Lando Norris says “the pressure is on” championship leader Kimi Antonelli, arguing Mercedes have made more team mistakes than McLaren, after Norris won the Hungarian Grand Prix. Norris said: "The pressure is on him [Antonelli] for sure. There's no pressure on me. They [Mercedes] have made more mistakes as a team, and we have made less, and we have come strong. I expect them to still win races and expect us to win more races. We just need to be perfect from here on now for the whole year."

George Russell says Mercedes need to “look at ourselves” to make sure they are not contributing to the errors affecting his races, after his W17 went into anti-stall at the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix. Russell said: "We need to look at ourselves to ensure it is nothing we're doing wrong that is contributing to these errors. It is not like we're the only one, but it just feels like it is happening substantially more to me than others, and hopefully it swings around. I've never had a season like this in my career, let alone my F1 career."

Hot off the heels of the Aston Martin AMR26 B-spec debuting, the upgraded Honda engine has roared into life on the track.
Carlos Sainz says Williams are “further away from the top than we thought” in 2026, after expecting the team’s early focus on the new regulations to at least maintain its 2025 level. Sainz said: "Obviously, going into 2026, I expected, if anything, with more time to develop the 2026 car and a new set of regulations, that we could potentially either stay where we were or make a small step forward. Yet time has proven to me that it has obviously been the opposite, or the other way around, and that as a team we are further away from the top than we thought we were at the end of 2025."

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the team’s experimental “rotating rear wing” has been signed off after being evaluated in Friday practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix, although McLaren opted against racing the design at the Hungaroring. Stella said: "It's been a positive sign-off of this concept, and we look forward now to introducing this concept, at some future events. It was important for us to acquire data via track side because you would have never relied on a wind tunnel only for such a delicate project."

Flavio Briatore says Fernando Alonso is “quite happy” at Aston Martin amid reports linking the two-time world champion with a surprise return to Alpine. Briatore said: "Fernando is driving for Aston Martin. It looks like Aston Martin has made a good step compared to before [with its Hungary upgrades], and he is quite happy in Aston Martin. For the moment, there is nothing to say about that. He is an Aston Martin driver, and until the end of the season, he is an Aston Martin driver."

Ollie Bearman said it was “really painful” to see Haas being caught by Aston Martin at the Hungarian Grand Prix, after Aston Martin brought a significant upgrade package. Bearman said: "It's really painful. It shows that we're really fighting and struggling at the moment. But at the same time, it's probably the track that suits them the most with the shortest straight, so I don't think it will remain like that forever. But it's still a reminder for us that we need to up our game."

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