Analysis: Where Leclerc found his Hungary F1 pole advantage, and where McLaren lost its pace

At a circuit packed with medium speed corners, where downforce is king, it would have been silly to bet against one of the McLarens grabbing a comfortable pole. Silly... yet correct. Until Q2, though, the prospect of a McLaren defeat looked remote. Lando Norris headed Oscar Piastri by half a tenth, with a surprisingly quick Aston Martin of Lance Stroll third. The two McLarens were the only ...Keep reading

At a circuit packed with medium speed corners, where downforce is king, it would have been silly to bet against one of the McLarens grabbing a comfortable pole. Silly... yet correct. Until Q2, though, the prospect of a McLaren defeat looked remote. Lando Norris headed Oscar Piastri by half a tenth, with a surprisingly quick Aston Martin of Lance Stroll third. The two McLarens were the only ...Keep reading

At a circuit packed with medium speed corners, where downforce is king, it would have been silly to bet against one of the McLaren cars grabbing a comfortable pole. Silly... yet correct. Until Q2, though, the prospect of a McLaren defeat looked remote. Lando Norris headed Oscar Piastri by half a tenth, with a surprisingly quick Aston Martin of Lance Stroll third. The two McLarens were the ...Keep reading

Since joining Joe Gibbs Racing, Chase Briscoe has earned six poles, as well as three front row starts in the last three races. At Iowa Speedway, his 23.004s was plenty good enough to secure his latest pole position, beating William Byron and the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet by 0.084s."It's definitely been great on Saturdays for our Bass Pro Shops Toyota," said Briscoe. "Would love to ...Keep reading

Thierry Neuville says any hope of defending his World Rally Championship title are “lost” after a puncture derailed his shot of a podium in Rally Finland.The reigning world champion felt a strong result on Finland’s fast gravel roads would be crucial in closing the gap to his title rivals, now sitting 48 points behind leader and Hyundai team-mate Ott Tanak with six rounds ...Keep reading

Thierry Neuville says any hope of defending his World Rally Championship title are “lost” after a puncture derailed his shot of a podium in Rally Finland.The reigning world champion felt a strong result on Finland’s fast gravel roads would be crucial in closing the gap to his title rivals, sitting 48 points behind leader and Hyundai team-mate Ott Tanak with six rounds ...Keep reading

NASCAR Truck Series veteran Stewart Friesen was involved in an airborne crash while taking part in a Super DIRTcar Series event, driving a big block dirt modified at Autodrome Drummond in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada.The car flipped after contact with the outside wall, slamming back down onto the ground before being struck by oncoming traffic. The 42-year-old suffered a fractured pelvis and ...Keep reading

Leading British Touring Car Championship team West Surrey Racing has explained the absence of Jake Hill and Colin Turkington from its Laser Tools BMW for the Croft round.Reigning BTCC champion Hill has been suffering from an ear infection recently and, after feeling unwell in FP1, he was replaced by WSR’s four-time title winner Turkington for FP2.Turkington, who has had to take a ...Keep reading

During Group A practice at Iowa Speedway for the NASCAR Cup Series, two-time NASCAR Cup champion Kyle Busch was looking strong in the No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet. He was sitting second on the overall speed carts, but disaster struck with just under nine minutes left in the session.Busch entered the weekend on the back of a 79-race winless streak, but Busch will have to come from ...Keep reading

Frederic Vasseur reacts to Lewis Hamilton's Q2 exit at the Hungarian Grand Prix

Toyota is on course for a Rally Finland top-five lockout after Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville and Adrien Fourmaux witnessed their World Rally Championship victory hopes vanish following punctures.Kalle Rovanpera benefited from the drama that hit his nearest rivals Neuville and Fourmaux, who were sitting second and third respectively in the rally, to open up a 36.1s lead over Toyota team-mate ...Keep reading

Toyota is on course for a Rally Finland top-five lockout after Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville and Adrien Fourmaux witnessed their World Rally Championship victory hopes vanish after suffering punctures.Kalle Rovanpera benefited from the drama that hit his nearest rivals Neuville and Fourmaux, who were sitting second and third respectively in the rally, to open up a 36.1s lead over Toyota ...Keep reading

Fernando Alonso has downplayed the significance of Aston Martin's best qualifying result of the season.

Andrea Stella explains the reasons behind McLaren's rare qualifying defeat at the Hungarian Grand Prix

Aston Martin is a rare sight in Q3 this season. Until this weekend, Fernando Alonso had reached the final phase of a 2025 Formula 1 qualifying session just four times, team-mate Lance Stroll only once.Only at Imola back in May have both cars started in the top 10. In Spa the Aston Martins were slowest of all in qualifying, both eliminated in Q1, and Stroll only started from 16th because four ...Keep reading

McLaren pair pinpoint what went wrong in qualifying after narrowly missing out on pole.

Aston Martin is a rare sight in Q3 this season. Until this weekend, Fernando Alonso had reached the final phase of a 2025 Formula 1 qualifying session just four times, team-mate Lance Stroll only once.Only at Imola back in May have both cars started in the top 10. In Spa the Aston Martins were slowest of all in qualifying, both eliminated in Q1, and Stroll only started from 16th because four ...Keep reading

George Russell missed out on pole by just 0.053s in Hungary.