2026 F1 Hungarian GP race analysis by Peter Windsor

Lando Norris won the day for McLaren-Mercedes, but it was hectic all the way. It was Lando vs his team-mate, Oscar Piastri; it was Max Verstappen, moving mountains for Red Bull; it was Kimi Antonelli, perfectly-judging his race for Mercedes from P7 on the grid; it was Ferrari, starting on Pirelli softs, with Charles Leclerc on the front row, finishing only fourth and fifth; it was George Russell, running a brand new Mercedes internal combustion engine, being swamped at the start; and it was Sir Lewis Hamilton again attracting penalties like they're going out of style. It was, as Peter Windsor describes in his analysis, a fitting day with which to sign-off the first half of the 2026 F1 season. Alternative race stats courtesy of Aleš Norskŷ: www.GPfactsandnumbers.com With thanks to Jetcraft, the world's largest buyer and seller of executive jets: https://jetcraft.com To TrackNinja, a lap-timer and data app designed to help users improve their on-track car and driver performance through analysis and an innovative Data Garage. A lite version is free; the loaded edition is US$9.99 pcm or $99.99 yearly: https://trackninja.app To OEM Exclusive, the passionate suppliers of OEM upgrades for exotic and high-performance vehicles And to REC Watches, whose timepieces are infused with DNA and actual material from famous racing and road cars. Claim your additional 10 per cent discount by adding the codeword PETER: https://recwatches.com/next-project Images: Pirelli, Ferrari, Mercedes, Spacesuit Media (Craig Evans) and Red Bull https://spacesuitmedia.com Music: Rain over Kyoto Station (The Mini Vandals); Science Montage (Jeremy Blake); Turn in the Sun (Simon Herody) Visit our new merchandise store to Make Corners Great Again! https://sl1nk.com/l0uanyx Visit https://alpinestars.com for all your racing apparel Visit: https://fxdworkwear.com for all your purpose-build, technical workwear Follow Peter @peterwindsor Book a Cameo with Peter: https://cameo.com/peterwindsor Contact us at: [email protected] We support the Race Against Dementia: https://raceagainstdementia.com The Alora dog rescue shelter (Malaga, Spain) https://aloradogrescue.com #standwithukraine - now, more than ever #Canada! #jimmykimmel! Stephen Gallacher Golf Foundation https://sgfoundation.co.uk Nick: you're with us always: https://samaritans.org