Lewis Hamilton apologises to Mercedes team after nightmare at Hungarian Grand

“They might need to make changes to it. It is a good idea, though”. Both had very poor starts and were jumped off the line by the race victor, Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel.

Ricciardo, last year’s victor at the Hungaroring, might have repeated that victory had he not collided with Nico Rosberg’s Mercedes in the closing laps as they battled for second place.

And, ahead of a shake-up of the rules for the Belgian Grand Prix where drivers will have less assistance at the starts, the area is likely to be a key area of focus for Mercedes as it bids to hold on to its championship advantage. Ricciardo thought it was a “crazy race” that cost the Mercedes drivers greatly with Hamilton and Rosberg finishing off the podium, sixth and eighth, respectively, but he said that he credits his podium win to Marussia driver Bianchi. “I imagine there’s going to be a lot of that”. “It would have been a different race if I had a good start“.

“In the past I might have gone insane and it wouldn’t be as strong a race”, he said. “What goes on from after this race is going to be very interesting”.

“I thought the move was clean but I guess he thought he had more room on the exit, and that was it”.

“The engine that blew up on Friday was the same spec as the Bahrain engine, but since they’ve put the new piston in it seems to be behaving a little more reliably”, added Horner. “We will soon be pausing for the summer break, after which I’m sure everyone in the Scuderia will return even more ready and determined than ever”. “It is a good idea, though”.

Hamilton, who tested their Spa system in Hungary at the weekend, admitted more chaos could follow after his problems on Sunday. Rosberg had merely suffered from a lack of grip off the line, Lowe added.

“I am very concerned about this”, said Wolff. “Maybe it will be better for us in Belgium”.

Though there are contracts in place for 2016, we know that such things mean nothing in F1, and a shed load of cash would surely ease Renault’s pain, the French manufacturer surely keen to get on with life rather than be tied to a partner with whom the spark has clearly long dimmed.

“This is what triggered the whole mess for our race and then the Lap 1 incident came…” “We need to get on top of the situation, analyse it because it is unacceptable”.