Houldey on Ferrari's 2026 upgrade turnaround
McLaren engineering technical director Neil Houldey said Ferrari’s volume of upgrades in the first half of the 2026 season has been an “inspiration”, with McLaren looking at how the Italian team has managed to turn parts around so quickly. Houldey said: "From a volume stand it does look like Ferrari have managed to do a lot, and it's something for us to look at and understand how they were able to achieve that. Actually, how they turned around this stuff so quickly, it's an inspiration for us to look at and say: 'Come on, we did well in 2024. We did well in 2025. But actually, how do we do even better in 2026 and moving forward into 2027?'"
McLaren trying to understand Ferrari's 'inspirational' upgrade volume
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Fornaroli on realistic 2027 Formula 1 promotion goal
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Colapinto robbed during summer break
Alpine driver Franco Colapinto has said he was robbed while staying at Lake Como during the F1 summer break, with thieves taking a number of personal items including clothes. In a now-deleted social media post, Colapinto wrote: “Who would have thought that Italians would steal everything from a Latino,” before later changing “Italians” to “Europeans” amid what reports described as a backlash. He later posted: “Last photos of these clothes, mate, etc., etc.”
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Waché on Red Bull's race win aim and 2026 development plan
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Stroll on Aston Martin's encouraging Hungaroring upgrade
Lance Stroll says Aston Martin’s Hungaroring upgrade was the most encouraging the team have had, after a start to the season in which it scored just one point in the first 11 rounds. Stroll said: "It was the most encouraging upgrade we've had, I think, in a really, really long time, maybe in the history of this team. So, really good."
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Parker on F1's growth under Liberty and Ecclestone's legacy
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Domenicali on Verstappen staying in Formula 1
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