Lando Norris says the McLaren team can be confident heading into the Hungarian Grand Prix and the rest of the season after maximising his result last weekend in France.
Both Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu have failed to score points in any of the past three Grand Prix, something they want to change this weekend in Hungary.
Alexander Albon is hopeful of a more competitive weekend in Hungary as Williams begins to understand more about its upgraded aero package.
Aston Martin’s Lawrence Stroll and Mike Krack have both paid tribute to the hard work and determination of Sebastian Vettel to try and help the team move forward since joining them in 2021.
Sebastian Vettel has announced that the 2022 Formula 1 season will be his last and he will leave the sport after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in November.
“The Hungaroring has been known as a place where it’s difficult to overtake” – Pirelli’s Mario Isola
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Mario Isola hopes for closer racing and more overtakes than is traditional at the Hungaroring this weekend, a track renowned for being difficult to pass.
Toto Wolff says Mercedes’ gap to Red Bull and Ferrari remains too large, particularly over a single lap, despite a double podium last weekend in France.
On a track not traditionally strong for Red Bull, Max Verstappen still hopes the team can fight at the front this weekend at the Hungaroring.
Mattia Binotto says Ferrari are already looking to forget their result from the French Grand Prix where Charles Leclerc crashed out whilst on course for victory.
Pierre Gasly says AlphaTauri will need to learn more to understand the upgrades the team brought to Paul Ricard last weekend after failing to score points on Sunday.
Red Bull boss Christian Horner felt Max Verstappen was on course to take track position away from early race leader Charles Leclerc by undercutting him in the pit stops.
Lance Stroll took the final point on Sunday – his fourth tenth place finish of the season – with his race set up with a strong first lap where he made up several places.
Despite grid penalties coming, Kevin Magnussen went on track during Q2 just for a bit of fun yet set a time good enough to make it into Q3.
Lando Norris: “The car has been working very well, especially in the low fuel conditions”
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Lando Norris will start the French Grand Prix from fifth on the grid after an impressive debut for McLaren’s new aero package at the Circuit Paul Ricard.
Charles Leclerc took his seventh pole position of the season at the Circuit Paul Ricard on Saturday, and he thanked team-mate Carlos Sainz Jr. for giving him a tow during Q3.
After struggling for pace earlier in the weekend, Fernando Alonso pulled laps out of the bag when it mattered to qualify seventh for the French Grand Prix.
The two Aston Martin drivers ran different spec cars during practice for the French Grand Prix on Friday, and Sebastian Vettel hopes they choose the right one to use across the rest of the weekend.
