Red Bull appoints Lagrue as junior driver chief after Mercedes F1 exit

Mercedes has announced the departure of young driver guru Gwen Lagrue, with the Frenchman officially joining Red Bull as its Formula 1 junior programme director.
As previously reported by Autosport, over the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, long-standing junior driver guru Lagrue is joining the Red Bull F1 team in a similar role to the one he held at Mercedes. On Monday afternoon Mercedes …Keep reading

Norris: I was better than Piastri in every sense in battle for Hungarian GP victory

Lando Norris claims he was “just better in every sense” relative to McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri on his way to a resounding victory in Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix.
After snatching pole position by 0.012s over Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, Norris lost the lead to Piastri on lap one as he slid on the dirty outside line in Hamilton corner.
The Briton easily kept up with the sister …Keep reading

How Ferrari’s Hungarian GP meltdown cost a shot at the F1 podium

Rivals claim Ferrari has the most agile chassis in Formula 1, if not the best engine or aerodynamics, so its SF-26 is generally expected to shine at circuits where straightline speed is less valuable than an ability to carry high speeds into slow corners.
And yet neither Lewis Hamilton nor Charles Leclerc were able to claim pole position in Hungary. More remarkable still, and contrary to …Keep reading

What McLaren thought of Piastri’s explosive F1 Hungarian GP radio outburst

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has explained the Formula 1 squad’s thinking behind its second pitstop sequence in the Hungarian Grand Prix amid frustration from Oscar Piastri over his run-in with backmarker Carlos Sainz.
In their quest to deliver a first grand prix win of the season, both Piastri and team-mate Lando Norris showed frustration in the heat of the moment, belying the sense of …Keep reading

New Honda F1 engine to debut in Aston Martin filming day ahead of Dutch GP

Honda has announced it will debut its new Formula 1 power unit at an Aston Martin filming day this Wednesday at the Hungaroring.
Fresh from a confidence-boosting Hungarian Grand Prix where Aston Martin released its B-spec AMR26 F1 car with a clear pace improvement in both qualifying and race trim, Honda will debut its updated engine at a team filming day on Wednesday at the same …Keep reading