George Russell says Mercedes’ struggle for one-lap pace at the Hungarian Grand Prix is down to tyres rather than the car, after a Q3 water leak left him seventh in qualifying. Russell said: "Well, I think our assessment after FP2 was that we were seven-tenths off in qualifying pace, and we had the quickest race pace. So that tells you it's not a car problem; it's a tyre problem. I guess we'll answer that question in the race if we struck the right balance between tyre warm-up for qualifying and the race. But starting from P7, it'll be difficult."

🇭🇺 The Hungarian Grand Prix



Lewis Hamilton apologised for his "attitude" after Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying, after he was investigated for impeding Oscar Piastri in Q3 and later given a three-place grid drop. Hamilton said: "Yesterday was difficult. Forgive me for my attitude. I had done such a great session and then I got the call right at the last minute, so to then know I was going to get a penalty, was tough to swallow."

Alex Albon says reaching 100 races with Williams at the Hungarian Grand Prix “means a lot” to him, but he feels there is “still so much more” he wants to achieve with the team and in Formula 1. Albon said: "Hitting 100 races with this team means a lot to me. It's been quite a journey since I first joined, and it is always nice to think back on some memories over the years, and I'm proud of how far we've all come together. There's still so much more I want to achieve with Williams and in F1, and this weekend is just about doing the best job possible as usual and pushing for the best result we can get."


P1) Lando Norris P2) Charles Leclerc P3) Oscar Piastri P4) Max Verstappen P5) Lewis Hamilton P6) George Russell P7) Kimi Antonelli P8) Isack Hadjar P9) Arvid Lindblad P10) Nico Hulkenberg P11) Liam Lawson P12) Pierre Gasly P13) Franco Colapinto P14) Gabriel Bortoleto P15) Esteban Ocon P16) Fernando Alonso P17) Oliver Bearman P18) Carlos Sainz P19) Alexander Albon P20) Lance Stroll P21) Valtteri Bottas Pit Lane) Sergio Perez

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