Formula 1 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix

There has been plenty of speculation surrounding Max Verstappen's future; the Dutchman is contracted to Red Bull until the end of 2020, but it is widely believed that there are clauses in his deal which might allow an early exit.<br>The exact details of the clauses are not known, and Red Bull's Christian Horner says he isn't worried by the contract situation, but this hasn't prevented thoughts ...

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Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc finished third and fourth at the Hungaroring but both drivers were more than a minute behind race winner Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes and more than 40 seconds behind Max Verstappen’s Red Bull.<br>Ferrari’s decision to prioritise aerodynamic efficiency with the concept of its 2019 car has left it vulnerable at circuits that require peak downforce ...

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Hamilton overcame teammate Valtteri Bottas in a wheel-to-wheel fight on the opening lap, and was switched to a two-stop strategy later in the race in a bid to overhaul long-time leader Verstappen. <br>Mercedes’ decision gave Hamilton 20 laps to erase a 20-second deficit, and the five-time world champion caught and passed the Red Bull with four laps remaining to win for the eighth time in 12 ...

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Norris had looked on course to follow teammate Carlos Sainz home at the Hungaroring, with a potential fifth and sixth-place finish on the cards.<br>But it all went wrong during Norris' only pitstop when a problem changing his left rear wheel cost valuable seconds that allowed other cars to get the jump on him.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Hungarian GP: Hamilton defeats Verstappen in tense duel<br>Red ...

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Bottas was unhappy after the race over what he said was an "unnecessary" swipe towards him by Leclerc, with the contact having damaged the Finn's front wing and effectively ruined his race.<br>“When I saw the onboard, and when I saw Vettel’s onboard, it was clear that I was just going straight ahead, he was on the right, and he would have been anyway ahead of me before Turn 4 going ...

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After 12 races in 2019, Binotto is still waiting for his first victory as Ferrari team principal. <br>Ferrari’s up and down season hit a new low in terms of pure performance in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix, as the track is least-suited to its 2019 car’s characteristics. <br>F1’s enforced summer break begins after this week and Binotto believes Ferrari needs time off following its exerts ...

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Verstappen led the Hungaroring race from pole position and appeared to have enough to hold off Hamilton during the opening phase of the race.<br>But Mercedes elected to switch Hamilton to a fresh set of medium tyres so he could make an end of race charge. Verstappen did not have enough of an advantage to cover that move, so he had to try to hold on at the front with older rubber.<br>In the end ...

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TRACK INTERVIEWS<br>(Conducted by Paul Di Resta)<br>Q: Lewis, I can see how much that one means to you. From a driving point of view that was exactly what you had to do to go out there and win it. You fought all the way the very end to get that one done. How do you feel?<br>Lewis HAMILTON: Tired, which is how it should be, but I feel really grateful for the day and for the team for continuing to ...

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Bottas suffered a damaged front right endplate after Leclerc’s Ferrari clipped him as the Monegasque went past on the run up to Turn 4.<br>The Mercedes driver kept going for a few laps but he was forced to pit at the end of lap 5 for a new front wing, which dropped him to the rear of the field.<br>“I was on the outside of [Max] Verstappen, so I tried to brake late, tried to go for the ...

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With the French car manufacturer eager to make up for its double retirement in Germany last week, it endured another difficult afternoon in Hungary as Hulkenberg came home in 12th and Daniel Ricciardo was two places further back.<br>While Ricciardo was always going to face an uphill task to finish in the top 10 after starting at the back of the grid, Hulkenberg had high hope of moving forward from ...

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After Verstappen and Hamilton broke clear of the pack early in the Hungaroring event, Mercedes opted to extend Hamilton's first stint when Verstappen switched to hard rubber.<br>Hamilton stayed out for six laps and then used his newer rubber to quickly close in on the Red Bull before Mercedes pitted him again to switch to fresh mediums and a two-stopper.<br>The reigning world champion initially ...

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Verstappen had beaten the two Mercedes cars to pole position on Sunday, but was under pressure from Hamilton for the whole race.<br>And while he fought off Hamilton’s attacks mid-race while they were running on the same tyre, he was powerless to prevent the Briton from going through once Hamilton had pitted to equip a fresh set of mediums and methodically erased the gap to Verstappen before the ...

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The Racing Point and Toro Rosso drivers came together at the Hungaroring's first corner in the closing stages of the race, which was won by Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton.<br>Albon was able to get by and went on to take his second top 10 finish in two races, but Perez later complained that Albon "crashed into me".<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Bottas irked by "completely unnecessary" Leclerc ...

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Hamilton swapped to a two-stop strategy in a bid to use fresh tyres to mount a late attack on Red Bull driver Verstappen.<br>Verstappen held on until the start of lap 67, when Hamilton used DRS to attack on the outside into the first corner and Verstappen's "dead" tyres left him powerless in defence.<br>A switch to soft tyres for the final three laps allowed Verstappen to at least score a bonus ...

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With the Spanish Grand Prix edging closer a one-year deal that will keep it on the schedule for next season, F1's owners Liberty Media are leaning toward adding one more event to the calendar.<br>A move above 21 races requires backing from teams, and the matter was discussed during a regular Saturday morning meeting between team bosses and F1 CEO Chase Carey in Hungary on Saturday.<br>Speaking ...

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Renault's engine chief Remi Taffin told German publication Auto Motor und Sport that under certain conditions in qualifying, the French car manufacturer could hit the 1000hp mark.<br>"It's just certain performance peaks in qualifying", says Renault's engine boss Remi Taffin. "We can't deliver this performance constantly. It depends on many factors. For example the track and ambient ...

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Ricciardo was only due to start 18th after a miserable Saturday at the Hungaroring, where a run-in with Sergio Perez at the end of the opening segment of qualifying caused Ricciardo to be eliminated from Q1.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Ricciardo's Q1 move "very disrespectful", says Perez<br>Hungarian GP: Starting grid in pictures<br><br><br>Renault has decided to take the opportunity to switch ...

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While Russell emerged as one of the stars of qualifying at the Hungaroring, narrowly missing out on a first Q2 appearance as Williams enjoyed its most competitive session of the season, Kubica struggled and will start the race last.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Russell says run to 16th felt like a "pole lap"<br><br><br>Kubica has qualified slowest at every race so far in 2019, but is not sure why he ...

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Well aware of how critical those opening seconds of the grand prix can be, it is interesting to see that Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton have this season diverged on their choice of clutch paddle design in a bid to make the most of their getaways.<br>The two drivers started the season with the same system – a double paddle layout on the right and left of the steering wheel.<br>This design ...

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Red Bull driver Verstappen claimed his first pole in F1 at the 93rd attempt after beating Mercedes duo Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton in qualifying at the Hungaroring.<br>Rosberg has joined Verstappen's team boss Christian Horner in declaring the 21-year-old is even better than five-time world champion and points leader Hamilton on current form.<br>"At the moment Max Verstappen is the best F1 ...

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Resta had been a long-serving chief designer at Ferrari before moving to Alfa Romeo as its technical director last year.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Alfa Romeo F1 tech chief Resta to return to Ferrari<br><br><br>However, with Binotto looking to strengthen his organisation after taking over at the helm last winter, he has lured Resta back to take a major role in the management of the technical ...

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Wolff says that the team is facing a straight choice between keeping incumbent Valtteri Bottas and promoting reserve driver Esteban Ocon, and he believes that Russell should continue on his learning curve at Williams, where he has an ongoing contract.<br>Wolff cited Max Verstappen as an example of a driver who was given space to learn.<br>"I think you've got to consider that these guys come into ...

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With 11 of the 21 rounds run, Verstappen lies 63 points behind world championship leader Lewis Hamilton, and just 22 behind second-placed Valtteri Bottas.<br>The Dutchman, who has finished in the top five in every race thus far, has outscored the two Mercedes drivers over the last four races.<br>“Yes,” said Wolff when asked if Verstappen was a title threat. “I think there are 10 more races ...

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At the end of the first qualifying session, Russell missed out on his first Q2 appearance by just 0.05s from Romain Grosjean, having been in the midfield mix throughout the weekend.<br>Russell explained that, although he felt that his fastest lap in third free practice was strong, initial predictions from within the Williams team suggested that the car was still some way off its ...

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Running behind teammate Sebastian Vettel on the road in the opening qualifying segment, Leclerc spun off at the final corner while chasing an improved laptime, hitting the outside barriers at speed with the rear end of his SF90.<br>He brought the damaged car back into the pits – and, having progressed into Q2 on the strength of his earlier laptime, was able to rejoin the track in the second ...

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Stroll was knocked out of the opening segment of qualifying at the Hungaroring, where he encountered Giovinazzi's Alfa Romeo at Turn 5.<br>Giovinazzi progressed to Q2 and eventually qualified 14th fastest, but will start 17th – two places ahead of Stroll – after the stewards deemed he unnecessarily impeded the Canadian.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Hungarian GP: Verstappen beats Bottas to grab ...

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Having topped the morning’s final free practice session, Hamilton had looked on course to be able to take the fight to Verstappen for the top spot on the grid at the Hungaroring.<br>But in the end, Verstappen grabbed his maiden pole position by 0.018 seconds from Valtteri Bottas, with Hamilton almost two tenths adrift in third spot.<br>Reflecting on what happened, Hamilton said this his Mercedes ...

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Verstappen's breakthrough pole is Red Bull's first with new-for-2019 engine partner Honda and the Japanese manufacturer's first since 2006.<br>Qualifying has been outlined as Honda's key remaining weakness compared to F1's leading engine manufacturers.<br>When asked by Motorsport.com what message had been sent by a merited pole position, Verstappen said: "We know if you can start more up front it ...

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Ricciardo and Perez were caught in a queue of cars backing up at the final corner ahead of their final Q1 runs before the Renault driver tried to get ahead on the outside line.<br>Perez responded by jumping back in front on the inside as they ran onto the start/finish line, but both were compromised and missed the cut at the end of their subsequent final flying laps.<br>“You see the car ahead ...

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The Red Bull driver took control on the first runs in Q3 with a lap of 1m14.958s, which put him 0.178s ahead of the lead Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas.<br>While Bottas was able to eclipse Verstappen's time at the second attempt, Verstappen then banged in a 1m14.572s to clinch pole position by just 0.018s thanks to his pace in the final sector.<br>Lewis Hamilton was two tenths off the pace in third ...

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FIA regulations mandated that F1's rules for 2021 were established by the end of June, but it was agreed this could be postponed until October to give stakeholders more time amid disagreement over many aspects of the wide-ranging overhaul.<br>It is unclear how much progress has been made on outstanding issues behind the scenes, although the late emergence of proposals like a return to refuelling ...

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The teams had provisionally agreed to stick to the familiar schedule of two four-day pre-season tests at Barcelona. That would be followed by the usual pair of two-day in-season tests, with the first in Bahrain and the second probably at Silverstone.<br>That basic timetable is built into the FIA Sporting Regulations, and changing it will require the unanimous agreement of all the ...

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Mercedes driver Hamilton jumped Verstappen’s Red Bull the final moments of Saturday’s session, setting a 1m16.084s to defeat the 21-year-old by just 0.013s.<br>Vettel wound up 0.082s off the pace in the lead Ferrari to tease a three-way fight for pole in this afternoon’s qualifying session.<br>The session started 10 minutes later than planned because of the lengthy process of applying cement ...

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But the details of how the matter unfolded after the German Grand Prix has opened up a fascinating scenario where the Swiss-based team may have found itself actually better off getting disqualified from the Hockenheim race rather than getting a time penalty.<br>Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi finished seventh and eighth at Hockenheim last week, but a post-race technical inspection found a ...

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