Lewis Hamilton

The BBC F1 team discuss Ferrari's performance at the Hungarian Grand Prix as, despite appearing to be the car to beat in practice, Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finish the race in fourth and fifth respectively.

Ferrari could have challenged for victory with both cars at F1's recent visit to Spa-Francorchamps, reckons Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari must "come and fight for the win" at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix while McLaren boss Andrea Stella expects the Scuderia to be "extremely competitive".

Mercedes driver George Russell spins after contact with Lewis Hamilton and his race ends on the opening lap, but was the Ferrari driver's penalty fair?

Lewis Hamilton says he needs to "step it up" at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix after admitting "can't afford" to repeat the crash that compromised his weekend in Belgium amid Ferrari's competitive form.

Lewis Hamilton's opening lap collision with George Russell left more than a Mercedes driver nursing a retirement on Sunday at Spa. It triggered what might be F1's favorite postrace activity: dissecting whether the stewards got it right. This time, Ferrari's Fred Vasseur didn't mince words about the severity of the penalty the seven-time champion received for the clash that ended Russell's race after just one corner. Garage-worthy EDC gear, on sale this week. Hamilton, fresh off a crash at the en

<p>Computer-controlled energy deployment now dictates races – it turns out drivers don’t like Skynet controlling their cars</p><p>Another race down another classic circuit, in this case Spa-Francorchamps, left neutered for drivers and so their slow, dissonant discontent rumbles ever onward. In the wake of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/19/kimi-antonelli-f1-title-grip-belgian-grand-prix-george-russell-formula-one">the Belgian Grand Prix</a>, there was an overwhelming sense they wished to simply escape. Not so much from Spa but away from the numbers.</p><p>George Russell was at the centre of attention in Belgium, the Mercedes driver’s championship hopes taking a severe blow as, inexplicably to him and his team, his engine did not recover energy through turn one and he was left with no electrical power to deploy. He was swallowed up by the Ferraris and vying with Lewis Hamilton, who clipped him through Les Combes, was pitched out of the race.</p> <a href="https://www.

<p>️ Live Formula One updates from 2pm BST/3pm CEST<br>️ <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@guardiansport">Follow on TikTok</a> | And you can also <a href="mailto:yara.el-shaboury@theguardian.com">email Yara</a></p><p><strong>Lap 2 of 44:</strong> The Safety Car is deployed after the dramatic opening-lap, neutralising the race as marshals recover Russell’s stranded Mercedes from the gravel. Russell climbs out of the car and walks away unharmed, but his race is over.</p><p>The incident occured after Russell attempted a late move around the outside of Hamilton, with the pair making contact. Hamilton believes Russell cuts across his front, but the Ferrari driver escapes damage and continues in fifth place. The collision has been noted by the stewards.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/jul/19/formula-one-2026-belgian-grand-prix-live">Continue reading...</a>