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F1 Hungarian GP: Lando Norris takes first 2026 win as frustrated Oscar Piastri retires

Lando Norris wins his first grand prix of 2026 at Formula 1's Hungarian Grand Prix as early leader Oscar Piastri loses the lead due to lapped traffic, and then retires with a gearbox failure

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Five quick takeaways from Hungarian GP

Lando Norris took his first victory of the 2026 F1 campaign, winning the Hungarian GP for McLaren from pole

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Carson Hocevar's celebration if he wins the Brickyard 400? "Roger Penske would kill me..."

Hocevar will start from pole position for this weekend's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the exciting driver hinted at another wild celebration if he managed to win the race

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Formula E Tokyo E-Prix: Nyck De Vries wins chaotic race as Jake Dennis takes championship lead

Nyck De Vries won a last-lap fight to take victory in the second Formula E Tokyo E-Prix, as Jake Dennis grabbed the championship lead heading into the London finale

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DTM Oschersleben: Bortolotti snatches victory in second race after Manthey faux pas

Mirko Bortolotti wins the second DTM race in Oschersleben: The Grasser driver benefits from a poor pit stop by Thomas Preining, Maro Engel finishes second

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Lewis Hamilton issues apology following Hungarian GP qualifying "attitude"

Lewis Hamilton apologised for his post-qualifying attitude after a three-place grid penalty dropped him from second to fifth for the Hungarian GP

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Martin Brundle praises F1's "lateral thinking" over Malaysia return

Martin Brundle has praised Formula 1’s decision to relocate the postponed Bahrain Grand Prix to Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit in October

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Why Lewis Hamilton has to start behind Max Verstappen on the Hungarian GP grid

A number of fans have been wondering why Lewis Hamilton was placed behind Max Verstappen on the starting grid for the 2026 Hungarian F1 Grand Prix. We explain it all

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Malaysia will officially host F1's 2026 Bahrain GP

F1 will return to Sepang on 4 October, as the world championship finalises its contingency plans amid the Iran war

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Czech Republic president attends Hungarian GP... as a photographer

The president of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, has made his way to the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix - but it's not an official visit.

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McLaren responds to Oscar Piastri's "not ideal" upgrade frustration

McLaren responds to Oscar Piastri's frustration over not running the team's latest upgrades until Saturday, as the Australian remained on the back foot at Formula 1's Hungarian Grand Prix

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DTM Oschersleben: Preining on pole again, disaster for Thiim!

Thomas Preining also shines on Sunday: The 'Grello' Porsche driver is on pole again, while Lucas Auer goes off and Nicki Thiim is once again at the very back

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The data behind McLaren's analysis: Does Ferrari have the best chassis in F1?

Despite Lando Norris claiming the first non-Mercedes pole of 2026, McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes Ferrari should have been the fastest team on Saturday in Hungary

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Haas “shouldn’t be fighting with” Aston Martin – Oliver Bearman

Bearman was underwhelmed after being outqualified by Alonso in Hungary

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Struggling Williams must be inspired by Aston Martin's improvement - Carlos Sainz

Car upgrades helped Aston Martin reach Q2 for the first time in the 2026 F1 season at the Hungarian GP

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Dale Jr. apologizes and Kvapil explains controversial burnout across Indy bricks

NASCAR's newest winner in the O'Reilly Series never heard the directive to not perform a burnout across the famous Yard of Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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Carson Kvapil earns emotional first NASCAR O'Reilly win in historic day for JRM

In his 64th career start, Kvapil passed Chastain and held off Allgaier to win for the first time in his NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career, leading a JR Motorsports 1-2-3-4 at Indianapolis

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F1 fans argue Lewis Hamilton "can't catch a break" after Hungarian GP penalty

Lewis Hamilton will start the Hungarian Grand Prix from fifth after receiving a three-place grid penalty for impeding Oscar Piastri

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Bernd Mayländer reveals upgrades to F1's new Mercedes safety car

Formula 1 has introduced the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 PRO 4MATIC+ as its new safety car

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NASCAR Cup Brickyard 400 starting lineup: Carson Hocevar earns pole in Spire 1-2

Spire Motorsports denied Toyota a Brickyard 400 pole at Indianapolis, locking out the front row with Hocevar and Suarez

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Carlos Sainz makes sobering Williams prediction before arrival of major upgrades

Carlos Sainz doubts Williams’s upcoming B-spec car will deliver the one-second-per-lap gain needed to fight consistently for points in 2026

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Kimi Antonelli handed grid drop for yellow flag infringement in F1 Hungarian GP qualifying

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli loses fourth on the grid for Hungarian GP after not slowing down sufficiently for yellow flags in qualifying

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"It's our mistake" Ferrari takes blame for Lewis Hamilton penalty in F1 Hungarian GP qualifying

Lewis Hamilton was handed a three-place grid drop for impeding McLaren's Oscar Piastri at the end of F1 Hungarian GP qualifying

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F1 Hungarian GP: Sunday schedule, weather forecast and how to watch

What time the 2026 Formula 1 Hungarian grand prix starts, plus the full Hungaroring schedule, weather forecast and how to watch live

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George Russell to undergo Mercedes engine change, but avoids F1 Hungarian GP grid drop

Mercedes is moving George Russell onto a replacement V6 engine for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix following a water leak in qualifying

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