2022 - A Look Ahead

[Fortitude]

Sainz leads Verstappen as Hungarian GP weekend begins.
Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz set the pace ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen and teammate Charles Leclerc as F1 track action began at the Hungaroring on Friday.
29/07/2022, ‎14‎:‎00
Author RacingNews365 Staff

Carlos Sainz topped the timesheets during Friday's opening free practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix, as Ferrari started the weekend ahead of Red Bull. Sainz worked his way down to a time of 1:18.750 on the Soft compound tyre across the one hour of running, with drivers tackling the Hungaroring in hot conditions.

Sainz's effort put him 0.130s clear of French GP winner Max Verstappen, with teammate Charles Leclerc another tenth-and-a-half back in third position. Behind the lead Ferrari and Red Bull machines, Lando Norris was 'best of the rest' in a McLaren that has been tipped to suit the tight and twisty track layout.

Mercedes pair George Russell and Lewis Hamilton took fifth and seventh respectively, sandwiching the other Red Bull of Sergio Perez (who hit traffic on a late flyer). There was a slight scare for Russell in the closing stages of the session, with his engineer telling him to slow down amid overheating concerns.

‘Carlos Sainz set the pace’;

https://racingnews365.com/sainz-lead...weekend-begins


F1 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix - Free Practice Results (1)
29 Jul 2022
Connor McDonagh

Pos Driver Nat. Team Time

1 Carlos Sainz ESP Scuderia Ferrari 1m18.750s

2 Max Verstappen NED Oracle Red Bull Racing 1m18.880s

3 Charles Leclerc MON Scuderia Ferrari 1m19.030s

4 George Russell GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team 1m19.299s

4 Lando Norris GBR McLaren F1 Team 1m19.606s

6 Sergio Perez MEX Oracle Red Bull Racing 1m19.622s

7 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team 1m19.710s

8 Daniel Ricciardo AUS McLaren F1 Team 1m19.841s

9 Esteban Ocon FRA BWT Alpine F1 Team 1m20.348s

10 Fernando Alonso ESP BWT Alpine F1 Team 1m20.377s

‘Results from the first practice session at the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix, Round 13 of the 2022 Formula 1 world championship’;

https://www.crash.net/f1/results/100...tice-results-1


AS IT HAPPENED: Follow all the action from first practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix
29 July 2022
Formula 1.
Becky Hart.

Hello and welcome to Hungary...

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...tGvW24I7L.html


What happened in first Hungarian Grand Prix F1 practice
29/07/2022, 14:12
The Race

There was little to choose between the Ferraris and Max Verstappen’s Red Bull in opening Hungarian Grand Prix practice, with Carlos Sainz ultimately on top.

Key moments
– Sainz fastest by 0.130s from Verstappen
– Encouraging session for McLaren
– Upgraded Haas and Aston Martin hit track

‘FP1: What Happened’;

https://the-race.com/formula-1/what-...x-f1-practice/


Sainz ahead of Verstappen in first practice for 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
July 29th 2022
Author Edward Hardy

Carlos Sainz set the pace in the first practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix, where less than a second separated the top seven drivers. His 1min 18.750sec lap was good enough to top the timesheet, 0.130sec ahead of Max Verstappen, who split the Ferrari drivers in what looks like a strong Red Bull package.

The top three were separated by 0.289sec, followed by Lando Norris who was fourth in the McLaren, 0.549 sec off his former team-mate. George Russell was close behind, ahead of Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton in seventh, 0.960sec behind Sainz.

Daniel Ricciardo was then less than a tenth off Hamilton, while Esteban Ocon led Fernando Alonso to round up the top 10. Most driers opted for the medium or hard tyre early in the session, but yet Ferrari and Red Bull went for the softs straight away.

‘FP1: Round Up’;

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/a...tice-round-up#


FIA release statement as Mercedes move closer to penalty over parc ferme rules breach
MERCEDES has been issued a warning from the FIA but will not face a penalty at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
13:26, Fri, Jul 29, 2022
By Luke Chillingsworth

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell’s Mercedes team broke parc ferme rules ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix. The FIA issued a statement ahead of FP1 warning members of the team were inside the circuit when they were not allowed. Mercedes have now used up three of their eight parc ferme exemptions for the season. This allowance means the Silver Arrows will not face a penalty for this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix.

The FIA statement reads: “Wednesday night team personnel of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, who are associated with the operation of the car, were within the confines of the circuit during the 13-hour period which commenced at 20:00 on 27 August, 42 hours before the scheduled start time of P1 and ends 29 hours before the scheduled start time of P1 at 09:00 on 28 July.

“This was the third of the eight individual exceptions permitted for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team during the 2022 Formula One Championship season and therefore no action should be taken.”

‘Mercedes Parc Ferme Rules Breach’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ussell-penalty

[Fortitude]

F1 Hungarian GP: Charles Leclerc leads Lando Norris in second practice
Charles Leclerc laid down the marker in second practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix to keep Ferrari at the top of the F1 timesheet and end Friday fastest.
29 Jul 2022
Lewis Larkam

Leclerc was third-quickest in FP1 behind Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz and title rival Max Verstappen but leapt to the top of the FP2 leaderboard with an 1m18.445s during the soft tyre runs.

The Monegasque ended up only 0.217s clear of Lando Norris, who briefly went quickest for McLaren before seeing his time usurped by Leclerc.

FP1 pacesetter Sainz slipped to third in second practice, 0.231s down on his Ferrari teammate’s benchmark, while Verstappen, who leads the championship by 63 points from Leclerc, ended up fourth and 0.283s adrift.

‘Laid Down the Marker’;

https://www.crash.net/f1/news/100876...an-gp-practice


(FP2) Second Practice Results – 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Budapest, Hungary
29th July 2022
by Emer Hedderman

Results (Classification):
1. Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari -1:18.445
2. Lando Norris McLaren +0.217
3. Carlos Sainz Scuderia Ferrari +0.231
4. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing +0.283
5. Daniel Ricciardo McLaren +0.427
6. Fernando Alonso Alpine +0.604
7. Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin +0.808
8. George Russell Mercedes +0.910
9. Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing +0.952
10. Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo +0.966

‘Hungarian Grand Prix – Here are the complete results from the second practice ahead of the 2022 F1 World Championship race from the Hungaroring’;

https://formulaspy.com/f1/fp2-second...and-prix-79621


LIVE COVERAGE: Follow all the action from second practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix
29 July 2022
Becky Hart
Formula 1.

‘FP2: Live Coverage Updates as they happened’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...83Tss3o4Y.html


HIGHLIGHTS: Watch the action from an intriguing second practice session at the Hungarian Grand Prix
29 July 2022
Formula 1.

Charles Leclerc made it a Ferrari double on Friday afternoon, with the Monegasque racer topping the timesheets of the second practice session at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.

On the soft tyres for the qualifying simulations, Leclerc set a time of 1m 18.445s to lead Lando Norris, in second, by 0.217s. Carlos Sainz, in the other Ferrari, was down in third, ahead of Max Verstappen in the Red Bull – with the top four covered by just 0.283s.

It was a good day for McLaren, with Daniel Ricciardo in fifth, ahead of Fernando Alonso, in the Alpine, followed by the Aston Martin of Sebastian Vettel in seventh.

‘FP2: Highlights’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...JRdD6eEwp.html


Charles Leclerc's miserable reaction in Ferrari meeting comes to light before Hungarian GP
CHARLES LECLERC is 63 points behind Max Verstappen in the world championship heading to the Hungarian Grand Prix.
16:51, Fri, Jul 29, 2022
By Luke Chillingsworth

Charles Leclerc’s reaction in a Ferrari debrief meeting has been revealed ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix. Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto admitted the mood in the team's debrief was “not great” after Leclerc’s crash in France.

He also revealed Leclerc went straight home after his shunt but stressed he has “turned a page” ahead of this week’s race. Binotto said: “The debrief was certainly difficult, the mood was not great. Charles went home soon after and stayed home really, tried to relax and focus on Hungary

"He is back, I think he really wants to do well. He has already turned the page with regard to Paul Ricard. He is fast at the moment, he is in great shape and he can win." Leclerc was leading the French Grand Prix before he crashed out of the lead. The Monegasque dipped a wheel on the white line at turn 11 which was enough to spin him around and hit the barrier. The shunt allowed title rival Max Verstappen to extend his championship advantage to 63 points.

‘Mattia Binotto: He (CHARLES LECLERC) is in great shape and he can win’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ian-grand-prix


McLaren duo rule out joining Hungary GP pole fight
Date published: July 29 2022
Sam Cooper

Despite finishing P2 and P5 in FP2, both McLaren drivers think their chances of being in a pole fight is unrealistic. Lando Norris produced an excellent lap in the speedy McLaren as only Charles Leclerc was able to beat him for pace while Daniel Ricciardo finished in P5, one spot short of Max Verstappen.

Despite the pace shown by the MCL36 at the Hungaroring both Norris and Ricciardo were pessimistic about their chances of being involved in the pole fight during Saturday’s qualifying session. Norris said that it was always McLaren’s plan to run the car quicker than the rest of the field and he said he expected the likes of Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes to step it up a notch.

“Things are feeling good,” Norris told Sky Sports F1. “The car’s in a good place, seems to be suiting this track or characteristic a little bit more. “But we’re always a little bit quicker in FP2 than what we end up being normally. We turn up a little bit more than what others do just to get our first reading ahead of qualifying, which is what we’ve got today. But we know everyone else, especially Ferrari, Red Bull, Mercedes normally step it up a lot for tomorrow.

‘McLaren Playing it Low Key’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/mclare...gp-pole-fight/


What upgrades have F1 teams brought to the Hungarian GP?
29/07/2022, ‎17‎:‎20
Author RacingNews365 Staff

Haas are running a heavily-updated car at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, having brought much-anticipated new parts to the track. Limited updates elsewhere, nothing for Ferrari. Beyond Haas, the rest of the F1 field have opted to bring only limited updates to the Hungaroring, or make no changes at all.

Mercedes have made some performance-based tweaks to their Halo (adding a slat to the fairing), rear wing and beam wing, with Red Bull also using a new beam wing.

McLaren are running a modified front corner (circuit-specific cooling) and an updated diffuser, while Alpine have upgraded their beam wing and Alfa Romeo their floor body. AlphaTauri and Aston Martin have made adjustments to their rear wings (both circuit-specific for drag) – the AMR22's new rear wing tip catching the eye.

‘F1 Team Upgrades’;

https://racingnews365.com/what-upgra...e-hungarian-gp

[Fortitude]

'I'll believe until the very end': Charles Leclerc vows to keep his Formula One world championship dream alive despite sitting 63 points behind Max Verstappen going into the Hungarian Grand Prix.
You couldn’t see if Charles Leclerc was crossing his fingers behind his back as he said he thought he could still win the Formula One world championship this season.
Published: 22:31, 29 July 2022
By Jonathan Mcevoy At The Hungaroring For The Daily Mail

‘I will believe in it until the very end,’ he said. ‘If we win all the races and Max (Verstappen) finishes second we will do it. I am relying on myself doing that. It is a very optimistic goal, but I don’t want to look into it any more negatively than that.’

Mathematically he is right, given there are 10 races, including Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix, remaining: the Monegasque lies 63 points behind Verstappen and 268 are available in all. In a morale-booster, Leclerc set the fastest time in practice on Friday.

• Ferrari's Charles Leclerc believes he can still win Formula One championship
• He crashed out while leading the race last time out at the French Grand Prix
• The Monegasque currently sits 63 points behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen
• Leclerc set the fastest time during the second Hungarian Grand Prix practice

‘Believe Until the End’;

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...eam-alive.html


Leclerc confident Ferrari on the right road in Hungary
29/07/2022 at 20:01
Andrew Lewin

Focused on rebuilding his confidence after the mistake that saw him crash out of the lead of last week's French GP, Leclerc said he was certain that the team had found the right path to put them ahead of their rivals in Budapest.

“It’s been a very productive day," he told the media in the paddock after the end of second practice. "[We] changed quite a lot of things on the car on my side.”

“FP1 was quite tricky, FP2 we took the right road, so I'm confident that we did the right work for Sunday," he said. "Though track evolution is always quite high here, it was lower than we expected today."

‘Rebuilding Confidence’;

https://f1i.com/news/449817-leclerc-...n-hungary.html


5 things we learned from Friday practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix
29 July 2022
F1 Correspondent & Presenter
Lawrence Barretto

The Hungaroring looked resplendent on Friday afternoon as teams worked through packed programmes across two scorching one-hour practice sessions ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix. It was important to gather as much data as possible, given that it’s expected to rain all day on Saturday before the sun returns on Sunday. So, who made the most of it – and who was left wanting more?

1. Ferrari’s favourite tag appears justified

2. Red Bull second best and giving chase

3. Mercedes slower than expected on difficult day

4. McLaren punching at the top of the midfield

5. Jury out on huge Haas upgrade – but Aston Martin’s new package shines

‘Five Observations’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...skrnP0SnG.html


McLaren ‘hit the ground running’ in big F1 shock before Ricciardo drops reality check
July 30th, 2022 6:25 am
AFP and staff writers from News.com.au

The Aussie was pleasantly surprised by his and Norris’ strong performances but isn’t getting ahead of himself about what the impressive practice times will mean come qualifying. “I don’t know about the others, but I think we were actually competitive this morning as well,” Ricciardo said.

“Being competitive in both sessions hopefully says something, hopefully says we are competitive. I don’t think we’re competitive to fight for a pole, sorry to the fans. I’m not being pessimistic, just realistic.”

“But I think if there is something, they will probably find a little bit more on Saturday come crunch time. I think it was a good day, we certainly hit the ground running. We’ll look into what happens tonight with the car and do a few bits and pieces for sure.”

‘Reality Check’;

https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsp...e893ef4b893941


Forecast offers hope to Verstappen as Red Bull “can’t compete” with Ferrari in the dry
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix Friday practice analysis
Posted on 30th July 2022, 0:41
Written by Will Wood

For the first half of the 2022 season, the biggest question heading into each weekend could be boiled down to just four words: Red Bull or Ferrari? Red Bull’s streak of six successive victories was no doubt impressive, but it did flatter the team’s true pace relative to Ferrari across those rounds. Ferrari have cost themselves a chance of victory more than once by being out-raced on the track.

However, after the first day of practice concluded in Hungary, there is little question who holds the advantage around the Hungaroring – and it is not the current runaway championship leaders. Red Bull and Max Verstappen have been behind Ferrari on Friday many times before only to take the chequered flag come race day. But Ferrari’s advantage in Hungary has their rivals genuinely concerned this time.

With Ferrari’s clear advantage for this weekend, the one factor out of their control that could risk scuppering their chances of heading into the break with a victory is the weather. It is not merely likely to be wet at least at some point during third practice and into qualifying, the volume of rain forecast in what is expected to be thundery conditions could even disrupt the schedule. If it isn’t possible for qualifying to go ahead on time, there’s a small possibility qualifying could even be pushed to Sunday morning, or lap times taken from second practice to form a grid if needed.

‘Weather Forecast Risks Scuppering Ferrari’;

https://www.racefans.net/2022/07/30/...ri-in-the-dry/


Mercedes woe returns as damage disrupts Hamilton - GPFans F1 Recap
Friday 29 July 2022 18:05
Ewan Gale

Lewis Hamilton revealed damage to his W13 prevented him from completing his long-run programme in Hungarian Grand Prix practice as Mercedes' "crazy swings" flummoxed the seven-time F1 champion in Budapest. "The car is a bit of a struggle," conceded Hamilton. "It is crazy how much it swings so much from track to track.”

"Just trying to figure out how to get the car working at the moment, it is a little bit loose and not doing what we want it to do, so a difficult day. Nothing has changed on the car since last week and I am the same driver as I was last week but it is just, for some reason at this track, it is not working as well. But once we got it right, the gap is about the same as last week."

But Hamilton was unable to complete his race simulation. Explaining why, he said: "I didn't get to run at the end because I sustained some damage on my floor so lost a lot of downforce and after that it was pretty tricky for the long-run pace. "It is going to be a tough weekend but we will give it everything and see what we have got."

‘W13 Floor Damage’;

https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/88...rcedes-damage/


Copycats? Haas Unleashes 'White Ferrari' for F1 Hungarian Grand Prix Weekend
'If you copy, you copy the best, and right now it is Ferrari and Red Bull.'
Jul 29, 2022
BY GLOBAL MOTORSPORT MEDIA

Haas Formula 1 team principal Gunther Steiner has defended Haas amid claims the updated car revealed in Hungary might aptly be described as a "white Ferrari."

Steiner openly admits that Haas was inspired by Ferrari's aerodynamic concept. "I would say quite a lot, yes. Is there something wrong with that?" he told European media outlet Ekstra Bladet newspaper.

When asked if he expects to be accused of copying, Steiner said simply, "I expect to be fast. If someone says we copied, I would say 'Why would we copy a Williams?' Not to be disrespectful, but it's a completely different concept and they're slower than us. So if you copy, you copy the best, and right now it is Ferrari and Red Bull. We have the same engine as Ferrari, the same gearbox and we have the same suspension. They win races, so why copy others? One plus one still equals two."

‘White Ferrari: 1 + 1 = 2’;

https://www.autoweek.com/racing/form...-prix-weekend/

[Fortitude]

Latifi beats Leclerc in final Hungarian GP F1 practice.
Nicholas Latifi beat Friday dominator Charles Leclerc by six tenths to top a rain-affected final Formula 1 practice session ahead of qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
30/07/2022, 13:15
By Josh Suttill

Key moments
• Latifi six tenths clear
• Leclerc second and Albon third
• Vettel crashes late on
• Mercedes struggles for tyre warm-up

Heavy rain in the morning threatened to curtail FP3 but the rain reduced before the session started, meaning drivers took to the track just moments after the scheduled start time. Championship chaser Leclerc was the first driver out on track and his early 1m43.364s on the wet tyres stood at the top of the timesheets for the majority of the session.

That was before FP3 was halted when retiring four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel nosed his Aston Martin into the barriers at Turn 10 with less than 10 minutes left on the clock.

‘FP3: Key Moments’;

https://the-race.com/formula-1/latif...p-f1-practice/


(FP3) Third Practice Results – 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Budapest, Hungary
30th July 2022
by Emer Hedderman

Results (Classification):
1. Nicholas Latifi Williams Racing -1:41.480
2. Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari +0.661
3. Alexander Albon Williams Racing +0.901
4. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing +1.725
5. George Russell Mercedes +1.954
6. Fernando Alonso Alpine +2.090
7. Carlos Sainz Scuderia Ferrari +2.109
8. Lando Norris McLaren +2.263
9. Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin +2.698
10. Kevin Magnussen Haas +3.175

Hungarian Grand Prix – Here are the complete results from the final practice ahead of the 2022 F1 World Championship race from the Hungaroring;

https://formulaspy.com/f1/fp3-third-...and-prix-79666


Latifi shock pacesetter in wet final Hungarian GP practice
by Phillip Horton

Nicholas Latifi pulled a surprise as he set the quickest time during a rain-hit final practice session ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Latifi moved to the front with a time of 1:41.480s, leaving him 0.661s clear of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who had earlier escaped undamaged following a full 360 spin through Turn 3.

The Williams driver is the only full-time racer on the grid yet to score a point in 2022. Latifi’s shock lap was backed up by Williams team-mate Alexander Albon in third, nine-tenths down on the Canadian.

‘Nicholas Latifi Shock pacesetter’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2022/...n-gp-practice/


LIVE COVERAGE: Follow all the action from final practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix
30 July 2022
Becky Hart
Formula 1.

‘FP3: As it happened’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...JMOB7Af38.html


F1 2022 results: Hungarian GP – Third practice session
Date published: July 30 2022
Jon Wilde

Nicholas Latifi remarkably snatched top spot right at the end of a wet FP3 at the Hungarian Grand Prix, interrupted by an accident for soon-to-retire Sebastian Vettel.

The Williams driver took advantage of a drying track to clock a lap 0.661sec faster than Charles Leclerc, whose reaction over the team radio indicated he was as surprised as everyone else!

Wet weather and even thunderstorms had been forecast all week for Saturday at the Hungaroring and a deluge duly materialised minutes before FP3 was scheduled to begin.

‘Wet weather and even thunderstorms’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/f1-202...ctice-session/


2022 Hungarian GP FP3: Fernando Alonso's big save in wet final practice
30 Jul 2022
Formula 1.

Alpine's Fernando Alonso manages a dramatic save during a rain-affected final practice session at the 2022 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring.

‘EL PLAN: Dramatic Save’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/v...870810402.html


2022 Hungarian GP FP3: Gasly slides wide in wet at Turn 4
30 Jul 2022
Formula 1.

AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly runs wide at Turn 4 as rain impacts the early stages of FP3 on Saturday at the 2022 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring.

‘Wide Slide’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/v...270208047.html

[Fortitude]

Russell stuns to claim maiden pole at Hungarian GP.
George Russell claimed a shock maiden pole position during a thrilling denouement to Formula 1 qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
30/07/2022, 16:13
by Phillip Horton

Mercedes lacked pace in dry conditions on Friday but Russell emerged as a contender in Q3 after splitting the Ferrari drivers after the opening runs.

But Russell demoted the Ferrari drivers with a final push lap of 1:17.377s, snatching top spot by just 0.043s, to claim his first career pole.
Sainz wound up second, with Leclerc third, though Russell’s team-mate Lewis Hamilton was down in seventh after a suspected DRS issue. Red Bull had a disastrous session with issues for both Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez.

‘Stuning Maiden Pole’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2022/...-hungarian-gp/


Qualifying Results – 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Budapest, Hungary
30th July 2022
by Emer Hedderman

1. George Russell Mercedes -1:17.377
2. Carlos Sainz Scuderia Ferrari +0.044
3. Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari +0.190
4. Lando Norris McLaren +0.392
5. Esteban Ocon Alpine +0.641
6. Fernando Alonso Alpine +0.701
7. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +0.765
8. Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo +0.780
9. Daniel Ricciardo McLaren +1.002
10. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing +1.446

Hungarian Grand Prix – Here are the complete results from qualifying for this weekend’s 2022 F1 World Championship race around the Hungaroring;

https://formulaspy.com/f1/qualifying...and-prix-79676


LIVE COVERAGE: Follow all the action from qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix
30 July 2022
Becky Hart
Formula 1.

‘Qualifying: As it happened’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...3Js6TIp0h.html


Russell snatches pole as Red Bull collapses – 2022 Hungarian GP
July 30th 2022
Author James Elson

George Russell stunned the F1 field by taking a superb pole at the death in 2022 Hungarian GP qualifying. George Russell scored a shock debut pole for the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix as he stole a show which many thought would be lead by Ferrari and Red Bull.

Carlos Sainz had dominated Q3, but saw the Mercedes driver steal the top stop by 0.15sec at the death. Charles Leclerc was just behind his Ferrari team-mate, as Lando Norris impressed to claim fourth.

Red Bull had a torrid session – Sergio Perez was knocked out in Q2, whilst a power unit issue meant Verstappen will only start one place ahead of the Mexican in tenth.

‘Mercedes driver steal the top stop by 0.15sec’;

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/a...-hungarian-gp#


Mercedes take their first pole position of 2022 as Russell sets the pace in Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying
30 July 2022
Formula 1.

George Russell took his maiden F1 pole position at the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix to keep the Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc at bay, while Max Verstappen will start a provisional 10th having suffered a loss of power in Q3.

In Q3, Verstappen was left in despair by a loss of power, and with the Ferraris in provisional pole he could only watch his hopes of pole fade away. Russell however caused a huge shock to the Scuderia with a lap of 1m 17.377s that kept Carlos Sainz at bay by 0.044s, and Charles Leclerc third by almost two-tenths.

‘Huge shock to the Scuderia’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...TENjFUaU0.html


Russell grabs first F1 pole from Ferraris as car trouble leaves Verstappen tenth
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying
Posted on 30th July 2022, 16:2030th July 2022, 16:22
Written by Will Wood

George Russell secured his maiden career pole position in Formula 1 to deny a Ferrari one-two at the Hungaroring, while Max Verstappen fell to tenth on the grid.

Carlos Sainz Jnr had been on provisional pole position and had improved on his final lap at the chequered flag ahead of team mate Charles Leclerc, but Russell’s final effort was good enough to beat both Ferraris and take pole position by just four hundredths of a second, with Lando Norris taking fourth place on the grid.

A mistake on Verstappen’s first flying lap left him under pressure, but a loss of power on his final run left him unable to improve, leaving him stranded in tenth place.

‘Maiden Pole’;

https://www.racefans.net/2022/07/30/...stappen-tenth/


F1 qualifying results: Starting grid for Hungarian Grand Prix 2022 as George Russell takes first career pole.
July 30, 2022 4:20 pm(Updated 4:21 pm)
By Joe Short

Russell described his flying lap as “mega” as the Mercedes driver came from nowhere to beat the Ferraris to pole position

George Russell prevented a Ferrari front row lock-out at the Hungarian Grand Prix with a remarkable flying lap at the end of qualifying to secure a first pole of his career.

The Brit stormed to pole with a fresh set of tyres to outpace both Ferraris. Carlos Sainz looked on course to claim on his second ever career pole before Russell popped up, while Drivers’ Championship hopeful Charles Leclerc had to make do with third.

‘The Brit stormed to pole’;

https://inews.co.uk/sport/formula-on...52?ITO=newsnow


Max Verstappen launches furious radio rant at Red Bull team after Hungary GP disaster
MAX VERSTAPPEN could only manage tenth in qualifying after suffering mechanical failures.
16:19, Sat, Jul 30, 2022
By Luke Chillingsworth

He demanded his team “fixed” the issues with his car in an angry tirade despite his commanding positon in the championship. He said: “No for F***. Try to fix this issue.” Verstappen locked up on his first flying lap in Q3 which only put him seventh fastest.

However, the Dutchman then complained of a lack of power moments before starting his final qualifying lap. It means he was unable to go faster and dropped down to tenth as everyone else improved.

Red Bull suffered a double blow with Sergio Perez getting knocked out during the second part of qualifying. The Mexican had a confusing session with one of his flying laps deleted and then reinstated. However, it appeared Perez didn’t have the pace to challenge towards the front at any stage this afternoon.

‘’Furious Radio Rant Launched’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ian-grand-prix

[Fortitude]

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff makes two jokes in response to George Russell's Hungary GP pole.
Toto Wolff jokingly asked his Mercedes colleagues to make a record of everything they did in the build-up to George Russell's stunning pole lap at the end of Q3 ahead of this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.
16:49, Sat, Jul 30, 2022
By Archie Griggs

TOTO WOLFF was in a jovial mood after George Russell secured his maiden pole position at the Hungaroring on Saturday.

Russell left it until the dying seconds to pip Carlos Sainz with an incredible final run to get the Silver Arrows back on the front row of the grid for the very first time this season.

"First of all, I am glad that I am invited again here, you only take the winners so you opportunistic guys," said Wolff with a smile. "We just said we need to write down everything we did this morning, including the food and drinks we drank in order to replicate, so we will take it. We knew we wanted to play it easy until the summer break."

‘Replicate everything, including the food and drinks we drank’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...d-Prix-F1-news


Russell “should be able to win from that position” after taking first pole, says Hamilton
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted on 30th July 2022, 17:33
Written by Keith Collantine and Claire Cottingham

Lewis Hamilton believes George Russell can take Mercedes’ first win of 2022 after claiming a surprise pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Russell pipped the Ferrari drivers by just 44 thousandths of a second to take the first pole of his Formula 1 career. Hamilton offered his “huge congratulations to George” after the session. “It’s an amazing feeling to get your first pole position,” he said in response to a question from RaceFans.

“It’s huge for us also as a team, we don’t know where our pace all of a sudden just came from,” he said. “It came from nowhere. That’s a huge positive.”

‘Surprise pole position, came from nowhere’;

https://www.racefans.net/2022/07/30/...says-hamilton/


George Russell savours 'dream' Hungarian Grand Prix pole position for Mercedes and vows to win Sunday's race
Last Updated: 30/07/22 5:51pm
F1 SKY

George Russell secured his first ever pole position with Lewis Hamilton starting down in seventh; Watch the Hungarian GP live on Sky Sports F1 from 12.30pm on Sunday with lights out at 2pm

"This is what racing's about. This is why I wake up every single day," he told reporters. "I want to be world champion because feelings like this are something you can't really dream of. I don't think the feeling of this pole and the feeling of that Spa lap… I don't think I'll ever have qualifyings that will ever come close to these two feelings."

The result was particularly surprising as Mercedes had displayed no form earlier in the weekend, as Russell finished fifth and eighth in Friday's practice sessions before struggling for grip during Saturday's rain-soaked final practice.

‘Savouring the dream’;

https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12...n-sundays-race


Russell’s big chance, Red Bull’s recovery, and risk of rain – What To Watch For in the Hungarian GP
30 July 2022
Special contributor
Chris Medland

From a new name on pole position to a big chance for Ferrari, and from the Red Bulls far back to a threat of wet weather, we’ve picked out some of the key areas to keep an eye on when the lights go out at the Hungaroring...

1. Russell chasing his first win

2. Ferrari with a big chance

3. Red Bulls out of position

4. Norris in the mix

5. Plenty of weather watching

‘Hungarian GP Watch’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...r19NwsoM8.html


Wolff ‘wouldn’t discount F1 title’ if Russell wins Hungarian GP
30/07/2022
by Fergal Walsh

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff admits that he wouldn’t rule Mercedes out of championship contention if George Russell wins Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Russell prevailed in qualifying from Budapest on Saturday, taking the maiden pole position of his career and Mercedes’ first of the 2022 campaign.

Mercedes has struggled for pace throughout much of the year compared to front-runners Red Bull and Ferrari, as it started the sport’s new era under fresh technical regulations on the back foot. However, minor improvements throughout the season has seen it take steps forward, with Saturday’s qualifying outing being the team’s best showing to date.

Although it has a sizeable gap to Max Verstappen and Red Bull in both championships, Wolff hasn’t ruled out a potential late-season challenge from Mercedes.

‘Wouldn’t Discount F1 Title’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2022/...-hungarian-gp/


Russell’s Hungary pole thanks to “unconventional” approach by Mercedes
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted on 30th July 2022, 19:13
Written by Keith Collantine and Claire Cottingham

The problems Mercedes have had extracting performance from their car have prompted them to try “unconventional” approaches which paid off with George Russell’s pole position in Hungary. Team principal Toto Wolff described how the team has been forced to depart from its ordinary development techniques in order to master its W13.

“This season we have done unconventional things,” he said. “I remember having a chat with a very clever lady in aerodynamics and she said ‘if you would have told me last year that we are putting a floor on the car that we haven’t drawn in the wind tunnel, I would have said we are never going to do this’. And we did and everybody was proud of the results.”

“[It’s] the same thing every weekend and more so yesterday and today, we’ve tried things,” said Wolff. “This is a data-based sport. But if you can’t rely on the data because they don’t correlate from the virtual world, from the tunnel, from CFD, from the simulations with what’s happening in real-time on the track, you’ve just got to try things and find correlations. Basically reverse-engineer correlation and this is what we’ve done today and had some positive results.”

‘Unconventional W13, requires the unconventional’;

https://www.racefans.net/2022/07/30/...h-by-mercedes/


Winners and losers from Hungarian GP qualifying
Date published: July 30 2022
Finley Crebolder

It was a Saturday full of shocks in Budapest, with George Russell surprising for the right reasons and Red Bull for the wrong ones in Hungarian GP qualifying… Here’s who we think were the big winners and losers from the day:

Winners
George Russell
Ferrari
Lando Norris

Losers
Red Bull
AlphaTauri
Sebastian Vettel

‘Saturday full of shocks in Budapest’;

https://www.planetf1.com/features/hu...inners-losers/

[Fortitude]

Leclerc rues Ferrari struggles despite Red Bull woe.
Charles Leclerc was left to bemoan another poor day for Ferrari despite the woe experienced by F1 title rival Max Verstappen.
Saturday 30 July 2022 20:45
Ewan Gale

A further source of frustration for Leclerc was his inability to capitalise on a difficult day for Red Bull as Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez start 10th and 11th respectively, with the former hit by power unit issues.

Asked if he could be happy given his rivals' struggles, Leclerc replied: "Mostly we are focusing on ourselves, so today has not been a great day. "I have been struggling massively with our tyres and had a lot of inconsistency to put our tyres in the right window with those conditions and I struggled to put a lap together.”

"We will look into it. I am pretty sure we have got the pace in the car to come back to the front tomorrow so we will focus on that and hopefully we will have a better Sunday. The pace is there so we just need to understand what went on with the tyres."

‘Ferrari struggles’;

https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/88...c-ferrari-woe/


Leclerc experienced ‘weird’ change in Hungary Q3
Date published: July 30 2022
Henry Valantine

Charles Leclerc said his Ferrari felt “completely off” while gunning for pole in Q3 in Hungary on Saturday, experiencing a “weird” feeling with his tyres. Leclerc could not match team-mate Carlos Sainz in the final part of qualifying, coming in a tenth behind the Spaniard in what looked to be shaping up as an all-Ferrari front row.

But while Leclerc remains confident about the performance of his F1-75, he said talks will need to be had to understand the issue he faced in qualifying. “I think it’s good,” he said of his race pace. “We need to focus on ourselves, do a good start tomorrow and then I believe the performance will be good.”

“Today on my side in Q3 for some reason there was something very weird with the tyres and we need to analyse that because it was just feeling completely off compared to before. So, we’ll try and look at it and understand what went wrong, but for the race pace, I’m confident.”

‘Weird change in Hungary Q3’;


https://www.planetf1.com/news/charle...eling-hungary/


Leclerc 'struggled massively' with tyres in qualifying
30/07/2022 at 18:02
Andrew Lewin

“Today has not been a great day,” said Leclerc, who is still rebuilding his confidence after crashing out while leading the French Grand Prix a week ago.

"I struggled to put a lap together." he admitted. “I’ve been struggling massively with the tyres and just had a lot of inconsistency to put the tyres in the right window with those conditions."

“The pace is there,” he insisted. “We just need to understand what went on with the tyres today and I’m pretty sure we can come back tomorrow. We will look into it," he said. "But I’m pretty sure I’ve got the pace in the car to come back a bit more tomorrow, so we will focus on that and hopefully we will have a better Sunday."

'Struggled Massively with Tyres’;

https://f1i.com/news/449965-leclerc-...ualifying.html


Charles Leclerc: 'Something felt off' during Q3 in Hungary
30 Jul 2022
Formula 1.

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc explains how be stuggled with "extremely inconsistent" grip on his way to a P3 finish in Saturday qualifying at the 2022 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring.

‘Something Felt Off’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/v...170127978.html


Carlos Sainz Jr.: “I feel I could have done a better lap on the final attempt”
July 30, 2022
By Paul Hensby

Carlos Sainz has explained where he missed out on pole position to George Russell in the final moments of qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Sainz had initially looked to be on course to secure P1 on the grid, with teammate Charles Leclerc unable to match his time.

"[I'm] feeling better and better every race and every qualifying session," Sainz said after qualifying. "Today, I felt like I had the pace to do a pole position. It went away from us there in the last sector with a few snaps through the lap.”

Despite losing out on pole, Sainz feels Ferrari have a strong chance of a big result on Sunday at the Hungaroring, with the pace of his F1-75 appearing fast throughout the weekend, and this coupled with the fact the two Oracle Red Bull Racing drivers will start tenth and eleventh.

‘Could have done a better Final Lap’;

https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2...final-attempt/


Sainz explains where he missed out on pole to Russell
30/07/2022, ‎17‎:‎00
Author Anna Francis

Carlos Sainz looked to be on course to secure pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix, but missed out to George Russell. The Ferrari driver still hopes to be able to pose a challenge from P2 on the grid.

Carlos Sainz has explained where he missed out on pole position to George Russell in the final moments of qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Sainz had initially looked to be on course to secure P1 on the grid, with teammate Charles Leclerc unable to match his time.

However, it was Russell who caused a surprise by taking his debut pole in Formula 1, pushing Sainz down to P2. Despite this, Sainz admits that he has been feeling more comfortable with the Ferrari throughout the weekend at the Hungaroring.


https://racingnews365.com/sainz-expl...ole-to-russell


Sainz: We’ll definitely go for it in the race
30 July, 2022
Jad Mallak

Carlos Sainz missed out on his second pole in Formula 1 by the slightest of margins, but vows to be on the attack on Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix.

“I’m not very happy with the final result as I feel I could have done a better lap on the final attempt,” Sainz admitted in Ferrari’s media brief.”

“However, I prefer to focus on the positives: we are in a good position for tomorrow, I’ve been comfortable in the car all weekend and we keep making steps in the right direction. I’m confident we can carry the good pace of Friday into the race, so we’ll definitely go for it.”

‘Going For It’;

https://www.grandprix247.com/2022/07...t-in-the-race/

[Fortitude]

Red Bull provide update on Verstappen's qualifying issues.
Helmut Marko has given further reaction from the Red Bull camp after Max Verstappen's engine problems in qualifying at the Hungaroring.
30/07/2022, ‎18‎:‎40
Author RacingNews365 Staff

Helmut Marko has expressed his frustration at Max Verstappen encountering technical trouble at one of the "worst circuits" on the F1 calendar for overtaking. Verstappen could only manage 10th during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix after an engine problem left him without a representative lap time in Q3.

"We were very optimistic after Q2," Marko told Austrian broadcaster ORF, with Verstappen showing solid pace up to Q3. But on the first run Verstappen [locked up] on his out-lap and his front tyres were damaged, and on his second attempt he struggled with an engine problem."

Marko is confident that Verstappen's engine will be in working order for the race, but rued the timing of the issue. "This is perhaps the worst circuit where this can happen, apart from Monaco or Singapore," he summed up.

‘Engine Problems in Qualifying’;

https://racingnews365.com/red-bull-p...lifying-issues


Engine parts change for Verstappen in Hungary
JULY 31, 2022, 07:07
ANDREW MAITLAND
Grandpx.news

Red Bull may need to change parts on Max Verstappen’s power unit ahead of the Hungarian GP on Sunday. “It was a mechanical problem,” said Dr Helmut Marko, after Verstappen qualified just tenth at the circuit near Budapest on Saturday.

“In his second run he didn’t have the full engine power at his disposal,” he explained. “We think we know what it is. The exchange of this part is possible without penalty. But a result like this here or in Singapore or Monte Carlo is exactly where you don’t want it.”

Marko said of Verstappen’s prospects: “I think a podium is unrealistic.”

‘Engine Parts Change’;

https://grandpx.news/engine-parts-ch...en-in-hungary/


Horner predicts Verstappen's qualifying position without power issue
30/07/2022, ‎21‎:‎00
Author Luke Murphy

Christian Horner has given his verdict on where Max Verstappen could have qualified in Hungary had he not experienced a power loss issue in qualifying. Christian Horner believes that without Q3 technical issues Max Verstappen would have had a chance of a front row grid position at the Hungaroring. The Red Bull driver was unable to set a final flying lap in Q3 after encountering a power loss problem. Following an error on his earlier Q3 effort, the late technical issue meant Verstappen finished the qualifying hour in P10.

"It was very frustrating to lose Checo in Q2; he got a bit of traffic into Turn 2," Horner told Sky Sports F1. "Max felt a lot more comfortable with the balance of the car today and I think we were in with a shot of pole, but a lock-up on the first run into Turn 2 immediately put us on the backfoot.”

"We still felt confident that we could have a crack at it but unfortunately he had a power unit-related issue on his out-lap. We were obviously trying to reset sensors and so on to try and cure it and clear it but unfortunately, it wasn't to be, so no representative time for Max in Q3."

‘Christian Horner: Frustration and Technical Issues’;

https://racingnews365.com/horner-pre...ut-power-issue


Perez ‘couldn’t recover’ lost ground after K-Mag blockage
Date published: July 30 2022
Henry Valantine

Sergio Perez has said being slowed down by coming up behind Kevin Magnussen in Q2 left him with too much ground to make up towards the end of his lap. The Red Bull driver had already been under pressure in the session after his first attempt was struck off for supposedly breaching track limits at Turn 5. This lap was later reinstated by the stewards however, in the first decision reversal of its kind this season, but Perez’s time was still around eight tenths behind the leaders.

He had one lap to make his way through to Q3 at that point, but he could not improve and lost out, eventually qualifying P11 for Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Perez owes this to having to take evasive action behind the Haas of Kevin Magnussen heading down to Turn 2, having to take a compromising line which hampered his potential for the rest of the lap.

Perez told Sky F1 after qualifying: “It was very unfortunate because I lost a few tenths, I missed out on Q3 by a few hundredths and then going into Turn 2 I lost a lot with Kevin, a few tenths. “I just had to go very deep on the corner, and I couldn’t recover afterwards.” When asked if he would take matters up with the stewards, he added: “It will not change anything for me. Hopefully we are able to come back strong tomorrow.”

Couldn’t Recover Lost Ground’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/sergio...ngary-q2-pace/


Perez ‘too far away’ from Verstappen – Marko
JULY 31, 2022, 07:07
ANDREW MAITLAND
Grandpx.news

He already has a new two-year deal through 2024, but Sergio Perez has not escaped a back-to-back rebuke by Red Bull’s top official Dr Helmut Marko. “He is too far away from Max at the moment,” the 79-year-old said in Hungary.

That rebuke was just a week after Mexican Perez was also chided by Marko for the manner in which he got back up to speed at the restart at Paul Ricard. “It’s very unfortunate that Checo was asleep,” Marko told Servus TV. “A certain third place was lost there. Maybe he was drinking too much tequila last night.”

Perez, meanwhile, did not even make Q3 in the sister car. “It was a difficult situation in all the practice sessions too, so we have to sit down together,” Marko told Sky Deutschland. “The summer break hasn’t started yet, but Perez already seems to be on holiday. We need to talk to him and he should continue to use Max’s setup.”

‘Dr Helmut Marko, I presume!’;

https://grandpx.news/perez-too-far-a...stappen-marko/


Horner explains Red Bull’s bad day at the office
Date published: July 30 2022
Jamie Woodhouse

Red Bull principal Christian Horner reeled off the issues that made qualifying day in Hungary one to forget for his team. But nonetheless, Horner prefers that these issues came on Saturday as they now look to “give it everything” in the race in a bid to undo the damage.

Heading into the weekend, Red Bull had talked up rivals Ferrari, expecting to face a stern test if they were to challenge the Scuderia. However, lining up P10 and P11 in Hungary was certainly not what Red Bull had in mind.

Sergio Perez would drop out in Q2, Horner explaining that traffic had hampered the Mexican racer, while Max Verstappen then encountered a loss of power in Q3 which leaves him P10 on the grid.

‘Bad Day at the Office’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/christ...d-day-hungary/

[Fortitude]

Verstappen wins Hungarian Grand Prix from 10th on the grid.
Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen won the Hungarian Grand Prix for Red Bull from 10th on the starting grid on Sunday as Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc suffered another strategy nightmare.
31/07/2022, 15:51
The Age

Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton finished second for Mercedes with teammate George Russell, who started on pole position for the first time, taking third place in a repeat of the previous race in France.

‘P1 from P10’;

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/moto...01-p5b63p.html


Race Results – 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Budapest, Hungary
31st July 2022
by Emer Hedderman

Results (Classification):
1. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing -70 laps
2. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +7.834
3. George Russell Mercedes +12.337
4. Carlos Sainz Scuderia Ferrari +14.579
5. Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing +15.688
6. Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari +16.047
7. Lando Norris McLaren +78.300
8. Fernando Alonso Alpine +1 lap
9. Esteban Ocon Alpine +1 lap
10. Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin +1 lap

Hungarian Grand Prix – Here are the complete results from today’s 2022 F1 World Championship race around the Hungaroring;

https://formulaspy.com/f1/race-resul...and-prix-79738


RACE: FORMULA 1 ARAMCO MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2022
Becky Hart
Formula 1.

OVERVIEW:

Round 13 of the 2022 season comes from the Hungaroring, Hungary

It's the final race before the traditional summer break

George Russell starts on pole for Mercedes

Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc are second and third

Max Verstappen starts 10th after suffering power issues in qualifying

‘Hungarian Grand Prix, as it happened’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/f1-live-...tml#lap-by-lap


Verstappen charges to victory in action-packed Hungarian GP
31/07/2022, ‎15‎:‎44
Author RacingNews365 Staff

Max Verstappen beat Lewis Hamilton and George Russell to victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix, with title rival Charles Leclerc back in sixth position.

Max Verstappen extended his lead in the 2022 F1 standings with victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix, after Charles Leclerc's chances were undone by a mid-race strategy call.

Verstappen started the race back in 10th position after technical issues in qualifying but he expertly worked his way through the field to put himself in contention for the win. An undercut at his second pit-stop helped Verstappen get ahead of both pole-sitter George Russell and Leclerc, with a subsequent spin only briefly halting his charge.

‘Charging to Victory’;

https://racingnews365.com/verstappen...d-hungarian-gp


Verstappen wins Hungarian GP as Leclerc suffers further
by Fergal Walsh
31/07/2022, 15:55
by Fergal Walsh
Motorsport Week

Max Verstappen has taken his eighth grand prix win of the 2022 Formula 1 season, as the Red Bull driver prevailed at the Hungaroring. Verstappen started the race from 10th on the grid after enduring Power Unit issues during qualifying on Saturday.

The reigning World Champion progressed through the lower end of the top 10 runners in the opening laps, before he was able to overtake the Mercedes drivers through the pit stop phases of the race. Verstappen soon found himself running behind race-leader Charles Leclerc, who moved ahead of pole-sitter George Russell earlier in the grand prix.

The Red Bull driver managed to move in front of Leclerc, but soon dropped behind again after he spun at the penultimate corner. However, it didn’t undo Verstappen’s race, as he soon recomposed himself and progressed ahead of Leclerc once more.

‘Verstappen wins, Leclerc suffers further’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2022/...ffers-further/


Max Verstappen wins from 10th as Ferrari wobbles again: Hungarian GP as it happened
July 31st 2022
Author Dominic Tobin

Max Verstappen won the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix after starting tenth on the grid to take a huge 80-point championship lead heading into the summer break. The Red Bull driver was followed home by Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, who claimed a double podium for Mercedes after Russell started on pole.

But yet again, there were more questions over Ferrari’s strategy for Charles Leclerc who was leading at one point, but finished sixth. He dropped out of contention when Ferrari fitted him with hard tyres — which other drivers were struggling with — and he dropped down the running order, as his rivals avoided the troublesome compound.

It was an unpredictable race as Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull all looked capable of winning at some stage, and the threat of rain also loomed overhead. But Max Verstappen’s pace made the difference, despite one error in the race where he spun. Lando Norris finished seventh, followed by both Alpines, whose race was also hampered by using the hard tyres. The final point went to Sebastian Vettel on the weekend he announced his retirement.

‘Max win from P10, Ferrari Wobbles’;

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/a...as-it-happened


Verstappen fights through field to win Hungarian GP from tenth
31 Jul 2022, 16:50
By Steven De Groote

Strategy played an essential part in today's race but Max Verstappen and Red Bull mastered it all perfectly to come through the field and win the Hungarian Grand Prix after disappointment in qualifying. Hamilton and Russell secured the second consecutive double podium for Mercedes.

On lap 38 Verstappen became the first to pit, changing to new mediums. Leclerc and Russell reacted to do the same the next lap as Verstappen had immediately set two purple sectors. The quick out-lap of Verstappen saw Russell rejoin behind Verstappen. Leclerc though was put on hard tyres and soon found out the trouble with that compound. Verstappen got let past by Perez quickly and Leclerc was a sitting duck with cold tyres and nobody ahead of him with DRS.

One lap later Verstappen spun in the penultimate corner and saw Leclerc breeze past yet again. Perez then hesitated to pass his teammate who was getting back up to speed, enabling Russell to get past Perez for 5th place. Verstappen quickly rejoined Leclerc to fight for third place and got past the Ferrari in lap 44. Hamilton pitted on lap 50 to switch to softs, gifting the lead to Verstappen as Russell passed Leclerc on the main straight to take second place. The pace was such that Leclerc was pitted again on lap 54 to complete the remaining 16 laps on soft. Leclerc therefore dropped to 6th place, 7s behind the medium-shod Perez.

‘Max Verstappen and Red Bull mastered the Strategy’;

https://www.f1technical.net/news/23799

[Fortitude]

Ferrari branded ‘Screwderia’ as strategy blunder hands Max Verstappen Hungarian GP win.
“Congrats to Max on the second title. Ferrari are a clown show,” tweeted one fan while another added: “It’s Screwderia Ferrari.”
16:13, 31 JUL 2022
BY Mark Whiley

Max Verstappen took advantage of yet another Ferrari strategy blunder to rise from 10th on the grid to win the Hungarian Grand Prix. Ferrari threw away another probable victory with a poor strategy call which allowed Max Verstappen to take victory in Budapest and extend his already huge championship lead

Charles Leclerc looked on course for victory at the Hungaroring after overtaking teammate Carlos Sainz in the pits and the Mercedes of pole-sitter George Russell on track. However, Ferrari opted to use the preferred medium tyres in the first two stints, meaning he had to use another compound for his third stint. Despite seeing other drivers struggle on the hard tyre, it was still the rubber Ferrari opted to fit – and the result was disastrous.

In cold conditions, Leclerc couldn’t get the tyres up to temperature, allowing Verstappen to overtake him. Leclerc was gifted the lead back soon after when Verstappen had a minor spin but the Dutchman recovered and passed his rival again. At one stage, Leclerc yelled at his time over the radio for their tyre decision while Sky Sports F1 pundit Martin Brundle described the white-marked rubber as “concrete tyres”.

‘Screwderia Ferrari’;

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f1...an-gp-27621585


‘It was a disaster’ – Leclerc ‘very disappointed’ with P6 finish in Budapest as he singles out what cost him victory chance.
Leclerc blamed a decision to switch to the hard tyres for seeing him plummet down the order and come home P6 at the flag.
31 July 2022
Formula 1.

Charles Leclerc was sitting pretty midway through the Hungarian Grand Prix, the Ferrari driver looking well-placed to take a key victory heading into the summer break.

But a second stop, and a switch to the hard tyre, appeared to undo all of Leclerc’s hard work, as he struggled to warm up the white-walled rubber, the Monegasque damning the tyres as “s***” before falling behind eventual winner Max Verstappen and down the order – a late switch to softs seeing him emerge in the P6 position he’d eventually finish in, as Sainz also lost out to the Mercedes pair to finish fourth.

“I’m very, very disappointed obviously,” said Leclerc, who started on the mediums along with Sainz, as Russell took softs. “The pace was really good on the medium tyres, the second stint also [on mediums] everything was under control and then we decided to stop on the hards. I don’t exactly know what are the reasons behind this decision yet, but we’ll speak with the team for me to understand, but clearly it wasn’t the right decision. And I made it clear that I felt good on the medium, so I don’t exactly know what happened.”

‘Disaster’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...hh94C488r.html


Charles Leclerc puzzled by Ferrari strategy - 'I lost the race on the hards'
31/07/2022, 16:32
Sky Sports

Charles Leclerc believes Ferrari's decision to put him on the hard tyres was a disaster.

‘Disaster’;

https://www.skysports.com/watch/vide...was-a-disaster


Leclerc baffled by Ferrari hard tyre choice: 'It lost us the race!'
31/07/2022 at 17:21
Phillip van Osten

Charles Leclerc says he was puzzled by Ferrari's decision to put him on the hard tyre for his third stint in the Hungarian GP, a move that he reckoned lost him a win.

But the team's decision to bolt on a set of hards – a compound that had not proven effective on the Alpine's of Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso earlier in the race – left many, including Leclerc, scratching their heads.

The Ferrari charger's pace painfully subsided, his position in the pecking order falling all the way to P5 which encouraged Ferrari to bring in Leclerc for a set of softs, which put the final nail in the Mongasque's coffin.

‘Coffin’s Final Nail’;

https://f1i.com/news/450126-leclerc-...-the-race.html


Charles Leclerc calls Ferrari strategy 'a disaster' after dropping from first to sixth at Hungarian Grand Prix
Leclerc said "everything was under control" on medium tyres, but a poor Ferrari strategy call saw him drop through the field; Johnny Herbert described the latest failure as "embarrassing"; Carlos Sainz also reflected on a bad day after two slow pit stops
Last Updated: 31/07/22 5:29pm
SKY

Charles Leclerc described Ferrari's decision to put him on hard tyres at the Hungarian Grand Prix as "a disaster" as he surrendered the lead of the race and eventually finished sixth.

"Everything was under control and for some reason, I don't know why, we went on the hards.”

"I said on the radio I was comfortable on the medium and I wanted to go as long as possible on those tyres because the feeling was good. I don't know why we took a different decision.”

‘Everything was under control and… …Disaster!’;

https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12...ian-grand-prix


Binotto: Ferrari 'didn't have pace' to win in Hungary, regardless of strategy error
Published: 31 Jul 2022, 17:57
By George Dagless

Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto has said that the car was not quick enough to win, regardless of the team’s botched strategy involving Charles Leclerc.

“Today the car was not performing the way we were expecting it to, and that was the issue more than the strategy. Carlos’ strategy was the same as Hamilton’s and it didn’t work either,” Binotto said to Sky Italy.

“The performance of the car did not give us the freedom to do what we wanted and we were forced on the defensive. The pace was different from what we saw on Friday, we were not fast enough in the race today in these conditions. Something did not work on the car.”

‘Performance Lacking’;

https://www.givemesport.com/88041570...strategy-error


Wolff: Ferrari lost the race in free practice
Date published: July 31 2022
Jamie Woodhouse

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says Ferrari hamstrung themselves by not keeping a new set of medium tyres available for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Asked by Sky Sports F1 if Mercedes had been left scratching their heads when Ferrari put Leclerc onto the hard tyres, Wolff replied: “I think they had no option. They had only hard and soft left and for the soft it was too early. So only the hard.”

“I think the mistake happened Friday, or Saturday, not to carry over a new medium.”

‘Ferrari Hamstrung’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/toto-w...hungary-tyres/