Stella on covering Hamilton undercut threat in Hungary
McLaren boss Andrea Stella says the team’s Hungarian Grand Prix strategy calls were about covering Lewis Hamilton’s undercut threat rather than trying to create a win for Lando Norris over Oscar Piastri. Stella said: "When Hamilton pits, he is in condition to undercut the two McLarens, so we needed to respond. Because if that was the right way to take the cars to victory, we needed to have a McLaren in a position of leading that way ahead of Hamilton. So, it was either Oscar or Lando. Oscar was in the lead, and we thought that he was the right car to stop for that… The team needed to cover Hamilton."
McLaren defend Hungarian GP strategy calls after Piastri radio rant
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Norris on tyre stint strategy in Hungarian GP win
Lando Norris says McLaren’s ability to extend its tyre stints was the key to his Hungarian Grand Prix win, his first victory of the 2026 season. Norris said: "So, a great race, and to get it back in terms of going long, which is certainly not what I was expecting. But the pace was so good, I could always extend the stints and fresh tyres, and then that won me the race."
Norris credits extended stints for breakthrough McLaren win
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Antonelli on Hungarian GP damage limitation podium
Kimi Antonelli said his third place at the Hungarian Grand Prix was “big damage limitation” after a “tough race” in which he relied on strategy to get on the podium. Antonelli said: "It was a tough race. It was really hard to overtake, so we had to do something with strategy. Initially we tried to go for the one-stop, but then [the team] told me that the tyre was too much on the limit, so we stopped. I think today was big damage limitation and we've got to keep pushing because the second half is going to be hard."
Antonelli shares positives from ‘tough race' in Hungary
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Bottas grabbed a fire extinguisher and helped put out his own brake fire after retiring from the race.
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Verstappen on unexpected second place in Hungary
Max Verstappen said he still does not understand how he finished second at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Verstappen said: "Overall, I still don't really understand how we are second, but I think as a team we performed strongly. I see it as a bit of an over-performance compared to what we expected, so I guess that's a good thing considering how everything felt. And I saw also when I jumped out of the car again, there was damage on the car for whatever reason. So it was not made easy for us."
"How the hell did I end up here?" – Max Verstappen "shocked" by second place in damaged Red Bull F1 car
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Hamilton on costly recent mistakes
Lewis Hamilton said mistakes on his side have been “costly” in recent races after finishing fifth for Ferrari at the Hungarian Grand Prix, having qualified second but started lower down following a three-place grid penalty. Hamilton said: "Obviously frustrated, disappointed to come away with so little, given the car was good. The team did a great job, but ultimately these last few races have been costly with mistakes from myself. It's been OK. It's not been perfect from my side, so I've really got to work hard to try to figure out how I can do better in the second half."
Hamilton despairs of ‘costly mistakes' in Hungarian GP
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A difficult race for @ScuderiaFerrari ends with both drivers missing the podium, despite @Charles_Leclerc showing great pace with the #DHL Fastest Lap.
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We have our first sub-two-second #DHL Fastest Pit Stop of the new era! The honor goes to the @visacashapprb mechanics and Arvid Lindblad.
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