F1 News Today: Lewis Hamilton skips drivers meeting as F1 champion hit with penalty verdict

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Hungarian Grand Prix

F1 News Today: Lewis Hamilton skips drivers meeting as F1 champion hit with penalty verdict

All the latest F1 news from around the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend at the Hungaroring

Dan Ripley Global Editor

Professional F1 journalist and analyst

Sunday 26 July 2026 18:58

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Seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton missed a meeting between the drivers and FIA race stewards ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Drivers met with stewards ahead of the weekend to discuss any potential changes that need to be made to the Drivers' Standards Guidelines ahead of 2027.

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F1 Results Today: Hungarian Grand Prix times and positions

Lando Norris took victory at the F1 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix for the first time since winning the drivers' championship last season, finishing ahead of Max Verstappen on a day that provided mixed results for McLaren.

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The British champion snatched pole from Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari on Saturday, but lost the race lead on the opening lap to team-mate Oscar Piastri.

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F1 Qualifying Results Today: Hungarian Grand Prix times and positions

Lando Norris took a shock pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix, pipping Lewis Hamilton with a last gasp effort.

Hamilton looked set to make history at the Hungaroring in becoming the first ever driver to record 10 pole positions at one track.

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FIA announce Lewis Hamilton penalty at Hungarian Grand Prix

Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton has been handed an FIA penalty after an incident during Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying.

Hamilton is hoping top claim a ninth Hungarian GP victory this weekend, and looked to have a very good chance of doing just that after qualifying up in second behind Lando Norris.

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Lewis Hamilton boost as FIA issue Kimi Antonelli penalty at Hungarian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton's Hungarian Grand Prix hopes took a dramatic twist on Saturday night after F1 title rival Kimi Antonelli was hit with a grid penalty.

Hamilton had initially qualified on the front row behind pole sitter Lando Norris, only to be hit with a three-place grid penalty for impeding the world champion's McLaren team-mate, Oscar Piastri.

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F1 Results Today: Hungarian Grand Prix final practice times and positions

Lando Norris caused a minor shock in the final practice session before qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

The world champion went fastest for McLaren just edging out the Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli.

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Fernando Alonso brings his baby to his first F1 race and he is adorable

F1 driver Fernando Alonso has brought his young son to the Hungaroring this weekend for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Alonso became a father earlier this year when his partner Melissa Jimenez gave birth to a baby boy.

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FIA announce Max Verstappen penalty decision after angry exchange with rival driver

Four-time F1 champion Max Verstappen has been handed an official FIA verdict, following an incident during FP1 at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Verstappen heads into this weekend hoping to claim a first grand prix victory of the season, after his team's better showing at the Belgian GP last time out.

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Aston Martin's SIXTEEN upgrades revealed and how they can fire Adrian Newey's crisis team up the grid

It's the day Aston Martin fans have been waiting so long for, the day Adrian Newey's AMR26 finally gets some upgrades.

Due to cost reasons in a bid to meet the strict F1 financial rules, Aston Martin have delayed bringing any upgrades to their car for the entire season to date, and the results have been quite predictable.

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Malaysian Grand Prix tipped to make sensational F1 return this year

The Malaysian Grand Prix could make a stunning return to the F1 calendar this year in a late calendar reshuffle.

Malaysia hosted an F1 race every year between 1999-2017, with the Sepang Circuit becoming a staple of the F1 calendar.

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F1 Results: Hungarian Grand Prix FP1 and FP2 practice times and positions

Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari dominated FP2 in Friday practice by thrashing title rivals Mercedes ahead of Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.

Charles Leclerc had gone fastest ahead of Max Verstappen and Hamilton in the morning's FP1 session, but it was the seven-time world champion who set the fastest time in the afternoon ahead of his Ferrari team-mate and nearly half-a-second quicker than McLaren's Lando Norris.

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Written by

Dan Ripley - Global Editor

I've been a massive F1 fan since the mid 1990s and continue to study the history of the sport long before that. As an experienced motor sport reporter covering F1, MotoGP and the LeMans 24 Hour race, being part of GPFans has allowed me to work with a diverse team with all sorts of different backgrounds in watching the sport and given me a greater appreciation of F1.

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