Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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An upgraded McLaren dominated a Hungarian Grand Prix that many felt was instead Ferrari’s big chance to supercharge its 2026 F1 title challenge.

Ferrari looked to have the Mercedes team and its runaway points leader Kimi Antonelli on the ropes for most of the weekend - yet Lewis Hamilton ended up losing ground to him.

Our latest video explores the opportunity Ferrari's wasted - and why McLaren was a race-winning proposition all of a sudden.

00:00 Ferrari's wasted opportunity
00:51 A game of execution
02:56 How Ferrari lost control of its race
04:25 To pit or not to pit?
05:52 McLaren's race-winning upgrade

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