McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said Oscar Piastri’s sarcastic Hungarian Grand Prix radio message was “a comment in anger” after a collision with backmarker Carlos Sainz. Stella said: "Immediately after the race, Oscar clarified that his comment was a comment in anger. There were a couple of unfortunate episodes. Obviously, the most important is the fact that Oscar had a collision with a backmarker. And at the same time, once Lando was released, then his pace was simply mega. I think he found half a second per lap. And this pace meant that Lando could be ahead of Oscar."

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."

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."





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."




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."



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