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F1 2026 mid-season grades: Audi gets off to solid start on works debut

Motorsport.com grades all 11 teams after the first half of the 2026 Formula 1 season. Next up is Audi, which is building on Sauber's foundations to make an encouraging start as a works team

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The standout tech innovations of F1 2026 so far

A new ruleset inevitably created room for interesting interpretations – some of which have been effective enough that they’ve already been banned

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FIA wants F1 cars to lose another 80kg under next rules overhaul

Criticism of the power units has overshadowed everything, but Nikolas Tombazis believes the 2026 chassis rules are a step forward. The FIA is targeting further weight reduction under F1's next regulations

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FIA reveals ambitious target to make F1 cars another 80kg lighter

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Clark, Senna, Antonelli – How the grand chelem age record has evolved

Earlier this year, Kimi Antonelli became the youngest driver to score a grand chelem (or grand slam) – a record that (almost) only the greatest of F1 drivers have ever held

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F1 2026 qualifying head-to-head at summer break

Here's how things stand in the 2026 team-mate duels going into the summer break after Formula 1's Hungarian Grand Prix

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What role does a MotoGP rider really play in bike development?

Riders provide the feedback engineers need, but how much influence do they really have over the development of a MotoGP bike?

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Audi won’t upgrade F1 power unit again until 2027

Audi has decided not to update its F1 powertrain again this season – here’s why

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How Maverick Vinales' conflict shows KTM's biggest weakness

The bitter dispute between KTM and Vinales is the latest consequence of what several riders and managers describe as a lack of empathy and an overly aggressive negotiating strategy at the Austrian manufacturer

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Lando Norris: ‘I was better than Piastri in every sense’ in battle for victory

Norris insists he was not just faster than his team-mate but better in every area at the Hungarian Grand Prix

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Who slept best last night: Andrea Stella

McLaren claimed its first victory of the 2026 season, continuing to claw its way back from a difficult start to the year

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Winners and losers from F1's heated Hungarian Grand Prix

Formula 1's last appointment before the summer break breathed new life in 2026's competitive order, and brought back memories of 2025's dominating team order saga

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"How the hell did I end up here?" – Max Verstappen "shocked" by second place in damaged Red Bull F1 car

Max Verstappen says he is 'shocked' by his second-place finish at the Hungarian GP. According to the Dutchman, the Red Bull issues he spoke about after qualifying were still present during the race

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Oscar Piastri tears into "unacceptable" Carlos Sainz incident, accepts McLaren strategy

Oscar Piastri says Carlos Sainz needs to 'look in the mirror' after ignoring blue flags, which led to their clash during Formula 1's Hungarian Grand Prix

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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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How much time has Aston Martin gained with its F1 Hungarian GP update?

Aston Martin's update for Hungary helped Fernando Alonso reach the heights of Q2. We've done the maths to work out how much quicker the upgraded car is

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Alonso explains how the impact of Aston Martin’s upgrades go further than Hungarian GP qualifying breakthrough

Fernando Alonso reached Q2 for the first time in the 2026 F1 season at the Hungarian GP equipped with Aston Martin's heavily upgraded car

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Hungarian GP long runs: Kimi Antonelli hits back at Ferrari

Ferrari topped both of the practice timesheets on Friday at the F1 Hungarian GP, but its rivals remain in the fight on the long run pace

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Adrian Newey reveals major Hungary upgrade "just the first part" of new Aston Martin

Aston Martin effectively arrived in Hungary with a B-spec car, but according to Newey, there is more in the pipeline for the upcoming F1 races at Zandvoort and Baku

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Newey: Major Hungarian GP upgrade "just the first part" of new Aston Martin F1 car

Aston Martin effectively arrived in Hungary with a B-spec car, but according to Adrian Newey, there is more in the pipeline for the upcoming F1 races at Zandvoort and Baku

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Why fans don't get true picture of driver performance with 2026 F1 rules - but it is fixable, according to Haas boss

Ayao Komatsu says simplification is needed to 'bring the control back to the driver' and reduce the hidden effects of software with the 2026 F1 rules

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F1 Hungarian GP: Charles Leclerc tops FP1 as Lance Stroll brings out red flags

Leclerc ends FP1 on top at Formula 1's Hungarian Grand Prix, while Aston Martin's B-spec AMR26 suffers a reliability failure

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"No package" can overturn Aston Martin's deficit to F1 grid - Fernando Alonso

Aston Martin is essentially bringing a 'B-spec' chassis to this weekend's Hungarian GP, but Alonso is playing down expectations

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Aston Martin's Hungarian GP upgrade is big – but not as big as F1 insiders expected it to be

Anticipation and speculation has been feverish ahead of the big reveal at the Hungaroring – but there's a reason Aston Martin is managing expectations carefully

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Five things to look out for at the F1 Hungarian GP

Budapest hosts round 11 of the 2026 F1 season this weekend, which will be the final race before the annual summer shutdown

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