Andreas Seidl has been removed as head of Audi’s Formula 1 project and replaced by former Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto. The decision to replace Seidl, after 19 months in the role of chief executive officer, comes amid concerns about the progress of the Sauber team that Audi has taken over as the basis for its F1 entry in 2026.
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Oscar Piastri took his maiden grand prix victory in a McLaren one-two ahead of Lando Norris in a dramatic race in Hungary amid a heated row over team orders. Behind them, in a race full of see-sawing action, old rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen collided as they disputed third place. Both continued but Hamilton held on to third and the Red Bull driver, his race full radio messages peppered with swearing, dropped back to finish fifth behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
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Lando Norris led Oscar Piastri to a McLaren one-two ahead of Max Verstappen in an action-packed qualifying session at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Norris edged out his team-mate by 0.022 seconds and Verstappen by just 0.046secs in a session which featured changing conditions and two red flags for big crashes. That gives Norris his third career pole, and McLaren a first one-two in qualifying since the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix.
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The US-based Haas team have decided to drop Kevin Magnussen for the 2025 Formula 1 season. The team’s announcement of Magnussen’s departure does not reveal who will replace him as the team-mate of Briton Oliver Bearman next season. The Dane’s replacement has not yet been named but Esteban Ocon who is leaving Alpine is expected to move to the team to partner the rookie Bearman.
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Lewis Hamilton won a race-long fight with Max Verstappen and Lando Norris at a gripping, wet-dry British Grand Prix to take his first victory since December 2021. Hamilton had just enough to hold off a late charge from Verstappen’s Red Bull to take his 104th career win, and his ninth at home to become the record-holder for victories at a single circuit.
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