Hungarian Grand Prix News
The Hungarian Grand Prix was an entertaining way to finish the first part of the 2026 F1 season before the summer break. The top four or five runners were often all visible in the same camera shot, and that included drivers from all four front running teams.
Lewis Hamilton feels his third pit stop in the Hungarian Grand Prix was unnecessary and "opened up the door" to his latest costly penalty - although said the sanction for pit-lane speeding was on him having made "lots of mistakes" in recent races.
Lando Norris won his first race of 2026 after an early squabble with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
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Lando Norris quipped McLaren were in "new man's land" ahead of starting from the head of a Grand Prix grid for the first time this year, as Lewis Hamilton maintained hope that he could fight back from his qualifying penalty in the Hungarian Grand Prix.
George Russell has been forced to change his power unit ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix after a crack on his engine caused a water leak in qualifying.
Lewis Hamilton and world championship leader Kimi Antonelli have been given penalties to shuffle the order at the top end of the Hungarian Grand Prix grid.
McLaren’s Lando Norris snatched Hungarian Grand Prix pole from Lewis Hamilton before the Ferrari driver was later demoted from second on the grid by a penalty for impeding.
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Lando Norris gave McLaren hope of challenging for their first Grand Prix pole position of the season in their upgraded car in Hungary by impressively outpacing Friday pacesetter Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes' title-leading Kimi Antonelli in final practice.
George Russell admitted Mercedes' fears about Ferrari's likely strong pace at the Hungarian Grand Prix materialised in a Friday practice dominated by their world championship rivals.
Aston Martin's heavily upgraded car suffered a suspected suspension failure which spun Lance Stroll off track, as Ferrari Charles Leclerc set an impressive pace for Ferrari before running into his own technical trouble, during a highly eventful first practice session at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
George Russell is optimistic Mercedes have identified and resolved the glitches that have afflicted his car's power unit ahead of this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.
Championship leader Kimi Antonelli will be among five drivers to sit out first practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Friday.
Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari must "come and fight for the win" at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix while McLaren boss Andrea Stella expects the Scuderia to be "extremely competitive".
Lewis Hamilton says he needs to "step it up" at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix after admitting "can't afford" to repeat the crash that compromised his weekend in Belgium amid Ferrari's competitive form.
George Russell says he feels he has been "knocked down" but has vowed to "get back up" after the latest setbacks to his world championship challenge at the Belgian Grand Prix.
McLaren have confirmed they will bring a "significant upgrade package" across the upcoming double-header of races in Belgium and Hungary before Formula 1's break.
Formula 1 has contracts with 25 different tracks beyond 2026 with venues for the 2027 calendar seemingly in place.
| Fri 21st Aug | On Air | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Practice 1 | 11:00am | 11:30am |
| Sprint Qualifying | 2:30pm | 3:30pm |
| Sat 22nd Aug | On Air | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Sprint | 10:00am | 11:00am |
| Qualifying | 2:00pm | 3:00pm |
| Sun 23rd Aug | On Air | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | 12:30pm | 2:00pm |
| # | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | 219 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 169 |
| 3 | George Russell | 160 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | 138 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | 128 |
| # | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 379 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 307 |
| 3 | McLaren | 220 |
| 4 | Red Bull | 177 |
| 5 | Racing Bulls | 66 |
| Fri 21st Aug | On Air | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Practice 1 | 11:00am | 11:30am |
| Sprint Qualifying | 2:30pm | 3:30pm |
| Sat 22nd Aug | On Air | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Sprint | 10:00am | 11:00am |
| Qualifying | 2:00pm | 3:00pm |
| Sun 23rd Aug | On Air | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | 12:30pm | 2:00pm |
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| # | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | 219 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 169 |
| 3 | George Russell | 160 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | 138 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | 128 |
| # | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 379 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 307 |
| 3 | McLaren | 220 |
| 4 | Red Bull | 177 |
| 5 | Racing Bulls | 66 |
Find out the full schedule for F1 in 2026, who drives for who and how to watch it all live on Sky Sports
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