The F1x

• The Out Lap

  • About the track

  • Red Bull upgrades

• News From the Week

  • KMag officially out at Haas next year

  • Yuki speaks out about RB seat and Liam Lawson

  • Lando was spotted at the Euro final

  • Roscoe and Leo steal the spotlight

  • Gasly joins the dog party

  • Charles and Pierre at Taylor Swift

  • Valteri hits Saint Tropez

The Out Lap

This weekend in Hungary brings us over the halfway point of the season, and I think it is safe to say this season has surprised all of us in its competitiveness.

Does Mercedes do the unthinkable and win a 3rd weekend in a row?

Does McLaren finally get a result their car is worthy of?

Does Checo start his much needed rebound to keep face and settle the rumours of the performance clause in his contract?

We still have unfilled seats for next season and with only 2 more races before the summer break, the next couple of weeks are going to shape the talking points and rumours during the month long break.

Liam Lawson is reported to have had a successful testing session at Silverstone with Red Bull, showing to be within a few tenths of Max. This pace is within “the window Red Bull needs it to be”.

There wasn’t a ton of news since the British GP but the drivers all kept busy. Look in our News From the Week section to check out what some of them were up to.

About the track

70 laps / 14 turns / 4.381km per lap / 1:16.627 lap record by Lewis in 2020

The Hungaroring sits just outside of Budapest.

The Hungaroring’s construction began in 1985 and the first F1 winner at the track was in 1986 by Nelson Piquet.

Nowadays teams op for Monaco levels of downforce, the track is also harder to pass at similarly to Monaco which makes qualifying here all the more important.

There are 2 DRS zones and they are lined up back to back

Estaban Ocon has his only F1 win at the Hungarian GP which he won during a wet to dry race in 2021.

Red Bull is bringing some big upgrades this weekend.

News From the Week

KMag is officially out at Haas next year.

Yuki has stated he thinks it would be weird for Liam Lawson to get the Red Bull seat over him.

Lando Norris was spotted at the Euro ⚽️ final in Germany to cheer on his home squad England.

Charles and Lewis shared a photo of their dogs Roscoe and Leo meeting at Silverstone.

Charles and Pierre Gasly attended the Taylor Swift Eras Tour in Milan alongside their girlfriends - Alexandra and Kika.

Gasly also welcomed a new furry friend into his family over the break.

Valteri Bottas used the week off to go to Saint Tropez with his partner Tiffany, where they could be spotted on a yacht🛥️, as well as partaking in their usual cycling workouts 🚲.

We will be back Monday for a race weekend recap!