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

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

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

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The key factor as Alonso weighs up F1 future

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The key factor as Alonso weighs up F1 future

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

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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

Brazil Saturday quotes: Sauber

Kamui Kobayashi - 16th: "Overall, the weekend here is a bit tricky for us. We worked on improving the car's balance in every practice session and it got better, but it wasn't a big enough step to find the proper grip to be able to attack. I was really fighting on every lap. It was tight to get into Q2 because already in Q1 it was difficult to warm up the tyres. However, tomorrow a lot will depend on the weather conditions and we will see what we can do."

Sergio Perez - 17th: "It was a disappointing qualifying with the outcome that the Toro Rosso cars, our direct competitors, are in front of us. The main problem for me was that the car was so inconsistent: every lap was different, and I couldn't get temperature into the tyres. However, we will not give up. If we get mixed weather conditions tomorrow, anything can happen."

Peter Sauber, Team Principal: "After qualifying, Toro Rosso is in front of our cars, but the race is tomorrow and we will fight hard in the race to turn this around."

Giampaolo Dall'Ara, Head of Track Engineering: "This is obviously not the result we wanted, but it looks as if this was the limit today. In the end, both our drivers were at the same level. We had a trouble-free session, but the performance just didn't allow us to finish higher up on the grid. For tomorrow there is a high chance of rain, and we will definitely be ready to make up ground in the race."

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