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Aston Martin’s all-or-nothing upgrade faces judgement in Hungary
Hungarian GP briefing
Can Newey’s big upgrade gamble boost “terrible” AMR26 and salvage a disastrous start to the season?
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MPH: Revealed – the fault behind Mercedes’ Belgian GP deployment chaos
George Russell’s Belgian Grand Prix was wrecked by a software fault buried deep in Mercedes’ code. Mark Hughes explains what really happened
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They thought Jenson Button was past it. Then the rain came down in Hungary
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Is the magic missing? What 2026 has taken from Verstappen
Max Verstappen’s driving standards haven’t dipped at all, but in a formula built on energy management over instinct, even the four-time F1 champion appears unable to out-drive his car anymore
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Russell zapped, and Spa made ridiculously easy in F1’s energy-deployment GP
Kimi Antonelli delivered his sixth F1 victory of 2026 at the Belgian Grand Prix, writes Mark Hughes. But this year’s cars and their energy limitations made Spa-Francorchamps a shadow of the challenge it usually is
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Mark Hughes: Are this year’s F1 cars too much for a wet Spa?
This year’s F1 cars have never raced in the rain – which Spa’s unpredictable mini-climate could deliver at the Belgian GP. Is the combination of high-torque, low downforce cars a recipe for disaster, or a chance for wet-weather aces to shine?
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Can Newey’s big upgrade gamble boost “terrible” AMR26 and salvage a disastrous start to the season?
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They thought Jenson Button was past it. Then the rain came down in Hungary
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