it] hit me hard. I think after such a difficult 2021, we just tried to come back but obviously we as a team had a really difficult time. There were just so many thoughts and so many doubts in my mind along the way – to the point of at times wanting to not continue. So to drive, and to continue to get up and to try and finally succeed is honestly is the greatest feeling I can remember having.”
‘Emotions’;
https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/a...?nowprocket=1#
Hamilton doubted he would win again in F1 prior to record ninth Silverstone success
18:37 Sun, 07 Jul 2024
Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week
Lewis Hamilton has conceded he harboured occasional doubts that he would triumph again in Formula 1 prior to ending his 945-day drought at the British Grand Prix. Questioned on whether he started losing faith in certain stages during his drought that he would return to the top step, Hamilton answered: “Absolutely.”
“I think, I mean it’s, the feeling is, it feels different to previous races and particularly races where you’re having race after race after race, or seasons where you’re having multiple wins. I think with the kind of the adversity I would say that we’ve gone through as a team and that I personally felt that I’ve experienced those challenges, the constant challenge like we all have to get up out of bed every day and give it our best shot…”
‘Adversity’;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...stone-success/
'Shut up' order showed Hamilton was ready to win, says engineer Bono
07/07/2024
France 24
"When I am told to shut up, I know it is 'game on' and he's going for victory," long-serving." Mercedes race engineer Peter Bonnington said after Hamilton's "fairy tale" triumph. 'Bono' and the tearful seven-time champion shared a champagne-soaked podium after their 83rd victory together, having endured 945 winless days since their last triumph at the 2021 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix.
"He does a great job when it comes down to the wire," he said. "He's the one that's going to manage the tyres and get you to the end. I wouldn't say there was zero doubt, but I knew that once he had the bit between his teeth -- as soon as I get told to 'shut up' -- then I know that the game's on."
‘Ready to win’;
https://www.france24.com/en/live-new...-engineer-bono
‘Perfect distance’: Lewis Hamilton pinpoints the ‘perfect’ moment he knew he could win the British Grand Prix
Sun 7 July 2024 19:30
Rory Mitchell
F1 Oversteer
Lewis Hamilton took a stunning victory at the British Grand Prix after a late tyre call enabled him to snatch the lead from Lando Norris. Norris was leading the race after rain hit the track midway through, causing all the drivers to switch to the Intermediate tyre and then back to slicks.
Speaking in the drivers’ press conference after the race, Hamilton explained how he knew Norris staying out would be the key decision that could help him win the race. “On those tyres, when it was starting to dry up, it was about just trying to get the right timing. If Lando had stopped before us, it would have been very, very difficult to go by,” said Hamilton.
“The moment when I came out of Turn 15, and I came in [to pit] and he [Norris] stayed out, I knew that this was the moment that I was going to have the chance to undercut him. After that, I think I was able to just keep him [behind]. It was a perfect distance of a stint. If we had another five laps, I don’t know if we would have held on to it.”
‘Perfect distance’;
https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/lew...sh-grand-prix/
‘That was the most emotional ending to a race I’ve ever had’ – Hamilton
19:05 Sun, 07 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
Lewis Hamilton scored a record ninth victory in the British Grand Prix, some two-and-a-half years after his last win in F1 – and the result left him choking back the emotion.
‘Most emotional ending’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/th...38603215087790
Hamilton and Mercedes on Silverstone: ‘The greatest feeling I can remember having’
July 7, 2024
Abby Bathurst
FormulaNerds
During the race, all three Brits were in P1 at one point or another. However, unfortunately for Russell, he was forced to retire. Norris and Hamilton were close at the end but ultimately, Norris’ tyres degraded faster and Max Verstappen was able to overtake him for P2.
Hamilton held onto the lead and crossed the finish line ahead of Verstappen by 1.465 seconds. Today’s win for Hamilton marks his 104th victory, 199th podium, his ninth win at Silverstone, and makes him the oldest F1 race winner of the 21st century.
“The greatest feeling”;
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/ha.../?nowprocket=1
Has Lewis Hamilton made the wrong decision to quit Mercedes for Ferrari?
"He’ll be thinking about his future a bit - ‘was that the right decision?’"
7 Jul 2024
James Dielhenn
Crash.Net
Lewis Hamilton might find himself considering the decision to quit Mercedes after his Silverstone glory. It was his last home race with Mercedes, the team that his accomplishments are synonymous with, because he will go to Ferrari next year.
Mercedes, after 12 out of 24 rounds this year, now seem to be in a stronger state than Ferrari. Ferrari were Red Bull’s nearest competitors at the start of the season but have been outperformed by McLaren and Mercedes recently.
Noises surrounding Mercedes’ powerful 2026 engine when the new era begins are also promising for the Brackley team. But, by then, Hamilton will be challenging for more Silverstone victories in the famous red of Ferrari.
‘Considering the decision’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/105207...rcedes-ferrari
Sainz back in contention for a 2025 Mercedes F1 seat as Wolff confirms talks with the Spaniard
6 Jul 2024
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical
Wolff previously suggested that Sainz is not a real contender to partner George Russell at Mercedes, but in his recent interview with Mundo Deportivo, he fuelled speculation again, claiming that the Spaniard is a safe bet given his experience and consistent performances.
“That said, with Carlos, you have a sure value, especially in a very tight championship next year, you have another driver who is going to be very competitive, who, if our car is good, could help us secure a fight for the Constructors’ Championship. With Carlos, you have a safe bet. There are certainly many arguments in favour.”
‘Safe bet’;
https://www.f1technical.net/news/24928
Toto Wolff admits “bruising” aspect of Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes exit
"I can get my head around why he is doing that. I have peace with him"
3 Jul 2024
James Dielhenn
Crash.Net
Wolff told Sky Sports’ Martin Brundle in a sit-down interview about an aspect of Hamilton’s exit which was particularly challenging. “What was bruising was that I didn’t have any time to react,” said Wolff. “I said ‘okay, how are we announcing this?’ It was clear that it was leaking from Ferrari.”
“If I put myself in his shoes? He’s in the last phase of his career, the team wasn’t doing well, everybody wants to wear a red overall with a yellow prancing horse. Probably, the financial terms were also positive.”
“Bruising”;
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/105164...-mercedes-exit
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Verstappen thought he’d finish sixth on “poor afternoon” for Red Bull.
Max Verstappen insists he is more happy to have finished in second place in the British Grand Prix than he is disappointed not to have won it.
7th July 2024
Will Wood
“The beginning was not very good,” Verstappen conceded in the post-race press conference. “I tried to keep up, but I just ran out of tyres. Everything was running hot and I just struggled for grip. So then Lando got by, then Oscar got by, it started to rain. I had no grip as well there.”
“I didn’t want to take too much risk as well because it didn’t feel good. It didn’t feel comfortable, so I was like, ‘I’ll just sit here and try to survive’. And that’s what I did. At one point, even Carlos rocked up at the party. So I was like, ‘geez, this is a really bad afternoon’.”
‘More happy to have finished in second place’;
https://www.racefans.net/2024/07/07/...-for-red-bull/
Verstappen thought he’d be “fifth or sixth” in F1 British GP
Max Verstappen thought he would "finish fifth [or] sixth" in Formula 1's British Grand Prix given Red Bull's early pace deficit to Mercedes and McLaren before he recovered to second.
7 Jul 2024
Alex Kalinauckas
Motorsport.com
"We just didn't have the pace today," Verstappen said in parc ferme afterwards. "I was just steadily dropping back when it mattered in the beginning, so it didn't look great. At some point I was really thinking, 'Are we gonna finish fifth, sixth?'
"But, yeah, we made the right calls – direct from the slicks to the inters and also from the inters back to the slicks – I think it was every time the right lap. Then also the end – the call from the team to be on the hard tyre instead of the soft was definitely helping me out.”
‘Recovered to second’;
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/v...h-gp/10632773/
Six laps, five drivers and three lead changes that showed the very best of F1 at the British GP
Rain at Silverstone helped to create a spell of racing which will live long in the memory
7 July 2024
The Telegraph
The British Grand Prix was one of the races of the season as those three teams vied for the lead in a captivating, tense and damp 52 laps. A sequence of six laps showed F1 at its very best with mistakes, overtakes and the lead swapping several times between three Britons – Lewis Hamilton, George Russell and Lando Norris.
‘Will live long in the memory’;
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-...-piastri-laps/
Horner after P2 at Silverstone 'A great performance'
7 July 2024
Julien Lemmen
Verstappen.nl
Team principal Christian Horner reflects after the race: "It was a thrilling race, with one minute looking like we were out of the race and the next minute we were straight back in it. We got the strategy calls exactly right today, especially the point where we went on the inter, the slicks, and then the hard tyre which were definitely all of the right choices out there today.”
“If there had been a few more laps the outcome might have been different but it was still a great drive and performance. The pitwall and the drivers are working really well together, Max and Checo obviously are feeding back what is going on but the pitwall have more information and they are both communicating and able to make the right calls at the right time.”
'A great performance';
https://news.verstappen.com/en/article/5532/
Verstappen: Red Bull rescued ‘really bad afternoon’ in F1 British GP
7 Jul 2024
Dan Lawrence
Motorsport Week
Max Verstappen credited his Red Bull Formula 1 team for making the right decisions en route to second in the British Grand Prix on what could have been a “really bad afternoon.” “Yeah, the beginning was not very good,” Verstappen told media including Motorsport Week. “I tried to keep up but I just ran out of tyres. I mean, everything was running hot and I just struggled for grip.”
“So then Lando got by, then Oscar got by, it started to rain. I had no grip as well there, I didn’t want to take too much risk as well because I just, it didn’t feel good, it didn’t feel comfortable. And so I just, yeah, I was like, I’ll just sit here and try to survive. And yeah, that’s what I did. At one point even Carls rocked up with the party. So I was like, Jesus, really bad afternoon.”
“I’ll just sit here and try to survive”;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...f1-british-gp/
Verstappen: Red Bull have work to do after ‘worrying’ trend continues at Silverstone
7 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
Max Verstappen sealed second place in the British Grand Prix, but was left worried by his lack of pace relative to the McLarens and Mercedes’ cars in the early part of the race.
‘Work to do’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/ve...38892359865147
Verstappen finishes P2 in the British GP
Sunday, 7th July 2024
Honda Racing
Round 12 of the season, British Grand Prix took place at Silverstone Circuit. Max Verstappen of Oracle Red Bull Racing, supported by Honda as a Team Partner, finished P2. Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team's Yuki Tsunoda finished P10.
‘P2’;
https://honda.racing/f1/post/f1-2024-rd12-race
Max Verstappen second in exciting British GP: 'Made the right calls'
7 July 2024
Florence Cobben
Verstappen.nl
After the race, Max explained: "We just didn't have the pace today. I was slowly dropping back when it mattered in the beginning. It didn't look great. At some point, I was thinking "Are we going to finish fifth, sixth?" But we made the right calls. Going from the slicks to the inters, then from the inters back to the slicks, was every time (done on) the right lap.”
“At the end the call from the team to be on the hard tyre, instead of the soft, definitely helped me out. That's why I think we finished second today. It could have been a lot worse, but we're making the right calls, we still got onto the podium. Ofcourse I'm very happy with that."
'Made the right calls';
https://news.verstappen.com/en/article/5531/
Verstappen surprised by British GP podium after early struggles
Sun, 07 Jul 2024
Phillip van Osten
F1i.com
The reigning world champion initially struggled with Red Bull's lack of pace compared to Mercedes and McLaren. He was overtaken by both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in the dry early stages of the race and found himself facing a potential fifth or sixth-place finish.
However, a series of crucial decisions throughout the race's weather fluctuations saved Verstappen's weekend. A timely pit stop for intermediate tyres during the second rain shower allowed him to jump back into podium contention.
McLaren's strategic gamble to keep Oscar Piastri out longer backfired, while Mercedes decision to double-stack Lewis Hamilton and George Russell further aided Verstappen's comeback.
‘Surprised by British GP podium’;
https://f1i.com/news/513476-verstapp...struggles.html
Verstappen hails ‘right calls’ from Red Bull in helping to seal P2 at Silverstone
7 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site
Max Verstappen credited his Red Bull team with making the “right calls” during the British Grand Prix, with the Dutchman going from P4 on the grid to a final result of P2 after looking increasingly fast on the hard tyre in the latter stages.
Reflecting on the wet-dry conditions that played out during the 52-lap encounter, Verstappen admitted that he had tried to avoid taking any unnecessary risks. “When it started to rain for the first time, of course I was already dropping back,” the 26-year-old said. “I was struggling for grip, so I didn’t want to take too many risks. I saw the guys ahead of me, they were really going for it.”
“I just tried to hang in there, not going off the track, and that was quite tricky. But then at one point it really started to come down and then it was quite obvious that you had to go to the inter. Then you had to make the tyre last as long as you could, then suddenly also the sun came out and the track really started to dry up quickly. Still, you feel quite comfortable on the inter, but at one point you just have to gamble to go to the slick and luckily it all worked out well.”
‘Tried to avoid taking any unnecessary risks’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...M74atAfxv5nAbi
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‘We threw it away’ - Lando Norris’ frustration shows as McLaren squander victory shot.
Lando Norris says McLaren “threw away” their shot at winning Sunday’s F1 British Grand Prix.
7 Jul 2024
Lewis Larkam
Crash.Net
"We threw it away in the final stop,” Norris admitted to media including Crash.net. "So, one lap, but also I don’t think it was a lap. I think even if I boxed on the perfect lap, our decision to go on to the softs was the wrong one.”
“I think Lewis still would have won no matter what. So, two calls from our side cost us everything today. So, pretty, especially here, pretty disappointing.”
‘Frustration’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/105208...r-victory-shot
‘Cost us everything’: Lando Norris shares which ‘two calls’ cost him victory at the British Grand Prix
7 July 2024
Rory Mitchell
F1 Oversteer
Lando Norris believes two key calls cost him victory at the British Grand Prix, after losing out to Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen in the final laps.
“So many things were going well. We threw it away in the final stop. So one lap, but also I don’t think it was a lap,” said Norris. “Even if I boxed on the perfect lap, our decision to go into the softs was the wrong one. Lewis still would have won no matter what. So two calls from our side cost us everything today.”
‘Cost us everything’;
https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/lan...sh-grand-prix/
Devastated Lando Norris reacts to ‘throwing away’ British Grand Prix: ‘I blame myself’
The McLaren driver was leading his home race but a slow pit-stop cost him late on as Lewis Hamilton won
Kieran Jackson at Silverstone
Lando Norris struggled to hide his disappointment after a late mistake cost him victory at the British Grand Prix. In a dramatic wet-dry race at Silverstone, McLaren driver Norris was leading with 14 laps to go before the final round of pit-stops as the frontrunners pitted for dry tyres.
Norris, pitting a lap later than eventual race winner Lewis Hamilton, overran his pit box, resulting in a slow 4.5-second stop. By the time he re-entered the track, Hamilton was leading by two seconds. “That crucial decision at the end made the difference,” a devastated Norris said afterwards.
‘Devastated’;
https://www.independent.co.uk/f1/lan...-b2575775.html
Frustrated Lando Norris says he only has himself to blame after letting British Grand Prix victory slip through his hands as he laments 'bad decisions'
• Lando Norris was leading the British Grand Prix with 14 laps remaining
• The McLaren driver pitted too late and allowed Lewis Hamilton to win the race
• It was the latest in a series of near misses this season for the British driver
7 July 2024
Henry Clark
MailOnline
The McLaren driver looked on course for only the second win of his career after holding the lead at the British Grand Prix with just 14 laps to go. But Norris threw away victory in tame fashion after pitting later than his rivals. The stop itself was a messy one too, with Norris overshooting his pit box and all but handing victory to Lewis Hamilton.
‘I’m not making the right decisions,’ said Norris. ‘I blame myself today for not making some of the right decisions but I hate ending in this position and having excuses for not doing a good enough job. I’m fed up of saying I should have done better, I should have done this or that.’
‘British Grand Prix victory slip through his hands’;
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...decisions.html
Are McLaren becoming ‘new Ferrari’ after another strategy blunder?
A strategic error at Silverstone cost McLaren a grand prix victory for the second time in a month
7 July 2024
Adam Dickinson
Total Motorsport
Lando Norris‘ media appearances after the British GP were a genuinely tough watch, with reporters seemingly counselling the 24-year-old through his interviews after he missed out on yet another win due to a strategic error from McLaren.
Norris‘ biggest blunder was approaching the final quarter of the British GP, as McLaren‘s strategists boasted on team radio that they had the tyre advantage over Hamilton or Verstappen – neither of whom could switch to mediums on the final stint.
‘New Ferrari’;
https://www.total-motorsport.com/mcl...ategy-blunder/
Norris critical of decisions after Silverstone victory slips away
McLaren looked set to win the British Grand Prix, until strategic gamble backfired
July 7, 2024
James Phillips
FormulaNerds
Overshooting his garage, the British driver lost precious seconds while his mechanics shifted forward. Opting for soft tyres rather than mediums, Norris rejoined behind Hamilton. He later lost second place to Verstappen and finished third.
Speaking in the media pen after the race to Sky Sports, Norris rued the decision to pit one lap later than his rivals: “Many…just the two at the end. Just what tyre to box onto and a lap too late. I think the lap too late is completely on me. That’s just driver feel and driver knowledge of when to box, and Lewis did a better job than me on that side.
‘Strategic gamble backfired’;
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/no.../?nowprocket=1
Lando Norris is cracking under pressure of a championship battle with Max Verstappen
McLaren and Norris have taken the fight to Red Bull and Verstappen but are letting wins slip away thanks to a lack of ruthlessness
8 July 2024
The Telegraph
For the fifth time in seven races, Lando Norris and McLaren were in contention to win a grand prix. Yet once again, through a series of mistakes and operational errors they came up short.
The mistakes on Sunday follow on from Norris’s costly wheel-to-wheel battle for the lead in Austria a week ago, where patience may have paid dividends. In the sprint race a day before, an attempt at taking the lead compromised him and he lost second place to Piastri. The Briton also had a poor start from pole at the Spanish Grand Prix from which he had to fight back to second place as Verstappen narrowly won.
‘Cracking under pressure’;
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-...ip-british-gp/
Revealed: Norris team radio on costly British GP decision
Read the full radio transcripts between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri around their crucial British Grand Prix tyre calls.
8 July 2024
Jake Nichol
RacingNews365
Full Norris and Piastri team radio transcript
Lando Norris (LN): We need to box, the soft is better now... any slick tyre.
Will Joseph (WJ): Okay, so we can choose a medium to cover people like Verstappen, or choose a soft to cover people like Hamilton.
LN: Hamilton. I think Hamilton, or do you think medium? I don't mind.
WJ: We're going soft. Box this lap please, box this lap.
Norris pits.
Tom Stallard (TS): Competitor cars do not have medium, currently we think medium is the best tyre, 15 laps to go.
Oscar Piastri (OP): Yes, yes, it is the best.
TS: Ok, Hamilton has pitted. Hamilton has pitted.
OP: I think box, I think box.
TS: Copy box, box.
OP: Copy
‘Norris team radio’;
https://racingnews365.com/revealed-n...sh-gp-decision
Are McLaren becoming F1's 'what might have been' team?
8 Jul 2024
Nate Saunders, General Editor, F1
ESPN.com
As Lewis Hamilton basked in the adulation of a record ninth British Grand Prix victory at Silverstone, McLaren's Lando Norris only had one thing running through his mind: It should have been him. It's not the first time recently Norris or McLaren has left a race weekend with that feeling. Silverstone was yet another frustrating example.
As Hamilton, a British flag draped over his shoulder and tears still welling up in his eyes, did his first interview to the ecstatic home crowd, TV cameras panned to Norris slouched over the box in parc ferme with the number three written on it. His list of 'what might have been' moments is getting longer by the race.
'What might have been';
https://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/4...coming-f1-team
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Oscar Piastri urged to ‘bang the table’ when he’s ‘victimised’ by McLaren strategy.
Dutch pundit Jack Plooij says it’s time for Piastri to tell his team no more as this isn’t the first time since joining McLaren that a strategy call has gone against him.
9 Jul 2024
Michelle Foster
PlanetF1.com
Oscar Piastri has been told to “bang his fist on the table” and tell McLaren no more after the call not to double-stack him at Silverstone cost him a possible win. “What Oscar still misses a bit – but I think I will give him a course sometime – is that he always remains so cool,” Jack Plooij told Ziggo Sport Race Café.
“It’s not just about the on-board radios, but about the debriefs. It’s time for him to bang his fist on the table. At times when he is being victimised, he must tell the team, ‘We are not going to do this anymore, friends’. We’re going to give him a course.”
‘Bang the table’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/oscar-...laren-strategy
Piastri knew McLaren’s F1 British GP call was ‘instantly’ wrong
8 Jul 2024
Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week
Oscar Piastri has stated he knew that McLaren’s choice to leave him out an extra lap on slicks on a damp track in Formula 1’s British Grand Prix was “instantly wrong”. “I would say joint [decision], I think to be honest, that decision in the race is probably the hardest call you’re ever going to have in motor racing,” Piastri reflected.
“You’ve got two cars, 1-2, separated by half a second with rain coming down, I don’t think it gets any harder than that, so I think clearly some things we need to review. I think double stacking would have been the better call, but hindsight’s a wonderful thing.”
‘Instantly wrong’;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...stantly-wrong/
Oscar Piastri robbed of chance to win British Grand Prix by 'painful' McLaren strategy call
July 8, 2024
Damien McCartney
Channel 9's Wide World of Sports
Oscar Piastri was robbed of any chance of a maiden victory at the British Grand Prix by a dodgy strategy call. The pair were running one-two when the rain became too heavy for dry slick tyres. Piastri was tucked up behind Norris when the latter dived into the pits for intermediate tyres on lap 27.
McLaren strategists elected against double-stacking Piastri, and sent him around on another. It proved a crucial decision - conditions deteriorated so much in that lap that by the time Piastri made it back to the pits, Norris had almost caught him back up. Having been running less than a second behind Norris when the Brit pitted, Piastri emerged from his own stop more than 21 seconds behind him.
‘Oscar Piastri robbed’;
https://www.nine.com.au/sport/motors...08-p5jrz9.html
Piastri wants answers on race-defining strategy error
Oscar Piastri is keen to get a full picture on how McLaren came to its decision to leave him out for an extra lap in his first stint.
8 July 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe
Lando Norris had led ahead of the opening round of stops, followed by his McLaren team-mate, the pair having passed the two Mercedes and Max Verstappen as rain began to fall. The decisive moment for Piastri came on Lap 27, when the call was made to pit Norris. By remaining on track, Piastri haemorrhaged time as conditions deteriorated.
In normal conditions, the Australian would have pitted at the end of the following lap with a near 20-second delta to Norris. As it panned out, he held less than a three-second advantage when he peeled into the lane; he lost the better part of an entire pit stop in a single lap. “The last couple of corners were very, very tough,” Piastri admitted when asked how quickly he realised staying out was the wrong choice.”
“I could see on my dash that Lando was like five seconds behind me when I pitted, so I knew I was in a lot of trouble then. But yeah, I knew it was the wrong call basically instantly. Obviously frustrated at that point, but I knew that there was rain still coming,” he continued.
‘Piastri wants answers’;
https://speedcafe.com/piastri-wants-...trategy-error/
Piastri: ‘It’s a bit painful looking back at how close we were to the win’
7 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri finished fourth at Silverstone, but at one stage was in contention for his first ever Grand Prix victory.
“It’s a bit painful”;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/pi...38095731440148
Oscar Piastri reveals moment he was ‘in a lot of trouble’ with McLaren strategy call
07 Jul 2024
Sam Cooper
PlanetF1.com
Oscar Piastri said McLaren were faced with the “toughest decision in motorsport” but avoided criticising the choice not to double stack him and Lando Norris. With the rest of the grid pitting for inters, McLaren had the choice of whether to go for a double stack or leave P2 (Piastri) out in the hope he would not lose too much time.
But lose time he did, heading into the pits with Norris just five seconds behind, and the tactical choice sent him down to P6 and out of win contention. As for how he felt after the call, Piastri admitted frustration and said it was good he did not open the radio but was still aiming for the win.
‘In a lot of trouble’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/oscar-...ish-grand-prix
‘Both our drivers could have won’ – Brown says McLaren ‘got it wrong’ after Norris and Piastri miss out at Silverstone
8 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site
Zak Brown believes that Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri could both have potentially won the British Grand Prix, with the McLaren CEO stating that the team “got it wrong” in some of the key decisions taken during the wet/dry race. While the Mercedes pair of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton initially led from the front row, Norris and Piastri started to catch up just as the rain was beginning to fall at Silverstone, and by Lap 20 there was a McLaren one-two at the front of the field.
Asked about the process of making those tough decisions on the pit wall, Brown explained after the race: “It was tough. Hindsight’s 20/20, as they say. I think we ultimately got it wrong. I think both our drivers could have won there. They did an excellent job. When you’re leading the race, you also have to kind of take the first decision, so it’s a little bit easier to key off of what others did, when early on Lando and Oscar were right next to each other.”
“Obviously [if you] double stack them you’re going to lose about five seconds – turns out Oscar lost a lot more time because the track was deteriorating, so losing the five seconds there would have been a better call but, again, you don’t really know because you’re the lead car, so you’re going to be the first to find out the weather. And then there at the end, I think maybe mediums would have been a better strategy, as we saw on Oscar. Oscar was absolutely flying there, Max was flying on the hards, and softs were going to struggle. We had a set of mediums, so we’ll just go back and review it.”
‘20/20 Hindsight’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...OAc9Savu5dlnQF
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Carlos Sainz risks Ferrari wrath after slating team’s decision in blunt rant.
Carlos Sainz has risked the wrath of his Ferrari bosses after tearing into the doomed upgrade package they introduced in Spain before binning it two rounds later.
Tue, Jul 9, 2024
Archie Griggs
Daily and Sunday Express
Discussing Ferrari's lack of improvement over the last few Grand Prix weekends, Sainz did not mince his words as he suggested that other teams could be three months ahead in terms of research and development.
"It's clearly not good enough," fumed Sainz after finishing fifth at Silverstone. "Since Imola, everyone has upgraded and they probably added a few tenths to the car while we had to revert [back to the Imola specification].
"We've lost two or three months there of performance gain in the wind tunnel and performance that we could have added in these three months. I feel like today was at least a back to basics approach, back to a car that we know was okay in Imola.
‘Ferrari wrath risk’;
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ish-Grand-Prix
Sainz makes damning revelation on Ferrari’s 2024 F1 prospects
9 Jul 2024
Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week
Carlos Sainz has revealed Ferrari’s decision to revert to an older specification in the British Grand Prix means it is “three months” down on Formula 1 car development.
Sainz hauled his SF-24 into contention during the wet points in a mixed-conditions encounter, but he was powerless to match those ahead once it dried and took fifth.
The Spaniard has conceded that Ferrari being forced to undo its latest development work has placed it multiple months on the backfoot compared to the competition. “It is clearly not good enough,” Sainz lamented.
‘Damning revelation’;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...-f1-prospects/
Carlos Sainz’s worrying Ferrari “lost months” of F1 development admission
Ferrari have "lost months" of F1 development time compared to their rivals, Carlos Sainz has admitted.
9 Jul 2024
Lewis Larkam
Crash.Net
Carlos Sainz says Ferrari have lost “two or three months” of development time compared to their F1 rivals after removing a troublesome upgrade. Ferrari fitted their SF-24 with a major new upgrade package at last month’s Spanish Grand Prix but have been battling an unforeseen bouncing problem in high-speed corners.
After an experimental Friday at Silverstone, Ferrari reverted to their old-spec floor and bodywork which was used at Imola for the rest of the British Grand Prix weekend. Sainz qualified seventh at Silverstone, while Charles Leclerc failed to reach Q3, qualifying 11th. In Sunday’s race they finished fifth and 14th respectively.
‘Removing a troublesome upgrade’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/105213...ment-admission
Sainz: Ferrari "lost months" of development by reverting to Imola F1 car
Carlos Sainz feels Ferrari's performance was not good enough after being forced to take its latest upgrades off its Formula 1 car again
14:51 Mon, 08 Jul 2024
Motorsport.com
Ferrari's previous upgrades in Barcelona, which included a revamped floor, exacerbated the SF-24's bouncing issues through high-speed corners as Sainz and Charles Leclerc struggled for performance and comfort in Spain and Austria. That led to experiments in Friday practice at Silverstone, with Sainz and Leclerc splitting packages to perform a back-to-back test and get on top of the issue.
In the end Ferrari decided it was better off rolling back the car to its Imola-spec, which has made the car more driveable through Silverstone's high-speed swoops like Maggots and Becketts. But by racing with the same car it did in May, that also means Ferrari has left a lot of performance on the table compared to Red Bull, Mercedes and McLaren, who did successfully upgrade their machines in recent months to varying degrees.
‘Ferrari's performance was not good enough’;
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/s...-car/10633030/
Sainz: ‘Our rivals are a good step ahead’ after Ferrari’s mid-season developments falter
Sainz has admitted that the SF-24 "is clearly not good enough" as he reasons the Scuderia's drop off in pace
July 9, 2024
Oliver Brindle
FormulaNerds
Sainz: Ferrari ‘back-to-basics’: Sainz started the British Grand Prix in seventh. The Spaniard was able to climb up to fifth in the race with the help of the Mercedes of George Russell retiring ahead of him, but the three-time race winner still finished 47 seconds off the lead. In an interview with Motorsport.com, Sainz explained that the team hadn’t made the “right calls” regarding their developments.
However, Sainz believes that his side of the garage did the “maximum” during the race, given the pace of the car they had. “I think we did the maximum,” Sainz added. “Especially in the middle of the race when it was slicks-on-wet, I managed to catch the podium positions by six or seven seconds in those conditions that I always enjoy.”
“Honestly, all the calls were pretty much spot on, all the tyres, all the radio calls. It was just a shame we were not faster because I feel like we would have been 100% in the fight for the podium or the win. But [fifth] and a bonus point at the end with the fastest lap, so we need to be happy.”
‘Our rivals are a good step ahead’;
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/sa.../?nowprocket=1
How Leclerc blew another wet weather tyre call while Sainz nailed it
9th July 2024
Keith Collantine
RaceFans
At Silverstone last weekend the difference between the information the Ferrari drivers received was stark. Sainz was given detailed guidance on the levels of rain at different parts of the circuit, while Leclerc’s information was less frequent and detailed. This led him to another costly tyre choice error.
Charles Leclerc was left to count the cost of a hasty switch to intermediate tyres when rain began to fall at Silverstone. His team mate Carlos Sainz Jnr, meanwhile not only avoided that mistake but chose arguably the perfect lap to switch to intermediates, taking around two seconds out of eventual winner Lewis Hamilton as a result.
‘Sainz nailed it’;
https://www.racefans.net/2024/07/09/...inz-nailed-it/
Sainz ‘proud of one of my most solid races of the last few years’
7 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
Carlos Sainz was only P5 at Silverstone – but he said he and Ferrari had to execute the perfect race to get that result.
‘Most solid race’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/sa...38254212154767
Ferrari's 'downgrade' lays bare its big weakness
Jul 6, 2024
Edd Straw, Gary Anderson
The Race
GARY ANDERSON'S VIEW: Since the dominant victory in Monaco, Ferrari has struggled with balance issues between low and high speed. It has pursued improving low-speed performance, which when you look back to the pace in Monaco seemed unnecessary. And as a result, it has introduced more bouncing. And that was something Ferrari was generally always on the cusp of triggering even before those developments.
The Barcelona upgrade that's been taken off the car included seven items, but we can set aside the circuit-specific rear wing and the tweaked halo fairing when it comes to this problem. But more significant will have been the changes to the floor and bodywork. In Ferrari’s Barcelona submission to the FIA, this is what it listed:
COKE/ENGINE COVER
FLOOR FENCES
FLOOR BODY
FLOOR EDGE
DIFFUSER
‘Ferrari's 'downgrade'!’;
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f...issue-exposed/
Fred Vasseur’s Carlos Sainz quip after Lewis Hamilton’s record-breaking British GP win
09 Jul 2024
Michelle Foster
Watching on as Lewis Hamilton won the British Grand Prix, Fred Vasseur says he’d rather that confidence boost had gone to today’s Ferrari driver than next season’s. But while Hamilton’s 2025 team boss Vasseur was happy for the seven-time World Champion to break his duck, he would rather it was Sainz who was celebrating the moment.
“First I would’ve been more happy to give the confidence to Carlos this weekend,” he told the media, including PlanetF1.com. “We will have time to discuss this, but I’m happy for him because I think he deserved it. But we’ll have time to discuss Lewis next year, it’s not the topic of today.”
‘Would’ve been more happy to give the confidence to Carlos’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/fred-v...british-gp-win
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Hulkenberg confident Haas can fight to be fifth-fastest team after ‘very encouraging’ P6 result at Silverstone.
Nico Hulkenberg believes that Haas are now firmly in the battle to be the fifth-fastest team on the grid after another strong showing at the British Grand Prix, with the German bouncing back from a difficult start to cross the line in sixth place.
9 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site
“[I’m] very happy,” a smiling Hulkenberg said afterwards. “Eight more points on the board, super valuable. But, more importantly, the performance…. the performance is there with this update, and that makes me very happy and optimistic looking into the remainder of the season.”
“I think we’re definitely in the fight now for the fifth-fastest team, which is obviously very positive, and nobody really expected [that] a couple of weeks ago. So, yeah, very encouraging and very positive.” Asked if he had felt the performance in the car as he fought back to claim the places he had earlier lost, Hulkenberg answered:
“Yeah, it was a super tricky race, with the rain at the beginning but not enough to pit for inters. But really like a thriller to judge the grip level, not knowing what you get when you turn in. Around here with high-speed corners and the grip like this, it was Russian roulette in a way. But managed to stay clean and got back what we lost at the start so, yeah, well deserved.”
‘Fifth-fastest team’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...DMdQ3R2Zct0Cxz
Haas achieves best result of 2024 with heavily-upgraded car
8 Jul 2024, 23:00
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical
Haas finds itself on an upward trajectory after another strong result at the British Grand Prix. Nico Hulkenberg finished sixth in the second race in succession saw, strengthening the team’s position in the Constructors’ Championship. Haas turned up at Silverstone with a heavily-upgraded car, bringing a host of aerodynamic upgrades to its VF-24.
The modifications appeared to gel well with the high-speed Silverstone circuit. Following a brilliant performance in qualifying on Saturday, Nico Hulkenberg capitalised on the misfortunes for George Russell and Charles Leclerc to finish sixth in the second race in succession.
Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu labelled their results as “excellent”. “It wasn’t an easy race, there were changeable conditions and it’s easy to say you only have to put the right tires on at the right time, but it’s much more difficult to do, but we achieved that. It’s been a huge team effort so I’m really proud of them.”
‘Best result of 2024’;
https://www.f1technical.net/news/24970
Hulkenberg thrilled with points and performance after P6 at Silverstone
7 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
Nico Hulkenberg brought his Haas home in sixth place at Silverstone to seal eight precious points in the constructors’ battle.
‘Hulkenberg thrilled with points’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/hu...37397308512659
Hulkenberg: Points at Silverstone ‘unexpected but deserved’
10:28 Tue, 09 Jul 2024
Phillip van Osten
F1i.com
At Silverstone, Haas introduced a comprehensive new aero package for its VF-24, the centerpiece of which was a new floor design. And the changes clearly delivered a performance boost.
"The best thing is that the updates we have now are really doing something for the performance of the car. I think that's why we can really fight for fifth place in the constructors' championship,” commented Hulkenberg.
“Sometimes that's with the Astons, sometimes with the Alpines and sometimes with others," he says. "I think we're really in there now. This season we've been quite consistent, we can benefit from that."
‘Unexpected but deserved’;
https://f1i.com/news/513662-hulkenbe...-deserved.html
Hulkenberg sets bold Haas target for second half of 2024 as momentum grows
Haas have jumped up the competitive order in recent races
July 9, 2024
James Phillips
FormulaNerds
The German then set an ambitious target for the rest of the year. He has set his ambitions on catching Aston Martin for fifth in the championship. Haas is currently 41 points behind the British team:
“I think we’re definitely in the fight now for the fifth-fastest team, which is obviously very positive, and nobody really expected [that] a couple of weeks ago. So, yeah, very encouraging and very positive.”
“But really like a thriller to judge the grip level, not knowing what you get when you turn in. Around here with high-speed corners and the grip like this, it was Russian roulette in a way. But managed to stay clean and got back what we lost at the start so, yeah, well deserved.”
‘Bold Haas target’;
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/hu.../?nowprocket=1
British Grand Prix: Race Recap
July 7, 2024
Haas F1 Team - Official Site
Hulkenberg started from sixth position – his highest grid slot of the season – on Pirelli P Zero Yellow medium tires but a challenging first lap shuffled the German down to ninth. Hulkenberg made gains when the rain fell mid-race, pitting for Cinturato Green intermediate tires on lap 26, emerging in seventh place.
Hulkenberg gained one more spot when George Russell retired his Mercedes, before pitting again on lap 39 for Red soft tires when the circuit dried, coming out in sixth. Hulkenberg retained the position through the final stint of the race to make it successive sixth places, equaling his and MoneyGram Haas F1 Team’s best race result of 2024.
‘Ayao Komatsu, Team Principal: “It’s an excellent day” ’;
https://www.haasf1team.com/news/brit...x-race-recap-5
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Albon rues missed chances, but happy to score on home soil.
Williams driver Alexander Albon had a torrid start to his home race at Silverstone, picking up a front wing damage on the opening lap, but he managed to add a point to his tally.
9 Jul 2024
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical
Although Williams failed to display a good performance at Silverstone, the challenging, wet-dry conditions played into the hands of Alexander Albon and Logan Sargeant. The Thai-British driver performed a great overtaking move on RB rival Yuki Tsunoda to snatch two points away in a season where the fight for the last point-scoring places is brutally closely-matched.
His team-mate Logan Sargeant failed to score any points, and is still one of three drivers who are yet to score in 2024. However, the American delivered an encouraging performance in challenging conditions.
Speaking of Williams’ showing at Silverstone, Sporting Director Sven Smeets noted: “The car worked well today in these mixed and rather cold conditions. Alex picked up some damage in the first corners of the race through contact but avoided a big collision with great skill.”
‘Managed to add a point to his tally’;
https://www.f1technical.net/news/24960
Albon thrilled with fightback to score points at Silverstone while Sargeant hails ‘good improvement’
15:13 Wed, 10 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site
Alex Albon was thrilled to score points at the British Grand Prix, having bounced back from a difficult start to end the race in P9 on an overall strong weekend for the Williams team, with Logan Sargeant only just missing out on a top-10 finish.
It had been a good qualifying session for Albon on Saturday, in which the Thai driver progressed to Q3 where he secured ninth place on the grid. He slipped backwards early in proceedings on Sunday, however, following contact with the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso.
“It was good fun out there,” a smiling Albon reflected after the Grand Prix. “It was a race where we started off quite poorly – I had a decent start, but Fernando just had an even better one next to me. I don’t really remember what happened in Turn 3 but we made contact, [in] Turn 4 made more contact. [I] jumped to P12, I think it was, and then had to fight back.”
“Good fun out there”;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...ljfKJTNURMKFez
Albon all smiles after ‘fun’ British GP and top-ten result
17:39 Wed, 10 Jul 2024
Michael Delaney
F1i.com
Williams charger Alex Albon says he emerged from last weekend’s challenging British Grand Prix a satisfied driver after securing a ninth place finish and a couple of valuable points for his team.
“The rain was coming, so we always knew there was a chance to get back into the race and, once it fell and all the cars kind of started coming off the circuit and whatnot, you kind of lick your lips a little bit!”
“It was inters, the final stint had really good pace, good strategy on the mediums, and [I] had a lot of fun out there. The car was really good at the end there, one of the best it’s felt in a long, long time. So, yeah, it was good fun.”
‘Couple of valuable points for his team’;
https://f1i.com/news/513755-albon-al...en-result.html
British GP: Williams Racing secures further points
July 8 2024
By Williams Racing
WilliamsF1 Supporters
The results of the 2024 British GP would see the Williams Racing Team secure a further two points with Alex Albon finishing 9th. Both Alex and Logan Sargeant would put in great performances over the course of the race.
In Alex's case it would start from lap one when he used his skill to avoid a collision with Alonso. Both Alex and Logan would have to deal with a race that would see the weather play a part seeing rain falling early on in the race and it would be through some great skill that both Alex and Logan were able to continue on dry weather tyres prior to the decision being made to switch to intermediates.
Unfortunately Alex had received some damage to his car in his lap one incident and this would have an impact of his performance, even so he did a fantastic job to secure his result. For Logan he would sit just outside the points for the majority of his race but he would produce what was his best race weekend of the 2024 season. Overall a very good weekend for the team especially coming off two poor races.
‘Further points’;
https://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s107/st206165.htm
Albon left asking himself ‘Where did this pace come from?’ after taking P9 grid slot
6 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
Alex Albon was left “very happy” to seal a spot in Q3 as he took P9 on the grid for Williams at Silverstone – even if he was somewhat baffled as to where his car’s speed came from.
‘Where did this pace come from?’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/al...44623652481428
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Tsunoda admits ‘rain helped me quite a lot’ after snatching final point at Silverstone.
Yuki Tsunoda started the British Grand Prix from 13th on the grid, but thanks to the mixed conditions he managed to sneak into the points for P10 at the flag.
7 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
‘Snatching final point’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/ts...36708980224490
RB delighted to score a point despite lack of pace
8 Jul 2024
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical
RB driver Yuki Tsunoda revealed that mixed conditions helped him to score a point at yesterday’s British Grand Prix after the team struggled for outright pace again. “It was a good but tough race. Based on the pace we had in Free Practice we knew it would be difficult to score points in dry conditions, so I think the wet conditions helped us keep the gap to the cars in front small.”
“Normally, in previous races I haven’t appreciated the rain, but I think it helped us today. It’s one point and we take it. Now we look ahead and move forward, and I’m excited about using what we’ve learnt over the last couple of weekends for the coming races before the break.”
“With the twisty and challenging Hungaroring next on the schedule, Tsunoda hopes that his VCARB01 can display a better performance: “Hungary has a mix of high and low speed, so hopefully we can use our strengths and fight in the top ten.”
‘RB delighted to score a point’;
https://www.f1technical.net/news/24957
Tsunoda pinpoints RB’s weakness at Silverstone after Q2 exit
6 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
Yuki Tsunoda was knocked out of qualifying in P13, but the Japanese racer is still hoping he might be able to sneak points on race day.
‘Hoping he might be able to sneak points’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/ts...42793370479479
Tsunoda ‘didn’t expect struggles in FP2’ – after spinning out of FP1 at Silverstone
5 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
It was a tough day for Yuki Tsunoda after he ended first practice in the gravel trap and was way down the order in 16th place in FP2 for RB.
‘Didn’t expect struggles in FP2’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/ts...59976550699838
2024 British GP FP1: Tsunoda spin triggers red flag in first practice
5 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
Just 10 minutes into the first practice session for this weekend’s British Grand Prix Yuki Tsunoda spin his RB car at Luffield corner and got stuck in the gravel trap, forcing Race Control to throw the red flags.
‘Got stuck in the gravel trap’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/20...41625822649136
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Aston Martin’s Silverstone points haul ‘a big uplift for the team’ – Stroll.
Lance Stroll finished seventh at Silverstone, one place ahead of team mate Fernando Alonso, to end a two-race run without points for Aston Martin.
7 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
‘A big uplift’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/as...38396864654730
Stroll was ‘shitting his pants’ during tense British GP
Lance Stroll bagged a strong seventh place for Aston Martin at the British Grand Prix - beating Fernando Alonso home for the team.
9 July 2024
Jake Nichol & Aaron Deckers
RacingNews365
Lance Stroll has described the moment that left him "shitting my pants" during the British Grand Prix. "I was not confident, I was shitting my pants," Stroll told media including RacingNews365 when asked about how it was to negotiate the dry-wet-dry conditions. "When it starts raining at such a high-speed track like this, the mixed conditions are so tough because you've got to really keep your foot in it, believe and commit to the corners.”
"But with a bit of rain on the visor, wet patches creeping in, it is just so easy to lose the car and hit the barrier. It was definitely one of the more intense races, it was a bit like Canada earlier in the year. I wanted a little bit more but still it was a good race and so much could have gone wrong in the mixed conditions. It was just so hard to keep the car on track in the first place, so to be honest, I'm happy to pick up the points."
‘One of the more intense races’;
https://racingnews365.com/stroll-was...nse-british-gp
Stroll overcame fears to seal P7 in ‘intense’ British GP
11:12 Wed, 10 Jul 2024
Michael Delaney
F1i.com
Lance Stroll secured a commendable P7 finish in last weekend’s British Grand Prix, but the Aston Martin charger admitted to experiencing moments of sheer terror in Silverstone’s mixed conditions.
For the fifth time this season, Stroll outqualified teammate Fernando Alonso to line up eighth on Sunday’s grid, two spots ahead of the Spaniard. The Canadian also outperformed Alonso in the race, the pair crossing the checkered flag seventh and eighth, marking the fourth time this season that Aston Martin managed to score points with both of its cars.
However, Stroll’s real challenge arose in the race itself when rain lashed the circuit midway through the event and then subsided, creating a treacherous mix of wet and dry patches that tested the drivers’ skills and nerves. "I was not confident, I was shitting my pants," a candid Stroll admitted after the race.
‘Sheer terror’;
https://f1i.com/news/513727-stroll-o...ritish-gp.html
‘We bolted a lot of new things on the car’ – Stroll explains Aston Martin’s improved pace
Lance Stroll qualified in P8 for the British Grand Prix and said after the session his improved speed was down to new parts on the car.
6 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
‘Improved speed was down to new parts’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/we...44124374067602
Every Aston Martin upgrade in the last 12 months hasn’t worked right – Stroll
11th July 2024
Keith Collantine
RaceFans
Aston Martin scored 68 points over the first half of this year – little more than a third of what they managed over the first 12 rounds of last season. “We were there beginning of last year,” Stroll told media including RaceFans last weekend. “I don’t think we were totally there, we were not in position to win races last year, but we had a quick car and some podiums and a lot of top fives and stuff.”
The team began to slip backwards in the second half of last year and have fallen behind the top four teams into the midfield. “I think ultimately we took a bit of a wrong direction in terms of development philosophy,” said Stroll. “We went down the wrong path and we’ve slowly been realising that more and more. Now it’s a matter of changing path and then giving it time to develop and get good again by going down that different path.”
The team enjoyed a better results at Silverstone when Stroll and team mate Fernando Alonso finished seventh and eighth respectively. Stroll believes they are now beginning to understand where they went wrong. “We’ve done a lot of exploring and a lot of aero testing over the last 12 months,” he said. “Every upgrade we’ve brought, we haven’t seen the benefit that we were hoping to see over the last year. I think we’ve learned a lot and now we’re really just trying to execute, fix the problem and make the car a lot faster.”
‘Upgrades in the last 12 months’;
https://www.racefans.net/2024/07/11/...nd-up-11-07-7/
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Alonso: Double points finish at Silverstone ‘a good boost’ for Aston Martin.
Aston Martin failed to score in Spain and Austria but bounced back with a double points finish at Silverstone, with Fernando Alonso P8 one place behind Lance Stroll.
7 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
‘Good boost’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/al...37051792275133
Alonso delighted with ‘boost’ for Aston Martin after double points result at Silverstone
9 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site
Fernando Alonso was satisfied with Aston Martin’s double points result in their home race at the British Grand Prix, with the Spaniard confident that the outcome has given a “good boost” to the squad heading into the next races on the calendar. Both cars then qualified within the top-10 before going on to take home valuable points for the team on Sunday, with Stroll crossing the line in P7 ahead of Alonso in P8 in a race of changing weather conditions.
Asked afterwards if he was pleased to get those points on the board, Alonso responded: “Yeah, definitely. With both cars [scoring] points, I think it’s never easy – you can have a DNF, you can crash, you can make a big mistake on the tyre choice, all this kind of thing. So to execute the race more or less trouble-free is already a success.”
“I think we understood a few mistakes that maybe we made in Barcelona and Austria,” the two-time world champion explained. “We regrouped after Austria, and we wanted to do definitely better in our home Grand Prix, in front of our employees, our factory here. So [I’m] happy with seventh and eighth for the team. It’s a good boost into Hungary and Spa so, yeah, a much better weekend.”
‘Alonso delighted’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...LoYc3xs9EMfivt
2024 British Grand Prix: Albon clips Alonso and Sargeant in Lap 1 melee
8 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
After Nico Hulkenberg came back on track after running wide on Lap 1, the domino effect saw Alex Albon have contact with Fernando Alonso and Logan Sargeant.
‘Albon clips Alonso’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/20...31870956461765
Toto Wolff confirms Mercedes interest in Fernando Alonso to replace Lewis Hamilton
Fernando Alonso was an option to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, the Silver Arrows chief has confirmed.
Jul 8, 2024
Joshua Mbu
Daily and Sunday Express
Toto Wolff confirmed Mercedes attempted to secure Fernando Alonso from 2025 following Lewis Hamilton's mid-season Ferrari announcement. Hamilton revealed earlier this year that he would be leaving the Silver Arrows after 12 seasons and seven world championships.
Team boss Wolff revealed Alonso rejected the Silver Arrows. Speaking to Mundo Deportivo, Wolff said: "At that time, he had no interest in driving for us. After all, Aston Martin offered him a long-term contract.”
‘Mercedes attempted to secure Fernando Alonso’;
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...place-hamilton
Lewis Hamilton feud stopped Fernando Alonso driving for Mercedes admits Toto Wolff
Fernando Alonso turned down Mercedes earlier this year, but there was previous interest from the Spaniard.
Jul 11, 2024
Harry Smith
Daily and Sunday Express
Toto Wolff has admitted that the troublesome relationship between Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso during their time as McLaren team-mates prevented the Spaniard from driving from Mercedes, despite considerable interest from his side between 2014 and 2020.
Alonso - who was a two-time world champion by this point - teamed up with the rookie Hamilton during the 2007 season. With the latter immediately on the pace, arriving in F1 as a genuine title contender, there were a number of on-track clashes and petty battles between the two McLaren drivers.
Discussing the rivalry in a DAZN documentary, Alonso explained: “There were many things that broke the relationship harmony of that year. We were young, immature, I was the first, and we had many clashes.” He later elaborated: “We had a boss who did not know how to control the situation.
‘The feud’;
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...Wolff-Mercedes
Wolff: Alonso dismissed Mercedes interest to remain with Aston
11 Jul 2024
Phillip van Osten
F1i.com
Toto Wolff has revealed that Fernando Alonso turned down an approach from Mercedes earlier this year before committing his long-term future to Aston Martin.
“Of course, at the beginning of the year we considered the option of Fernando Alonso, but at that time Fernando was not interested in driving for Mercedes,” Wolff revealed, speaking to Spain’s Mundo Deportivo. Also, he was offered a long-term contract at Aston Martin. That’s how we perceived it at the time.”
While Alonso's talent is undeniable, the Austrian suggested that his career choices may have limited his championship potential. “Even if there are drivers in history who have more titles than Fernando, Fernando would have had many more titles if he had managed his career differently,” commented Wolff.
‘Turned down an approach from Mercedes’;
https://f1i.com/news/513798-wolff-al...ith-aston.html
Past drivers were “more genuine” than current field – Alonso
12th July 2024
Keith Collantine
RaceFans
Alonso, who is the oldest and most experienced driver on the F1 grid, believes the current crop of drivers are more reserved than those who competed against in his early years. “Definitely, there are some differences,” he told the Financial Times. “I think the older generation were a bit more genuine. Different in character, in the way they approached racing and life. They were very tough competitors.”
“Now, I would say that they are very talented — maybe more than before because of all the preparation, the academies, the simulator work, the technology, and data they have available to improve and learn quickly. They arrive in F1 more prepared.”
“But off-track or with the helmet off, maybe they are a bit the same and more shy in the way they approach things. They have people who talk for them, for management, for media, for fitness. They’re well prepared, but maybe they lost a little bit their own character.”
“They were very tough competitors”;
https://www.racefans.net/2024/07/12/...nd-up-12-07-7/
Alonso voices concern with key F1 issue
Fernando Alonso has voiced criticism of Formula 1's penalty points system, and the Spaniard is of the opinion that the sport has too many rules in place.
10 July 2024
Fergal Walsh & Samuel Coop
RacingNews365
Alonso added there are too many rules in place in F1 and is seeking intervention from the FIA to backtrack on an “overregulated” sport. “Now I think we never had so many rules as we have now we cannot overtake on the pit lane, we cannot go fast on the pit lane, we cannot go slow on track, we cannot do basically anything," he said.
“This is probably overregulated and drivers we see or we feel frustrated sometimes, teams as well, but we need to find a solution between all of us, we cannot leave the FIA alone on this. We need to propose something that is better than the current rule. And this is something that we need to do between all of us.”
Alonso’s sentiment is shared by three-time champion Max Verstappen. “Look at already the rulebook from 10 years or 15 years ago to now just keeps on growing,” said the Dutchman. “So that’s obviously the world that we live in.”
‘Fernando Alonso has voiced criticism’;
https://racingnews365.com/alonso-voi...h-key-f1-issue
Alonso filmed scene for F1 movie in media pen after British Grand Prix
9 Jul 2024
Keith Collantine
RaceFans
A filming crew for the movie, titled F1, was present in the media pen after the British Grand Prix and captured a scene involving Alonso. The Aston Martin driver said he didn’t have to rehearse beforehand.
“I didn’t practice,” said Alonso. “It was it was not too difficult so I hope it comes good on the screen.” The scene was originally due to be filmed on Friday, he indicated. “After qualifying, I was in the pit lane, so when I came here, they were not ready. So it was today.”
“I didn’t practice”;
https://www.racefans.net/2024/07/09/...nd-up-09-07-7/
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Sargeant pleased with his race despite finishing ‘one stop shy’ of points.
Logan Sargeant finished 11th at the British Grand Prix and insisted he “executed everything really well” despite just missing out on points.
7 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
“Executed everything really well”;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/sa...36524618553745
Sargeant will "fight until the end" as Williams F1 future under threat
Sargeant's Formula 1 future hangs in the balance with his Williams seat under scrutiny
Jul 11, 2024
Ewan Gale Filip Cleeren
Motorsport.com
Logan Sargeant has insisted he will "fight to the end" as speculation over his Formula 1 seat with Williams persists. "I've had noise for I don't even know how long, from every single direction," said Sargeant. Sargeant has been hamstrung by a lack of equal parts to Albon, instead running a toned-down spec of car for much of the opening part of the year, whilst he was benched to allow the Thai-Briton to compete at the Australian Grand Prix after the former Red Bull driver crashed in practice with no spare chassis available.
"At the end of the day, I show up to these weekends and I do my absolute best every single time for everyone in the team who is working hard. I'm also here for myself, you know, I want to prove to myself that I can keep improving, keep showing that I can do it. In my head, I know the true facts and I know that I've been doing a good job this season with what I've had. And that's what matters most to me."
Team principal James Vowles had ruled out a mid-season swap earlier in the year, but the suggestion that Sargeant could make way before Abu Dhabi has returned in recent weeks. Asked if he felt that would be harsh, Sargeant replied: "I think considering it's taken so long to get two equal cars, it is hard to get a clear read on how things are going. What I know is I'm happy with the way I'm driving. And I couldn't say that last year. And I can this year."
"Fight until the end";
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/s...reat/10633526/
Williams still ‘continually evaluating’ mid-season driver change
11 Jul 2024
Michael Delaney
F1i.com
Unfortunately, Sargeant’s days in F1 appear numbered, with the only question being whether the 23-year-old will finish this year’s campaign or succumb to a mid-season exit.
Vowles also acknowledged that Williams itself isn't blameless. “What I’ve said before and I’ve maintained today, is that our car — and this is a responsibility on my shoulders and the team — isn’t quick enough. It’s not a driver issue we suffer from today. We’ve simply been out-developed and we have to make sure we accelerate that process.”
‘Williams itself isn't blameless’;
https://f1i.com/news/513777-williams...er-change.html
Sargeant makes plea in face of Vowles drastic change plan
Logan Sargeant's F1 future at Williams remains uncertain, especially after comments from team principal James Vowles.
10 July 2024
Jake Nichol & Samuel Coop
RacingNews365
Logan Sargeant has issued a passionate defence of his season after Williams boss James Vowles hinted he could be replaced mid-season. "In my head, I know the true facts, and I know that I've been doing a good job this season with what I've had and that is what matters most to me.”
"I know I've been driving well with what I've had throughout the season. If I look since Suzuka I'm really proud of the way I've showed up and kept trying to deliver even when I don't always have the car to deliver. I'm a fighter, I'm going to fight no matter what the situation is. I'm going to fight to the end."
“I know the true facts”;
https://racingnews365.com/sargeant-m...ic-change-plan
Report: ‘Several’ IndyCar teams interested in signing 235-race F1 driver for 2025
10 July 2024
Ben Evans
F1 Oversteer
Of all the drivers who don’t currently have a contract for the 2025 Formula 1 season, Logan Sargeant appears to be the most likely not to be on the grid next year. Logan Sargeant has only scored a single point in his F1 career thus far – thanks in part to two disqualifications in Austin last year – although he came so close to a top-ten finish at Silverstone on Sunday.
Williams are considering a summer break switch, bringing in Esteban Ocon for Sargeant if Alpine decide to let him go in place of rookie Jack Doohan. It would be a tough way for Sargeant’s Formula 1 career to come to an end as he’s not always had equal machinery when compared to teammate Alex Albon. Sargeant has been linked with a move to IndyCar next season and there’s now talk that he could be joined by another driver on the grid.
‘Not always had equal machinery when compared to teammate’;
https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/sev...iver-for-2025/
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Magnussen reckons he pitted ‘one lap too early’ after missing out on points.
Kevin Magnussen finished 12th in the British Grand Prix, but thinks he could have done better had he stayed out an extra lap before pitting for new tyres.
7 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
‘One lap too early’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/ma...36325354483353
Former Haas boss Steiner casts doubt on Magnussen's future
10 Jul 2024
The Straits Times
Guenther Steiner revived Kevin Magnussen's Formula One career two years ago but the former Haas team boss now feels his favourite Dane may be ripe for replacement, along with some other long-serving drivers. Magnussen, 31, has scored five points from 12 races this season compared to Haas team mate Nico Hulkenberg's 22, with the 36-year-old German finishing an impressive sixth in the most recent two.
Hulkenberg will join Sauber next season and Ferrari-powered Haas look set for an all-new lineup with British rookie Oliver Bearman already signed up and Esteban Ocon looking the frontrunner to join him. "I love Kevin...(but) what he is doing lately against Hulkenberg is not impressive to say the least," Steiner told reporters at a recent promotional event for Buffalo Trace bourbon.
‘Doubt on Magnussen's future’;
https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/f...nussens-future
Hulkenberg says Haas should consider retaining Magnussen
JULY 9, 2024
GrandPrix.com
Kevin Magnussen should "definitely" still be in the running to remain at Haas in 2025. That is the view of the Danish driver's current teammate Nico Hulkenberg, who has signed up to switch to Sauber next year ahead of the Swiss team's 2026 transition to works Audi status. “Definitely”, he is quoted as saying by Ekstra Bladet newspaper.
“Obviously it's not my responsibility or decision, but I think Kevin has also been very consistent this year”, Hulkenberg added. "There have been some moments and sessions where really small details have made the difference between him and me. Often the outcome on TV looks massive, but in reality it's really small things.”
“I think he's doing a really good job”, Hulkenberg, 36, continued. “And I have access to much more data and can see exactly what has happened on his side. I still think he's a candidate here, but maybe also for other teams.”
‘“I think he's doing a really good job”, Hulkenberg’;
https://www.grandprix.com/news/hulke...magnussen.html
British Grand Prix: Race Recap
July 7, 2024
Haas F1 Team - Official Site
Kevin Magnussen: “We pitted one lap too early I think, we were sort of in range of Albon and he stayed out another lap and opened the gap massively. The pace wasn’t that good on the soft tire really, I was graining immediately and just didn’t have a good stint.”
“It’s great for Nico to score eight points today, that’s a really good couple of weekends for the team, and it’s super important. I wish I could’ve contributed a little bit but I didn’t have it at the end.”
‘Race Recap’;
https://www.haasf1team.com/news/brit...x-race-recap-5
‘We got caught out’ – Magnussen explains how he was tricked by the weather in qualifying
6 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
Kevin Magnussen was knocked out of qualifying in Q1 to take 17th on the grid, but said he had the pace for a far better result.
‘We got caught out’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/we...41612356184950
Magnussen keen to get more laps under his belt after missing FP1 at Silverstone
5 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
Kevin Magnussen was last on the time sheets in second practice for the British Grand Prix having sat out the first session so Oliver Bearman could drive his car.
‘Missing FP1’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/ma...58695218039442
Magnussen knew about Bearman deal for four months
JULY 5, 2024
GrandPrix.com
“I've more or less known it for four months”, the Danish driver, whose own place at the small American team remains in doubt, acknowledged at Silverstone. “Ok, it hasn't been decided for four months, but I knew it was going to happen. So no news for me”,
Magnussen smiled. “What can I say? A young guy getting to live out his dream in Formula 1.” Magnussen thinks Haas is an ideal team for the young Briton to make his full-time F1 debut for.
“When I entered Formula 1”, he said, "it was difficult to enter a top team (McLaren) that wasn't delivering. Because the expectations from the team are still huge. They actually expect you to win the championship. When you join a smaller team, it's easier. Although I can't say for sure because I didn't do it, but that's the way I think it is.”
‘Four months’;
https://www.grandprix.com/news/magnu...ur-months.html
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Ricciardo: ‘The truth is we weren’t competitive through all the conditions today.’
Daniel Ricciardo finishes 13th at Silverstone and said RB just didn’t have the speed to challenge for points.
7 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
‘Weren’t competitive through all the conditions’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/ri...35882145616169
Ricciardo: RB facing “shifting point” in F1 season
Upgrade doubts have left the RB team facing some key decisions that could dictate its chances for the rest of the F1 campaign.
11:37 Wed, 10 Jul 2024
Jonathan Noble
Motorsport.com
With F1’s recent triple-header now over, and there being some breathing space before the final back-to-backs prior to the summer break, Ricciardo thinks that decisions made now about its next steps could be hugely significant for the rest of the campaign.
“This could be a real kind of shifting point,” said Ricciardo, when asked how important it was for RB to get an understanding of its upgrade situation. “You're at that moment where you need to make the best calls. Every moment of F1 is important, but this update and our correlation, and our understanding, can obviously dictate what we do with the next update and how well we understand it.”
“What we learn now will basically dictate where our car is in October and November, so it's a really important period for us. I'm obviously not an engineer and not an aerodynamicist,” he said. “But in these moments, I feel our duty as a driver is to just give as much as we can. Feelings, feedbacks, positives, negatives, comparisons to other cars, everything - just to give them as much understanding of why we are where we are at the moment.”
“Shifting point”;
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/w...ason/10633407/
‘Massive excuse’: Peter Windsor unimpressed with official Daniel Ricciardo statement after Silverstone
10 July 2024
David Comerford
F1 Oversteer
Daniel Ricciardo has been building momentum recently but he lost it during a poor British Grand Prix weekend. Ricciardo finished 13th, a long way from the points. The Australian had beaten RB teammate Yuki Tsunoda in the three preceding races. That run included a season-best P8 at the Canadian GP and another points finish (P9) in Austria.
Peter Windsor says Daniel Ricciardo made too many excuses after British Grand Prix: In RB’s official press release after the race, Ricciardo suggested that his side of the garage collectively struggled. He added that they would analyse their mistakes over the course of the weekend in a bid to improve.
It’s all too easy, he believes, for drivers to embrace a ‘massive excuse’ instead. Ricciardo’s former teammate Lando Norris has won praise for a self-critical approach. “The press release from Daniel Ricciardo – everything was ‘we didn’t have a good day’, ‘we need to do better’,” he said. “It wasn’t like ‘I didn’t have a good day’, ‘I need to do better’.
‘Peter Windsor unimpressed’;
https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/pet...r-silverstone/
Daniel Ricciardo’s Red Bull future update as notable Silverstone test looms
10 Jul 2024
Jamie Woodhouse
PlanetF1.com
Speaking to media including PlanetF1.com, Ricciardo said: “I mean look, I know my year, sure I’ve had a few little highs, but as a whole, it hasn’t been what was probably expected and what I want for myself. So I know when you’re not kicking arse, of course you’re going to receive a little bit of criticism. But sometimes it’s probably blown apart you know.”
“I don’t think the gap has ever been…or rarely has it been you know, half a second or something to Yuki. I think also he’s been getting a lot of praise, so I’m not getting my arse kicked by someone that’s not very fast. I think everyone acknowledges he’s got very good one-lap pace. But yeah, the team-mate battle is obviously one that’s closely watched.”
‘Silverstone test looms’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/daniel...ed-bull-future
Ricciardo: Upcoming weeks ‘important’ period in RB’s F1 season
11 Jul 2024
Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week
Ricciardo has insisted that RB should not panic amid its recent struggles and has instead called on his side to take inspiration from the American squad’s inroads. Asked which teams were surprising him, Ricciardo answered: “I mean, definitely the Haas the last couple [of] weekends. Nico scored big two weekends in a row now.”
“And all of a sudden our sixth place in the Constructors, the gap isn’t there anymore. It’s three or four points. We knew that this sport can shift so quickly and you never rest. And that’s why, fairness to the team, we brought updates a couple of weeks ago. We were pushing.”
“We’ve been bringing updates every few races and they’ve actually been working really well. So obviously this one hasn’t as much as certainly we would have wanted. So it’s not due to a lack of effort. But yeah, this is now where you get tested, where the season’s looking really good and now it’s at a kind of plateau.”
‘Upcoming weeks important’;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...rbs-f1-season/
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Leclerc: Ferrari current underperformance ‘worse than a nightmare’.
Charles Leclerc cast a defeated figure after Sunday’s British Grand Prix, a race marked by a strategic blunder in the Ferrari camp that left the Monegasque empty-handed.
20:01 Sun, 07 Jul 2024
Michael Delaney
F1i.com
Leclerc had started the race positively, moving up from 11th on the grid to 8th on the opening lap before battling his way past Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll to seize seventh on lap 13. On lap 19, Leclerc was called in to switch his medium tyres for a set of inters while the majority of the field opted to stay on slicks.
"[It was] clearly the wrong [strategy],” a frustrated Leclerc admitted. ‘I'll look back into it. Obviously, with the decision, with the message I got and the information I had in the car, I felt like it was the right one," Leclerc explained.
‘Worse than a nightmare’;
https://f1i.com/news/513544-leclerc-...nightmare.html
Charles Leclerc left furious after Ferrari star lapped by Lewis Hamilton at British GP
Charles Leclerc was downbeat after enduring a miserable race at the British Grand Prix.
Jul 7, 2024
Harry Smith
Daily and Sunday Express
Charles Leclerc expressed his dismay after finishing a lap behind British Grand Prix winner Lewis Hamilton on Sunday. The Ferrari star was hung out to dry after a disastrous strategy call left him floundering on intermediate tyres in dry conditions. The Monegasque driver is in the midst of a miserable run of form. Leclerc's home race victory had all the signs of a launching pad for a string of successful fights at the front.
‘Charles Leclerc left furious’;
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ish-Grand-Prix
Leclerc in "worse than a nightmare" after failed British GP rain call
Ferrari's wavering F1 form was exacerbated by call to pit Charles Leclerc onto intermediates too early at Silverstone
Jul 7, 2024
Jake Boxall-Legge Filip Cleeren
Motorsport.com
Charles Leclerc labelled his current Formula 1 hardships as "worse than a nightmare", as an early call for intermediate tyres at the British Grand Prix cost him any chance of scoring points.
"[It was] clearly the wrong [strategy]. I'll look back into it. Obviously, with the decision, with the message I got and the information I had in the car, I felt like it was the right one," Leclerc explained. "It was raining quite a lot in Turn 15. I was told that in this lap, the rain was going to be very heavy, so I stopped to try and anticipate.”
‘F1 form was exacerbated by call’;
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/l...call/10632842/
Vasseur: Leclerc contributed to ill-timed F1 British GP pit choice
8 Jul 2024
Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week
Vasseur has insisted the choice was “on the edge” of being the correct one and has explained how Leclerc being out of position contributed to his downfall in the race.
“We are giving them information, and we are proposing the call, the fact that at one stage they have to pit, and they have to do the last call,” Vasseur explained. “On this situation, and I discussed with Charles, for sure we can be disappointed when you see the result at the end, but first it’s clear that it was not the right call, or the right decision.”
“But I would say that it’s also motivated by the fact that at this stage we are already 15 seconds behind Carlos, or 10 seconds behind Carlos. It means that consciously or unconsciously, you know that the only way to come back and to fight for the podium, is to be a bit aggressive into the decision.”
‘Choice was “on the edge” of being the correct one’;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...gp-pit-choice/
Leclerc paid the price with Ferrari F1 experiments at Silverstone
8 Jul 2024
Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week
Charles Leclerc has admitted he’s paid the price with the experiments Ferrari has been conducting at Formula 1’s British Grand Prix as he slumped to a shock Q2 exit. Ferrari opted to split parts between the drivers in the opening two practice hours in a bid to understand the bouncing issue that’s hindered its recent competitiveness.
However, Leclerc harbours no complaints over Ferrari’s decision and insists that sacrificing his own weekend will be beneficial to the team improving in the long term.
‘Ferrari F1 experiments’;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...t-silverstone/
Ferrari's 'worse than a nightmare' F1 run isn't going to end soon
Jul 11, 2024
by Edd Straw
The Race
Charles Leclerc didn’t grasp for positives about Ferrari’s plight after finishing a dismal 11th in the British Grand Prix. “It’s been four races that have been worse than a nightmare,” he said, a verdict backed up by team-mate Carlos Sainz, who added: “It’s clearly not good enough.” And worst of all for Ferrari, there's no reason to expect an immediate turnaround in the upcoming races.
There are confounding factors, notably Leclerc’s run of four races since his Monaco victory with just one fifth place to show for it since and Ferrari’s dire Canadian GP weekend, but the primary problem is the upgrade introduced for the Spanish GP at the start of F1’s recently-completed triple-header.
'Worse than a nightmare';
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/w...t-ending-soon/
Ferrari and Charles Leclerc hold ‘long discussions’ after alarming post-Monaco slump
11 Jul 2024
Henry Valantine
PlanetF1.com
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has urged people to avoid drawing a “generic conclusion” over the form of Charles Leclerc, with his driver having endured difficult results since winning the Monaco Grand Prix.
Vasseur explained the reasons behind his struggles at Silverstone over the weekend, driving an unfamiliar car setup in difficult conditions in a Ferrari that is proving “not easy” to handle as it stands.
‘Long discussions’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/charle...rrari-form-dip
Ferrari's fightback plan after 'nightmare' F1 form
9th July 2024
Adam Cooper
Motor Sport Magazine
The frustration for all concerned is that for at least the past year Ferrari upgrades have got the job done. “The last 16 months now, all the upgrades that we brought had a very, very good correlation with what we did in the wind tunnel,” said team boss Fred Vasseur.
“I think one of the assets of the team over last year was to bring some small upgrades. And each time it was paying off. This one, we had an issue, but it’s not because we had an issue once it’s the end of the world.”
“I think we had exactly the same situation last year, almost at the same stage of the season,” said Vasseur. “Silverstone, Budapest, Spa, and we stopped it in Zandvoort to do a complete scan of the situation. And we had a good recovery, because the weeks after, we were there.”
‘Ferrari's fightback plan’;
https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/a...?nowprocket=1#
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‘We just didn’t have the pace’ – Bottas hoping Sauber can bring upgrades soon.
Valtteri Bottas says Kick Sauber need to improve their car after he finished 15th and well outside the points again at Silverstone.
7 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
‘Sauber need to improve their car’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/we...37171770286270
Bottas hopeful Kick Sauber bring updates ‘sooner rather than later’ after finishing outside the points again at Silverstone
10 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site
Valtteri Bottas hopes that Kick Sauber will soon have new updates on their car after another weekend of finishing outside of the points at the British Grand Prix, with the Finn stating that this is what the squad “need” in order to challenge their rivals. While there were positives from how the team handled the mixed conditions of the race at Silverstone, both cars were unable to put themselves in the fight for a top-10 position. Bottas crossed the line in P15 – making up one place from his grid slot – and acknowledged that the opportunities such weather can bring had not gone in his favour.
“[It was] definitely not an easy day with sometimes being on the slicks in the wet – [there were] some wet sections on track,” he explained after the Grand Prix. “But I think we made actually the right calls today – we didn’t do any unnecessary pit stops. But, in any condition, we just didn’t have the pace today to challenge the cars in front. That’s what we need to keep working on and get some new parts in the car, and hopefully that’s going to be sooner rather than later.”
“[It was] definitely not an easy day”;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...BH3TveLTgnN8f1
Valtteri Bottas rules out Mercedes F1 return for 2025: “Filling a place for one year…”
Valtteri Bottas has addressed speculation that he could be an option for Mercedes.
10 Jul 2024
Connor McDonagh
Crash.Net
Bottas’ former team, Mercedes, are still unsure on which driver will partner George Russell as they wait to see what Max Verstappen will decide. Andrea Kimi Antonelli - their young protege - remains the favourite though, but there was talk whether Mercedes needed a stop-gap option for one-year, a return for Bottas could have been a possibility.
However, speaking to Mirror Sport, Bottas ruled out a return to Brackley as he prioritises a multi-year F1 deal. “Filling a place for one year, I don't think that is what I want or need at the moment,” he said. “For next year, I want something multi-year with a clear plan for the years ahead and work together for that time.”
“I think that's what I need, a good challenge and a clear plan. If I just do one year, then you're back to square one again and looking at what's next. I'm good friends with Toto so, of course, we've talked about everything.”
‘Prioritises a multi-year F1 deal’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/105215...place-one-year
Bottas hints at Williams assessing 2025 F1 alternatives to Sainz
11 Jul 2024
Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week
The Finn, who seems set to depart Sauber once this season concludes, has revealed that discussions regarding his F1 prospects are proceeding in the right direction.
“I feel things are starting to progress and get closer, I think, in a good way, hopefully,” he said. “But, still have nothing to announce here and nothing has been signed.”
Bottas has insisted on several occasions that he is “99 per cent” certain that he will be back on the F1 grid next season and his optimistic stance remains unchanged. “Yes, I think I’m in a good position,” he reiterated.
‘F1 prospects are proceeding in the right direction’;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...ives-to-sainz/
Williams turn to Valtteri Bottas as Sainz option evaporates
July 12, 2024
Jaden Diaz-Ndisang
Last Word On Sports
Valtteri Bottas could make a return to Williams next year as negotiations with the team steadily advance. Since the beginning of the season, it has been clear that retaining Bottas is not a priority at Sauber. Because of this, Bottas has spoken with several midfield outfits – although it is understood that Williams is his most likely destination. The drivers’ standings do not paint a flattering picture for Valtteri Bottas. The Finn is rock bottom in the Championship, one of three drivers yet to score a point this season.
In a very uncompetitive C44 machine, this year’s campaign has been difficult for the 10-time race winner. On the rare occasions he’s been within touching distance of points (Australia, China), operational mistakes from Sauber have proven costly. This is a recurring theme for the Swiss team, who also threw away significant points with their far more competitive 2022 challenger. Williams interest in Valtteri Bottas has grown: Despite driving in uncompetitive machinery, there is strong interest in Bottas.
The former Mercedes driver is an experienced pair of hands, more than capable of competing at a high level. Negotiations are understood to have already begun. While nothing is confirmed, it would take a dramatic turn of events for the Finn to be displaced as the British team’s leading candidate. Bottas would complete a very solid driver partnership at Williams. Someone with his experience and accomplishments would also emphasise the team’s seriousness and ambition.
‘Williams turn to Valtteri Bottas’;
https://lastwordonsports.com/motorsp...on-evaporates/
Ranked: Six IndyCar teams that could sign Valtteri Bottas for 2025 season
12 Jul 2024
Elizabeth Blackstock
PlanetF1.com
Valtteri Bottas is currently in the hunt for a Formula 1 seat, but the free slots are filling up fast — meaning Bottas might have to look elsewhere for a racing seat in 2025.
Recent reports suggest a few IndyCar teams actually have Valtteri Bottas on their radar, even as the American open-wheel series faces a glut of free agents looking for seat. Anything can — and often does — happen in IndyCar.
6. A. J. Foyt Racing
5. Ed Carpenter Racing
4. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
3. Meyer Shank Racing
2. Dale Coyne Racing
1. Prema
‘IndyCar teams actually have Valtteri Bottas on their radar’;
https://www.planetf1.com/features/si...altteri-bottas
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Ocon: ‘We took every single wrong decision from the beginning of the weekend’.
Esteban Ocon was scathing about Alpine’s performance across the weekend at Silverstone after he finished the race in 16th.
7 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
‘Scathing’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/oc...37763080154504
Ocon: Alpine ‘took all the wrong decisions’ in British F1 qualifying
10:37 Sun, 07 Jul 2024
Dan Lawrence
Motorsport Week
Esteban Ocon lambasted Alpine’s strategy during Saturday’s qualifying for the Formula 1 British Grand Prix, claiming Alpine “took all the wrong decisions” en route to a double Q1 elimination.
“We took all the wrong decisions, we pushed at the wrong moments, we recharged when the track was driest and it was clearly not going our way. We were offset compared to most people.”
“And then at the end, I was sure I didn’t take the checkered flag, so I had an extra lap, so I kept pushing. I was up by a long way at the time and then three corners later it cleared on the system that I didn’t cross the line, so I could have gone through.”
‘Took all the wrong decisions’;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...f1-qualifying/
‘We took every single wrong decision’ – Ocon says ‘there’s nothing to learn’ from difficult Silverstone weekend for Alpine
9 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site
Esteban Ocon gave a damning assessment of Alpine’s weekend at the British Grand Prix, with the Frenchman stating that the squad took “every single wrong decision” en route to his final result of P16. Having lined up in 18th on the grid following a difficult qualifying, Ocon was one of the first to make the switch to intermediate tyres amid changing conditions in the early stages of the race. However, this seemed to backfire and the 27-year-old soon returned to the pits to put the slicks back on.
Ocon’s day did not improve much from there and he was left to rue what had been an all-round tough few days for the team. “There was no punt that we took,” he reflected on the tyre call. “We basically took every single wrong decision since the beginning of the weekend on anything that it can be – on the car, on the strategy, on everything.”
‘There’s nothing to learn’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...z0sv5OHUfKfjCy
Ocon hits out at 'insane' Alpine after Silverstone disaster
Esteban Ocon suffered a poor weekend for Alpine at the British Grand Prix - but felt the team compounded the trouble.
9 July 2024
Jake Nichol & Aaron Deckers
Esteban Ocon has labelled Alpine's British Grand Prix as "insane" following what he described as a catalogue of errors. "There was nothing brave about that race, everything that could have gone wrong, went wrong," Ocon told media including RacingNews365.
"We took every wrong decision from before the race, to on the grid, to during the race, every call or [decision] were the wrong ones, so there is not that much more to say. If we go into details, basically, there were some drops of rain, it started to get tricky in Turns 1 and 2, and I thought: 'if the next lap it stays like this, it is going to be wet.'”
"So I asked the team if it was going to rain more and they said: 'yes, it will rain more', so I said: 'okay, we box if it rains more' and the team said okay. I exited [the pits] and it was bright sunshine, so I don't know what to do anymore. It has not gone our way at all, it is unbelievable, I have never seen something like this in my career. It has been insane."
'Insane Alpine’;
https://racingnews365.com/ocon-hits-...stone-disaster
Ocon Slams Alpine’s “Insane” British Grand Prix Weekend
It was another weekend to forget for the French outlet
July 10, 2024
Lena Ferle
FormulaNerds
Esteban Ocon criticised Alpine’s performance at the British Grand Prix, pointing to a series of errors and poor decisions that marred their weekend. Ocon and drivers like Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc switched to intermediate tyres early on lap 20, which proved a mistake as the track wasn’t wet enough.
While Perez and Leclerc stuck with the intermediates, Ocon quickly switched back to slicks. He then had to pit again for intermediates when the rain eventually came, making three pit stops between laps 20 and 26.
What happened to Ocon? Reflecting on the race, Ocon explained, according to RacingNews365, “Everything that could have gone wrong went wrong. Every decision we made, from before the race to the grid and during the race, was the wrong one.”
‘Three pit stops between laps 20 and 26’;
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/oc.../?nowprocket=1
Ocon calls out Alpine for ‘taking every single wrong decision’
09:31 Wed, 10 Jul 2024
Phillip van Osten
F1i.com
Esteban Ocon pulled no punches in his assessment of Alpine's performance at the British Grand Prix, insisting the team “took every single wrong decision” on all fronts from the beginning to the end of the weekend.
The poor result marked a significant drop in performance for Alpine after recent strong finishes. When asked why things went wrong, Ocon, who is leaving the team at the end of the season, remained critical “Not much to comment on that,” he said.
“I can’t give you an answer but, yeah, when the track was suited for slicks we were on the inters, when the track was suited for inters we were on the slicks. When the track was suited for low downforce, we were on the high, and many more unfortunately. Not much to take away unfortunately.”
‘Pulled no punches’;
https://f1i.com/news/513720-ocon-cal...-decision.html
Ocon: Haas ‘an example to every team’ amid 2025 F1 rumours
10 Jul 2024
Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week
Esteban Ocon thinks that Haas’ recent improvement should serve as “an example to every team” amid rumours linking him with a Formula 1 move to the side in 2025. Ocon, who is in his last season with Alpine, has praised the step the American squad has taken in recent races as speculation continues that he will partner Bearman.
“They’ve been improving a lot, which is for sure an example for every other team, how they are doing it at the moment,” Ocon said when asked about Haas’ showing.
‘Ocon: Haas ‘an example to every team’’;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...25-f1-rumours/
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Perez: ‘It was a total disaster… a nightmare of a race’.
Sergio Perez started on the back row at Silverstone and finished in 17th place. Afterwards he revealed he’s glad there’s no race next weekend as he seeks to regroup.
7 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
‘Seeks to regroup’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/pe...37877627627920
Perez makes 'no luck' judgment as Red Bull 'gamble' fails
Sergio Perez endured his third point-less result in the last six races in the British Grand Prix.
7 July 2024
Nick Golding & Aaron Deckers
RacingNews365
Sergio Perez has conceded that he had "no luck" at all in the British Grand Prix, as Red Bull's early intermediate tyre "gamble" failed. During an early shower, Red Bull opted to pit Perez as the rain started to fall, a call Ferrari also made with Charles Leclerc on lap 20. However, this spell of rain was not heavy enough to wet the circuit, causing the intermediates to degrade in rapid fashion.
It resulted in Perez's intermediates being destroyed when the rain suddenly intensified several laps later, which resulted in the Mexican driver being lapped by the leaders, including, team-mate Max Verstappen. Similarly to Leclerc, gambling early on the intermediates completely ruined Perez's race, resulting in a miserable P17 finish.
"For seven laps, completely [destroyed] the intermediate and then when the rain came, there was no tyre left," Perez told select media including RacingNews365. "It was just a mess overall. Then we boxed again, we were in the middle of the leaders. Very difficult to make any progress and just not an easy afternoon."
‘Similarly to Leclerc, gambling early on the intermediates completely ruined Perez's race’;
https://racingnews365.com/perez-make...l-gamble-fails
Perez expects to gain “a couple of tenths” from new floor Verstappen had at Silverstone
9th July 2024
Keith Collantine
RaceFans
Sergio Perez, who has faced criticism over his performance in recent races, expects a performance boost at the next round when he receives the same floor upgrade his team mate had at Silverstone. Max Verstappen ran the only example of Red Bull’s new floor for its RB20 at Silverstone. However team principal Christian Horner said the revised part was only a “minimal upgrade” for the car.
Perez failed to score for the third time in five races last weekend after being eliminated in the first round of qualifying when he spun into a gravel trap at Copse. Afterwards Perez said he expects to be in a stronger position at the next round. “I’m just trying to find the solutions, really,” he said in response to a question from RaceFans. “I think we’re making good progress.”
“A couple of tenths”;
https://www.racefans.net/2024/07/09/...t-silverstone/
Christian Horner clarifies his Sergio Perez head shake seen around the world
9 Jul 2024
Michelle Foster
PlanetF1.com
Christian Horner has downplayed his shake of the head when Sergio Perez beached his RB20 in qualifying, saying that wasn’t so much about the Mexican driver as his frustration that Red Bull “aren’t performing”. Perez brought out the red flags in Q1 for the British Grand Prix when he lost control of his car at Copse in greasy conditions and spun into the gravel.
Caught on camera shaking his head after Perez beached his car on Saturday, Horner says that wasn’t so much about Perez as Red Bull’s struggles to perform “collectively” in qualifying. “Of course, it is frustration when both of your cars aren’t performing you know collectively,” he told the media at Silverstone, including PlanetF1.com.
“It was frustrating to lose Checo in Q1. He missed P1 because of Isack Hadjar driving, he had a decent P2. We felt that he should have been around the top six and then to lose the car in Q1 was very frustrating. That’s where we’re at.”
‘Christian Horner has downplayed his shake of the head’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/christ...een-british-gp
Perez hints revised Red Bull floor will help overcome F1 woes
9 Jul 2024
Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week
Sergio Perez has vowed that receiving Red Bull’s new floor design at the next race can be the breakthrough moment that helps overturn his ongoing Formula 1 slump. Perez endured a tumultuous weekend at Silverstone as a spin into the gravel at Copse and a premature move to Intermediates cost him a chance at recording points.
“I’m just trying to find the solutions, really,” Perez said post-race. “I think we’re making good progress. We are just about to unlock a couple of tenths from our side and our life will be very different, back to where we were in the start of the year.”
Max Verstappen used the sole iteration that Red Bull introduced and boss Christian Horner, who described it as “minimal”, confirmed that a second was not available. “There was only one floor available on one side of the garage this weekend,” he revealed.
‘New floor design at the next race can be the breakthrough moment’;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...rcome-f1-woes/
Martin Brundle shares how Sergio Perez ‘weirdly’ helped Max Verstappen at Silverstone
10 July 2024
Ben Evans
F1 Oversteer
It was another mixed weekend for Red Bull Racing at Silverstone as once again only one of their drivers managed to score points. Max Verstappen needed to put in an impressive performance to return to the podium after his controversial end to the previous race in Austria.
Brundle has now suggested that despite Perez’s awful run at Silverstone, he ‘weirdly’ gave Verstappen an advantage over his rivals at the front of the grid. Not only was he giving his teammate valuable data when it came to the intermediate tyres, but was also out of the way when the timing of each driver’s pit stop was crucial as the conditions of the track changed rapidly.
“So, that gave them the freedom to really pick and choose their pit stop moments with Max [Verstappen] because they didn’t have to consider double stacking like McLaren and Mercedes-Benz did in terms of bringing both cars in at the same time.” The experience of both the driver and his team made all the difference with Oscar Piastri told he has lessons to learn after coming in a lap too late and ruining his chances of a first Formula 1 victory as a result.
‘Giving his teammate valuable data when it came to the intermediate tyres’;
https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/mar...t-silverstone/
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Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu competes during F1 British GP.
Kick Sauber's Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu competes during the Formula 1 British Grand Prix race at the Silverstone Circuit, Britain, July 7, 2024.
08:16 Mon, 08 Jul 2024
People's Daily
‘Zhou Guanyu competes during the Formula 1 British Grand Prix’;
http://en.people.cn/n3/2024/0708/c90000-20191111.html
Horror crash at British Grand Prix silenced Silverstone but Zhou Guanyu still loves it
10:15, 7 Jul 2024
Anton Stanley,
talkSPORT.com
Zhou Guanyu doesn't know how he survived the the 2022 British Grand Prix - but despite it all he still loves Silverstone. The Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber driver failed to make it out of turn one when a horrific high-speed multi-car crash swept up his vehicle.
Zhou's car flipped over and skidded on the halo before it reached the gravel, causing it to roll repeatedly and thunder into the fencing and drop behind the barriers. “I’m so grateful with the safety improvements. What really saved me was the halo,” Zhou told talkSPORT two years on.
Without it, the incident would have been an unthinkable amount worse. And yet, despite the traumatic incident Zhou has nothing but love for the track he returns to this weekend.
‘Horror crash at British Grand Prix silenced Silverstone’;
https://talksport.com/sport/1951030/...eorge-russell/
Exclusive: Zhou Guanyu opens up on Sauber F1 journey
15 Jul 2024
Dan Lawrence
Motorsport Week
Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu made history by becoming China’s first Formula 1 driver upon debuting at the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. Now in his third season, Zhou has a fight on his hands to retain his place in F1 amid his toughest campaign to date thanks to an uncompetitive Sauber machine.
“My ultimate dream was to be in F1,” said Zhou. “The second dream was to race at home and finally to complete that I’ve just been really grateful. Racing at a home race means everything to me because it’s the race that made me have this F1 dream that I wanted to chase for and I was there for the first Grand Prix. 20 years later you’re there as a driver and I don’t think there’s any better story than that. So from my side, I’m just really honoured to be representing a whole country.”
“You see the crowd, it had never been like that in Shanghai or any other places you know it’s the warm welcome, the reception, the cheer I received the whole weekend it’s just incredible I’ve never felt something like that.”
‘Zhou Guanyu opens up’;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...er-f1-journey/
Zhou Guanyu running out of options for 2025
July 15, 2024
Jaden Diaz-Ndisang
Last Word On Sports
An underwhelming season for Sauber and Zhou Guanyu: The first race of the season was a promising one for Zhou. He finished in 11th place, the unofficial ‘best of the rest’ behind the top 5 teams. In a race without retirements from the top five teams, the Chinese driver showed good pace. Sauber also seemed competitive enough to compete at the front of the midfield.
Unfortunately for Zhou, the situation changed quickly. Not only did persistent pit-stop issues emerge for the team, but the C44 lost pace compared to its rivals.
After a solid enough weekend in China and Japan, Sauber slowly lost ground to Haas, VCARB and even Alpine.
On the radar at Haas and Alpine, but not a leading contender. The 25-year-old has been linked to a few teams in recent months. Haas and Alpine are two outfits that are understood to have the Sauber driver on their radar. With that said, Zhou is not at the top of either team’s shortlist. At Alpine, Carlos Sainz and Jack Doohan are seen as front-runners to drive alongside Pierre Gasly.
‘Zhou Guanyu running out of options’;
https://lastwordonsports.com/motorsp...ions-for-2025/
‘All I can say’: Zhou Guanyu admits ‘very good relationship’ with F1 team he could sign for in 2025
15 July 2024
Ben Evans
F1 Oversteer
Zhou Guanyu is one of a handful of Formula 1 drivers who are in danger of losing their place on the grid next season. Sauber have already signed Nico Hulkenberg making it less likely that Zhou Guanyu or teammate Valtteri Bottas retain their seats for 2025. Unsurprisingly, that means that both drivers are exploring their options with time running out to secure their Formula 1 future. Bottas appears to be the favourite to sign for Williams with Logan Sargeant’s chances of staying on the grid dwindling. Sauber have ended talks with two drivers for 2025 which might give Zhou a glimmer of hope that he could earn a fourth season with the team before they become Audi in 2026.
Zhou Guanyu admits ‘very good relationship’ with Alpine amid 2025 race seat hunt. Asked about his future, Zhou said: “We’re talking to all different teams that have a seat available. “All I can say is that, between myself and Alpine, we kept a very good relationship throughout the whole thing and they helped me develop before I jumped into Formula 1, through the academy and by doing F1 testing – I did my first FP1 with them. They gave me a lot of opportunities.”
Zhou was part of Ferrari’s driver academy in karting before signing for Renault in 2018 ahead of his move into F2. He was Renault’s test driver in 2020 and made his practice debut the following year in Austria. However, his performances over three seasons in Formula 2 earned him his move to Sauber – previously Alfa Romeo – in 2022 and while he’s not stood out during the past two and a half seasons, he’s not had the car underneath him to prove just how quick he is.
‘Zhou Guanyu in danger of losing their place on the grid’;
https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/zho...n-for-in-2025/
Valtteri Bottas relationship 'even better' as Zhou Guanyu discusses battle to save F1 seat
EXCLUSIVE: Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas are both searching for F1 lifelines as silly season drags on.
Jul 7, 2024
Harry Smith
Daily and Sunday Express
Zhou Guanyu believes that his relationship with Stake F1 Team colleague Valtteri Bottas is ‘even better’ than before, despite both drivers needing to fight for one remaining seat at the Hinwil-based outfit.
The Stake duo formed a close relationship during Zhou’s rookie season in 2022 with 10-time Grand Prix winner Bottas taking up the role of mentor. Since then, the pair have remained close allies with on-track squabbles non-existent. This is far from the case in several other teams on the grid. 2024, however, will be their final year as team-mates.
Speaking to Express Sport about the current state of his relationship with Bottas, Zhou said: “No actually. If anything I think we are still working in an even better way, just because the relationship doesn’t change due to where you are fighting for your future or if you’re departing into different places or teams.”
‘Remained close allies with on-track squabbles non-existent’;
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...u-Guanyu-Stake
Report: Chinese carmaker ‘driving factor’ in Zhou Guanyu’s future with £1bn F1 team
14 July 2024
Rory Mitchell
F1 Oversteer
The future of some drivers on the Formula 1 grid is still undecided and one of those is Chinese star Zhou Guanyu. Although he has yet to pick up any points following a troubled start to the season for Sauber, Zhou enjoyed a lot of attention at his home race in Shanghai earlier in the season.
Chinese carmaker could seal Zhou Guanyu’s move to Alpine: Alpine’s parent company, Renault, recently announced a joint venture agreement with Chinese carmaker Geely to design, produce and develop combustion power trains, hybrid systems, batteries and engines. Zhou has previously been linked to Alpine having come through their young driver academy when he raced in Formula 2.
‘Chinese carmaker could seal Zhou Guanyu’s move’;
https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/chi...h-1bn-f1-team/
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2024 British Grand Prix: Heartbreak for pole-sitter Russell as he’s forced to retire from the race.
Pole-sitter George Russell started the day dreaming of victory at his home race but it was heartbreak for the Mercedes man who was forced to retire his car on Lap 34 with a mechanical problem.
7 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
‘Heartbreak’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/20...34803717650975
“Really Disappointing”: Russell Reflects on Crushing Silverstone DNF
July 8, 2024
Joe Briley
The Checkered Flag
George Russell suffered a heartbreaking DNF at his home race, after leading in the opening stages from pole position at Silverstone.
Speaking to F1TV, Russell said: “It’s really disappointing, everything was under control in the beginning in the dry, then very challenging conditions in the damp, I started to lose some power and next thing I had to retire the car, so pretty disappointing.”
“For sure we’ll take the positives, the cars fast and we’ll have more opportunities but to retire from any race is disappointing let alone your home race, especially when we had a shot at least a podium today.”
“Really Disappointing”;
https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2...lverstone-dnf/
Russell talks us through heartbreaking DNF at his home race
7 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
‘George Russell started the British Grand Prix from pole-position and led the race in the early stages, before he was forced to retire his car on Lap 34’;
‘Talks us through’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/ru...34295384870227
George Russell fumes as Mercedes forced to retire car after starting British GP on pole
George Russell's bad luck at Silverstone continued as the Mercedes star retired from Sunday's race.
16:06, Sun, Jul 7, 2024
Joshua Mbu
Daily and Sunday Express
The 26-year-old found himself outside the top three before his retirement in Lap 34, and he let his frustrations be known, repeatedly swearing. "Probably about 10 laps before I had to retire I saw temperature alarms coming on my steering wheel and yes some sort of water cooling failure, so yeah, I really don't know what to say," Russell said on his DNF.
"I mean the car was feeling so good I knew it was gonna be a long race, struggled a bit around the damp patches. Lewis doing a great job at that moment so fingers crossed he can he can bring it home for us as a team. It's been an amazing weekend regardless of what happens here on in, very difficult out there with the rain coming and going but such a rollercoaster week."
“10 laps before I had to retire I saw temperature alarms”;
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...car-british-gp
Russell reveals moment he realised British GP 'was gone'
George Russell retired from the British Grand Prix mid-race having started on pole position.
7 July 2024
Nick Golding & Samuel Coop
RacingNews365
George Russell has revealed that he realised his British Grand Prix was soon to conclude 10 laps prior to his retirement due to a water system failure. The Briton led the opening stages from pole position but was overtaken by team-mate Lewis Hamilton when rain started to fall on lap 18.
Russell slowed significantly when the first shower hit Silverstone, as he was the first driver to reach the wet parts of the circuit. In the end, losing the lead to Hamilton was irrelevant, as Russell was called into the pits by Mercedes to retire from the race on lap 34 due to the system failure.
"Yeah, it's always difficult when you're first out there," Russell told select media including RacingNews365. "I knew it was going to be a long race and I sort of wanted to be patient. We were still in the fight, but 10 laps before the failure I knew I had a problem because I was losing power, and then had a water failure. No water to the engine."
“Moment he realised British GP 'was gone'”
https://racingnews365.com/russell-re...-race-was-gone
How George Russell knew it was game over long before British GP retirement
7 Jul 2024
Elizabeth Blackstock
PlanetF1.com
It’s currently unclear if Mercedes were able to retire Russell’s W15 before the water system failure caused significant damage to the power unit. According to Russell, both race pace and strategy were impressive until that system failure. Regarding his pole-position start, he said, “It’s always difficult when you’re the first out there. “I knew it was going to be a long race and sort of wanted to be patient.”
Later, touching on the moment when rain began to fall hard enough that both Mercedes drivers left the track momentarily while battling for the lead, he said: “It was difficult, but I wasn’t flustered.” Again, he reiterated that his patience resulted from the fact that “I knew that the race was going to be long.”
Later, Russell and Hamilton engaged in a double-stack pit stop, where both racers swapped to intermediate tires. Russell was in the rear of that stack; when he re-emerged from the pits, Max Verstappen had split the two Mercedes drivers. “As soon as I went back out, I was losing power,” Russell admitted. “I knew from that point the race was gone.”
“As soon as I went back out, I was losing power”;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/george...nt-explanation
Russell gutted by British GP DNF, but Mercedes ‘clearly back’
9 Jul 2024
Phillip van Osten
F1i.com
George Russell suffered a bitter blow when Mercedes retired his car from the British Grand Prix due to a water leak, but the Briton still rejoiced in the fact that his team is back in the running for race wins in F1.
“I’m absolutely gutted,” Russell admitted, quoted by Motorsport Week. “About 10 laps before I had to retire, I could see temperature alarms on my steering wheel. We had a water system issue we were battling and unfortunately, it won out.”
“I mean it’s incredible,” Russell said. “We had the car in normal driving circumstances to be 1-2. “We’re clearly back and I think we’ll be fighting for race wins more often now. Within myself and the car I’m feeling good but obviously this is a real blow, retiring from any race let alone your home Grand Prix when you had the car to win but we’ll have another go.”
‘Russell gutted by British GP DNF’;
https://f1i.com/news/513656-russell-...arly-back.html
George Russell makes big Mercedes declaration after W15 development boost
11 Jul 2024
Jamie Woodhouse
PlanetF1.com
Despite the major setback of his DNF at Silverstone, George Russell can take solace in his belief that Mercedes “are clearly back”. The “false dawns” as Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has previously put it appear to be over for the team, with the W15 development programme paying off in a major way.
Russell was running P4 and harrying Red Bull’s Drivers’ Championship leader Max Verstappen at the point of his retirement, with Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin suggesting there “would have been a shot at” the win for Russell, depending on his ability to pass Verstappen.
‘W15 development boost’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/george...s-clearly-back
Mercedes hopes that George Russell can avoid penalty after technical problem at Silverstone
14 Jul 2024
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical
Mercedes Chief Trackside Engineer Andrew Shovlin has revealed that the Brackley-based team fears an engine penalty for George Russell following his recent technical woes at last weekend's Silverstone round. “I mean unfortunately we knew that we had an issue relatively early in the race, so we were tracking this from the first stint," Sholvin started his assessment.
"We didn't know that it was going to be terminal, but it's all linked to a leak that was in the water system that was causing the pressure to start to drift, and ultimately when we stopped the car, it was to protect the power unit.”
"So we knew that we were never going to finish the race. What you don't want to do is finish the race and destroy the power unit, then you'll be looking at a penalty possibly later in the year. So it was preventative, but there was no way that we were going to get to the chequered flag.”
“We had an issue relatively early in the race”;
https://www.f1technical.net/news/24984
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Gasly reveals why he wasn’t able to start the race at Silverstone.
Pierre Gasly was seen pulling off the track and into the pit lane at the end of the formation lap – and explained afterwards that his Alpine had a gearbox problem.
7 July 2024
Formula1.com
‘Pulling off the track and into the pit lane’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/ga...34435576335700
Revealed: The simple change to prompt Pierre Gasly performance surge
13 Jul 2024
Henry Valantine
PlanetF1.com
Alpine driver Pierre Gasly revealed he found “a lot more consistency” from his car by swapping to team-mate Esteban Ocon’s differential settings behind the wheel. Gasly acknowledged that the feeling within his A524 is still “not ideal everywhere”, but that moving to Ocon’s differential map after the Miami Grand Prix helped him feel much more balanced within the car.
Alpine brought a new floor in May that brought them closer to the minimum weight limit required by the FIA, while new executive technical director David Sanchez confirmed the team are looking to bring a “fair amount” of upgrades for the remainder of the season. In the meantime, however, Gasly explained there has been improvement on his side with this one change.
“I think there’s definitely been a step,” Gasly told media including PlanetF1.com at Silverstone. “We realised at the start of the year, until Miami, we found out that there was a couple of things which weren’t right on my differential, and I kind of used the other side’s map and then the car felt a lot more together.”
‘Simple change to prompt Pierre Gasly performance surge’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/alpine...t-recent-races
Gasly solved mystery handling problem by using Ocon’s settings
12th July 2024
Keith Collantine
RaceFans
The Alpine driver said his A524 has handled better since he began using the same differential map settings as Esteban Ocon at the sixth round of the championship. Gasly said the team hadn’t been able to understand some of the problems he reported with his car earlier in the year.
“There were a couple of things that didn’t really make sense with the car balance I was getting,” he said. “So just asked to try the other side’s map and then we straight away found more performance.
“It’s one of these things where it was sort of like a coding problem, which unfortunately couldn’t be spotted. It was more like a software type of issue. Bus cost us sort of performance early on and now we’ve found a lot more consistency and at least we’re aligned on both sides here.”
‘Try the other side’s map’;
https://www.racefans.net/2024/07/12/...cons-settings/
Revealed: How Pierre Gasly received the biggest grid penalty in almost a decade
7 Jul 2024
Sam Cooper
PlanetF1.com
Gasly arrived at Silverstone with his fifth Internal Combustion Engine, Turbo Charger, MGU-H, MGU-K and third Control Electronics all of which exceeded his season’s allocation. As a result, he was given 10 spots for every offending element, handing him a total of 50 and ensuring he would start last before a wheel had even spun.
But Gasly is not the first one in F1 history to have received an enormous penalty. Back in 2015, McLaren were handed a combined total of 105 places for the Belgian Grand Prix due to both Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso receiving new engines. Both drivers had a number of changes to their misfiring Honda engines with Button given 50 places and Alonso 55. The drivers would end the race in 13th and 14th respectively.
‘Biggest grid penalty in almost a decade’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/reveal...lmost-a-decade
Gasly names preferred driver to partner him at Alpine in F1 2025
6 Jul 2024
Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week
Pierre Gasly has named outgoing Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz as the name he would most like to see come in alongside him at Alpine from the 2025 Formula 1 season. Gasly, who penned a multi-term extension with Alpine, admits Sainz’s status as a three-time race winner makes him the standout candidate to replace Esteban Ocon.
Asked at Silverstone whether he was having an input on who will be his team-mate next season, Gasly responded: “Not really, it’s not up to me. I can obviously see until I’m discussing with Bruno [Famin] and with the whole management on trying to tell them what’s my personal opinion.”
“I think it’s quite clear, Carlos is the most experienced and most valuable guy out there. I would love to have him next to me next year, I think he’ll bring definitely a lot to the team and we’ll be a great pairing. But we’ve got also some very good options – we’ve got Jack, we’ve got Mick who’s been in F1, and we just have different great options.”
‘Standout candidate’;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...ne-in-f1-2025/
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Verstappen reveals vision problems from 2021 Silverstone crash with Hamilton.
Championship runaway leader Max Verstappen has revealed that he has been struggling with vision problems after his horrific crash with Lewis Hamilton at the British Grand Prix in 2021.
14 Jul 2024
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical
Speaking to Red Bulletin, the reigning champion said: "Since my crash at Silverstone, I had been struggling with vision problems, especially on hilly tracks or circuits with a lot of advertising signs on the side of the track. Looking back at his victory in the 2021 Austin race which is in his personal list of best wins, he says: "In this race, I fought not only against Lewis, but also against blurred vision.”
“It was like driving at 300 km/h in a speedboat. I've never told you this before, but for a few laps it was so bad that I seriously considered pulling the car over. The only thing that helped was concentrating on my breathing while Lewis was panting down my neck. This was an important win that I desperately needed in the battle for the championship," said Verstappen.
‘Vision problems from 2021 Silverstone crash’;
https://www.f1technical.net/news/24994
Max Verstappen Reveals Battle With Blurred Vision During 2021 F1 Title Run
15 Jul 2024
Ed Spencer
autoevolution
"Since my Silverstone crash, I've been struggling with vision problems, especially on bumpy tracks or those with many advertising boards along the track," said Verstappen exclusively to Red Bull's in-house magazine, Red Bulletin, when discussing his top 10 F1 wins.” (In 2021) When the F1 circus arrived in Austin, Texas, for the first leg of its American tour, the gap between Hamilton and Verstappen was down to six points.
Adding to his task was a bout of illness he picked up before the weekend. With 56 laps ahead at a scorching hot Circuit of the Americas, the race was set to be a punishing affair for both. "In this race, I wasn't just battling against Lewis, but also against blurry images," added Verstappen. "It was like driving a speedboat at 300 km/h!”
"I've never told you this before, but for a few laps, it was so bad that I seriously considered turning the car off. The only thing that helped was concentrating on my breathing while Lewis was breathing down my neck." The breathing exercises paid off as he held off the Brit to take a crucial victory, his first in the United States with Red Bull also picking up a double podium finish, through teammate Sergio Perez who came home third despite having no fluids during the race.
‘Blurred Vision’;
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/m...un-237005.html
Verstappen reveals ‘vision problems’ since 2021 Silverstone crash
12 Jul 2024
Phillip van Osten
F1i.com
Max Verstappen has revealed a lasting impact of the high-speed crash he endured during the 2021 British Grand Prix, admitting to suffering “vision problems” since the accident. While seemingly unscathed at the time, Verstappen has revealed lingering vision issues, particularly on bumpy tracks or circuits with numerous trackside advertisements.
“Since my Silverstone crash, I’ve been struggling with vision problems, especially on bumpy tracks or those with many advertising boards along the track,” he told Red Bull’s website. Verstappen's revelation adds a new dimension to his 2021 championship win. The hidden battle he faced behind the wheel highlights his mental and physical fortitude throughout the season.
‘Lingering vision issues’;
https://f1i.com/news/513820-verstapp...one-crash.html
'I never told anyone': Max Verstappen names one race where he nearly ‘stopped the car’ amid vision problems
12 July 2024
David Comerford
F1 Oversteer
Max Verstappen has revealed that he had to deal with eyesight issues after his crash at the 2021 British Grand Prix. The problems arose in the midst of a title battle with Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton and Verstappen made contact at Copse on the first lap of the race as the Mercedes driver tried to execute a bold overtake. The Red Bull star slid into the barriers at high speed.
The stewards handed Hamilton a 10-second penalty for the incident, but he was still able to win the race. Verstappen, meanwhile, had to go to hospital for checks. He was fit to race in the Hungarian GP a couple of weeks later, but suffered lasting complications from the impact. Verstappen still went on to win the first of his three titles to date.
It was a truly classic campaign that saw the two drivers enter the final race in Abu Dhabi level on points. After a last-lap overtake on his rival following a safety car period, Verstappen snatched the championship.
'I never told anyone';
https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/max...sion-problems/
Verstappen reveals “vision problems” since 2021 Silverstone crash with Hamilton
11th July 2024
Keith Collantine
F1 Technical
The collision occured as Verstappen and Hamilton fought over the lead on the first lap of the race. The stewards ruled Hamilton was “predominantly at fault” for the clash and gave him a 10-second time penalty, despite which he was able to win the race.
Red Bull lobbied the FIA to impose a further penalty on Hamilton, submitting a ‘Right of Review’ request after using test driver Alexander Albon to simulate the Mercedes’ line through Copse, while Sergio Perez did the same in their simulator. The request was rejected and Mercedes responding by accusing “the senior management of Red Bull Racing” of trying to “tarnish the good name and sporting integrity of Lewis Hamilton.”
Max Verstappen has revealed his vision was affected by the heavy crash he suffered after colliding with Lewis Hamilton during the 2021 British Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver spun sideways into a tyre barrier at Copse corner with a force of around 51G. He was able to climb from his cockpit and was taken to hospital for checks. Three years on from the impact, Verstappen admitted he has found it difficult to see in some racing situations.
‘Verstappen reveals “vision problems” since 2021 Silverstone crash’;
https://www.racefans.net/2024/07/11/...with-hamilton/
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F1 NATION: Mercedes to win again? Another chance for McLaren? More to come from Red Bull? It’s our Hungarian GP preview.
After a brief pause following a busy triple header – which featured two wins for a resurgent Mercedes – Formula 1 returns to action this weekend for the Hungarian Grand Prix, and there are lots of topics up for discussion heading into the event.
15 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site
On this week's episode of F1 Nation, host Tom Clarkson and 1996 world champion Damon Hill are joined by Mercedes Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin off the back of the squad winning back-to-back races for the first time since 2021. Will they make it three in a row in Budapest, or can Red Bull, McLaren or Ferrari take another win in this unpredictable season?
‘Hungarian GP preview’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...29JHuyNU8edpiY
PREVIEW: 2024 FIA Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix
July 15, 2024
Joe Briley
The Checkered Flag
The 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix promises to be an exciting weekend, with the competition at the front as tight as ever. Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team come into the weekend fresh from two consecutive race wins, while Lando Norris will be hoping to right the wrongs of the Silverstone week. You can also never write off three-time world champion and current championship leader, Max Verstappen.
The midfield is incredibly close too, there’s a battle between Visa Cash App RB and MoneyGram Haas F1 Team that will continue this weekend, while Williams Racing will be hoping for more points after Alex Albon drove an excellent race to finish ninth at the 2024 British Grand Prix.
‘PREVIEW’;
https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2...an-grand-prix/
What changes the Hungaroring have made to honour Ayrton Senna at the Hungarian Grand Prix
15 July 2024
Rory Mitchell
F1 Oversteer
The Hungaroring has gone through a couple of changes since Formula 1 last visited the track 12 months ago. The circuit located just outside of Budapest has a contract to host F1 races until 2027 and recently outlined plans to update its facilities as part of its agreement that could see it extend its contract until 2032.
Organisers plan to improve the size of the garages and width of the paddock, alongside building a new main entrance, race control tower, and a 10,000-seater grandstand. The track has the second longest continuous and unbroken streak of any venue on the F1 calendar after Monza…
Ayrton Senna tribute at Hungaroring ahead of Hungarian GP: In addition to the renovations, the track has also made a tribute to Ayrton Senna as part of its track renovations. According to local journalist Sandor Meszaros, the track has coloured its kerbs in yellow and green to honour the Brazilian. It appears each of the kerbs around the circuit will adopt the colour scheme, which is a change from the usual red, white and green colours used to signify the Hungarian flag.
‘Tribute to Ayrton Senna as part of its track renovations’;
https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/wha...an-grand-prix/
2024 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix – Start time, how to watch, channel & more
Back to back wins for Mercedes have thrust it back into contention as a four-way battle for the championship emerges ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
16 July 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe
Red Bull Racing continues to lead the way, with Max Verstappen extending his championship lead in Silverstone. However, it's a critical weekend for the squad as Sergio Perez continues to struggle – the coming two events arguably the most important of his career to date.
McLaren heads to Hungary licking its wounds after arguably spurning two chances at victory last time out. Strategy errors proved costly on a weekend the team looked to have the most competitive package, mistakes it can't afford to make as it eyes the constructors' championship.
Hot conditions are expected with Budapest in the midst of a heat wave, which will certainly play a factor. The Mercedes is thought to like the cooler conditions, though the real differentiator will be who can get the tyres working, and then keep them alive in the extreme temperatures.
‘Four-way battle for the championship emerges’;
https://speedcafe.com/2024-f1-hungar...-channel-more/
F1 drivers braced for “extremely hot” Hungarian GP after heatwave
17th July 2024
Keith Collantine
RaceFans
Parts of Hungary have experienced heatwave conditions in recent days and conditions are expected to remain hot as F1 teams arrive at the circuit for this weekend’s race. Temperatures of up to 35C are expected on race day which would be the hottest seen so far this year and at any round since 2022.
“It looks like conditions will be extremely hot,” said Alpine’s Pierre Gasly, “so the full race distance will be a really tough one for all the drivers from a physical point of view.”
“Extremely hot”;
https://www.racefans.net/2024/07/17/...nd-up-17-07-7/
F1 drivers set for Hungarian GP obstacle with severe weather warning
The latest round of the F1 season takes place at the Hungaroring - it may well present a physical and mental challenge to the drivers during Sunday's grand prix.
17 July 2024
RacingNews365 Staff
RaceFans
The 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix will be an incredibly hot affair for the paddock, with scorching temperatures set to be present the entire weekend. Round 13 of the ongoing F1 season sees the paddock descend on the Hungaroring, which has hosted a race annually since 1986. The track, despite being short and narrow in places, has thrown up some exciting races in the past. While drivers will have to focus on the job at hand in bringing home a successful result, their task will be made harder by the sweltering temperatures throughout the weekend.
During Friday practice and Saturday qualifying, it will be warm and tropical, with highs of 34°C and 32°C expected respectively. On Sunday, however, the weekend temperature will peak - in the afternoon, it will rise to 35°C and a possibility exists that it will even seep into 36°C for the race. With the temperature in the cockpit rising well above the air temperature during the race, fitness levels will be put to the test across the grid. There is also a chance of heavy thunderstorms later in the evening, however it is uncertain whether these potential storms will hit the circuit.
‘Severe weather warning’;
https://racingnews365.com/f1-drivers...eather-warning
Formula One statistics for the Hungarian Grand Prix
Jul 17, 2024
The Straits Times
Formula One statistics for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix at Budapest's Hungaroring, round 13 of the 24 race world championship.
Lap distance: 4.381km. Total distance: 306.630km (70 laps)
2023 pole position: Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes one minute 16.609 seconds
2023 race winner: Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull
Race lap record: Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:16.627 (2020)
Start time: 1300 GMT (1500 local time)
‘Formula One statistics’;
https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/f...ian-grand-prix
Hungarian GP: F1 preview, times, predictions, stats
Jul 17, 2024
• ESPN
ESPN.com
Formula One has reached round 13 -- the Hungarian Grand Prix, and what began out as another dominant Red Bull campaign at the start of the season has delivered some thrilling races since Miami, with surprise winners and the battle intensifying.
So far, the season has had six different winners and has seen a resurgence from Mercedes with Lewis Hamilton back to winning ways at the British Grand Prix. Meanwhile Ferrari, who were the challengers to Max Verstappen and Red Bull at the start, have found themselves with only one podium since Charles Leclerc's Monaco Grand Prix win in May.
Who's going to win? The Hungaroring represents a return to slow and medium-speed corners, which may help Ferrari recover to a more competitive position. But on a circuit where Verstappen dominated last year, it's hard to look past Red Bull being the favourite for victory.
‘F1 preview, times, predictions, stats’;
https://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/4...dictions-stats
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More fragile trophies and 'another' 9th Hamilton win? Hungarian GP preview.
Senna’s life, and his Hungaroring victories will be marked by repainted kerbs on the S bends of Turns 8-10, in the green and yellow colours of the Brazilian flag.
July 18th 2024
Dominic Tobin
Motor Sport Magazine
Lewis Hamilton will be looking for his second successive F1 win at the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix, but Ferrari could spring a comeback. Here's what to watch out for at the Hungaroring, including fragile trophies, porcelain-effect helmets and scorching temperatures.
With six different grand prix winners this season, what are the chances of adding a seventh this weekend? Not bad, you’d have to say, given Hungary’s record of unexpected F1 results over almost 40 years.
‘Hungarian GP preview’;
https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/a...?nowprocket=1#
What time does the 2024 F1 Hungarian GP start?
From Friday, July 19th, to Sunday, July 21st, the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix will be held. Check here what time the race begins.
18 July 2024
RacingNews365 Staff
RacingNews365
The Hungarian GP weekend will take place from Friday, July 19th, to Sunday, July 21st, 2024. It is relatively difficult to overtake on the narrow Hungaroring, making qualifying and the right race strategy crucial. Last year, Max Verstappen won the Hungarian GP with a significant lead of over thirty seconds. However, after the thrilling races with various race winners recently, this year will certainly not be an easy race for the Dutch driver.
The race in Hungary starts on Sunday, July 21st, at 2:00 PM BST. The schedule is automatically adjusted to your time zone. Timetable Hungarian GP:
Session
Date Time
Free practice 1 Friday 19 July 13:30 - 14:30
Free practice 2 Friday 19 July 17:00 - 18:00
Free practice 3 Saturday 20 July 12:30 - 13:30
Qualification Saturday 20 July 16:00 - 17:00
Race Sunday 21 July 15:00 - 17:00
‘The schedule’;
https://racingnews365.com/what-time-...arian-gp-start
Mercedes set summer target after securing ‘headline results’
Mercedes has a chance to win three consecutive races for the first time since 2021 this weekend.
17 July 2024
Nick Golding
RacingNews365
Mercedes has never been in such a strong position in the current regulations, although more is required, in Wolff's opinion, for the team to challenge at every race. "We head into the upcoming double header with momentum," said Wolff. "We have continued to make progress with the W15 in recent races.”
"That has led to headline results in Austria and Silverstone. However, we know we don't yet have a car that can challenge for victories every weekend. The team is working hard to bring more steps of performance that we hope will enable us to do that. Those efforts will continue over the next two races and right up until shutdown."
“Head into the upcoming double header with momentum”;
https://racingnews365.com/mercedes-s...adline-results
Horner predicts Hungarian GP challenge for Red Bull
Red Bull are looking to win its first race since the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend in Hungary.
17 July 2024
Nick Golding & Samuel Coop
RacingNews365
Christian Horner is expecting the "usual people" to be quick in this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, which looks set to held in sweltering conditions. Extreme heat awaits the drivers this weekend in the Hungaroring, adding an extra element to what is already set to be an enthralling weekend. Red Bull has seen its advantage cut by McLaren and Mercedes at recent events, with the latter winning the last two races.
Based on recent performances in Hungary, both McLaren and Mercedes are expected to challenge Red Bull for victory. Max Verstappen is no longer the clear favourite heading into races, whilst the heat could also play an important role. "It's going to be interesting to see how we perform there, it could be hot," Horner told media including RacingNews365. "I think it'll be the usual people that are quick at the moment. It's going to be an interesting venue. I'm sure it'll be very, very close once again."
‘Challenge for Red Bull’;
https://racingnews365.com/horner-pre...e-for-red-bull
McLaren's Hungarian GP plans disrupted after freak event
McLaren has been forced to adapt its Hungarian GP plans after a freak weather event.
18 July 2024
Jake Nichol & Ian Parkes
RacingNews365
McLaren's multi-story hub, which was damaged by an electrical fire during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend and out of action for repairs in Austria, was damaged again, with the team forced to close it for the coming weekend. "On Wednesday afternoon, during set-up for the Hungarian Grand Prix, the team was hit with an unexpected weather event which has impacted the McLaren Team Hub," read a team statement.
"The team are currently working to fix the damage and therefore unfortunately our Team Hub will not be open to any guests or media for the duration of the Hungarian GP." In Spain and Austria when the facility was out of action, McLaren boss Zak Brown used the FIA's hospitality as his base with the drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri using other McLaren facilities as their driver bases.
‘Freak weather event’;
https://racingnews365.com/mclarens-h...er-freak-event
‘Senna kerbs’ and more bad luck at McLaren: First Hungarian GP pictures
18th July 2024
Keith Collantine
RaceFans
The Hungaroring has also become the latest circuit to mark 30 years since the death of Ayrton Senna. The kerbs at turns six and seven have also been painted green and yellow as a tribute, which was also done at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve earlier this year. Senna finished in the top two places at the Hungaroring every year he raced there apart from his final visit in 1993, and won the race three times.
While much of Hungary has experienced several days of consistently hot conditions recently, a downpour hit the paddock during the set-up and caused some damage to McLaren’s motorhome. Its Team Hub had only recently been repaired after a fire broke out at the Spanish Grand Prix and they will not be able to receive guests there this weekend due to the damage.
‘Hungarian GP pictures’;
https://www.racefans.net/2024/07/18/...n-gp-pictures/
Kevin Magnussen informed of Haas F1 axing over the phone | "Exploring" other options
Kevin Magnussen addresses his axing from Haas ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
18 Jul 2024
Connor McDonagh
Crash.Net
Speaking to media in Hungary, where Crash.net are present in the paddock, Magnussen explained how he found out the news and his immediate reaction to losing his drive at Haas. “By telephone,” he replied when asked how he was informed of the news.
“Well, I think, you know, I've been with this team since the very beginning of Haas' time at F1, and I feel very much a part of the family,” Magnussen said. “It's going to be strange to leave the team at the end of the year, but everything comes to an end, and, you know, it's still quite early in the season.”
“Haas have gone ahead and wants to secure the drivers for next year early enough, and, you know, there's still seats available, so that's understandable and fine by me.” Magnussen conceded he would have liked to stay at Haas to see the “fruits” of the recent momentum.
“By telephone”;
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/105227...-other-options
What is the weather forecast for the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix?
17 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site
Formula 1 heads to the Hungaroring this weekend to kick off one more double header before the summer break – but what does the weather have in store for the Hungarian Grand Prix?
As it stands, there is a small chance of showers in phases across the weekend, but otherwise the forecast is predominantly predicting a boiling hot three days of action around the classic venue.
‘Boiling hot three days of action’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...OGfE9zFQeC7T9I
What tyres will the teams and drivers have for the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix?
17 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site
Drivers will get two sets of the hard tyre (marked white), three sets of the medium tyre (marked yellow), and eight sets of the soft tyre (marked red), as well as the green intermediate tyre and the blue full wets, should they be required.
‘What tyres?’
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...WKVLFACHPftc1j
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F1 - 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix - Thursday Press Conference Transcript.
DRIVERS – Nico HÜLKENBERG (Haas), Pierre GASLY (Alpine), Alex ALBON (Williams), Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren), Fernando ALONSO (Aston Martin)
18.07.24
FIA (Press Release)
Q: Nico, great to see you. And you are enjoying a great run at the moment. Two consecutive P6s. Just how confident are you in this car and what you can do with it going forward?
Nico HÜLKENBERG: Yeah, it's definitely been good. It's been very positive. Austria was very good. Then we brought the update to Silverstone, which added more performance and was a good step forward. I think so far this season, obviously we're at the halfway point after Silverstone, that we're definitely one of the positive surprises this season, recovering a lot of performance from last year. So it's been good. It's very enjoyable, obviously, racing for points.
Q: (Chiel Van Koldenhoven – Viaplay) Fernando, I just saw a picture on social media from Lando's car park sign. There was something written on it. It was ‘2-1, Viva España’. Was that you?
Fernando ALONSO: Not me. No, not me. There is another Spanish driver, so yeah. Not me, for sure.
Q: (Ben Hunt – Autosport) Question to Oscar. Your motorhome has now got no roof on. I wonder, how much does this affect your preparation? Anyway, this time around, are you using your driver room or are you forced to go somewhere else? Just wondered how it affects you.
OP: I mean, the last time our motorhome, well it caught fire last time, I think Lando put it on pole, so maybe it's, I don't know, maybe it's good! Obviously not, but it doesn't change much. We've unfortunately got the experience of having to rearrange things a little bit. So we'll be fine for the weekend. Yeah, I don't know if this motorhome we've got is now a bad omen and just, I don't know if it's a sign that we need a new one or what, but no, we'll be fine.
‘Transcript’;
https://www.fia.com/news/f1-2024-hun...nce-transcript
View From The Paddock - F1 News - Hungarian Grand Prix Thursday
20:22 Thu, 18 Jul 2024
Motorsport.com
The Hungarian Grand Prix is here, and in the sweltering heat, Jon Noble and Alex Kalinauckas sat down to discuss all the latest news from Thursday's press day, including that Magnussen will be leaving Haas at the end of 2024, McLaren's potential brake drum trick, the 2nd Red Bull seat love triangle and more.
‘View From The Paddock’;
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/video/...ursday/653231/
Lewis Hamilton sends warning to Max Verstappen and Lando Norris at Hungarian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton is looking to repeat his historic feat at Silverstone at the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend.
Jul 18, 2024
Harry Smith
Daily and Sunday Express
"It's game on," Hamilton declared to the media in Hungary. "We're fighting for wins and we're chasing, and we're going to try and win as many races as George mentioned, or compete for as many wins as possible.”
"It might turn out this weekend that the Red Bull still is light years ahead, or the McLaren is still this weekend. Who knows. But I think what we've shown over the last few races is that with determination, with real focus and persistently chasing for perfection and improvement, you can make a difference.”
"It's game on";
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ian-Grand-Prix
Why Mercedes is feeling 'nervous' ahead of Hungarian GP
Trackside engineering chief Andrew Shovlin has explained why the nerves are at Mercedes heading to Hungary.
18 July 2024
Jake Nichol
RacingNews365
Mercedes is feeling "nervous" about maintaining its Silverstone form heading into the Hungarian Grand Prix, says Andrew Shovlin. "We certainly don't think that because we won the last one, let's go and win the next one," Shovlin told the F1 Nation podcast. "It almost makes you a bit more nervous as maintaining that performance we had at Silverstone is going to be very difficult.”
"The big test for Hungary is whether or not we have got on top of our long run performance in hot conditions, because in Barcelona and Austria, we couldn't match Lando or Max on the long runs, both those cars were well ahead of us. Hopefully now we've made a bit of progress, but if I look at the size of the gap in those two races, I'd be surprised if we can pull that in significantly.”
"But we surprised ourselves with the first stint at Silverstone, we didn't think in the dry bit of the race, we'd be able to break away. We thought it would be like Barcelona where George got into the lead and then he's got two of them on his gearbox. But the track throws up different demands, we can simulate those problems, we what type of issues it will throw up and we'll put our effort into the preparation side and making sure that we start with the best set-up we can."
‘Why the nerves are at Mercedes heading to Hungary’;
https://racingnews365.com/why-merced...f-hungarian-gp
Sainz hopes for a better weekend as Ferrari bring floor upgrades to Hungary
18 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
Ferrari's Carlos Sainz is hoping for a better weekend at the Hungaroring as his team bring further floor upgrades ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
‘Ferrari bring floor upgrades’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/sa...25630947412635
Lando Norris digs out McLaren as ultimate pressure placed on team before Hungarian GP
Lando Norris is looking to return to winning ways at the Hungaroring this weekend.
Jul 18, 2024
Harry Smith
Daily and Sunday Express
Lando Norris has described the criticism levelled at McLaren's recent strategy calls as 'not unfair', putting pressure on the Woking-based team to improve at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Asked by Sky Sports F1 whether the criticism being levelled at his team is unjust, he replied: "No, not at all. It just depends on how you take it. I don't think it's unfair because you're always going to have it. That's life.”
"People are going to criticise you, people are going to support you. People are going to make mistakes. We're not the only team... there have been times when Red Bull should have won and didn't, and Mercedes should have won and didn't."
“That's life”;
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ian-Grand-Prix
Max Verstappen casts pivotal F1 2024 prediction as Red Bull unleash biggest RB20 upgrade yet
18 Jul 2024
Oliver Harden
PlanetF1.com
Max Verstappen has admitted it will be difficult to call how the rest of the F1 2024 season will unfold if the latest Red Bull RB20 upgrade does not deliver as expected at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Speaking to reporters in Budapest on Thursday, Verstappen explained that the update should “give a good boost” to Red Bull after a tricky series of races.
Asked how close the competition will be to Red Bull in Hungary, Verstappen replied: “I think you should turn it around: how close can we be to the competition? “I think in the last few races we have not been the quickest car, so I don’t expect that to suddenly now be any different. Of course we are bringing upgrades, so hopefully that will give a good boost.”
“At the moment, I just want to try and see how that will work this weekend. We brought stuff [earlier in the season] but they were not particularly big, I would say. This one is a bit bigger than what we have brought already. So I think, for everyone, this is an important weekend.”
‘Red Bull unleash biggest RB20 upgrade yet’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/red-bu...pen-prediction
Bottas hopes Sauber upgrades will bring them to a 'better place'
18 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
Valtteri Bottas is hopeful that upgrades to his Kick Sauber will take the team to a better place at the Hungaroring, after a tricky British Grand Prix where he lacked the race pace to challenge for points.
‘Sauber upgrades’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/bo...15503544565914
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Carlos Sainz heads Max Verstappen in hot opening Hungarian GP practice.
During the soft tyre runs, Sainz produced a lap that was 0.276s faster than reigning world champion Verstappen, and 0.298s clear of Leclerc, who made it a Ferrari 1-3.
19 Jul 2024
Lewis Larkam
Crash.Net
Carlos Sainz led the way from Max Verstappen and Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc in opening practice at the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Red Bull have brought a substantial upgrade package to their RB20 car for this weekend’s race at the Hungaroring, while Ferrari have introduced an updated floor in a bit to combat recent bouncing problems. George Russell was the fastest Mercedes driver in fourth, some four-tenths adrift of Sainz’s benchmark, while Zhou Guanyu was an eye-catching fifth in his upgraded Sauber.
Lando Norris took sixth ahead of McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri, RB’s Yuki Tsunoda and Lance Stroll, driving an extensively upgraded Aston Martin. Lewis Hamilton, fresh from claiming his first win in 945 days at the British Grand Prix last time out, rounded out the top 10.
‘Ferrari 1-3’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/105232...an-gp-practice
Hungarian GP: Free Practice 1 Results
Full results from Free Practice 1 from the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix at Hungaroring.
19 July 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe
Full results from Free Practice 1 from the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix at Hungaroring.
Pos Num Driver Team Laps Best Diff
1 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 25 1:18.713
2 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 19 1:18.989 0.276
3 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 28 1:19.011 0.298
4 63 George Russell Mercedes 26 1:19.137 0.424
5 24 Zhou Guanyu Sauber 23 1:19.180 0.467
6 4 Lando Norris McLaren 24 1:19.211 0.498
7 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 25 1:19.249 0.536
8 22 Yuki Tsunoda RB 24 1:19.260 0.547
9 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 24 1:19.265 0.552
10 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 27 1:19.287 0.574
‘Full results from Free Practice 1’;
https://speedcafe.com/hungarian-gp-f...ice-1-results/
Hungarian Grand Prix: F1 Free Practice 1 Results
Who will set the pace after a flurry of upgrades being brought to the Hungaroring?
July 19, 2024
Nathan Hartley
FormulaNerds
Williams driver Alex Albon went quickest on his soft tyre run. The Thai driver set a 1:19.794 – 0.037 seconds quicker than Verstappen at the top. However, Russell smashed that lap time, setting a 1:19.137 on the soft compound. Hamilton went a tenth-and-a-half slower than his teammate on his soft tyre run.
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc bettered Russell’s time, setting a 1:19.011 on the soft compound tyre. Ferrari will be hoping their modified floor will help them compete for pole position and the race win this weekend. Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu set a time good enough for third – 0.169 seconds off Leclerc’s time. Are Sauber’s upgrades meaningful?
Sainz then smashed his teammate’s lap time, being the first driver to go into the 1:18’s. The Spaniard set a 1:18.713 on the soft compound. Verstappen was not quick enough to beat Sainz’s time, going just under three tneths slower than the Spaniard. Sainz ended the session quickest – head of Verstappen and his teammate Leclerc.
‘F1 Free Practice 1 Results’;
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/hu.../?nowprocket=1
Where Ferrari really stands after topping first Hungarian GP practice
Jul 19, 2024
by Ben Anderson
The Race
Ferrari has started Formula 1’s 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix on the front foot, with Carlos Sainz setting the pace in first practice. After an abysmal recent run stretching back to June’s Canadian GP, Ferrari has brought a modified floor to Budapest with the aim of alleviating bouncing problems at high speed and low ride heights.
The lower-speed nature of the Hungaroring, compared to Silverstone and Barcelona - where bouncing has been most problematic and forced Ferrari into reverting on aerodynamic upgrades - will no doubt be helping.
Sainz’s 1m18.713s best lap of the session, set on the soft C5 compound Pirelli, seemed to achieve the right balance between speed-sapping understeer at the start of the lap utilised to protect the rear tyres from overheating too much through the looping final sector.
‘Where Ferrari really stands’;
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/h...rrari-fastest/
Hungarian Grand Prix: Ferrari on top but Max Verstappen pace catches the eye
19 Jul 2024
Jamie Woodhouse
PlanetF1.com
Ferrari topped the opening hour of practice in Hungary via Carlos Sainz, but the threat of Max Verstappen looms large. The switch to soft tyres saw Sainz unlock session-topping pace from his Ferrari, but while his 1:18.713 bettered P2 finisher Verstappen by almost three-tenths, Verstappen crucially was running used softs and looked very impressive doing so.
Focus soon returned to the front as Verstappen delivered his next push lap, good enough for P2 and within three tenths of Sainz on used softs. Russell, looking to respond, was getting all hot and bothered with Alpine’s Esteban Ocon who got in the way. He claimed the 2021 Hungarian GP winner was “defending” against him.
Into the final 10 minutes and Verstappen was soon finding time on his used tyres in Sector 1, but could not keep the green sectors coming to improve. Sainz would top FP1 from Verstappen and Leclerc, but it remains to be seen what Verstappen can unleash on a shiny new set of softs.
‘Max Verstappen looms large’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/hungar...024-fp1-report
Hungarian GP: Sainz puts Ferrari on top in opening practice
19/07/2024 at 13:47
Michael Delaney
F1i.com
Carlos Sainz offered Ferrari an encouraging start to its Hungarian Grand Prix weekend by setting the pace in Friday’s opening practice at the Hungaroring. The Spaniard enjoyed a reasonable 0.276s margin over Red Bull’s Max Verstappen while Charles Leclerc confirmed the Scuderia’s early from by setting the third fastest lap, 0.296s adrift from his teammate.
Norris’ switch to the soft compound yielded a time just 0.074s shy of Russell. But in an encouraging sign for Ferrari, Leclerc sprung to the top with a 1m19.011. And Sainz followed suit, also on the softs, with an effort that put the Spaniard below the 1m18s barrier.
‘Ferrari on top in opening practice’;
https://f1i.com/news/514184-hungaria...-practice.html
Verstappen fires warning shot as Ferrari rekindle hope
There were upgrades aplenty on show at the Hungaroring, with Red Bull sporting a major package, and Ferrari a crucial tweak.
19 July 2024
Ian Parkes
RacingNews365
Verstappen only uses softs: Opting for an early run on softs, compared to the majority of his rivals on mediums, Verstappen unsurprisingly set the early pace with a lap of 1:20.715s. After a cool down, the three-time F1 champion shaved off nine-tenths of a second to post 1:19.831s. Verstappen was on course to go even quicker on his third push lap after posting purple times in the first and second sectors, only to lose time in the final sector to fall short of his leading run
Behind the Dutch driver over the early exchanges was Mercedes' George Russell, 0.252s adrift, followed by the McLaren duo of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. It was not until halfway through the session that Verstappen was usurped as the soft tyres came to the fore, initially by Williams' Alex Albon with a 1:19.794s before Russell blitzed that by over six-tenths of a second, followed by Hamilton, 0.150s adrift.
Norris soon split the Mercedes pair, almost exactly, finishing 0.074s behind Russell, before Ferrari showed their hand for this session as Leclerc, and then Sainz, went quickest, the latter the first to dip below 79 seconds with a lap of 1:18.713s. When Verstappen resumed his soft-tyre running after a lull, and with track conditions more ideal compared to his earlier laps, the 26-year-old netted his second spot behind Sainz. As mentioned, the good news for Red Bull was that his time was on a used set. Additionally, Verstappen only used soft tyres throughout the 60-minute session.
‘Verstappen fires warning shot’;
https://racingnews365.com/verstappen...-rekindle-hope
Four F1 teams bring crucial upgrades for Hungarian GP
Jul 19, 2024
by Mark Hughes
The Race
Several Formula 1 teams have brought what they hope will be very significant upgrades to the Hungarian Grand Prix, including changes that could be season-changing for some squads if they solve the problems they’re designed to.
‘What’s new’;
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f...-hungarian-gp/
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Norris fastest from Verstappen in Hungarian GP second practice as Leclerc crashes.
Lando Norris was fastest from Max Verstappen in FP2 for the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix, as Ferrari‘s Charles Leclerc crashed out at high speed at the Hungaroring.
19 July 2024
John Smith
Total Motorsport
Once FP2 resumed, Norris went a quarter of a second quicker than Verstappen, with the pair set to resume their battle from recent events. Carlos Sainz, who topped first practice, was in third at 0.397s adrift, with Sergio Perez in fourth and George Russell in fifth at half a second down. Kevin Magnussen finished sixth as Haas underlined their strong pace this year and British GP winner Lewis Hamilton ended up in seventh.
Leclerc spin could prove costly: Ferrari were first and third in the opening practice session at the Hungarian GP, with their modified floor appearing to work around the twisty Budapest circuit. Leclerc has scored just 12 points since his victory at the Monaco GP in May but he wasn’t able to complete a qualifying simulation on the soft tyres due to his crash.
It looks like McLaren and Red Bull have an edge over Mercedes, who are looking for a hat-trick of wins this season. Oscar Piastri finished down in 13th after he damaged his floor and lost track time as McLaren repaired his car. The other major incident of the session saw Sauber‘s Zhou Guanyu nearly collect Perez after he also spun at the same corner as Leclerc.
‘McLaren and Red Bull have an edge over Mercedes’;
https://www.total-motorsport.com/lan...clerc-crashes/
Hungarian GP: Free Practice 2 Results.
Full results from Free Practice 2 from the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix at Hungaroring.
20 July 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe
Full results from Free Practice 2 from the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix at Hungaroring.
Pos Num Driver Team Laps Best Diff
1 4 Lando Norris McLaren 23 1:17.788
2 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 19 1:18.031 0.243
3 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 21 1:18.185 0.397
4 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing 22 1:18.255 0.467
5 63 George Russell Mercedes 19 1:18.294 0.506
6 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas 23 1:18.315 0.527
7 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 19 1:18.363 0.575
8 3 Daniel Ricciardo RB 18 1:18.371 0.583
9 23 Alex Albon Williams 21 1:18.514 0.726
10 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 21 1:18.519 0.731
‘Full results from Free Practice 2’;
https://speedcafe.com/hungarian-gp-f...ice-2-results/
Leclerc crashes, Norris leads Verstappen in Hungarian GP FP2
Jul 19, 2024
by Samarth Kanal
The Race
The weekend started encouragingly for Ferrari as Carlos Sainz topped first practice but his team-mate Leclerc - who was third in FP1 - spun and hit the barriers 16 minutes into FP2. Leclerc took too much kerb at the Turn 4 left-hand kind and spun, causing the front-left of his Ferrari to hit the barriers and bring out the red flags.
The resulting 16-minute stoppage cost teams considerable time, although the crash and its resulting damage was of particular concern to Ferrari, which has brought an underbody upgrade to the Hungaroring for both of its drivers.
After the stoppage, the field equipped soft tyres and it was Norris who went fastest with a time of 1m17.788s thanks to a fastest first sector of all that was two tenths faster than Max Verstappen’s first sector. The championship leader finished second - having himself set the fastest middle sector - but he was 0.243 seconds off Norris.
‘Leclerc crashes, Norris leads Verstappen’;
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/h...verstappen-f1/
Lando Norris tops second Hungarian GP practice as Charles Leclerc crashes
Lando Norris set the pace ahead of Max Verstappen in second practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
19 Jul 2024
Lewis Larkam
Crash.Net
Lando Norris led the way in second practice at the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix in a session that was truncated by a crash for Charles Leclerc. McLaren’s Norris was 0.243s clear of reigning world champion Max Verstappen in Red Bull’s significantly upgraded RB20, while Carlos Sainz was third for Ferrari, 0.397s off the pace.
Sergio Perez improved to fourth in the afternoon, ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell, outgoing Haas driver Kevin Magnussen, and seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, winner of the British Grand Prix two weeks ago. Daniel Ricciardo popped his RB into eighth, with Alex Albon and Fernando Alonso completing the rest of the top-10 for Williams and Aston Martin respectively.
‘Lando Norris set the pace’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/105235...eclerc-crashes
F1 Hungarian GP: Norris fastest in red-flagged FP2 over Verstappen, Sainz
19 Jul 2024
Taylor Powling
Motorsport.com
Lando Norris clocked the fastest time in the second practice session at this weekend’s Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix, while Charles Leclerc caused a red flag stop. Norris propelled his McLaren to the top at the Hungaroring as he set a 1:17.788s on the Softs to emerge quickest, two-tenths quicker than Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
However, it wasn’t plain sailing down at McLaren as Oscar Piastri’s MCL38 needed minor work to repair floor damage, with the Australian having had a disrupted FP1. Leclerc is striving to recover from a torrid recent run this weekend, but his participation in proceedings was cut short as he careered his Ferrari into the wall at Turn 4.
Behind Verstappen came the pacesetter from FP1 as Carlos Sainz wound up third fastest in the one remaining Ferrari car, with Perez a positive fourth in his Red Bull. George Russell completed the top five places, 0.506s down on Norris’ benchmark, with Kevin Magnussen a shock sixth in the Haas to sandwich the Mercedes drivers.
‘Norris fastest in red-flagged FP2’;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...uses-red-flag/
F1 Hungarian GP: Norris fastest in red-flagged FP2 over Verstappen, Sainz
McLaren's Lando Norris set a 1m17.788s lap in interrupted FP2 in Hungary to sit clear of F1 title leader Max Verstappen
Jul 19, 2024
Jake Boxall-Legge
Motorsport.com
Sergio Perez had moved to the top of the order with a 1m18.568s amid the early runs on mediums, which remained the fastest lap throughout the session's opening 15 minutes. At this stage, the session was interrupted by Charles Leclerc's crash on the exit of Turn 4; the Ferrari driver took too much kerb coming out of the uphill left-hander, pitching his car into a heavy spin into the opposite wall.
Once the green flag was shown once more, the usual soft tyre runs began to take place; George Russell posted a 1m18.294s to dispatch Perez's earlier benchmark, kicking off the post-pause shuffle in the order. Norris then put half a second on his countryman, moving to the top with a 1m17.788s to set a considerable benchmark for the other drivers to aim for.
FP1 headliner Carlos Sainz closed Norris' advantage over second after setting a 1m18.185s, which cut the gap to under 0.4s, while Max Verstappen improved further with a 1m18.031s. However, Norris' lap in the 1m17s could not be eclipsed prior to the longer runs. Perez had set a follow-up time good enough for fourth behind Sainz and Verstappen, albeit only 0.3s quicker than his medium tyre lap - a much smaller improvement compared to the tyre deltas for everyone else.
‘Norris' lap in the 1m17s could not be eclipsed’;
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f...ainz/10636255/
2024 Hungarian GP FP2: Heavy impact for Leclerc triggers red flag in second practice
Jul 19, 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
Charles Leclerc was third quickest in FP1 on Friday morning but his day ended when he spun his Ferrari at Turn 4 and thumped into the barriers. He walked away from the incident but missed out on most of the session.
‘Heavy impact’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/20...23244511510681
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Flying McLaren and reinvigorated Red Bull spell bad news for Mercedes.
Although direct comparisons are tricky, given the different compounds, there are signs that Red Bull and McLaren will again be locked in a close battle for supremacy this weekend.
19th July 2024
Will Wood
RaceFans
Red Bull have only been able to bring one full raft of upgrades to the Hungaroring this weekend, with, unsurprisingly, Verstappen getting the full benefit of them. But despite missing out on having the optimum Red Bull package, in theory, Sergio Perez was far happier at the end of Friday than he so often has been in recent months, saying that this was “the most comfortable I have felt with the car at this stage of the weekend in a while.”
Norris was quickest over a single lap, but even his long run on the hard tyres looked promising, matching or being even faster than Verstappen’s runs on the mediums, which were slightly slower but more consistent. Unfortunately for Ferrari fans, Charles Leclerc missed out on any opportunity to get a long run in after crashing out of the session early. However, even Sainz’s high-fuel runs would have done little to help his team feel like they are any closer to fighting for more wins this weekend.
Instead, it looks as though the fight for pole position could be between the world champions and McLaren – with Perez potentially a genuine factor at the front once again. But Norris and Piastri will have a difficult prospect to keep the Red Bulls off the top spot, as suggested by how Verstappen and Perez were quickest through sectors two and three, respectively, on their fastest laps of Friday while Norris ahead only through the opening sector.
‘Bad news for Mercedes’;
https://www.racefans.net/2024/07/19/...-for-mercedes/
McLaren vs Red Bull to resume? Five data clues from Hungarian GP practice
19 Jul 2024
Pablo Hidalgo
PlanetF1.com
After a hot afternoon of practice in Hungary, the teams are already analysing telemetry data and long runs to prepare race strategies and analyse qualifying paces. Red Bull and McLaren look to be the strongest for the Hungarian GP, although Mercedes and Ferrari could join the battle at any time.
It’s already a classic of this season, but Friday’s data gives us another duel between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris. The Red Bull team has brought an update package that has paid off and both Verstappen and Sergio Perez have been very comfortable. The Mexican, in fact, had his best Friday since the Chinese GP.
The FP1 and FP2 sessions at the Hungaroring have left us with some interesting data to analyse and several names to watch out for in qualifying and the race on Sunday. Although we don’t know a lot of data such as the fuel load of each car, the engine map selected, etc. the data from Friday at the Hungarian GP gives us a bigger picture of how the weekend might unfold.
‘Five data clues’;
https://www.planetf1.com/features/hu...ice-data-clues
Norris preparing for ‘mentally draining’ Hungarian GP after topping FP2
19 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
Lando Norris was quickest in second practice, but it expecting a very tough Grand Prix in the Hungary heat on Sunday.
‘Mentally draining’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/no...27864731289383
Charles Leclerc reveals extent of Ferrari damage after Hungarian GP practice crash
19 Jul 2024
Henry Valantine
PlanetF1.com
Charles Leclerc admitted he thought the damage to his Ferrari would be “much bigger” than it was, after crashing out of FP2 in Hungary on Friday. Leclerc hit the inside wall on the exit of the high-speed Turn 4 at the Hungaroring after catching the kerb and being sent into a spin, the weight of the impact setting off the sensor that required the Medical Car to be deployed – though he reported immediately that he was okay.
“Well, when I lost it I thought the damage would be much bigger,” Leclerc said after the session. “The damage is not that big, but obviously it’s enough for us to not continue the session and that’s never what you want. What happened is that I ran a bit wide on the kerb, I got a snap in the middle of Turn 4, got a bit wide on the kerb and then lost the car on the kerb.”
“The car was pretty good. The feeling is getting a little bit better, we had more of a consistent day compared to the last three or four weekends. So that’s positive. Unfortunately, with the mistake, the mileage was cut short, but hopefully we’ll recover that in FP3 tomorrow.”
‘Extent of Ferrari damage’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/charle...practice-crash
HIGHLIGHTS: Enjoy the Hungaroring FP2 action as Norris goes quickest for McLaren while Leclerc crashes out
19 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site
Lando Norris continued his strong recent run of form in Free Practice 2 for the Hungarian Grand Prix, topping the session by over two-tenths from championship leader Max Verstappen. Norris topped the times with a lap of 1m 17.788s around a toasty-hot Hungaroring track, leaving him 0.243s to the good over Verstappen in the upgraded Red Bull RB20.
Charles Leclerc fans will have been sad to see their driver not featuring at the front of the field, after the Ferrari driver crashed around 15 minutes into FP2, swiping his SF-24 down the wall at Turn 5 and bringing out the red flags, with Leclerc playing no further part in the session. Enjoy the action from FP2 at the Hungarian Grand Prix in the video above.
‘Hungaroring FP2 action’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...iDEqEzlp9lhv5n
Full scale of Red Bull's huge Hungarian GP upgrade revealed
Red Bull have brought one of the largest upgrade packages to the Hungarian Grand Prix in the F1 field.
19 July 2024
Jake Nichol
RacingNews365
The full details of Red Bull's huge Hungarian Grand Prix upgrade have been revealed, with it being one of the largest packages in the field. The most-striking and visual detail is to the engine cover and cooling with the 'shoulder' air inlets ditched and the long cooling channels ditched for a more conventional design.
Red Bull states this is to achieve "better cooling efficiency for a high ambient temperature and relatively slow circuit." In other words, it could be deemed as a 'high downforce package', with the halo, rear corner and front wing and front suspension also taking in new parts to improve the airflow and add more performance-enhancing load.
In contrast, rivals Mercedes only has a small upgrade to the rear of the car to improve rear downforce, whilst Ferrari has brought a small reworked upgrade to the floor underbody to try and eliminate the bouncing it has been suffering since its Spanish GP upgrade. McLaren has not brought any upgrades to Budapest.
‘One of the largest upgrade packages’;
https://racingnews365.com/full-scale...grade-revealed
Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes ‘not on form’ in Hungary as hot weather struggles continue
A tricky day for Mercedes as their hot weather struggles continued at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
19 Jul 2024
Connor McDonagh
Crash.Net
Reflecting on the day at the Hungaroring. Hamilton said: “Today’s not been a good day really. The weather’s been good. It’s been nice to be here. We’ve not been on form today. The car hasn’t felt good setup wise. I think we have an idea why. We’ll just work overnight. Not the best prep so far.”
“Little tweaks but the car was pretty much the same [between the sessions]. “He added. “There’s a particular thing that we had left that was changed for this weekend that we need to go back on. It’s all relatively close otherwise. We couldn’t do the laps of the other guys today but the long run pace was decent at the end.”
‘Not on form’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/105236...ggles-continue
Lewis Hamilton says ‘very hot’ weather to blame with Mercedes struggling in Hungary practice
Published Jul 19, 2024
Callum McAvoy
Metro.co.uk
Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell bemoaned the very hot weather after a difficult start to their Hungarian Grand Prix weekend. ‘It’s definitely very hot. Beautiful in Budapest as always!’ Hamilton told Sky Sports afterward with temperatures reaching upwards of 34°C at the circuit. Today’s not been a good day, really. The weather has been good and it’s been nice to be here but we’ve not really been on form today. Felt just as bad as it does normally when it’s hot.’
‘The car hasn’t felt good set-up-wise but we think we have an idea why and we’ll just work overnight. It’s not the best prep so far. There’s a particular thing that we’ve changed this weekend which we probably need to go back on.’ Lewis Hamilton.
George Russell: ‘We need to understand because in the hot conditions of Austria and Barcelona we were off the pace of those two drivers. In the cooler conditions of Silverstone we were ahead of those two. That’s something we need to work on.’
‘Very hot weather to blame’;
https://metro.co.uk/2024/07/19/lewis...o=newsnow-feed
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Norris leads McLaren 1-2 in Hungarian GP final practice.
McLaren continued its strong form in Saturday’s final practice at the Hungaroring, with Lando Norris edging teammate Oscar Piastri to claim the status of favourite ahead of this afternoon’s qualifying.
20/07/2024
Michael Delaney
F1i.com
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was third, 0.281s adrift from Norris and just ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell. Carlos Sainz was Ferrari’s fastest representative in fifth position while a strong display by RB’s Daniel Ricciardo saw the Aussie complete the top six.
Verstappen’s performance in third hinted at another qualifying showdown with Norris, while Russell and Sainz completed the top five. An encouraging effort by Ricciardo saw the Aussie classified P6, just ahead of a panaché of mid-field runners formed bvy Williams’ Alex Albon, Haas’ Nico Hulkenberg and Yuki Tsunoda.
Hamilton rounded up the top-ten while Leclerc headed the second half of the field which included both Aston Martins that struggled for speed, a pair of Saubers and both Alpines with Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon lining up a worrying P18 and P20.
‘McLaren 1-2’;
https://f1i.com/news/514346-norris-l...-practice.html
Hungarian GP: Free Practice 3 Results
20 July 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe
Full results from Free Practice 3 from the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix at Hungaroring.
Pos Num Driver Team Laps Best Diff
1 4 Lando Norris McLaren 16 1:16.098
2 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 16 1:16.142 0.044
3 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 26 1:16.379 0.281
4 63 George Russell Mercedes 14 1:16.564 0.466
5 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 15 1:16.639 0.541
6 3 Daniel Ricciardo RB 14 1:16.652 0.554
7 23 Alex Albon Williams 15 1:16.661 0.563
8 27 Nico Hulkenberg Haas 14 1:16.696 0.598
9 22 Yuki Tsunoda RB 15 1:16.744 0.646
10 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 13 1:16.786 0.688
‘Full results from Free Practice 3’;
https://speedcafe.com/hungarian-gp-f...ice-3-results/
Everything you need to know from final Hungarian GP practice
Jul 20, 2024
by Valentin Khorounzhiy
The Race
Lando Norris led a McLaren 1-2 in the third practice session at the Hungarian Grand Prix, as the MCL60 thrived in cooler conditions. Reigning champion Max Verstappen looked potent as Red Bull conducted its early running on the hard tyre - while the rest of the field favoured mediums - but his run did not match the McLarens late on.
Norris's best lap, a 1m16.098s, was achieved despite a small slide in the final corner, with team-mate Oscar Piastri clawing back a tenth in the final sector to end up 0.044s behind overall. Verstappen, for his part, was a quarter of a second down. The rest of the competitors do not appear to be in the mix for pole.
Mercedes briefly led with George Russell, but its late-session attempts on fresh softs came up well short of what McLaren had managed to do. Russell in fourth ended up two tenths up on Hamilton, but this was enough for a difference of four positions. Hamilton also had a major spin after getting his wheels on the dirty part of the surface off-line at Turn 9, but avoided making contact with anything.
‘Final Hungarian GP practice’;
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f...-need-to-know/
2024 Hungarian Grand Prix – Free Practice 3 F1 results
20 Jul 2024
Thomas Maher
PlanetF1.com
The third and final practice session at the Hungaroring resulted in a dominant display from one of F1’s leading teams… Lando Norris led a McLaren 1-2 in third practice for the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen proving the closest challenger for the Woking-based team.
With cooler air and track temperatures without direct sunshine beating down on the Hungaroring, the first half-hour of track time in the third and final practice session ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix ticked away without incident as the drivers pounded around the tight and twisty circuit. It was advantage Mercedes at the mid-point of the session as the two Mercedes drivers topped the times, before the qualifying simulations began with around 20 minutes to go.
Lando Norris took over at the front ahead of George Russell as the McLaren popped in an eye-opening 1:16.098 to go almost half a second clear of everyone, with Oscar Piastri making it a McLaren 1-2 as the Australian went just 0.044 seconds slower than his teammate.
‘Free Practice 3 F1 results’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/f1-res...ce-3-timesheet
Lando Norris pips Oscar Piastri as McLaren make statement in final Hungarian GP practice
Lando Norris leads McLaren 1-2 in final practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
20 Jul 2024
Lewis Larkam
Crash.Net
McLaren's impressive performance so far this weekend at the Hungaroring suggests they are the team to beat heading into qualifying. It remains to be seen whether Red Bull have more pace in hand but Verstappen ruined his final lap when he locked up and ran wide at Turn 1.
George Russell was fourth for Mercedes, ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and Daniel Ricciardo, who placed a strong sixth for RB, just over half a second adrift. Alex Albon put his Williams seventh ahead of Haas’ Nico Hulkenberg, the second RB of Yuki Tsunoda, and Lewis Hamilton, who surprisingly struggled for pace at one of his favourite tracks and could only end up 10th.
Hamilton, who has claimed a record nine pole positions and eight victories in Hungary, was well off teammate Russell and also had a spin in the middle sector during his final soft tyre run.
‘McLaren make statement’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/105239...l-hungarian-gp
Max third in last free practice in Hungary
20 July 2024
Florence Cobben
Verstappen.nl
Max Verstappen has finished third in the last free practice before the upcoming Hungarian Grand Prix. With a fastest time of 1:16.379, the reigning world champion finished the session with an almost three-tenths gap to Lando Norris, who came first. Max drove a different program to the other drivers at the start of training, driving a long stint on the hard tyres.
With just 15 minutes on the clock, the times are coming faster and sharper. Norris sets a 1:16.0, claiming the fastest time once again. Teammate Oscar Piastri improves and takes second place, 44-thousandths behind number one. Max, with just twelve minutes time left on the clock, switches to softs. In his first lap he goes third, three-tenths behind P1.
With just five minutes on the clock, a yellow flag is waved; Lewis Hamilton spun in his Mercedes, but is soon underway once more. In the last minute, Max makes one more attempt at a fast lap, but gets blocked into turn 3, meaning he closes the session in third, behind Norris and Piastri.
‘Max third’;
https://news.verstappen.com/en/article/5540/
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Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying results as Lando Norris heaps misery on Max Verstappen.
Lando Norris stormed to pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix, beating team-mate Oscar Piastri with Max Verstappen rounding off the top three.
Jul 20, 2024
Harry Smith
Daily and Sunday Express
McLaren stamped their authority on Q3 and with just over two minutes left on the clock, Norris was leading his colleague in a one-two for the Woking-based team. However, a major shunt for Yuki Tsunoda brought out the red flag, stopped the ticker and offered Verstappen a chance to launch another challenge for pole position. However, the Dutchman did not try a final run.
However, as the first sector times rolled in, the timing screen was peppered with yellow rectangles with only Daniel Ricciardo able to improve his time. Both McLaren drivers peeled into the pit lane to confirm a front-row lockout for the Hungarian GP.
‘Lando Norris heaps misery on Max Verstappen’;
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ifying-results
Hungarian GP: Qualifying Results
Full results from Qualifying from the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix at Hungaroring.
21 July 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe
Full results from Qualifying from the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix at Hungaroring.
Pos Num Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Diff
1 4 Lando Norris McLaren 1:17.755 1:15.540 1:15.227
2 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:17.504 1:15.785 1:15.249 0.022
3 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:17.087 1:15.770 1:15.273 0.046
4 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:17.244 1:15.885 1:15.696 0.469
5 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:17.087 1:16.307 1:15.854 0.627
6 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:17.437 1:15.891 1:15.905 0.678
7 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:17.624 1:16.117 1:16.043 0.816
8 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:17.405 1:16.075 1:16.244 1.017
9 3 Daniel Ricciardo RB 1:17.050 1:16.202 1:16.447 1.220
10 22 Yuki Tsunoda RB 1:17.436 1:16.121 1:16.477 1.250
‘Full results from Qualifying’;
https://speedcafe.com/hungarian-gp-qualifying-results/
Norris heads McLaren front row lockout at F1 Hungarian GP
Jul 20, 2024
Motorsport Week
Motorsport Week
Lando Norris pipped team-mate Oscar Piastri to pole position as McLaren delivered on expectations to seize a front row lockout at Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Norris came out on top during a session which included two red flag stoppages and intermittent rain throughout as McLaren overcame Red Bull and Max Verstappen.
There had been persistent rain in the build-up to the session and the FIA declared the track wet, but the high track temperature meant that slicks were still the choice. Despite McLaren being the pacesetting team across practice as Norris headed his team-mate, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and then Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton edged them.
‘Front row lockout’;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...-hungarian-gp/
Hungarian GP: Lando Norris bags pole in qualy, disaster for Sergio Perez and George Russell
20 Jul 2024
Michelle Foster
PlanetF1.com
Lando Norris put in a blistering 1:15.227 to snatch pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix in a McLaren 1-2 with Max Verstappen not going out for a late run after Yuki Tsunoda’s red flag. On a weekend in which McLaren continue to show incredible pace with the MCL38 sticking to the track, Norris will line up P1 ahead of Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen.
Meanwhile, Sergio Perez and George Russell were the big casualties to fall early in qualifying as the Red Bull driver’s woeful form continued with a Turn 8 crash while Russell didn’t have enough fuel in his W15 for a second flying lap as the track conditions improved.
‘Lando Norris put in a blistering 1:15.227’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/hungar...lifying-report
George Russell shows true colours during Hungarian GP qualifying after Mercedes 'disaster'
George Russell endured a frustrating qualifying session at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday.
Jul 20, 2024
Harry Smith
Daily and Sunday Express
With rain in the air around the Hungaroring, there was a mad dash to set strong lap times at the start of Q1, but Russell found himself immediately on the back foot, ending the first run in P14, just above the cut-off points. On the following run, Russell experienced a major loss of grip on the approach to Turn Eight, forcing him off the track and ending his lap. This left him in a precarious position when Sergio Perez brought out the red flag with seven minutes on the clock.
On his final run, Russell needed to improve to keep himself in the hunt, but the 26-year-old was unable to complete his run as Mercedes had miscalculated the fuel needed for a flying lap and cooldown lap. “Why are we not putting enough fuel in the car to complete the session, guys?” Russell probed on the radio. However, after his elimination, he confessed: "Sorry about this session guys. It’s on me.”
‘Frustrating qualifying session’;
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ian-Grand-Prix
‘How bizarre’: Martin Brundle shares ‘bizarre’ thing he ‘didn’t see coming’ at Hungarian Grand Prix
20 July 2024
Kyle Archer
F1 Oversteer
Martin Brundle found George Russell’s Hungarian GP Q1 exit ‘bizarre’: But Russell was not in the fight for pole for the Hungarian GP as the Mercedes driver bowed out of qualifying in Q1. The 26-year-old failed to improve his provisional lap time by enough with his final attempt after a brief rain shower dampened the Hungaroring during the stage.
Russell sat 14th in the timesheet during the red flag interruption caused by Red Bull’s Sergio Perez crashing. He was also 1.341 seconds slower than the lap time his Mercedes teammate Hamilton set for P1. But Russell could only improve to 10th after finding 0.460s on his time. Yet further drivers improving their lap times saw Russell plummet down the order and finish Q1 in P17.
Brundle could not hide his surprise at seeing the Briton bow out so soon as other drivers overcame the conditions. Russell was also one of the first drivers to do a second run. “Wow, [I] didn’t see that one coming,” Brundle said on Sky Sports F1 (20/7, 15:30). “What happened to George’s lap? He didn’t find time, others found bucketloads of grip out there. There were 1 minute 17s out on the race track. How bizarre.”
‘Didn’t see coming’;
https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/mar...an-grand-prix/
Under-pressure Sergio Perez crashes out of Hungarian GP qualifying
Sergio Perez crashes out of qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
20 Jul 2024
Lewis Larkam
Crash.Net
Reacting to the accident, Martin Brundle said on Sky Sports: "Was he taking crazy speed into the corner? Was he off line? Did he make a mistake? No. He turned in on the right line and there just wasn't any grip when he got there. "He'd come off the kerb in Turn Seven so maybe he got a little bit more damp on his right-rear tyre, he was quite high up, and it's turned in and he's just the way it's running at the moment.”
"Russell caught it, Perez didn't. Just like what happened at Silverstone when Verstappen caught it at Copse and Sergio didn't. It's crucial times for him and Red Bull. What do they do about this? How long can they just keep going 'he'll get his mojo back'. I feel very sorry for him on this one."
‘Martin Brundle: “I feel very sorry for him on this one" ’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/105241...-gp-qualifying
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Piastri, Norris combine for 12-year first at Hungarian Grand Prix.
“We want to keep it one-two and we will fight it amongst ourselves to see who gets one.” Oscar Piastri
July 21, 2024
The Sydney Morning Herald
Oscar Piastri, Australia’s McLaren driver, has promised to let personal ambition take second place to team priorities after a remarkable front-row lockout for Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Piastri lines up alongside English-born teammate Lando Norris, who is on pole, after the British team dominated Saturday’s qualifying session.
“Of course when I miss out by two 100ths you think of all the little things you can do a bit better, but it’s an amazing result for the team,” Piastri said, before adding that the main goal was to keep both the papaya-coloured cars at the front come the race’s finish.
“Of course I want to get into the lead, but we have both cars on the front row and we are trying to win this championship as a team, and we will be smart,” the Australian said.
‘At the front come the race’s finish’;
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/motorsp...21-p5jv9s.html
F1 - 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix - Post-Qualifying Press Conference transcript
20.07.24
FIA (Press Release)
TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Alice Powell)
Q: Lando, congratulations, another pole position to add to the list. it was so close out there. Real fine margins. So you must be over the moon.
Lando NORRIS: I am, yes. Very, very, very happy. Not an easy qualifying. Different conditions, like you said, but always ending up on top is the best part of it. Also happy, especially, for the team, a one-two is even better to see. So congrats to the team.
Q: Oscar, a big congratulations. A big cheer when you walked over here. A big crowd of Papaya fans here. There's a lot of support for you and Lando this weekend.
Oscar PIASTRI: Yeah, it's cool to be here, especially when you get a result like this. I think the first one-two in qualifying for McLaren for a very long time, so very happy. Of course, when I miss out by two hundredths, you think of all the little things you can do a bit better, but an amazing result for the team. We had a bit of a tricky day on my side yesterday, so it was nice to bounce back this morning, and then obviously this afternoon in quali, it wasn't easy. A lot of decisions on the fly, and to end up with both cars on the front row is an amazing result.
Q: Max, well done. A bit of frustration there though at the end of that run, a bit of frustration over the line?
MV: Yeah, I mean, I tried. The whole weekend I think we have been a little bit behind, and I think that was also the case in qualifying. I tried to make it as close as possible, but unfortunately, yeah, just not enough. A bit difficult to pinpoint why that is. Yeah, I would have liked a bit more grip, but it's not there at the moment. But P3 is still very close. I just hope that for tomorrow, of course, the car is good in the race, and at least that we can follow them and see what we can do there.
‘Post-Qualifying Press Conference transcript’;
https://www.fia.com/news/f1-2024-hun...nce-transcript
McLaren's Front Row Lockout - F1 News - Hungarian Grand Prix Saturday
20 Jul 2024
Motorsport.com
Another impressive performance sees Lando Norris take his 2nd pole position of the season and will start the race on pole position, followed by teammate Oscar Piastri.
But outside of the McLaren garage, other teams didn't have such a good qualifying session: between Verstappen's frustration, Perez's costly mistake, Russell's disappointment and Tsunoda's red flag incident, there's certainly enough to discuss.
Ben Hunt and Alex Kalinauckas sat down in the Hungaroring's paddock to discuss all these points and more, looking ahead to the Hungarian Grand Prix's main race to see whether McLaren really can top the tables three days in a row.
‘McLaren's Front Row Lockout’;
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/video/...turday/653363/
Russell: Mercedes need ‘proper sit down’ amid ‘disaster’ Q1 exit at F1 Hungarian GP
20 Jul 2024
Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week
The ex-Williams racer has conceded that he should’ve produced a better time earlier on but questioned the decision not to ensure he would be on the track at the end. “It was on me at the beginning. I didn’t think it was going to rain again so I just thought, ‘the track will get quicker’,” Russell admitted.
“I took it easy on lap one and suddenly it started raining and that was the most important lap. But it didn’t matter, the end was the quickest and we had no fuel in the car to finish the session. No idea how that happened, and a total disaster.”
‘Mercedes need proper sit down’;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...-hungarian-gp/
Russell failure 'a total underperformance' by Mercedes - Wolff
Toto Wolff has pulled no punches here as to what happened to George Russell just a fortnight after he took pole at Silverstone.
20 July 2024
Ian Parkes
Motorsport Week
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has delivered a damning indictment of his team following George Russell's failure to escape the first part of qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Russell declared himself "angry" after a qualifying performance that was "a total disaster. In a wet-dry-wet session, Russell found himself without enough fuel to complete a final lap after Sergio Perez crashed, causing a red flag as a light rain shower cleared.
Wolff pulled no punches with his own assessment, stating: "That was a very disappointing qualifying session for us. It was a total underperformance from all of us. Losing a car in Q1 is clearly not acceptable. George struggled to get in a solid lap earlier in the session and we didn't execute the final run at all. That stemmed from a lack of solid communication between ourselves and the driver. We need to ensure we learn from this so that it doesn't happen again."
‘Losing a car in Q1 is clearly not acceptable’;
https://racingnews365.com/russell-fa...mercedes-wolff
Sergio Perez delivers ‘no need to do that lap’ verdict after Hungarian GP Q1 crash
20 Jul 2024
Elizabeth Blackstock
PlanetF1.com
Speaking to media after qualifying, Sergio Perez reiterated multiple times that “in hindsight, we didn’t need [the] lap” that ended with his RB20 in the wall. Asked about what happened to cause him to lose control, Perez said, “I lost it. I think I clipped the curve, and at that point it was raining harder in Turn 8. So when I exited the curve, it was quite late in the corner, and it just sent me off completely into the wall.”
The changing conditions caused by that rain cause Perez to misjudge the corner. “[It] was so hard to judge the conditions, it was raining harder but at the end you were not losing grip,” he explained. “I was improving my lap… We didn’t need to do the lap, but you always know a lot afterwards.”
He noted that the track had seemed to remain consistent for several laps, but that rain “was just changing the track constantly. “You will arrive in a corner and all of a sudden it’s a little bit damper. The lap before, I was on a good lap, but then I arrived into Turn 12 and it was quite a lot damper.” Making the crash all the most frustrating for Perez was the fact that he felt “yesterday was probably the best Friday of the season.”
‘No need to do that lap’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/sergio...an-gp-q1-crash
Yuki Tsunoda ‘more worried about the car than my body’ as huge Hungarian GP crash explained
20 Jul 2024
Elizabeth Blackstock
Speaking to F1TV’s Lawrence Barretto in the press pen after qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix, Yuki Tsunoda stated that he had felt extremely comfortable in his VCARB — all up until the moment he ended up in the wall.
“To be honest, I felt great in the turn — I didn’t expect that! I just ran wide to be honest,” the VCARB racer said. “Probably because I was on the limit. Ot’s obviously Q3, and half of the tire went on the grass — but to be honest with those kind of things, normally it happens.”
“But probably because it was wet, it kind of exaggerated it, and I went wide. To be honest, until that corner — I mean, even Turn 5, the lap was great so it’s very shame.” Despite the heavy hit, Tsunoda still joked with Barretto, “To be honest, I’m more worried about the car rather than my body!”
‘Felt extremely comfortable in his VCARB — all up until the moment he ended up in the wall’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/yuki-t...rash-explained
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Oscar Piastri gets first-ever win at Hungarian GP as Verstappen and Hamilton crash.
Oscar Piastri claimed his first-ever Grand Prix victory at the Hungaroring, leading home a McLaren one-two after Lando Norris obeyed team orders. Max Verstappen threw away a place on the podium after a kamikaze lunge on Lewis Hamilton.
Jul 21, 2024
Harry Smith
Daily and Sunday Express
Norris’ pre-race preparations were interrupted by a throttle problem ahead of the green lights, and after some stellar work by the McLaren crew, the Brit faced a new threat after the formation lap. Piastri enjoyed a lightning-fast launch, seizing the inside on the run down to Turn One. The Aussie escaped lap one with the lead, but the drama unfolded behind him. Verstappen made it three wide on the outside of Norris and ran out of room in the process, taking to the run-off area. When he merged back onto the tarmac, he was in second place.
When the pack settled down, Piastri stretched his lead to over three seconds, and when Lewis Hamilton triggered the undercut on lap 16, both McLaren cars were able to respond and hold their positions. Verstappen, however, was not so lucky and after extending his opening stint to create a bigger tyre offset, the Dutchman emerged from the pit exit seven seconds behind Hamilton, who was running a net P3 after demonstrating mighty pace during the opening exchanges.
On lap 31, Piastri’s lead had stretched to over 4.3 seconds, but after an off-track excursion at Turn 11 on lap 34, Norris trimmed that down to under 1.5 seconds over the course of five tours around the Hungaroring. All the while, Hamilton and Verstappen scrapped tooth and nail in the battle for P3. As the final round of pit stops played out, Norris was brought in to cover off the threat of Hamilton, but when Piastri emerged from his stop two laps later, the long-time race leader was staring at the rear of his colleague, who ran three seconds up the road.
‘Oscar Piastri claimed his first-ever Grand Prix victory’;
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ian-Grand-Prix
Hungarian GP: Race Results
Full results from the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix at Hungaroring.
22 July 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe
Full results from the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix at Hungaroring.
Pos Num Driver Team Laps/Diff
1 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren 70
2 4 Lando Norris McLaren 2.1
3 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 14.8
4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 19.6
5 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 21.3
6 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 23
7 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing 39.7
8 63 George Russell Mercedes 42.3
9 22 Yuki Tsunoda RB 77.2
10 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 77.9
‘Full results from the Formula 1’;
https://speedcafe.com/hungarian-gp-race-results/
Aussie Piastri claims first F1 win in dramatic Hungarian Grand Prix
July 21, 2024
Jorge Branco
Channel 9's Wide World of Sports
Australia's Oscar Piastri has won his first Formula 1 race in a surprisingly acrimonious McLaren one-two at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The 23-year-old overtook his teammate Lando Norris at the start before the papayas dominated an eventful race that included a collision between world champions Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton while fighting it out for third.
But despite the British team's incredible work on the track, it was a laps-long radio battle between Norris and team management that threatened to steal the show.
‘Surprisingly acrimonious McLaren one-two’;
https://www.nine.com.au/sport/motors...21-p5jve1.html
Hungarian Grand Prix: F1 Race Results
Weather forecasts predict sunny and warm conditions for round 13 of the Formula 1 Championship in Hungary
July 21, 2024
Hannah May
FormulaNerds
At the start of lap 63, Verstappen came in hot down the inside of Hamilton and passed the Mercedes driver. However, into Turn 1 he locked up across the path of Hamilton, hit his front tyre, gained air, and went off the track. The Dutchman re-joined but lost a place to Leclerc.
Meanwhile, Norris was arguing with his Race Engineer over the radio due to Piastri’s failure to catch Norris. The team felt that Piastri should be in the lead due to their strategy decisions. Verstappen was then claiming that Hamilton moved under braking, which his Race Engineer quickly shut down and said they were not going to argue on the radio as it was “childish”. Perhaps a comment on Norris and McLaren?
McLaren informed Norris that the way to win a championship was not alone, but was as a team. Piastri feared that the decision was being left too late. At the start of lap 68, Norris finally slowed and allowed Piastri past. He told his Race Engineer not to say anything. However, he kept with DRS range. Will he be allowed to fight back in a fair race now that he has conceded the place?
‘F1 Race Results’;
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/hu.../?nowprocket=1
Piastri beats Norris as F1 team orders overshadow McLaren 1-2 in Hungary
22 July 2024
Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week
Lando Norris abided with a team order in the closing stages to let team-mate Oscar Piastri repass him as McLaren claimed a 1-2 in Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Norris was reminded again to make the swap and he slowed his pace going onto the start-finish straight on Lap 68 to give the lead back to Piastri heading into Turn 1.
Piastri came through and managed the race to the end to take the chequered flag to achieve his maiden F1 grand prix win, becoming the seventh victor in this season. Hamilton came back a distant third in his Mercedes but logged another podium, with Leclerc taking fourth over the wounded Verstappen and Ferrari team-mate Sainz.
‘F1 team orders overshadow McLaren 1-2’;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...-hungarian-gp/
Oscar Piastri wins Hungarian GP over furious Lando Norris
Oscar Piastri has become the fifth Australian to win a world championship grand prix.
22 July 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe
A near-perfect start paved the way for Piastri to claim victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix over team-mate Lando Norris. The Aussie seized the inside line at the first corner before strategy calls saw him run second to Norris for a time. However, team orders were employed, Piastri reclaiming the top spot that had been taken from him earlier in the race – much to Norris' disdain.
After 45 laps, Norris did pit. He was two seconds back from Piastri out front, feeding back out into fourth. Piastri was reassured by the team, which informed him that the move was to cover off Hamilton and that the situation would be “managed” if necessary later. The Australian pitted after 47 laps to have a set of medium tyres bolted on, rejoining behind Norris, who'd been told to hand the lead back to his team-mate through: “We'd like to re-establish the order at your convenience”.
Race leader Norris was instructed to let Piastri through, though he argued the team should have pitted his team-mate first. Second in the championship, victory for Norris was worth an additional seven points in his quest against Verstappen. The Dutchman had risen to fourth, passing Leclerc into Turn 1 on Lap 57. At McLaren, the situation was becoming heated as Norris refused to cede the place to Piastri. His advantage had extended to more than six seconds with five laps remaining. The team took to pleading with Norris to slow down and let his team-mate through, which he eventually did. Out of the final corner, he slowed as he started Lap 68 to allow Piastri back through.
‘The team took to pleading with Norris to slow down’;
https://speedcafe.com/oscar-piastri-...-lando-norris/
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Piastri 'still hasn't called' his mum after F1 maiden win.
Oscar Piastri's mum Nicole revealed the young Aussie still hadn't called her several hours after claiming his maiden F1 grand prix victory.
July 22, 2024
The Sydney Morning Herald
'Still hasn't called';
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/motorsp...22-p5jvg5.html
In full: the fiery McLaren row before Piastri's GP win
22 July 2024
Staff Writers
The West Australian
Here are the Norris exchanges in full.
Piastri race engineer Tom Stallard: "OK, Oscar, once you get to Lando, we will swap positions, but we want to avoid Lando having to give up a lot of race time."
McLaren race engineer Will Joseph to Norris: "We need you to save more tyres please. And let Oscar through."
Joseph: "OK, Lando, we still think you are using the tyres too much. In Turn 4, Turn 11 and the rears at exits Turn 6, Turn 9. Oscar is 3.5 (seconds behind). I know you will do the right thing."
"OK, Lando, 10 laps to go and we think both cars are using their tyres too much. Just remember every single Sunday morning meeting we have."
Norris: "Yeah, well tell him to catch up then please."
Joseph: "Lando, he can't catch up. You have proved your point and it really doesn't matter."
Norris: "He is on much quicker tyres and no pressure. I would have tried the undercut anyway."
Joseph: "Mate we did the pit stops in this sequence for the good of the team."
Norris: "And I am fighting for a world championship, am I not?"
Joseph: "I am trying to protect you, mate. I promise, I am trying to protect you."
Joseph: "Ok, Lando there are five laps to go and the way to win a world championship is not by yourself. It is with the team and you are going to need Oscar and you are going to need the team."
Joseph: "If there is a safety car, this is going to make it very awkward. Please do it now."
(Norris moves aside to let Piastri take the lead)
Norris: "You don't need to say anything."
‘Fiery McLaren row’;
https://thewest.com.au/sport/golf/in...win-c-15430192
‘I am so proud of you and I love you’: Mum’s words of joy for Oscar the great
July 22, 2024
Jon Pierik
The Sydney Morning Herald
An excited but tired Nicole Piastri watched from her bayside home when Piastri crossed the line in Budapest, and soon shared a text message with her son. She told this masthead of her pride in Oscar, though she hadn’t been able to talk to him yet.
“I just said: ‘I am so proud of you and I love you’,” Nicole said when asked of her immediate chat with Oscar, who said he would call his mum when he returned to his home base in Monaco. “It’s definitely his dream. It’s definitely only one [win], but he has achieved one of his dreams, so it’s a big one,” Nicole said.
Piastri left his family, including three sisters, at the tender age of 14 to head to Europe and pursue his F1 dream. That began with a year of karting, before progressing through the ranks, including Formula 3 and Formula 2 world titles. There was a much-publicised contract dispute with Alpine in 2022, a favourable ruling by the FIA’s contract recognition board allowing him to join McLaren, where he eventually took the seat of fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo.
“It’s definitely his dream”;
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/motorsp...22-p5jvgf.html
The emotional roller coaster Nicole Piastri went through watching son Oscar’s first F1 race win
July 22, 2024
3AW
Nicole Piastri says she shed a tear watching her son’s maiden Formula 1 win from afar. “There were some highs and lows (throughout the race),” she said on 3AW.
“We were in disbelief at the start when he (took the lead)…in the end we were hoping it would all fall his way.”
‘Disbelief at the start when he (took the lead)’;
https://www.3aw.com.au/the-emotional...aiden-f1-race/
Oscar's no slouch: Piastri joins elite Aussie club with breakthrough F1 win but Norris fumes over 'team orders'
21 Jul 2024
The Roar
Oscar Piastri has raced to his maiden Formula One victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix, becoming only the fifth Australian driver to reach motor racing’s pinnacle – but only after a day of extraordinary internal team strife at McLaren.
The 23-year-old Melbourne ace’s triumph was only finalised on Sunday when a furious Lando Norris finally agreed to follow team orders and do the honourable thing by giving up a certain victory to his young Australian teammate.
Eventually, despite having resisted team engineers’ pleas for nearly all of the last 20 laps of the race, Norris complied reluctantly after a series of increasingly fervent messages suggesting he would be seriously risking team harmony if he took the chequered flag first.
‘Piastri joins elite Aussie club’;
https://www.theroar.com.au/2024/07/2...r-team-orders/
Piastri joins the Aussie Formula One roll of honour
22 July 2024
Ian ChadbandAAP
The West Australian
AUSTRALIAN WINNERS OF FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX
Jack Brabham (1955-1970) 14 wins
Alan Jones (1975-81, 1983, 1985-86) 12 wins
Mark Webber 2002-2013 - 9 wins
Daniel Ricciardo - 2011-2024 - 8 wins
Oscar Piastri - 2023-2024 - 1 win
PODIUM FINISHERS
Webber 42, Ricciardo 32, Brabham 31, Jones 24, Piastri 5, Tim Schenken (1970-1974) 1
‘Aussie Formula One roll of honour’;
https://thewest.com.au/sport/motorsp...our-c-15430463
Norris “didn’t deserve” Hungarian GP win
Lando Norris was reluctant to follow team orders because “you’ve got to be selfish."
22 July 2024
Mat Coch
Speed Cafe
“Things are always going to go through your mind because, you know… You've got to be selfish in this sport at times. You've got to think of yourself,” Norris said. “That's priority number one, is think of yourself. I'm also a team player, so my mind was going pretty crazy at the time.”
“I know what we've done in the past between Oscar and myself. He's helped me plenty of times… I think this is a different situation. This is not someone helping one another. I was put into a position, and we were undoing that position change.”
“I know a lot of people are going to say, like, the gap between me and Max is pretty big, 60, 70, 80 points or something,” Norris explained. “You know, if Red Bull and Max make the mistakes like they did today and continue to do that, and as a team we continue to improve and have weekends like we've had this weekend, we can turn it around.”
“You’ve got to be selfish";
https://speedcafe.com/norris-didnt-d...garian-gp-win/
‘Complicated’: Piastri responds to team order drama after maiden F1 win as Norris talks revealed
July 22nd, 2024
AFP from Fox Sports
Fox Sports (Australia)
Oscar Piastri said he realised a childhood dream on Sunday after claiming his maiden Formula One victory in a whirlpool of mixed emotions and vexed team orders as McLaren claimed an emphatic one-two at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
“A very special day for me,” said Piastri. “This is the day I’ve dreamed of as a kid, to be standing on the top step of an F1 podium. A bit complicated at the end, but I put myself in the right position at the start.”
‘Complicated’;
https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsp...8d9e5b3475062d
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Hamilton 'grateful' for Hungarian GP podium after ‘hair-raising’ end.
Lewis Hamilton earned himself his third podium of the season - his 200th in F1 - in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix, but the Mercedes driver admitted to enduring a tough race marked by a “hair-raising” moment with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
21 Jul 2024
Phillip van Osten
F1i.com
"Ultimately, we didn't have the pace of the McLarens, or did we have the pace of the Red Bulls," Hamilton said after the race. But we were just able to hold on at the beginning of the race. It was very tough to hold on and make those tyres last.”
"And obviously the close battle we had at the end was a bit hair-raising. But that's motor racing. I'm really happy and grateful for the points. Big thank you for the team." In parc fermé, Hamilton was asked by his former Mercedes team mate if his battle with Verstappen which unfolded over two stages had been “nerve-racking”.
"It's not nerve-racking,” he responded. "I think it when you see the pace at which they closed the gap in certain corners, you just laugh to yourself because it's not something that I can do.”
'Grateful';
https://f1i.com/news/514567-hamilton...ising-end.html
Why FIA took no action in Hamilton vs Verstappen clash
The FIA has concluded that neither Max Verstappen nor Lewis Hamilton were predominantly to blame for their late collision in F1’s Hungarian GP
21 Jul 2024
Jonathan Noble
Motorsport.com
Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen have avoided a penalty for their late race collision in Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix after the FIA concluded that no driver was predominantly to blame. However, the stewards did conclude that Hamilton could have “done more” to avoid the coming together.
“I got a lot of shit thrown at me in Austria with people saying moving under braking, blah blah blah,” said Verstappen. “I am positioning my car on the initial movement and then I keep it straight. Today, under braking, he just kept turning to the right and that is why I also locked up, because I was going for the move.”
The stewards did not agree with Verstappen’s criticisms about Hamilton’s driving and, after studying video, timing and telemetry data, concluded that the seven-time champion had driven within the boundaries of the rules. However, they did note that Hamilton could have perhaps done more to avoid the collision once it became clear that Verstappen was alongside him.
‘Took no action’;
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f...aken/10637399/
Hamilton thrilled with podium in Hungary after ‘very tough’ race as he reflects on ‘hair-raising’ battle with Verstappen
21 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site
Lewis Hamilton was delighted to continue Mercedes’ good run of results by taking the final podium position at the Hungarian Grand Prix, having faced a battle to make his tyres last – as well as engaging in a close scrap with Max Verstappen – en route to finishing in third.
After lining up in P5 on the grid, Hamilton had a good start and initially looked to have clinched third from Lando Norris, who had been edged out from pole. While the McLaren soon retook the place, Hamilton remained in fourth and later on snatched third again – this time from Verstappen – thanks to undercutting the Red Bull.
“Big thanks to this amazing crowd this weekend and a huge congratulations to McLaren on the one-two – that's my old original family, so really happy to see all the boys, the whole team back up front,” Hamilton commented after stepping out of the car. “For us today, the team has done a great job to continue on with pushing this car. Ultimately we didn't have the pace of the McLarens or of the Red Bulls, but we just were able to hold on at the beginning of the race.”
‘Thrilled with podium’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...8YpXiz3TOlFQGP
Wolff: Mercedes will benefit from cooler conditions at next race
July 22, 2024
Jaden Diaz-Ndisang
Last Word On Sports
Toto Wolff looks forward to Mercedes form in Belgium. Team principal Toto Wolff was pleased with the result and expects more favourable conditions in Belgium:
“Claiming a podium finish, our fifth race in a row doing so, feels good. The McLarens were very strong today and out of reach for us in these hot conditions. “Congratulations to them and Oscar. They deserved today’s victory. We were able to maximise the result with Lewis, though, and that is encouraging.”
“Yesterday’s setback with George meant he had to fight through the field. In the end, it was a good recovery from where he started… We now head to Spa where the conditions will likely be cooler, and hopefully that will suit us a little more.”
“Mercedes will benefit from cooler conditions”;
https://lastwordonsports.com/motorsp...-at-next-race/
Russell was 'hoping for P7' after fighting his was into the points in the Hungarian Grand Prix
21 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
Mercedes' George Russell was hoping for more despite strong pace and P8 finish in 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix.
'Hoping for P7';
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/ru...05763856914835
F1 2024 Hungarian GP – Fastest Lap
George Russell rescued an extra point at the Hungaroring after a tough battle through the pack.
21 July 2024
Brandon Sutton
Total Motorsport
George Russell set the fastest lap of the 2024 Hungarian GP with a 1:20.305 on a weekend when he salvaged a handful of points after a devastating qualifying result at the Hungaroring in Europe. Russell was relegated to 17th on the grid when a misjudgement of weather conditions saw him fail to put in a lap before more rain, whilst he was also insufficiently fuelled for consecutive runs to understand the evolving track conditions.
It ruled out his chances of a podium just two weekends on from his first win of the season and left him very frustrated as he called for an internal review of Mercedes decision making and procedure. But for the Grand Prix on Sunday, July 21, he did as much as he realistically could to limit the damage by finishing eighth with the fastest lap for a haul of five points, finishing three seconds behind Sergio Perez at the flag.
He set the fastest lap of the race on Lap 53 as he tried to chase down the Red Bull of Perez, although he fell narrowly short in the end. The result saw him drop to eighth in the F1 standings behind Lewis Hamilton, who finished third, whilst Perez extended his gap to Russell by one point.
‘Fastest Lap’;
https://www.total-motorsport.com/f1-...p-fastest-lap/
‘I would bring’: Martin Brundle shares which driver he would partner George Russell with at Mercedes in 2025
22 July 2024
Ben Evans
F1 Oversteer
Amid all of the excitement on the track at the Hungarian Grand Prix, it was also another race weekend for teams and drivers to secure their futures beyond 2024
Martin Brundle tells Mercedes to replace Lewis Hamilton with Andrea Kimi Antonelli. Asked who he would put in the second Mercedes next season by Nico Rosberg, Brundle said: “As I’ve got George Russell who can lead the team, I would bring Antonelli along and just put up with the mistakes he’ll make at the beginning.”
At Silverstone at the previous round of the Formula 2 season, Antonelli won the Sprint Race in treacherous conditions and finally stood on the top step of the podium for PREMA at that level. While he was taken out before his Feature Race began, he took his performances up another notch in Hungary.
‘Andrea Kimi Antonelli’;
https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/mar...cedes-in-2025/
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Ferrari performance ‘not where we want it to be’ says Leclerc after P4 in Hungary.
Charles Leclerc was "relatively happy"… …but was left concerned Ferrari are slipping further back from the current pace setters.
22/07/2024
Formula One - Official Site
“I’m relatively happy,” the Ferrari driver said after the race. “I mean, I’m never happy with a P4 but if you do a step back, considering the tough few races I’ve had in the last few weekends… We came here saying we need to maximise the team points, we need to maximise the car, and I think we did that today, so on that I’m happy.”
“On the other hand, I’m not happy because the performance is not where we want it to be. McLaren is quite a far bit ahead now, Red Bull was a bit closer than what we thought today. But I think we had a pretty good race pace, we were just a bit stuck because it’s a track where you cannot really overtake.”
‘Not where we want it to be’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...ZiwU5tuSEqK7BV
Leclerc explains how Ferrari ‘paid the price’ in F1 Hungarian GP
22/07/2024
Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week
Charles Leclerc has admitted that Ferrari “paid the price” with its lacklustre one-lap pace as he missed out on a podium position at Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix. “Yeah, it was better than expected,” Leclerc said. “I felt like the pace was quite strong, a track like Budapest is very difficult to actually overtake, but we were in a good place.”
“The first stint was strong, the second stint was also very strong. Then we had to make a choice for the last stint in order to, whether we boxed with Lewis and we took the place to Max, or whether we stayed out with Max. We decided to come in, which I think wasn’t a bad choice.”
“But that made our last stint very tricky because I was on used Medium and very used Medium when Max came back, so it was a tricky race, but the pace was there, so that was good. But that’s not enough to satisfy me. I mean, looking at the overall picture, we are still lacking a lot of pace in qualifying compared to our main competitors, and on tracks like this we will pay the price.”
‘Paid the price’;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...-hungarian-gp/
Leclerc: Ferrari ‘paid the price’ in Hungarian GP for lack of pace
22/07/2024
Michael Delaney
F1i.com
Charles Leclerc deemed himself “relatively happy” with his fourth-place finish in the Hungarian Grand Prix but reckoned a better result could have been possible if Ferrari had better qualifying pace. The Monegasque claimed in Budapest his best result since his home win in Monaco back in May thanks to a solid drive coupled with a drama-free race.
Leclerc reckoned that Ferrari’s SF-24 had an edge over Mercedes’ contender at the Hungaroring, but admitted hitting an unsettling swirl of turbulence when running in the wake of Hamilton’s W15 “I felt like we had a bit of an edge, because on a track where dirty air is so important, I mean, it’s so detrimental for the car behind,” he said. “I felt like I could follow quite nicely, so I think we had a strong car.”
“I think Spa will be a real test for the issues we’ve had in the last few races,” he said, referring to the SF-24’s high-speed bouncing troubles that prompted Ferrari to introduce a revised floor in Hungary. It feels like a small step forward here. However, it’s not a track that put in evidence the weaknesses of our car, so let’s wait for Spa and see how much of a step forward we’ve done.”
‘Ferrari’s SF-24 had an edge over Mercedes’ contender’;
https://f1i.com/news/514725-leclerc-...k-of-pace.html
Leclerc braced for further Ferrari pain 'after paying the price'
Charles Leclerc is expecting further pain at the Belgian GP after a mixed Hungary race for Ferrari.
22 July 2024
Jake Nichol & Aaron Deckers
RacingNews365
"It was good, but that is not enough to satisfy me," Leclerc told media including RacingNews365. "Looking at the overall picture, we are still lacking a lot of qualifying pace compared to our main competitors, and so on tracks like this, we will pay the price.”
"So I think we had a strong car, but don't think we could have done much more considering our starting position. The qualifying pace, especially with Carlos who did a very good lap, I think is the gap, and on a track like this, we were four-tenths behind and I don't think there was much more in the car.”
"Spa is going to be a real test for us because it is probably the track where I expect our issues to be most visible. We will see if we have the confirmation that there is a lot of work to do before we get our issues fixed and whether the upgrades of this weekend helped us to make a step forward."
‘Braced for further Ferrari pain’;
https://racingnews365.com/leclerc-br...ying-the-price
Vasseur: Ferrari has cut 45 seconds to F1 leaders in 12 months
22 July 2024
Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week
However, Vasseur is not concerned about Ferrari’s regression as he pointed out that the team’s leading car was much closer to the ultimate pace than 12 months ago. “At the end, we had q strong pace on Sunday,” Vasseur said. “Last year we finished 65 seconds behind Red Bull and this weekend we are 20 seconds behind the leader.”
“And in front of the Red Bull, I think, in the last 12 months we did a decent job. Now it’s not enough, but it’s clear that McLaren was faster than us. And they were faster than us by two or three-tenths all the weekend.”
“But looking after where we are coming back and the last two or three events, we did a good recovery. And now let’s be focused on the next one. We need to do a step in performance, but we are on the right way.”
“We did a good recovery”;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2024/...-in-12-months/
Sainz reckons bad start cost him chance of P3 in Hungary
21 Jul 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
Carlos Sainz had a poor getaway off the line in Budapest and eventually finished in sixth place for Ferrari.
‘Cost him chance of P3’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/sa...05908797385115
Sainz has taken ‘patient pill’ in wait over F1 drive decision
Carlos Sainz is still yet to put pen to paper over an F1 drive for the 2025 season.
22 July 2024
Fergal Walsh
RacingNews365
Sainz has been linked to various F1 projects over the last handful of months, including Audi and Williams - but has declared he is remaining “patient” in order to ensure he makes the right decision.
“The teams have been very patient and I thank them for that,” he told media including RacingNews365. “But I’ve also had to be patient, it’s not like I’m the only one here, the only one deciding that. I also had to take my patient pill with other things and I’ve had to be patient.”
Sainz has questioned why the market has been in swing much earlier than usual this year. “At the same time, I thank everyone that is having to hang in there while I take the decision,” he added. “What I don’t fully understand is why the market is happening so early this year? Why everyone is so much in a rush? I remember it used to be in the summer break, September, July, it used to be when all of those situations started to happen.”
‘Patient pill’;
https://racingnews365.com/sainz-has-...drive-decision
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‘We’ll have discussions behind closed doors’ – Horner defends Verstappen after heated radio outbursts in Hungary.
…but what of their driver’s reaction, and his increasingly heated radio exchanges with his engineer?
22 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site
“Look, Max was frustrated, which you can understand. He has a very direct line of communication with his engineer so, yeah, it’s something that they’ll discuss between the two of them,” Horner said.
"They’ve been together for eight years and yes there are things we could have done better in the race today that we’ll talk about as a team. I think everybody sees we need to find more performance, and everybody is working hard to do that and we’ll have whatever discussions behind closed doors."
Horner was also asked whether Verstappen's pre-race preparations were up to scratch, but insisted “he knows exactly what is required of him in a Grand Prix and we trust his judgement on that”.
“…behind closed doors’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...U7aKYPJGShNGbD
What Max Verstappen’s race engineer was spotted saying on the pit wall after Hungarian GP radio spat
22 July 2024
Rory Mitchell
F1 Oversteer
It was a frustrating Hungarian Grand Prix for Max Verstappen after he dropped to fifth due to a combination of poor strategy from his team and incidents on track. Verstappen could be heard over team radio furiously arguing with Red Bull race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase after the team elected to make him stay out longer than everyone else before both pit stops.
What Max Verstappen engineer’s was spotted saying on the Red Bull pit-wall. After the race during the cool-down lap, Lambiase informed Verstappen that he was summoned to the medical delegate after his airborne crash with Hamilton. This led to another sarcastic exchange between the two, although Lambiase did not respond after Verstappen’s remark.
He was later seen climbing off the pit-wall and saying a phrase to himself according to Cerasoli. “Someone told me they saw Gianpiero Lambiase, his engineer, leaving the pit wall and saying to himself ‘Che giornata’ which is Italian for ‘What a day!’ We knew from yesterday Verstappen was very frustrated.”
‘Che giornata’/‘What a day!’
https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/wha...gp-radio-spat/
Biting criticism and tense race expose Verstappen, Red Bull cracks
Jul 21, 2024
by Scott Mitchell-Malm
The Race
Max Verstappen’s escalating radio exchanges and biting post-race criticism at the Hungarian Grand Prix expose the cracks emerging between himself and Red Bull as a seemingly straightforward 2024 Formula 1 title charge becomes unusually strained.
Verstappen’s message that his critics “can all f**k off” seemed inevitable in the wake of an increasingly tense, and dramatic, race for the world champion but his team also ended up in the firing line for the second time in three races.
Red Bull caught more than a few strays from Verstappen after his contentious Austrian Grand Prix battle with Lando Norris a few weeks ago, and he let rip again in Hungary on Sunday after a race in which his typically blunt back-and-forth with his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase seemed to reach new heights.
‘Escalating radio exchanges and biting post-race criticism’;
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/b...d-bull-cracks/
Every team radio message furious Max Verstappen sent Red Bull during frustrating Hungarian GP
22 July 2024
Rory Mitchell
F1 Oversteer
Max Verstappen was irate over team radio during the Hungarian Grand Prix when a mix of strategic decisions and incidents caused him to drop out of the podium places. While the pair are normally known for their sarcastic and witty remarks, the Dutchman’s full temper was on display during the exchanges with Red Bull race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase.
Lap Verstappen Lambiase
3 “I got forced off. I was ahead at the apex, and he opened the wheel and got forced off.” “Understood, Max.”
4 Max, the incident is under investigation. I think our recommendation is you let this go, we can talk about it later. So if you let Lando past down to Turn 1.”
“Why couldn’t they not just say what they think and then we decide?”
“OK, so you can just drive people off the track then? Then, you can tell the FIA that’s how we’re gonna race from now onwards – just driving people off the road.”
Lap Verstappen Lambiase
65 “He moved under braking.”
“I’m not going to get into a radio fight with the other teams, Max. We’ll let the stewards do their thing. It’s childish on the radio, childish.”
70 “I understand the medical delegate needs to have a look at you, examine you, under parc ferme conditions when you get out.”
“If they could send the medical delegate up to the stewards, maybe they can have a look if they are all okay.”
‘Verstappen/Lambiase team radio’;
https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/eve...-hungarian-gp/
Paddock footage shows Lewis Hamilton moment with Max Verstappen after Hungary collision
22 Jul 2024
Henry Valantine
PlanetF1.com
Cameras caught Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen shaking hands after the two World Champions collided during the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday.
… when the two drivers came across each other in the media pen, Hamilton tapped Verstappen on the shoulder, the two shook hands and Verstappen was heard saying to Hamilton “we’ll speak after”, in a moment of respect between the 2021 title rivals.
‘Shaking hands’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/lewis-...andshake-crash
‘Quite incredible’: Anthony Davidson explains why Sergio Perez will ‘bounce back’ from Hungary crash
21 July 2024
Rory Mitchell
F1 Oversteer
Anthony Davidson explains why Sergio Perez can bounce back from Hungary crash. Davidson believes that he will be able to bounce back in the Hungarian GP and puts it down to a specific character trait. “Too many mistakes in too short a time. It’s a simple mistake this one because he’s on the kerb and they are painted surfaces, like any racing driver should know, and it holds the water,” said Davidson.
“It’s just one of those situations where you’re in the spotlight because of negativity and yet another mistake. It’s just piling on top of you. I do think he’s the type of character to bounce back from this, you hear it in his mindset. He’s quite incredible like that. For all we know he’ll jump in the car, come from 16th and score points. That’s the type of style he has, whereas if it was me I’d be eating myself all night just stressing about it.”
‘The type of character to bounce back from this, you hear it in his mindset’;
https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/ant...hungary-crash/
Perez defiant after overcoming Hungarian GP 'nightmare'
The Red Bull driver recovered to seventh place after crashing out in qualifying in the Hungarian Grand Prix.
22 July 2024
Jake Nichol
RacingNews365
Sergio Perez has described how he overcame a "nightmare" start in the Hungarian Grand Prix to rescue a seventh-place finish. "We had no grip [at the start] and I was behind George, he overtook me and I nearly went off into Turn 2," he told media including RacingNews365. "It was just a nightmare, and luckily people then started getting out of the way and we caught up, but the first stint was really tricky.”
"In the second and third stint, we had some good pace, we managed to pass George and undercut him, and I think seventh was the maximum we could have done. I have to take the positives, we had a very strong Friday, we had a very strong race in terms of pace, so that is positive and I am sure that the rest will take care of itself. It is a matter of time, the most important thing is that the pace is there, and I really hope that for Belgium, I can be fighting back for the podium."
Perez is blocking out the noise and focusing on his performance. "It was positive in regards to the pace, it was just very negative with my mistake [in qualifying], so it is head down as the season is long, but the most important thing is that the pace is there," he said. "[The critics] won't go [away], the noise has been completely shut down from my side, and I am focusing on maximising my own performance to work with the team. At the end of the day, the only thing that matters to me, my boys and the people working with me is giving my very best to them because that is what they deserve.”
‘Perez defiant’;
https://racingnews365.com/perez-defi...n-gp-nightmare
Perez got “maximum” result despite lingering car problems after crash
22nd July 2024
Will Wood
RaceFans
After crashing out in Q1 on Saturday, Perez climbed nine places to finish seventh. He doubts he could have finished any higher under the circumstances. “Today was the maximum we could have done,” he said. “So that’s a positive sign.”
“The pace was strong today. We got overtaken by George [Russell] but we managed to beat him with the strategy, with the pace. From that point on I think it was a maximum we could have done.”
“Maximum”;
https://www.racefans.net/2024/07/22/...nd-up-22-07-7/
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Tsunoda 'very happy' after P9 finish in Hungary.
Yuki Tsunoda credits his team for rebuilding his car overnight, after a large crash in qualifying, to finish P9 in the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix.
21 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
'Very happy';
https://www.formula1.com/en/video/ts...06185602620215
‘I didn’t expect that!’ – Tsunoda reflects on dramatic Q3 crash in Budapest qualifying
20 July 2024
Formula One - Official Site
The red flags flew for a second time in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix after a dramatic moment for RB’s Yuki Tsunoda – who wound up airborne after pushing too hard on the exit of Turn 5 at the Hungaroring. Tsunoda’s stable mate Sergio Perez had already crashed his Red Bull a few corners further up the road in the opening segment of qualifying, bringing out the first set of red flags.
“To be honest, I felt great in the turn – I didn’t expect that!” said Tsunoda. “I just ran wide to be honest… Probably because I was on the limit, it’s obviously Q3, and half of the tyre went on the grass – but to be honest with those kind of things, it normally happens. But probably because it was wet, it kind of exaggerated it and I went wide. To be honest, until that corner – I mean, even Turn 5, the lap was great so it’s [a shame].”
‘Tsunoda reflects on dramatic Q3 crash’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...kQtiYWcFUkU7UZ
FIA replaces Turn 5 grass strip with gravel after Tsunoda crash
13:33 Sun, 21 Jul 2024
Michael Delaney
F1i.com
Following Yuki Tsunoda's dramatic crash in Saturday’s Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying, the FIA has taken swift action to prevent similar incidents occurring at the Hungaroring's Turn 5.
RB CEO Peter Bayer elaborated on the issue, speaking to Motorsport.com. “It was mentioned in the drivers' briefing,” Bayer said. “The ground sank a little and there is a wave [created by the bump] that has the effect like a sausage kerb. He found it.”
"Following Yuki Tsunoda’s incident in qualifying, the FIA has reviewed all available data as is customary with any on-track incident,” read a statement from the governing body. "After consulting with the circuit, overnight changes were made, and the last four metres of the grass strip behind the exit kerb at Turn 5 have been replaced with gravel.”
‘FIA replaces Turn 5 grass strip with gravel’;
https://f1i.com/news/514518-fia-repl...oda-crash.html
'Made it so difficult': Daniel Ricciardo shares why Hungarian GP was ‘one of the worst’ F1 races of his career
22 July 2024
Ben Evans
F1 Oversteer
Daniel Ricciardo says Hungarian GP strategy was ‘one of the worst’ of his Formula 1 career. Asked about how the race panned out, Ricciardo said: “That was one of the worst ones [strategy decisions] I’ve had in 250-something races, that was a long old frustrating race where I just had a lot of anger.
“You don’t want to pull in the pits … you get the call, and you know this isn’t the thing to do. You get the call late and there’s no time to question it, because then if you miss a lap it’s even worse. But as soon as I pulled in, the cars on soft [tyres] had [already] pulled in, we’re on a medium [tyre] so let’s go, let’s use the pace we’ve got – and then we come out in traffic and it’s just a DRS train and, for what? We’re all then on the same tyre.”
“I felt like we’d taken ourselves out of the race so early, and then we’re expected to fight a car that’s coming one second a lap quicker on newer tyres. What do you want me to do? We just made it so difficult for ourselves when we had pace and we could have just stayed out, clear air, stay calm and do what we’d done all weekend. We did a race today, but we didn’t do a race if you know what I mean. We were just driving around.”
‘One of the worst’;
https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/dan...of-his-career/
Daniel Ricciardo radio message draws attention after miserable Hungarian Grand Prix
22 Jul 2024
Elizabeth Blackstock
PlanetF1.com
“I’m really trying to bite my tongue, but. You must know how I feel about the first stop,” Ricciardo said as he pulled into parc fermé. “OK, understood,” his race engineer Pierre Hamelin replied. “If you feel the same, please…” “We need to review everything,” was the final call from the VCARB team.
Understandably, Ricciardo had a lot to say about the call after the race. “Why they pitted me when they did at the beginning was, we followed the soft [tire-shod] cars in,” Ricciardo told assembled media. They’ve just come in, we have a clear track, and we decided to pit behind them and put ourselves in a DRS train, on the same tire — we’re all on a hard.”
“That was… I’ve had a lot of races, and I’ve had a lot of frustrating ones, but that’s up there. We had the pace, and we basically gave Yuki the race that we had in front of us, and we both could have done that. And we didn’t.”
“I’m really trying to bite my tongue”;
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Furious Daniel Ricciardo rips RB team over dodgy strategy call in Hungarian Grand Prix
July 21, 2024
Damien McCartney
Channel 9's Wide World of Sports
Starting ninth with RB teammate Tsunoda in 10th, the pair were both jumped by the fast-starting Alex Albon and Kevin Magnussen on the soft tyres. Tsunoda did not pit when Ricciardo did. He stayed out and completed his first pitstop on lap 29 – a lap after Ricciardo completed his second stop. Ricciardo said he knew the call to pit was the wrong one straight away, but explained it came far too late – as he rounded the corner immediately before the pit entry – for him to argue the point.
"It's a late call, box, box, box, and you pit," he said. "Honestly, as soon as I'm pulling in the pits I'm questioning it, but you can't (do anything about it). You get called in ... and you have to react. We talk about strategies and that, but two cars jumped us at the start with a soft tyre. That's fine, let them go. They pit and we follow them to then just be on their strategy.”
"We would have had clear air and a chance to, I think from what I understand, do Yuki's race (and stay out). Honestly, I was expecting more. On the in-lap I was waiting for 'Sorry, we f---ed up', and I didn't get it. That made me even more angry." Ricciardo was running 11th in the closing stages, but was demoted to 12th by the Aston Martin of Lance Stroll on fresher tyres, which only frustrated the Aussie more.
“I'm pulling in the pits I'm questioning it”;
https://www.nine.com.au/sport/motors...22-p5jvfr.html
Ricciardo on F1 future: “Planning ahead in this sport is not the right thing to do”
Daniel Ricciardo is taking it race by race as he heads into one of the most important events of his career.
23 July 2024
Mat Coch
Speedcafe
“Definitely take it as it comes,” he said of his current approach to his future. “You just can't afford to look too far ahead. Planning ahead in this sport is not the right thing to do, so it's race by race. That's the approach.”
“Obviously just trying to be present and making sure I'm fully in the moment and giving everything I can on that given day. That's definitely the approach I'm taking. It's also how you're perceived in this sport,” he added.
“You're as good as your last race. You can have five bad races and the you have this amazing result, and everyone's like ‘Well, we knew that they could do it'.”
‘Taking it race by race’;
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