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Brundle labels Mercedes 'WORST car' amid Hungary struggles.
Martin Brundle described the W14 as the 'worst car' through part of the final sector during FP2 as the teams collected data for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.
Friday 21 July 2023 22:27
Harry Smith
GPFans
The team demonstrated some pace in the wet weather conditions experienced in FP1, but it was a totally different story in FP2. When the chequered flag waved on the session, Lewis Hamilton was sitting way down in P16 with George Russell bottom of the running order in P20.
Standing at the exit of the penultimate corner, the veteran broadcaster was unimpressed by the handling of the Mercedes car. Speaking during the FP2 broadcast, Brundle explained: "I would say actually, just about the worst car I’ve seen coming through here is the Mercedes.
Brundle then detailed how much hassle the car was giving Hamilton and Russell as they wrestled the W14 through the twisty final sector. "Both Mercedes drivers really having to work the steering wheel to keep the car on line," Brundle continued. "And to get some kind of traction."
'WORST car';
https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/10...ewis-hamilton/
Hungarian GP: FIA Team Representatives Press Conference
21/07/2023
NEWS STORY
Pitpass
Franz, can we start with you please. The biggest news story coming into the weekend was the return of Daniel Ricciardo to AlphaTauri. How's he settling in? Franz Tost: Very good. He came on Friday to the factory. We had a very emotional comeback for him. It was nice to see him once more in our team, because as you know he was driving for us two years, and we are very happy he is back.
He's 10 years older, he has eight grand prix victories to his name, but other than that how do you feel he's changed as a person and maybe as a driver as well? FT: How much he has changed as a driver I can tell you after a few grands prix. As a person, of course he is now more matured and I must say that he was always a very friendly person, we had a very good relationship in the past and I think that this will also be the case now. He is a friendly person, a good character and I'm really happy we have him in the team.
How is Yuki relishing having a new team-mate alongside him? FT: Yuki is open to this, and although Yuki had a good relationship with Pierre Gasly as well as with Nyck De Vries, I think that there will be no friction between him and Daniel Ricciardo: both of them want to be fastest, yes? That's usual in Formula 1, and we will see how this interesting game will end.
‘The biggest news story’;
https://www.pitpass.com/75708/Hungar...ess-Conference
Piastri details McLaren damage cause
21 July 10:30PM
Author Ewan Gale
RacingNews365
Explaining where he picked up the floor issue, Piastri said: "I went a little bit wide at Turn 11 and did enough damage that we had to change it. A big effort from all the boys to change the floor and get me back out for a few laps.”
"Without that, we looked pretty good. I was pretty happy with the first run. The long run at the end - even though it wasn't that long for me - the pace looked promising. It has not been a bad day. Of course, I would prefer to have done a few more laps but I think we are in a reasonable place."
‘McLaren damage cause’;
https://racingnews365.com/piastri-de...n-damage-cause
F1 drivers hit out at new tyre allocation rule in Hungary
19:01 Fri, 21 Jul 2023.
By: Matt Kew
Motorsport.com
Devised ostensibly to improve F1's sustainability credentials by reducing the freight required per event, the tyre allocation for each driver has dropped from 13 sets to 11 for Budapest. In addition, compounds have been mandated for qualifying. The hard Pirelli will be enforced for Q1, mediums for Q2 and then the softest rubber for the Q3 shootout for pole position.
The alternative tyre allocation was slated for a first rollout at the Emilia Romagna GP before the event was cancelled due to flooding. It is therefore being tested for the first time in Hungary this weekend and will be implemented again at Monza.
Should the experiment prove successful, it will likely be deployed more extensively in 2024. But initial feedback from drivers has been critical. Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton reckon the spectacle has been hurt as teams are likely to complete fewer laps across practice.
‘New tyre allocation rule’;
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f...gary/10498304/
Max Verstappen joins Lewis Hamilton in criticism of altered Hungarian GP format
21 Jul 2023 8:00 PM
Jamie Woodhouse
PlanetF1.com
Lewis Hamilton is not a fan of the new format being trialled at the Hungarian Grand Prix, and for once has Max Verstappen as an ally on this topic. In the first of two scheduled Alternative Tyre Allocation [ATA] trials in F1 2023, drivers have seen their usual allocation of 13 sets of slick tyres reduced to 11 at the Hungaroring.
And come qualifying, drivers will be required to contest Q1 on the hard tyre, Q2 on the medium and Q3 on the soft, rather than having free choice throughout the sessions. The thinking behind this alternate format is that Formula 1 can take a step closer to its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030 by reducing the amount of tyres being distributed for race weekends, though on-track the results have not been ideal judging by Friday’s action.
Mercedes’ George Russell has revealed that he spent all of FP2 on a set of used soft tyres, with his Mercedes team-mate Hamilton, who also ran one set, slamming the format, claiming it takes “time on track away from the fans”. And Verstappen does not support the initiative either, saying the battle it creates to save tyres is “not the correct thing”.
‘The battle it creates to save tyres’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/max-ve...mat-criticism/
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Fan left in tears after SHOCKING Hungarian GP practice incident.
A young Sergio Perez fan was left in tears on Friday afternoon after the Mexican driver collided with the wall at turn five during FP1 in Hungary.
Friday 21 July 2023 22:57
Harry Smith
GPFans
Checo was navigating his first lap of the weekend at the Hungaroring when he dipped a wheel onto the grass on the entry to turn five, sending him spinning into the tyre barrier and bringing out the red flag. The Red Bull pit wall was visibly frustrated by the incident, which set the team on the back foot for the rest of the weekend. This was particularly devastating to one young fan, who was picked up by the broadcast in tears while his father desperately tried to console him.
There was, however, a happy ending for the young fan in question. When the cameras returned for FP2 later on Friday afternoon, the young Checo fan was spotted in the Red Bull garage after the team visited him in the stands with a VIP pass. During the Sky Sports F1 FP2 broadcast, Ted Kravitz revealed that the youngster was attending his first-ever Hungarian Grand Prix.
Kravitz also explained that his father has attended each of the last 20 Hungarian Grand Prix events, but this year's weekend will surely be hard to top moving forward. There was no sign of tears on the young fan's face later in the afternoon as he finally got to meet his hero, Sergio Perez, with the pair sharing a handshake in the Red Bull garage.
‘SHOCKING Hungarian GP practice incident’;
https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/10...an-grand-prix/
Brundle left in DISBELIEF after 'rookie' Perez mistake
Saturday 22 July 2023 07:57
Harry Smith
GPFans
Sky Sports F1 pundit and co-commentator Martin Brundle has described Sergio Perez's FP1 shunt as a 'rookie error'. The Mexican driver, who is already facing mounting pressure and questions about his Red Bull future, hit the wall just minutes into FP1 at the Hungaroring.
That crash brought out the first of two red flags in FP1 with Carlos Sainz later hitting the barriers on the run down to turn four in wet conditions. Perez's incident will give further confidence to Daniel Ricciardo, who is back in an F1 car for the first time this season after replacing Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri.
“I can’t get my head around that, Brundle explained during the Sky Sports F1 broadcast after FP1. "It is a rookie error. I can only assume it’s pressure because he didn’t just clip the edge of the grass or the white line. He was on the grass by a metre or something. I can’t get my head around it at all."
‘Facing mounting pressure’;
https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/10...rix-fp1-crash/
Under Pressure: Sergio Perez’s Hungarian GP Practice Crash Adds to Red Bull Uncertainty
Updated 21 Jul 2023 8:27 pm:
By Theo Gayle
World In Sport (Weblog)
The first practice session in Budapest proved to be a challenging one for Sergio Perez. Just three minutes into the session, he made a crucial error that resulted in a dramatic crash. On his very first lap, Perez slightly misjudged his car’s positioning and ended up dipping a wheel onto the grass at the edge of the track. This seemingly minor mistake led to the Red Bull spinning out of control and colliding with a tyre wall.
The consequences were twofold – the team’s mechanics had their hands full trying to repair the damaged car, while Perez’s already fragile confidence took another blow. The emotional exchange between Perez and his race engineer over the radio reflected the gravity of the situation. Perez expressed disbelief and frustration at yet another costly mistake, acknowledging that he had lost control due to clipping the grass during braking.
The crash did not sit well with Red Bull’s veteran team adviser, Helmut Marko, who appeared visibly displeased on the pit wall. Christian Horner, the team principal, also shared the sentiment and acknowledged the frustration caused by the incident. While the full extent of the damage was yet to be determined, Horner remained hopeful that it might be contained to the front right corner of the car, making it repairable in time for the next session.
‘Red Bull Uncertainty’;
https://worldinsport.com/under-press.../?nowprocket=1
Marko reveals consequence of Perez crash
21 July 9:10PM
Author RacingNews365 Staff
Red Bull Motorsport Advisor Helmut Marko has confirmed Sergio Perez has no more spare parts after crashing out of FP1 at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Red Bull's mechanics were able to repair Perez's RB19 before FP2, though a lock-up on his only Soft tyre run left him straggling on the leaderboard.
But a bigger concern would be the fact that he has used his allocation of spare upgrade parts for the weekend, with final practice, qualifying and the race yet to run. "He came onto the grass and because of the rain, it was slippy. So that's why he flew off," said Marko on Perez's crash, as per Motorsport Magazin.
On the spares situation, Marko added: "We have enough spares, for both cars." Asked to clarify whether that meant Perez was racing without spare parts, Marko confirmed: "No [he has none]." This means Verstappen does have a set of spares left on his side of the garage.
‘Consequence of Perez crash’;
https://racingnews365.com/marko-reve...of-perez-crash
Perez ‘will lose his place’ at Red Bull
22nd July 2023, 08:29
ANDREW MAITLAND
Grandpx.news
Sergio Perez’s future at Red Bull became even more clouded on Friday when he crashed during his opening practice laps at the Hungaroring. Former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher said the crash was the last thing Perez needed. “This cannot happen,” he told Sky Deutschland. “I predict he will lose his place in the long run. And maybe Ricciardo’s return to the wheel of Red Bull is closer than we all think.”
However, with Perez already contracted for 2024 – and with multiple powerful Mexican sponsors part of the deal – Marko insists that his seat is safe for now. “If Ricciardo presents himself well, he could certainly be an issue for Red Bull Racing in the future,” said Marko. “But that will certainly only be possible after the end of the 2024 season, when Perez’s contract expires.”
For his part, Perez admitted he simply made a mistake on Friday – on top of five consecutive failures to even reach Q3 recently. “It’s nothing different from what could happen to any driver on the grid,” he told DAZN in Hungary. “We all have good and bad moments.”
“This cannot happen”;
https://grandpx.news/perez-will-lose...e-at-red-bull/
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Hamilton upstages Red Bulls in busy final Hungarian GP practice.
Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes upstaged Red Bull with the fastest time in final Hungarian Grand Prix practice.
Jul 22 2023
By Matt Beer
The Race
Key moments:
> Hamilton beats Verstappen by 0.250s in final soft tyre runs
> Ricciardo only 18th but ahead of Tsunoda
Max Verstappen spent most of the session at the top of the times by virtue of early medium-tyre runs while midfielders got close on softer tyres without deposing him.
Red Bull was leaving it late to try softs for the first time all weekend given the use of the Alternative Tyre Allocation system for the first time in Hungary, which halves the amount of softs available to each time as well as mandating which compound to use in each of Q1, Q2 and Q3. Verstappen was knocked down the order a touch as the more competitive teams tried softs but it seemed a fair assumption that he’d be back on top once he did likewise.
Instead a visibly aggressive 1m17.811s lap from Hamilton was a quarter of a second up on what Verstappen – who’d sounded unhappy with his car on team radio – could manage on softs. That Mercedes top spot came despite suggestions from Hamilton on Friday that it was well off the pace this weekend.
‘Hamilton upstages Red Bulls’;
https://the-race.com/formula-1/hamil...n-gp-practice/
(FP3) Third Practice Results – 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix
22nd July 2023
by Emer Hedderman
FormulaSpy
Results (Classification):
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes -1:17.811
2. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing +0.250
3. Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing +0.256
4. Nico Hulkenberg Haas +0.266
5. Lando Norris McLaren +0.271
6. George Russell Mercedes +0.308
7. Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari +0.379
8. Carlos Sainz Scuderia Ferrari +0.423
9. Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +0.539
10. Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo +0.678
‘Hungarian Grand Prix – Here are the complete results from the final practice session ahead of the 2023 F1 World Championship race at the Hungaroring’;
https://formulaspy.com/f1/fp3-third-...and-prix-82786
2023 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix - Qualifying - LIVE UPDATES!
22nd July 2023, 11:33
Reporting By: Connor McDonagh
Crash.Net
‘LIVE UPDATES’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/live/2023-f...e-live-updates
Red Bull in "trouble" at Hungarian GP as Max Verstappen swears loudly in frustration
Verstappen is on a mission to secure his seventh-straight F1 victory in Budapest this weekend and has an upgraded car at his disposal, but the Dutchman did not sound too comfortable in practice
12:33, 22 Jul 2023
By Daniel Moxon Senior F1 Writer
The Mirror
Max Verstappen complained about a lack of grip in an X-rated radio message to his Red Bull team during Hungarian Grand Prix practice. The Dutchman doesn't have much to moan about these days. He is top of the drivers' standings by 99 points and is favourite to make it seven Formula 1 race victories in a row in Budapest this weekend.
But he wasn't entirely satisfied during final practice on Saturday. Despite being at the top of the timesheets, he was suffering an issue on his car. And Verstappen made his displeasure clear to his team over the radio with a foul-mouthed message. "No f***ing grip, it's unbelievable," he said.
Nico Rosberg speculated that Verstappen's message might be an indicator that not all is well with those changes. Commentating on Sky Sports, the 2016 F1 champion said: "Maybe a little bit of trouble there for Red Bull? Maybe they're not as comfortable as they would like to be, which would also be great news for all of us."
"No f***ing grip, it's unbelievable";
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formu...an-gp-30527883
Ricciardo nearly CRASHES on F1 return in Zhou close call at Hungarian GP
Saturday 22 July 2023 13:57
Joe Ellis
GPFans
Daniel Ricciardo nearly had a big crash on his F1 return at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Australian finished his flying lap and pulled over to let other cars through as Zhou Guanyu exited the pitlane.
The Chinese racer slowed right down in his Alfa Romeo, thinking Ricciardo was coming through which led to the AlphaTauri man slamming his brakes on to not hit his fellow competitor. Ricciardo led his team-mate Yuki Tsunoda but he was only 18th fastest with the Japanese man 20th.
‘Close call’;
https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/10...-nearly-crash/
Lewis Hamilton and George Russell in Hungarian GP disagreement in worrying Mercedes sign
Seven-time world champion Hamilton wants to continue his good form this weekend after three podiums in his last four outings, but was unhappy with his car's performance after practice
13:13, 22 Jul 2023
By Daniel Moxon Senior F1 Writer
The Mirror
Hamilton only went 16th fastest in that session, while team-mate George Russell was rock bottom of the timesheets. But he had been at the top of them in FP1 earlier on Friday and, as a result was more upbeat about his car's true pace.
"I'm sure tomorrow will be better. But you know we're still just focused on trying to improve. We always know that we tend to get better as the weekend progresses, which is the right way round for it to be. Few interesting things we learned, even in that one session, so let's see what we can do tonight.”
Mercedes' overnight labours clearly paid off. On the soft tyre the W14 looked like a completely different car and Hamilton was able to top the timesheets, with Russell sixth. Team boss Toto Wolff said afterwards, however, that he does not expect the soft tyre to be much of a viable option for Sunday's race.
‘Worrying Mercedes sign’;
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formu...an-gp-30528055
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Hamilton beats Verstappen to Hungarian GP F1 pole by 0.003s.
Lewis Hamilton claimed his and Mercedes’ first pole position of the 2023 Formula 1 season in Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying, beating Max Verstappen and Lando Norris.
Jul 22 2023
By Matt Beer
The Race
The debut of F1’s Alternative Tyre Allocation system – being trialled at the Hungaroring this weekend and at Monza in September – caused plenty of intrigue and surprises in the order. Drivers had to use hard tyres in Q1, mediums in Q2 and softs in Q3, and the reduced tyre allocation meant they’d had relatively little practice running on the softs in particular.
There were positive shocks for others: Alfa Romeo backed up its practice pace by leading Q1 with Zhou Guanyu, before Norris topped Q2 for McLaren. Norris was then a genuine pole contender, but missed out by just 0.085s and starts behind Hamilton and Verstappen in third, joined on row two by team-mate Oscar Piastri.
Just 0.003s separated the old rivals, with Verstappen’s failure to improve on his last lap giving Hamilton the opportunity to nip ahead of the Red Bull and take his first pole since late-2021. Zhou and team-mate Valtteri Bottas carried Alfa Romeo’s form through to Q3, where they claimed fifth and seventh, either side of Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari.
‘Pole by 0.003s’;
https://the-race.com/formula-1/hamil...ole-by-0-003s/
Qualifying Results – 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix
22nd July 2023
by Emer Hedderman
FormulaSpy
Results (Classification):
Q3
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes -1:16.609
2. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing +0.003
3. Lando Norris McLaren +0.085
4. Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.296
5. Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo +0.362
6. Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari +0.383
7. Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo +0.425
8. Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +0.426
9. Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing +0.436
10. Nico Hulkenberg Haas +0.577
‘Hungarian Grand Prix – Here are the complete results from qualifying for tomorrow’s 2023 F1 World Championship race at the Hungaroring’;
https://formulaspy.com/f1/qualifying...and-prix-82789
2023 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix - Qualifying - LIVE UPDATES!
22nd July 2023.
Reporting By: Connor McDonagh
Crash.Net
‘LIVE UPDATES!’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/live/2023-f...e-live-updates
Furious Toto Wolff punches table after George Russell's dire Hungarian GP qualifying display
In a much-changed qualifying session and all 20 drivers using hard compounds tyres in Q1, Mercedes racer Russell was the biggest loser as he was consigned to 18th on the grid
15:27, 22 Jul 2023
By Daniel Moxon Senior F1 Writer
The Mirror
Toto Wolff furiously slammed the table with his fist as George Russell suffered a nightmare result in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Sky Sports cameras cut to the Austrian after Russell's early exit was confirmed. Clearly expecting more from the session, Wolff banged his fist on his table in frustration when he realised that it was over for the 24-year-old.
Russell was also very unhappy himself. After having it confirmed that he was out of the session by his race engineer, the Brit swore loudly and then blamed it on the traffic that he came across in the final sector of that lap.
Russell was not the only big name to fall earlier than they would have wanted. Carlos Sainz could only go 11th fastest in Q2, knocked out of qualifying by his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc who leapfrogged the Spaniard out of the danger zone in the dying seconds.
‘Toto Wolff punches table’;
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formu...cedes-30528884
George Russell FUMES at Mercedes as team strategy mix-up sees Brit knocked out in Q1 of Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying - in nightmare return for last year's pole-sitter
• Mercedes' George Russell was knocked out in Q1 at the Hungarian Grand Prix
• The 25-year-old British driver is set to start tomorrow's race in 18th place
• Follow Mail Sport's live blog of the Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying
Updated: 16:13, 22 July 2023
By James Evans
Mailonline
George Russell fumes at Mercedes team after he was knocked out of Q1 ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix. He is set to start Sunday's race in 18th, with the Brit unhappy with his team. The Mercedes driver revealed his shock over the team radio: 'Don't tell me we're out. Guys, I could have gone at any point. I was in all that traffic in sector three!' Mercedes team principal, Wolff was seen slamming his fist following after Russell was knocked out of Q1.
Speaking to Sky Sports F1 about his elimination, Russell said: 'We were fast. The car felt great. The whole session we were out of sync with everybody. 'I got overtaken by four cars going into the last corner, starting my lap. I was three tenths down before I got to Turn 1, the tyres were nowhere and it was totally normal that we went slower and didn't make it through.”
'Really disappointed. We didn't need to take so many risks. We went out for one lap at the end, one of the few cars that did that. The car was more than quick enough to get to Q2 and Q3. It's rare we make these mistakes. You get what you deserve if you don't do things right.'
‘FUMES at Mercedes’;
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...le-sitter.html
Lewis Hamilton takes his first pole position in two years as Mercedes star edges Max Verstappen in Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying
Updated: 16:16, 22 July 2023
By Jonathan McEvoy
MailOnline
At last! Lewis Hamilton rolled back the years to take a stunning pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix. He did so by 0.003sec from Max Verstappen – the juggernaut stopped for once. The Dutchman will start the 70-lap race in second place, ahead of Lando Norris.
On a tight and twisting track on which he had won a record eight times, Hamilton delivered a brilliant performance – his first pole for 595 days, going back to Saudi Arabia, the race before the night that tipped his life upside down in Abu Dhabi a week later.
‘Get in there, lets go boys!’ said Hamilton over the radio. ‘That feels so good guys. Thank you so much for all the hard work. Wahoo!’ It was the Briton’s ninth pole here in Budapest – more than any driver has achieved at any other single track.
‘First pole position in two years’;
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ualifying.html
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Wolff SLAMS 'weird' new qualifying format despite Hamilton BRILLIANCE.
Toto Wolff has slammed the new F1 qualifying format which has debuted at the Hungarian Grand Prix – just hours before his lead driver Lewis Hamilton took his first pole in more than 30 races.
Saturday 22 July 2023 17:44
Joe Ellis
GPFans
The new rules saw drivers mandated to use hard tyres in Q1, mediums in Q2 and softs in Q3 unless the session is declared wet at any stage. That always looked highly unlikely though, with the sun shining at the Hungaroring, and Wolff admitted he doesn't really know what to expect. Mercedes' team principal is not a fan of the new system and how it makes free practice a lottery for the teams.
"First of all this tyre format is weird because no one understands where you are. We were only able to run one medium yesterday and that wasn't good at all. But, the grip on the soft was very good. Lewis here, he's able to add another two or three-tenths."
‘Wolff SLAMS 'weird' new qualifying format’;
https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/10...ix-qualifying/
Hamilton ecstatic with breakthrough Hungary pole after ‘big rollercoaster ride’ amid Mercedes’ recent struggles
22 July 2023
Formula One - Official Site
Lewis Hamilton expressed his satisfaction after returning to the top of the timesheets in qualifying for the first time in a year-and-a-half with his storming, pole position-grabbing performance at the Hungaroring on Saturday.
Asked if he was out of breath or just excited about the result after stepping out of his car, Hamilton said: “I think both. It’s been a crazy year-and-a-half, so I’ve lost my voice from shouting so much in the car – it’s amazing that feeling.”
“I feel so grateful to be up here, because the team have worked so hard. We’ve been pushing so hard over this time, so to finally get a pole, it feels like the first time.”
‘Hamilton ecstatic’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...Li9d5oheZ.html
Former rival admits ONLY Hamilton could produce F1 ‘perfection’ lap
Saturday 22 July 2023 18:12
Joe Ellis
GPFans
Lewis Hamilton stunned the F1 world with an epic lap to take pole at the Hungarian Grand Prix. His former Mercedes team-mate, Nico Rosberg, wasn't surprised but impressed by Hamilton's brilliant final lap, claiming no one else could have managed that.
The gap from Hamilton to Max Verstappen, who was second, was just three-thousandths of a second as the Dutchman failed to improve on his final attempt. Lando Norris qualified third with Oscar Piastri fourth on another good day for McLaren but the star of the show was Hamilton.
"Did you hear how hard he was breathing at the end there?" Rosberg said on Sky Sports. "I mean, he gave it everything he had. I witnessed these very, very special moments, these days that he used to have and today was one of those.”
‘F1 ‘perfection’ lap’;
https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/10...pole-position/
Lewis Hamilton questions Red Bull’s pace drop-off: 'Just look at the DRS...'
22 Jul 2023
Connor McDonagh
Crash.Net
Lewis Hamilton has questioned Red Bull’s decline in form, particularly in recent F1 races, after he managed to beat Max Verstappen to pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
“I mean just look at the DRS, they don’t have the DRS advantage all of a sudden they used to have - where did that go? They just had an upgrade so we expected them to take another step. We heard it was around two-tenths or something like that so for them not to be able to extract that in qualifying was interesting.”
“I think in the race they’re still the quickest and it will be very hard to beat them tomorrow. We’re just as surprised as everybody else. Interesting to see some of the deficits and how it’s changed from race to race and how we’ve all closed up.”
‘Red Bull’s pace drop-off’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/103184...-just-look-drs
Christian Horner downplays Lewis Hamilton pole position but gets brutal clapback from Nico Rosberg
22nd July 2023, 5:59 pm
Connor Andrews
TalkSport
Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner was left reeling from a Nico Rosberg grilling in Budapest. Never shy to back away from the difficult questions, Rosberg remains as feisty in retirement as when he beat Lewis Hamilton to the title as his teammate at Mercedes seven years ago.
“All credit to Mercedes, it was a very strong lap at the end there, you can see their history with the amount of poles, and particularly Lewis here,” Horner began. “We left a little bit on the table, Max had a little snap at turn 16, but the front row is still very good. Correcting Horner in an instant, Rosberg followed: “I think Lewis actually left a little bit on the road there too, he had a similar snap in the last two, so maybe it’s not too dissimilar.”
Rosberg was keen to point out that result, saying: “I have to ask about Sergio, only P9 once again. He was almost four-and-a-half tenths down on Max, do you see him still struggling out there, what were his comments like?” Horner then answered: “That’s the first time he’s been in Q3 since Miami so that was important for him to get there. “But he’s not going to be happy being in P9. He’s got to race well tomorrow but we’ve got to give him a good strategy.”
‘Brutal clapback from Nico Rosberg’;
https://talksport.com/sport/motorsport/1508467/
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Hungarian GP: Post Qualifying press conference.
Track Interviews - Conducted by Danica Patrick.
22/07/2023
NEWS STORY
Pitpass
Lando Norris: A little bit. I'm disappointed, I guess. If you're doing within a tenth of pole, it feels like you should be on pole if you put the lap together, you know? So, I guess as an overall picture, the team did a good job: P3 and P4 for both of us. So, a good weekend so far but, as a driver, I'm not the happiest. I feel like I made too many mistakes and that cost me today.
Max Verstappen: Not much happened. I've been struggling that whole weekend to find a good balance. Every session has been up and down. Today also in Qualifying, really difficult, Q1, Q2, to just feel confident to really attack corners. I thought my first run in Q3 was quite good, then second run, again, no feeling. You try to push a little bit more, you lose the rear, lose the front, so I think... I mean it was still second, but I think we should be ahead with the car we have normally but so far this weekend, I think we haven't been on it.
Lewis Hamilton: I think both. It's been a crazy year and a half. I've lost my voice from shouting so much in the car. It's amazing that feeling. I feel so grateful to be up here because the team have worked so hard. We've been pushing so hard over this time, to finally get a pole, it feels like the first time. And a big, big thanks to the crowd here, we have such an amazing crowd, every year here in Budapest. Wow! I didn't expect coming here today that we'd be fighting for pole, so when I went into that last run, I gave it absolutely everything. I was... there was nothing left in it.
‘Interviews’;
https://www.pitpass.com/75730/Hungar...ess-conference
Charles Leclerc in disbelief after Ferrari embarrassed in Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying
23:16, 22 Jul 2023
By Nathan Ridley Sports Reporter
The Mirror
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was left stunned after witnessing how quick Alfa Romeo were during qualifying ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix. Alfa Romeo's Zhou Guanyu superbly bested both Ferrari drivers in qualifying on Saturday, whizzing around the Budapest track to take fifth place on the grid. A shocked Leclerc only managed to gain sixth, ahead of Alfa Romeo's other driver, Valtteri Bottas, while Carlos Sainz failed to reach Q3 in the second Ferrari car.
Guanyu's rapid performance - notably with no new upgrades to the car ahead of this weekend's GP - left Leclerc and co stunned, as the Monegasque driver declared: "They were very strong. Yesterday, the team showed me the simulations of what we think they will be like and honestly they were all right, the simulation ahead of today.
"Yesterday, I was like, 'I think there might be something wrong in that, it might be a mistake' and they proved me wrong today because the team expected it. It's very difficult to understand because of my knowledge, I haven't checked, but I don't think they had any particularly big upgrades for this weekend.”
‘Disbelief’;
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formu...an-gp-30531257
Verstappen had “the worst balance I can have in a car” in qualifying
2023 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted on 22nd July 2023, 20:32
Written by Keith Collantine
RaceFans
Verstappen said his car felt “terrible” to drive in today’s session. “It doesn’t matter where you are on the grid, if it doesn’t feel good, it doesn’t feel good. The whole qualifying I’ve been struggling a lot. Well, the whole weekend really, with the shift in balance, with understeer and you try to correct it and it’s oversteer, and it was just never in a good window.”
“I was struggling a lot in Q1, Q2,” he said. “I mean, there’s not much you can do really once you go into qualifying. But every time I got to the apex of the corner it was just not gripping up for me and that’s probably the worst balance I can have in a car. I tried to correct a few things in Q3 but there’s only so much you can do.”
‘Worst balance’;
https://www.racefans.net/2023/07/22/...in-qualifying/
McLaren SHOULD have taken Hungarian GP pole reveals GPFans' F1 aero analyst
Saturday 22 July 2023 21:12
Shubham Sangodkar
GPFans
The last two races have seen an upsurge from McLaren, coming off the bench after the first eight races of the season. The Hungarian track is very different from both Silverstone and Spielberg. It's dominated mostly by slow-speed sections with long radius corners. This also makes it very sensitive to driver inputs and to the wind. Therefore, at this track slow-speed performance is definitely tested but also the car drivability is tested too.
Mercedes as a reference for slow-speed corners. The Mercedes from our analysis was the fastest car in the slow-speed corners for the last few races, so we expected them to do well in Hungary. So if we compare the McLaren and the Mercedes in the slow speed sections we should get a good calibration if they have taken a step in performance.
From the data, we can see that Norris is able to keep up with Hamilton around the slow-speed sections losing only about 0.1-0.2 sec around the entire lap which is very impressive considering how far back they were in slow-speed performance just two races ago before the upgrades. Norris makes up most of that time at T4 and T11 in the high-speed sections leaving only 0.082 sec of a difference between them. Interestingly, Norris has a small correction on the throttle that he makes at T6-7, because of which he losses about two-tenths to Hamilton, chances are he would have been on the pole without that mistake !!
‘SHOULD be pole’;
https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/10...grand-prix-f1/
'I feel absolutely amazing' – Zhou revels in career-high fifth place in Budapest qualifying
22 July 2023
Formula One - Official Site
Speaking after jumping out of the C43, an ecstatic Zhou remarked: “I feel absolutely amazing. Really happy. Big thanks to the team of course. To give me the car to be fighting for Q3, and then coming back with a P5, that was definitely not expected.”
“But we knew we had the pace this weekend and qualifying, I was literally on the edge every lap. Q1, top of the table, really surprised, then I knew I had a chance.”
“Every lap had to be 100%, a few mistakes of course with the track limits, but I was pushing on the limit. When it mattered, we delivered, especially with the last lap in Q3. So, really happy with the starting grid.”
'Feel amazing';
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...vgfltNzPk.html
Winners and Losers from 2023 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying
22 July 11:00PM
Author Jake Nichol
RacingNews365
Winner - Lewis Hamilton: Hamilton was rather downbeat after Friday practice and was not a fan of the reduction in tyre sets from 13 to 11.
Loser - George Russell: And on the flip side, we have Russell. It's hard to make sense of Russell's season up to this point. There have been flashes of pace, and he out-qualified Hamilton in the early races. What did Russell say? "You've got to fight for yourself, it is a big four-and-a-half kilometre long track, and we're in the space of 1km with 10 cars, so we just need to look in the mirror and recognise we made a big f**k up."
Winner – McLaren: McLaren are back in the game. If the Hungarian Grand Prix has taught us anything - the MCL60 is now a potent weapon and Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will be making nuisances of themselves.
Loser - Carlos Sainz: Carlos Sainz was completely comfortable on the Hard Pirellis, but a "weird" problem struck whenever he put the Mediums on.
Winner - Zhou Guanyu: Alfa Romeo has been rather anonymous throughout 2023, but they have starred throughout the Budapest weekend. Zhou Guanyu took a career-best fifth on the grid, with Valtteri Bottas seventh.
Loser - Yuki Tsunoda: Yuki Tsunoda's objective for the rest of 2023 is clear: beat Daniel Ricciardo and beat him well. Throughout practice, he looked to have Ricciardo's number, but when it came to it in Qualifying, Tsunoda fell in Q1 while Ricciardo scrapped a Q2 berth.
‘Winners and Losers’;
https://racingnews365.com/winners-an...rix-qualifying
George Russell shuts down Martin Brundle after suffering Hungarian Grand Prix disaster
Mercedes driver George Russell had a day to forget at qualifying for this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.
21:51, Sat, Jul 22, 2023
By Lewis Winter
Daily and Sunday Express
Russell will be 18th on the grid after he was eliminated in Q1. Sky Sports F1 reporter Brundle reiterated the long-term view that there is a gentleman's agreement between rival drivers that they do not overtake one another as they prepare to start laps in qualifying.
But Russell has shut down that claim, insisting there is a time when you must put yourself first. Asked if the agreement exists, the 25-year-old said: "No, because you’ve all got to think about yourself at one point and there’s just so many cars on track, I understand why some cars didn’t.”
"We went out for one lap at the end, we were one of the few cars who did that, the car was more than quick enough to get through to Q2/Q3. It’s rare that we make these kind of mistakes. You get what you deserve, I guess, if you don’t do things right."
‘Day to forget’;
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ian-Grand-Prix
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Verstappen cruises to Hungarian GP victory ahead of Norris.
With his unchallenged victory, Red Bull has set a new record for the most consecutive race wins in F1 history at 12, which stretches back to last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Verstappen started the race from second place on the grid with 2021 title rival Lewis Hamilton ahead of him on pole position.
23rd July 2023, 15:45
by Fergal Walsh
Motorsport Week
Much noise was made in the build-up to the race about the run into the first corner – however both kept it clean. Verstappen got the better launch off the line and moved ahead of Hamilton into Turn 1, who soon found himself in fourth place as the McLaren duo of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris moved ahead.
In the final laps of the grand prix, Perez closed in on Norris for second place – at one point, it appeared that he would be on his tail by the end of the race. However, Norris managed to hang on to secure McLaren’s first back-to-back podium since 2012. Perez was third, but came under pressure from Hamilton behind in the late stages, who unleashed rapid pace from the W14 in the final laps. Piastri crossed the line in fifth.
‘Verstappen cruises to Hungarian GP victory’;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2023/...ead-of-norris/
Red Bull break ANOTHER 2023 record with unbelievable feat in Hungarian GP.
The mechanics in the pitlane produced a remarkable pitstop that lasted just 1.9 seconds to get Sergio Perez back in the race in record time.
Sunday 23 July 2023 16:32
Joe Ellis
GPFans
It is still an unofficial record for the season with the current fastest stop coming at the Spanish GP, again by Red Bull with Perez on board in a time of 2.07 seconds. Earlier in the race, McLaren had matched Red Bull's 2.0 second stop from earlier in the season with Oscar Piastri, but it still wasn't enough to stop Lando Norris from getting the undercut on his team-mate.
Red Bull is consistently among the very best on pitlane every single race which just makes beating them even harder. The reigning champions have had the fastest pitstop four times in 11 races prior to this weekend's Hungarian GP.
‘ANOTHER 2023 record’;
https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/10...an-grand-prix/
Race Results – 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix
23rd July 2023
by Emer Hedderman
FormulaSpy
Results (Classification):
1. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing – 70 laps
2. Lando Norris McLaren +33.731
3. Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing +37.603
4. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +39.134
5. Oscar Piastri McLaren +62.572
6. George Russell Mercedes +65.825
7. Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari +70.317
8. Carlos Sainz Scuderia Ferrari +71.073
9. Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +75.709
10. Lance Stroll Aston Martin +1 lap
‘Hungarian Grand Prix – Here are the provisional results from today’s 2023 F1 World Championship race around the Hungaroring’;
https://formulaspy.com/f1/race-resul...and-prix-82801
LIVE COVERAGE: Follow all the action from the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix
23 July 2023
Becky Hart
Special Contributor.
Formula One - Official Site
‘As it happened’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...J00INlmDv.html
How the 2023 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix unfolded
23rd July 2023.13:28
Reporting By: Connor McDonagh
Crash.Net
‘LIVE UPDATES’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/live/2023-f...y-live-updates
Lewis Hamilton issues grovelling apology to Mercedes after disastrous Hungarian GP start
Hamilton started the Hungarian Grand Prix on pole – the first time he has done so in F1 for more than 18 months – but threw it all away with a wretched start to the race on Sunday
14:15, 23 Jul 2023
By Daniel Moxon Senior F1 Writer
The Mirror
Lewis Hamilton threw away his fairytale pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix with a horrible start off the line. The Brit upstaged Max Verstappen to take pole from his Formula 1 rival on Sunday. But the Red Bull had the lead of the race by the first corner as Hamilton suffered a horrible start.
And it got worse from there. Not only did Verstappen overtake, but he also fell behind the two McLaren cars in the opening few corners and was in fourth place in the blink of an eye. The seven-time world champion was clearly frustrated but also took full responsibility as he took to the radio. "Sorry about that guys," he said, the disappointment evident in his voice.
‘Threw away his fairytale pole’;
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formu...an-gp-30533507
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Max Verstappen Delivers Red Bull Winning-Streak Record In Hungary.
Max Verstappen came home a massive 33.7 seconds ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris with his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez in third.
Updated: July 23, 2023 10:57 PM IST
Agence France-Presse
NDTV.com
Max Verstappen cruised to another majestic victory on Sunday, reeling off a record 12th straight win for Red Bull as he dominated the Hungarian Grand Prix with a textbook drive from lights to flag. The defending double world champion grabbed the lead from pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton at the start and remained in control for his seventh successive victory, his ninth in 11 races this year and the 44th of his career.
More significantly, it was Red Bull's 12th consecutive win, breaking a 35-year-old record they had shared with McLaren, who won 11 straight races in 1988 with Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna as their driver pair. Verstappen came home a massive 33.7 seconds ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris with his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez in third.
"For the team 12 wins in a row is incredible. Hopefully we can keep this momentum going for a long time," said Verstappen Verstappen's seventh straight win stretched the double world champion's lead over Perez to 110 points in the championship.
‘Verstappen came home a massive 33.7 seconds ahead’;
https://sports.ndtv.com/formula-1/ma...ungary-4234789
‘Old-school’ Verstappen sparked Red Bull history – Horner
Monday 24th July, 2023 - 6:00am
By Ian Parkes
Speedcafe
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes Max Verstappen went “old school” to set Red Bull on the road to another place in F1’s record books. In taking the chequered flag, Red Bull has now set a new record of 12 consecutive victories, breaking a mark that has stood for 35 years when Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost led McLaren to 11 successive wins in 1988. “We have achieved history, which is something very special for the whole team,” said Horner.
“To achieve the record of 12 consecutive grand prix victories, to break that record from 1988 – and I remember watching Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, the great McLaren team at the time led by Ron Dennis, and to think it’s taken 35 years, with the quality of the opposition we’re racing against – is a phenomenal achievement, and something the whole team can be immensely proud of.”
There was no sense of the dominance to come, to which Horner remarked: “The consensus was that we’d put more focus into the higher temperatures (for the race) and the race pace as opposed to single-lap pace. “Whilst Max was frustrated not to get the pole, he went into this race fully fired up.” Horner has conceded, though, to a degree of nervousness in watching the start, adding: “A grid that has Lewis and Max starting alongside each other is always one as a team principal where you’re thinking ‘I just hope I see the car out of the first turn’. “But both drivers raced very hard, but fair. Max got a great start off the dirty side of the grid, and it was old school down to the first turn.”
‘Old-school’;
https://www.speedcafe.com/2023/07/24...ix-old-school/
Marko throws down warning after historic Red Bull win
It's a 12th straight victory for the team, eclipsing McLaren's record from 1988.
23 July 8:05PM
Author Jake Nichol
RacingNews365
Helmut Marko has warned Red Bull's Formula 1 rivals that it has even more pace to unleash after their dominance in the Hungarian Grand Prix.
"On Saturday, we did not find the right balance during qualifying," Marko told Sky Sport DE. "[In the race] we did, but we have not yet fully exploited the potential of our upgrade."
"The successful start and then the sovereignty with which Max then drove make him more and more an exceptional driver," Marko noted. "He was good on the tyres and could see he was driving [with some pace] in reserve, and then he also picked up the fastest lap."
‘More pace to unleash’;
https://racingnews365.com/marko-thro...c-red-bull-win
Wolff: Red Bull leaving rivals looking like 'a field of F2 cars'
23/07/2023 at 19:34
Michael Delaney
F1i.com
Wolff took his hat off to Red Bull's crushing success but ensured that it would not go unchecked.
"It is a meritocracy," the Mercedes boss told Sky F1. "We are going to fight back and win races and championships but today you've seen the pace that Max had, and you saw it already on the long runs on Friday.”
"That is where they are. It is like a field of Formula 2 cars against a Formula 1 [car]. They've done the best job. Within the regulations, they've done the best job."
‘Field of F2 cars';
https://f1i.com/news/481843-wolff-re...f-f2-cars.html
Lando Norris smashes Max Verstappen’s F1 winners' trophy during Hungarian GP podium celebrations
23 Jul 2023
Lewis Larkam
Crash Net
Lando Norris couldn’t stop himself from laughing after he accidentally smashed Max Verstappen’s F1 Hungarian Grand Prix winners’ trophy during the podium celebrations.
During the McLaren driver’s trademark podium celebration of smashing his champagne bottle on the base of the podium, Verstappen’s trophy fell off the top step and smashed into several pieces.
Asked what had happened during the post-race FIA press conference, Norris sheepishly responded: "Um, yeah, I’m not sure, Max just placed it too close to the edge!” To which, Verstappen said: "I’m going to take it off next time to protect it." Norris added: "Yeah just hold it! I don’t know, it fell over I guess? Not my problem, it’s his!"
‘McLaren driver’s trademark podium celebration of smashing his champagne bottle on the base of the podium’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/103195...m-celebrations
Verstappen gives Norris 'red card' for destroying victory trophy
23 July 6:40PM
Author Ewan Gale
RacingNews365
Max Verstappen has given Lando Norris "a red card" after the McLaren driver smashed his Hungarian Grand Prix winner's trophy.
The Briton began his champagne celebrations in typical style with a tap of the bottle on the top step of the podium, only to knock Verstappen's trophy onto the ground - shattering the unique award. The trophies are handmade by Herendi Porcelanmanufaktura Zrt with an approximate production time of six months at a cost of €40,000.
"You said it was my fault? I give you a red card," said Verstappen in a conversation picked up during Sky Sports F1's special kids broadcast. "I will go to Zak because he has got some spare money for the personnel in the team, so he can spend it on a trophy."
‘Norris 'red card'!’;
https://racingnews365.com/verstappen...victory-trophy
McLaren issue grovelling APOLOGY to Red Bull amid Norris' Verstappen trophy damage
Sunday 23 July 2023 22:27
Matthew Hobkinson
GPFans
McLaren have taken to social media to apologise to Red Bull after Lando Norris broke Max Verstappen's P1 trophy during the celebrations on the podium in Hungary. McLaren were quick to apologise to Red Bull, after they took to social media to express their regret at Norris' actions.
And as if that wasn't enough, Norris has also personally apologised to Verstappen, after the 23-year-old replied to the two-time world champion's own Instagram post. Alongside a picture of the broken trophy, Verstappen wrote: "Thanks @landonorris," before the McLaren star replied: "I'm so sorry," adding a cheeky "not" afterwards.
‘McLaren issue grovelling APOLOGY’;
https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/10...is-hungary-gp/
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George Russell wants '10 second penalty' for Lando Norris after Max Verstappen incident.
After witnessing the vase tumble and shatter, the Mercedes driver said: "What?! You are kidding me! What happened... that's surely got to be like a 10 second penalty!
20:16, Sun, Jul 23, 2023
By Charlie Malam
Daily and Sunday Express
Norris reproduced his now trademark celebration of banging his bottle of champagne off the top step. In doing so however, the reverberations of the smash accidentally saw the cup tumble on to the floor and break into two pieces.
"That is awful. What is he thinking? He needs to go to Specsavers maybe." A retrospective 10 second penalty would have course seen Russell's team-mate Lewis Hamilton upgraded from P4 to P3 to pick up an extra three points from the race. It would've seen Red Bull's Sergio Perez promoted to second with Norris dropping to fourth.
Asked then how he broke it, Norris laughed: "Happily. It wasn't on purpose!" After Scarlett joked the McLaren star just wanted to be the race winner that badly, Lando said: "I do, I was annoyed I was P2! No that is my celebration, to hit the bottle. Max put his trophy in the wrong place. It's Max's fault."
'10 second penalty';
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...stappen-trophy
‘I happily broke it!’ – Lando Norris refuses to apologise after smashing Max Verstappen’s trophy
Sunday 23 Jul 2023 6:03 pm
Callum McAvoy
Metro.co.uk
Lando Norris accidentally smashed Max Verstappen’s trophy on the Hungarian Grand Prix podium – but thankfully both drivers saw the funny side of things. The trophy, valued at around £35,000 and decorated in pink, reportedly in celebration of the newly-released Barbie movie, was smashed into several pieces.
As both the Brit and the Dutchman realised what had happened, their reaction was a hilarious mix of horror and laughter which carried on as the pair headed to the media pen for their post-race interviews. Speaking to Sky Sports, Norris said: ‘I happily broke it! I was annoyed I was P2.”
‘I happily broke it!’;
https://metro.co.uk/2023/07/23/f1-la...o=newsnow-feed
Lando Norris smashes Max Verstappen’s £25,000 Barbie winner’s trophy on Hungary podium and can’t stop laughing
23rd July 2023, 4:56 pm
Connor Andrews
talkSPORT
Lando Norris hilariously smashed Max Verstappen’s Hungarian Grand Prix winners’ trophy during post-race celebrations. Verstappen had just taken his seventh win on the bounce – and Red Bull’s 12th – with the Milton Keynes team setting a new Formula 1 record.
Perhaps just as big a story was British star Norris finishing second in back-to-back races, marking an incredible turnaround in form for McLaren. Norris notched his eighth career podium in F1, and celebrated in his trademark fashion – by bashing his champagne bottle on the floor to pop the cork and allow him to drench his fellow podium finishers.
However, as he whacked the bottle on the podium steps, it sent Verstappen’s first place trophy crashing to the ground and shattering into pieces. The historic Hungaroring trophy is one of the most beautiful prizes on the F1 calendar, made from porcelain by the Herend Porcelain Manufactory. The prizes are worth €30,000 [£25,900] as of 2020, and this year’s edition was in pink, reportedly in celebration of the newly-released Barbie movie.
‘Just as big a story’;
https://talksport.com/sport/motorsport/1509049/
Norris’ podium faux pas breaks Verstappen’s trophy
16:56 Sun, 23 Jul 2023.
by Phillip Horton
Motorsport Week
After being presented with their respective trophies Norris slammed his champagne bottle down onto the winners’ rostrum, as has become his style.
“Um… I’m not sure [what happened],” joked Norris. “Er… yeah, not sure, Max just placed it too close to the edge!. It fell over, I guess. Not my problem, it’s his!”
We are so, so sorry… @redbullracing and @Max33Verstappen! ��#HungarianGP pic.twitter.com/eXTC4dLdMO
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) July 23, 2023
‘As has become his style’;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2023/...appens-trophy/
Lando Norris smashing Max Verstappen’s winner trophy on the podium after #HungarianGP
Jul 23, 2023
F1 Chequered Flag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxsA6V928No
"What is he thinking?!" �� | George Russell on Lando Norris breaking Verstappen's trophy
Jul 23, 2023
Sky Sports F1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBdj8NYPG9s
Lando Norris reaction to breaking max verstappen’s trophy #f1 #landonorris
Jul 23, 2023
AeroF1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvR83-pzogs
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Hamilton a 'broken record' over Mercedes wish.
Hamilton has been vocal about the shortcomings of the W14 and its predecessor last season given Mercedes' struggles, as the Brackley-based outfit bids to recover lost ground on the dominant Red Bull RB19.
24 July 5:00PM
Author Ewan Gale
The pace at the start of stints in the race was a far cry from the performance on display across one lap at the Hungaroring and asked why the car seems faster on low fuel, Hamilton told Sky Sports F1: "The car isn't much quicker [generally]. This weekend it was quicker.
"We generally have a bigger wing than some of the others, like the Red Bulls for example, but they seem to have more downforce from their floor. We have a lot of work to do. I'm like a broken record, I have just got to keep telling the guys that we need to go in that direction. I would love to see that either this year or at least on next year's car."
'Broken record';
https://racingnews365.com/hamilton-a...-mercedes-wish
‘We’re not fast enough!’ - Hamilton warns of Mercedes reality check
24th July 2023, 08:18
Matt Majendie
Evening Standard
After the euphoria of qualifying 24 hours earlier came the reality check of the race itself. And with it the realisation for Lewis Hamilton that Mercedes are “not fast enough”.
The seven-time world champion had enjoyed a stunning return to form over the one-lap format at the Hungarian Grand Prix to take his first pole position for nearly 600 days, eclipsing what was in theory a quicker car in Max Verstappen’s Red Bull.
It quickly turned from celebration to frustration when Hamilton suffered a wheelspin and found himself back in fourth within the opening salvos of Sunday’s race. It was a position he would end the race in and the 38-year-old cut a deflated figure in the aftermath of the grand prix.
‘We’re not fast enough’;
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/b1096257.html
Lewis Hamilton frustrated over repeated Mercedes request – "Like a broken record"
Despite a first pole position in more than 18 months, the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend yielded little other joy for Hamilton who fell out of the podium places on the first lap
17:00, 24 Jul 2023
By Daniel Moxon Senior F1 Writer
Lewis Hamilton thinks he sounds "like a broken record" as he keeps trying to push his Mercedes team to where he thinks they will find better performance. He said after the race: "The car isn't much quicker. This weekend it was quicker and we don't know what the reason is. We generally have a bigger wing like some of the others, the Red Bulls for example, but they seem to have more downforce from their floor."
"The start, actually, the initial getaway wasn't the worst I've ever had, but it obviously wasn't as good as Max's," he said. "I had a bit of wheelspin and then obviously Max was on the inside and he ran me wide and I got done by the two McLarens. So, definitely not a great start, kind of reminiscent of 2015 when I fell back from first.”
"After that, just didn't have the pace to keep up with the guys. The balance in the car was pretty awful on that first stint, a lot of understeer and oversteer through corner balance and I just couldn't keep up with them."
"Like a broken record";
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formu...an-gp-30542578
Lewis Hamilton sick of sounding like ‘broken record’ with Mercedes car requests
24 Jul 2023 6:45 AM
Thomas Maher
PlanetF1.com
Lewis Hamilton said he struggled with the balance of his W14 during the course of a long Hungarian Grand Prix. “I think we may have been able to finish third with a slightly better start, but fourth is still OK,” he said.
“We were just too slow in the first few stints. The balance was not good. The car was just slow. Then the balance picked up a lot at the end and, all of a sudden, I was able to apply the pressure, but it was too late.”
‘Broken record’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/lewis-...-car-requests/
Lewis Hamilton hated 'every lap' of Hungarian Grand Prix as Brit savages Mercedes car
Lewis Hamilton was forced to settle for a fourth-placed finish despite starting from pole at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
19:55, Sun, Jul 23, 2023
By Archie Griggs
Daily and Sunday Express
"I fell back," said Hamilton while discussing the early stages of the 70-lap contest. "I hit the target that I was supposed to go to but just had wheelspin, then I was under attack all the way to Turn Two. At the end of the day it doesn’t really matter, I didn’t have the pace to hold onto those guys [Red Bull and McLaren] anyway.
"Honestly, there wasn’t a lap that I enjoyed driving the car today, because the car didn’t feel good today at all. For some reason we just generally lacked pace. It did get better towards the end but still it was pretty tough. I knew I wouldn’t be able to catch Sergio [Perez] or at least [get past] a Red Bull, because they’re obviously so quick.”
"Honestly, there wasn’t a lap that I enjoyed driving the car today”;
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...rcedes-F1-news
Hamilton and Wolff in big 'DISAGREEMENT' in Hungarian GP debate
Sunday 23 July 2023 20:57
Joe Ellis
GPFans
Hamilton: Pretty awful: “The balance of the car was pretty awful on that first stint," Hamilton said to Sky Sports. A lot of understeer to snap oversteer, through corner balance and I just couldn’t keep up with them. So then, bit by bit as we got through the next couple of stints, the car started to become more driveable.”
Wolff: We had the second quickest car: Wolff though believed that it was Mercedes who were now the chief challengers to Red Bull after their car showed excellent pace once their cars could run at lower fuel. "I think we had the second-quickest car today," Wolff said to Ted Kravitz. "If you look at the lap time profile, also where George came from, but we just didn’t monetise on it.”
‘Big 'DISAGREEMENT'!’;
https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/10...-disagreement/
Lewis Hamilton “a broken record” as he urges Merc to copy Red Bull's development “direction”
23 Jul 2023
Connor McDonagh
Crash.Net
Lewis Hamilton continues to push Mercedes to follow Red Bull’s F1 development direction, admitting he’s been a “broken record” with his requests.
“We generally have a bigger wing than some of the others, like the Red Bulls for example, but they seem to have more downforce from their floor,” he said. “We have a lot of work to do. I am like a broken record.”
“I’ve just gotta keep telling the guys ‘we need to go in that direction’. I would like to see that either with this year’s car or next year.”
“A broken record”;
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/103196...on?language=en
Lewis Hamilton affected by Nico Rosberg curse
23 July 2023
by Nick Golding
Formula1News
It appears that he has Rosberg to blame for his non-podium finish, with the German having jinxed Hamilton. Bizarrely, whichever car Rosberg often takes a photo in front of ends up suffering from bad luck, something which also happened on Saturday.
Rosberg posted a photo on Instagram of himself with Max Verstappen’s RB19, ahead of the Dutchman failing to claim pole position. Perhaps if Rosberg hadn’t taken a photo with Hamilton’s car, the 38-year-old might’ve had a more successful Sunday afternoon.
When Rosberg posted the photo ahead of the race, Hamilton fans instantly knew that they were doomed. “Oh no, poor Lewis got cursed now,” said thegloryaroundus on Instagram.
‘The Nico Rosberg curse’;
https://formula1news.co.uk/lewis-ham...rosberg-curse/
