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What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP

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What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP

Alonso delivers first verdict on Aston Martin F1 car upgrades

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Alonso delivers first verdict on Aston Martin F1 car upgrades

F1 Hungarian GP: Hamilton leads Ferrari 1-2 in FP2, Colapinto crashes for Alpine

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F1 Hungarian GP: Hamilton leads Ferrari 1-2 in FP2, Colapinto crashes for Alpine

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

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

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

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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

F1 Hungarian GP: Leclerc tops FP1, Stroll suffers suspected suspension failure with upgraded Aston Martin

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F1 Hungarian GP: Leclerc tops FP1, Stroll suffers suspected suspension failure with upgraded Aston Martin

LIVE: F1 Hungarian GP updates - Stroll suffers suspension failure as Aston Martin runs massive upgrade package

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LIVE: F1 Hungarian GP updates - Stroll suffers suspension failure as Aston Martin runs massive upgrade package

LIVE: F1 Hungarian GP updates - Hamilton heads FP2 after Colapinto crash, Stroll sidelined for Aston Martin

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LIVE: F1 Hungarian GP updates - Hamilton heads FP2 after Colapinto crash, Stroll sidelined for Aston Martin

Move to Mercedes F1 team the best of my life, Lewis Hamilton says

Lewis Hamilton has hailed his move from McLaren to Mercedes as the best decision of his life and Formula 1 career following his 51st grand prix victory in Mexico

Hamilton's win put him joint-second with Alain Prost on the all-time list, albeit still 40 shy of Michael Schumacher's record tally of 91.

How Hamilton has battled his own mentality

Since joining Mercedes ahead of the 2013 season Hamilton has scored 29 wins, taking back-to-back championships in 2014-15, while McLaren has not won since the '12 season finale.

Hamilton said: "It definitely feels very surreal right now.

"It doesn't feel like I've 51 wins, I don't know why. That was an incredible target to get to [for Prost].

"He had 51 wins, that's a lot of wins, and to think Michael has 91, that's mindblowing.

"Weekend in weekend out the team and I continue to prove it was the right decision to come here, and the best decision of my life and my career."

Hamilton trails team-mate Nico Rosberg by 19 points with two races remaining this year, with Rosberg able to seal the crown next time out in Brazil.

"I'm not focusing on the championship right now," said Hamilton.

"I'm just focused on these last two races, on doing my best, because I know when I'm at my best then things like the win in Mexico can happen.

"I know I've never won in Brazil, but there's nothing particular about there why I've not won.

"At McLaren I had one year when I could have, but I was taken out by [Nico] Hulkenberg [in 2012].

"Last year and the year before Nico [Rosberg] was exceptionally quick, and last year I was exceptionally close [to pole], off by 0.07s. I lost that in a gear-shift up the hill.

"Who knows? Third time lucky this year maybe."

Asked whether he felt there was anything he could do to somehow put Rosberg off, he replied: "No, not really.

"I was quite a bit quicker than him [in Mexico], and that's all I can do is just turn up with great pace.

"I'll just generally do my talking on the track."

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