Month: July 2022

31 Jul 2022

Red Bull planned to start Hungarian GP on hard F1 tyres

With Max Verstappen starting down in 10th on the grid after his engine problem in qualifying, and team-mate Sergio Perez one place further back, Red Bull’s simulations had shown that the best route to deliver a good result was to have a long first stint on the hard. But difficulties that both drivers had in […]

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31 Jul 2022

2022 F1 World Championship standings after the Hungarian GP

Who is leading the 2022 F1 world championship drivers’ points? Red Bull’s reigning champion Verstappen pulled out another 17 points over Ferrari drivers’ title rival Charles Leclerc, who led in Hungary before a poor strategy decision dropped him back to finish sixth. Verstappen’s lead is now 80 points over Leclerc as he bids for a […]

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31 Jul 2022

Sainz disappointed with Hungary Q3 lap that was “nothing special”

Sainz led the way after the first Q3 runs on the Hungaroring and as his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc failed to beat his time, Sainz then improved again to seemingly cement a certain pole position. But Sainz’s bid for a second career pole was thwarted in the dying seconds of the top-10 shootout by Mercedes’ […]

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30 Jul 2022

F1 Hungarian Grand Prix – Start time, how to watch, & more

The Mercedes driver put in a stunning late lap in qualifying to claim his maiden F1 pole position, beating Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz by 0.044s to top spot.  The pole lap appeared to surprise Russell himself after qualifying, as Mercedes’ pace transformed having struggled throughout practice. With Sainz leading Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc in third, it […]

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30 Jul 2022

Latifi tops damp FP3 from Leclerc and Albon

The Canadian, who is fighting for a new contract to remain on the grid with the Grove team, surprisingly bolted to the top in the dying moments of a slippery FP3 to pip second practice pacesetter Leclerc. Alex Albon, who had taken the flag moments before his Williams team-mate, secured third ahead of his former […]

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30 Jul 2022

F1 launches ‘Drive It Out’ campaign to combat fan and online abuse

The move by F1 comes in the wake of reports of fans facing racist and homophobic abuse as well as sexual harassment over the Austrian Grand Prix earlier this month, prompting calls for action. The new campaign was launched via a video featuring all the drivers, F1 boss Stefano Domenicali and FIA president Mohammed Ben […]

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