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All rights reserved.",{"title":83,"slug":84,"category":85,"badge":86,"author":87,"excerpt":88,"date":89,"readTime":90,"image":91,"imageAlt":83,"tags":92,"body":96,"_path":97},"Fornaroli gets second FP1 call as McLaren stack Hungary upgrades","fornaroli-hungary-fp1-mclaren-upgrades","f1","F1: Technical","Jake Morrison","McLaren hand Leonardo Fornaroli another practice outing in Budapest while bringing a batch of new parts for the MCL40.","2026-07-22 00:33:23","2 min read","\u002Fimages\u002Farticles\u002Ffornaroli-hungary-fp1-mclaren-upgrades.webp",[46,93,94,95],"McLaren","Hungarian Grand Prix","Technical Updates","## Fornaroli gets second FP1 run alongside McLaren upgrade package\n\nMcLaren confirmed Leonardo Fornaroli will drive the MCL40 in Free Practice 1 at the Hungarian Grand Prix, his second F1 practice appearance. The team is simultaneously introducing a fresh aerodynamic update package, and pairing the two in a single FP1 session lets the engineering group collect component data while evaluating their junior driver.\n\nThe Hungaroring's tight, low-speed layout rewards cars with strong balance through sustained corners. Drivers spend more than 60 percent of the lap at partial throttle, so aerodynamic correlation issues with new parts tend to surface quickly. Tracks like Budapest are also where upgrades targeting floor performance, front wing load, or brake duct cooling show their effect most clearly. McLaren did not specify which of those areas the package addresses.\n\nRunning Fornaroli alongside the upgrade splits FP1 into two parallel workstreams. Engineers get clean installation data on the new components. Fornaroli collects mileage in current-spec machinery, building on the baseline reference from his first outing. McLaren has used simulator work and on-track programmes to develop him through their junior pipeline, and Hungary offers a second data point on his adaptability to real traffic, tyre warm-up, and procedural rhythm under race-weekend conditions.\n\nOscar Piastri confirmed the new parts are \"working as expected\" on **Lando Norris'** car after initial running and said there is **\"a lot up for grabs\"** for both himself and McLaren this weekend. Engineers are expected to run back-to-back comparisons between FP1 and FP2, stacking the updated specification against a control configuration to isolate the upgrade's contribution. If the numbers match wind tunnel and CFD predictions, the package could be locked in for qualifying and the race.","\u002Farticles\u002Ffornaroli-hungary-fp1-mclaren-upgrades",[99,100,101,85,102,103,104,105,106,107],"analysis","basketball","cricket","football","general","golf","mma","long-reads","tennis",[109,123,132],{"id":110,"stem":110,"path":111,"title":112,"category":85,"badge":113,"badgeType":114,"author":115,"authorRole":116,"authorInitials":117,"date":118,"readTime":119,"image":120,"imageAlt":112,"tags":121,"excerpt":122},"oxfordshire-motorsport-valley-f1-engineering-epicenter","\u002Farticles\u002Foxfordshire-motorsport-valley-f1-engineering-epicenter","Inside Motorsport Valley: Why Oxfordshire Is F1's Beating Engineering Heart","Feature","category","Rachel Tan","SportPulse Contributor","RT","2026-07-02 14:20:24","8 min read","https:\u002F\u002Fichef.bbci.co.uk\u002Face\u002Fstandard\u002F976\u002Fcpsprodpb\u002Fb438\u002Flive\u002Fd52c7720-73d7-11f1-8f46-43735d200ab1.jpg","Formula 1, British Grand Prix","Oxfordshire's dense cluster of F1 teams and suppliers makes it the sport's undisputed innovation epicenter ahead of the British Grand Prix.",{"id":124,"stem":124,"path":125,"title":126,"category":85,"badge":113,"badgeType":114,"author":115,"authorRole":116,"authorInitials":117,"date":127,"readTime":128,"image":129,"imageAlt":126,"tags":130,"excerpt":131},"f1-drivers-world-cup-final-passion-meets-engineering-precision","\u002Farticles\u002Ff1-drivers-world-cup-final-passion-meets-engineering-precision","When High-Downforce Meets High Stakes: F1 Grid Braces for World Cup Final","2026-07-17 10:08:06","5 min read","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1574629810360-7efbbe195018?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1920&q=80","Formula 1, World Cup, Feature","As the World Cup Final coincides with a brutal F1 calendar stretch, the grid's elite swap steering wheels for scarves, revealing a hidden aerodynamic rivalry.",{"id":133,"stem":133,"path":134,"title":135,"category":85,"badge":136,"badgeType":114,"author":87,"authorRole":116,"authorInitials":137,"date":138,"readTime":139,"image":129,"imageAlt":135,"tags":140,"excerpt":141},"norris-mclarens-three-months-behind-2026-development","\u002Farticles\u002Fnorris-mclarens-three-months-behind-2026-development","Norris Drops a Bombshell: McLaren 'Three Months Behind' in 2026 Race","Technical","JM","2026-06-27 02:49:29","6 min read","Formula 1, McLaren, 2026 Regulations","Lando Norris admits McLaren are playing catch-up in the 2026 development war, raising serious questions about their title window."]