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McLaren to finally trial 'Macarena-style' rear wing in Hungarian GP practice

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McLaren to finally trial 'Macarena-style' rear wing in Hungarian GP practice

Palou still unstoppable as Nashville win edges him closer to fifth IndyCar title

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Palou still unstoppable as Nashville win edges him closer to fifth IndyCar title

F1 juniors shine in F2 2026 title fight

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F1 juniors shine in F2 2026 title fight

Is the 2026 WRC title fight the most unpredictable in a generation?

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Is the 2026 WRC title fight the most unpredictable in a generation?

The key factor as Alonso weighs up F1 future

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The key factor as Alonso weighs up F1 future

What Red Bull's succession plans for Lambiase and Marko reveal about team's F1 future

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What Red Bull's succession plans for Lambiase and Marko reveal about team's F1 future

Mercedes "struggling to understand" Russell's deployment issues in F1 2026

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Mercedes "struggling to understand" Russell's deployment issues in F1 2026

The expectation on Aston Martin's shoulders as it prepares to debut its Hungarian GP updates

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The expectation on Aston Martin's shoulders as it prepares to debut its Hungarian GP updates

Kimi Raikkonen says Lotus has found the sweet spot in setting up its car in the dry

Kimi Raikkonen is optimistic Lotus has hit a sweet spot in setting up the E20 and believes that if the Hungarian Grand Prix remains dry he may finally be able to fully deliver on the E20's promise this weekend

The Finn, who has finished on the podium four times in the ten races he's started since returning to the sport in 2012, still thinks a win is possible this year if the team can get a clean race and the conditions are right.

"We haven't won any races so it [the car] is not a winner," he said at Hungary. "We have a good package but for many reasons we haven't got the best out of it, or not got the best out of it in all the races.

"We are still pretty happy but you want to do better, we want to win races, but it hasn't happened so far but hopefully we can.

"It is not easy, we know that, and we keep trying to improve things from the things we do, and we see what we can do in the second part."

Raikkonen added that rain in the build-up to the race in Hockenheim last weekend cost the team badly in the German Grand Prix. It meant that Raikkonen could finish than fourth on the road after qualifying 10th.

"We had good speed in the last weekend, apart from the rain where we could not get anything for some reason," he said, "and that really put us in a not very good position.

"But I think if I is a dry weekend we have found the place where we want to be with set-up and things like that, so hopefully we can be better than last weekend."

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