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2026 Formula 1 World Championship
Hungarian Grand Prix
Round 11
Hungaroring
Budapest, Hungary
Sunday 26 July
George Russell will be keen to strengthen his championship position by delivering a strong performance and winning the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Most recent race
The Mercedes driver retired from the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps on 19 July after a first-lap collision with former teammate Lewis Hamilton.
Russell started strongly but was caught in the incident at Les Combes, ending his race early in a frustrating result for the team.
Formula One ambitions
Having won two races this season, Russell sits third in the Drivers’ Championship with 154 points after 10 races.
The 2017 GP3 Series winner trails championship leader Kimi Antonelli (204) and Lewis Hamilton (159), while holding a solid margin over Charles Leclerc in fourth.
Why Russell could win at the Hungarian GP
Russell has a decent record at the Hungaroring with third-place finishes in both 2022 and 2025.
The Brit has already secured two wins this season in Australia and Austria, showing excellent race pace and tyre management that could perfectly suit the twisty Hungarian circuit.
Quotes
"It all started from the build up. I came out of Turn 1, for whatever reason I was 30%-40% down on my battery and I just got totally swamped by three cars," Russell said after being forced to retire at the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix.
"[The] incident with Lewis (Hamilton), I've not really seen it. I thought it was probably a racing incident. I'm not going to blame Lewis. If things were normal, I wouldn't have been battling with Lewis, I would have been battling with Kimi and Max ahead."
"It's one thing after another, after another, after another. Not good enough on all regards. Try and reset again, done it enough times this season and see what we can do."
2025 Hungarian Grand Prix results
Winner: Lando Norris – McLaren Mercedes
Runner-Up: Oscar Piastri – McLaren Mercedes
Third-Place: George Russell – Mercedes
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