McLaren boss Andrea Stella says his team can still “achieve a great deal” in the title fights if it can maintain the momentum it showed in Budapest, where Lando Norris took a first win of the season before the summer break. Stella said: "If we can continue the season as we did in Budapest, we can still achieve a great deal. To do so, we must keep pushing with the development of the MCL40 and ensure we outpace our rivals - who certainly aren't standing still - in this race within the race, which is the competition over updates. In the first part of the season, we struggled more than we expected in this regard too, but I believe that in recent years, once we've gained some momentum, we've been able to maintain it."

Liam Lawson says Racing Bulls are enjoying their “strongest” development programme since he joined the team, as he praised the way the VCARB03 has consistently responded to upgrades this season. Lawson said: "On the development side, by far the strongest. So far, I think everything we've been bringing has been working very, very well. And that's something that is hard in Formula 1. Obviously, you have upgrades that are run through simulations and theoretically can be better. But they're not always exactly what they seem."


Alex Albon says Williams have been “putting out little fires” this season, making it difficult for him to separate his own performance from the car. Albon said: "It's very psychological this year, in that sense, because there is no easy thing. As a team, we're also fighting extinguishers. We have little fires that we're trying to put out. So it's hard to differentiate what's you and what's the car."

Mercedes deputy team principal Bradley Lord says Mercedes has “a decent amount of performance” already in production that will start reaching the W17 in the races after the summer break shutdown. Lord said: "The second one came in Montreal, and then post-summer break, there's a decent amount of performance working its way through the production machinery at the moment, then start coming to the car from the races after shutdown."
Aston Martin driver ambassador Jessica Hawkins says she believes a woman will race in Formula 1 within “a few years”, as she backed the F1 Academy to help develop drivers capable of fighting for grand prix seats. Hawkins said: "I think we're a few years away from it. But I do believe it will happen. I would be a fraud if I sat here and said I didn't think that would happen because I do believe it. If I were to say no, it would go against everything I stand for."



Kimi Antonelli says there are times he wishes he was not famous so he could have more privacy, even as he enjoys the support he gets when he returns home to Italy. Antonelli said: "To the other question of being famous, for sure there are times where you would like not to be recognised when you do certain things, when you go for dinner. But that's also part of being an athlete. To be fair, as long as you're able to embrace these moments, I think it's also very nice and very enjoyable. But, of course, there are times where I would like to be unrecognised."

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