How Ferrari wasted its big opportunity in Hungary
Ferrari’s Hungarian Grand Prix weekend proved an F1 masterclass in how not to cash in a form advantage
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F1 has heard it all before, but when Lando Norris insisted he was quicker than his leading team-mate Oscar Piastri in the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix, he had a point — and emphatically showed it in clean air. Could Lewis Hamilton have challenged him?
As F1’s power units run out of energy, the series’ response has been to hide the evidence rather than explain it, and fans are noticing
The 18-3 scoreline looks decisive, but a closer look at Haas’s season shows a car that hasn’t been giving both drivers the same chance to score
Mark Hughes crunches the numbers on Aston Martin’s big upgrade for the Hungarian Grand Prix – and asks whether it can be enough to close a four-second deficit to near the front of the F1 pack
A three-way fight for the final point at Spa, decided in a small picture-in-picture window – is F1’s world feed built for the racing it actually has now?
Why ‘oversensitive’ officials have made a big mistake by trying to sweep Formula 1’s issues under the carpet
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix
Hungarian GP briefing
Can Newey’s big upgrade gamble boost “terrible” AMR26 and salvage a disastrous start to the season?
Ferrari’s Hungarian Grand Prix weekend proved an F1 masterclass in how not to cash in a form advantage
F1 has heard it all before, but when Lando Norris insisted he was quicker than his leading team-mate Oscar Piastri in the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix, he had a point — and emphatically showed it in clean air. Could Lewis Hamilton have challenged him?
As F1’s power units run out of energy, the series’ response has been to hide the evidence rather than explain it, and fans are noticing
The 18-3 scoreline looks decisive, but a closer look at Haas’s season shows a car that hasn’t been giving both drivers the same chance to score
Mark Hughes crunches the numbers on Aston Martin’s big upgrade for the Hungarian Grand Prix – and asks whether it can be enough to close a four-second deficit to near the front of the F1 pack
A three-way fight for the final point at Spa, decided in a small picture-in-picture window – is F1’s world feed built for the racing it actually has now?
Why ‘oversensitive’ officials have made a big mistake by trying to sweep Formula 1’s issues under the carpet
Watch F1 via live stream or on TV: dates and start time for the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix
Hungarian GP briefing
Can Newey’s big upgrade gamble boost “terrible” AMR26 and salvage a disastrous start to the season?
Lando Norris’s soaring confidence and an improved McLaren mean we’re witnessing a Formula 1 driver at his outer limits, Mark Hughes argues
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