
Continuing Formula One's recent trend to try and inhibit innovation wherever it may occur, the FIA are set to ban the use of Mercedes and Lotus-style 'double DRS' systems from the 2013 season, having secured a majority agreement from teams.

Continuing Formula One's recent trend to try and inhibit innovation wherever it may occur, the FIA are set to ban the use of Mercedes and Lotus-style 'double DRS' systems from the 2013 season, having secured a majority agreement from teams.

McLaren's Jenson Button believes that his team mate Lewis Hamilton should remain with the Woking team beyind 2012, with the 2008 champion's future in the sport still somewhat up in the air, saying that the team is "like home" to him.

Red Bull team boss has reacted with frustration to the litany of technical wrangles against his team throughout 2012 so far, saying that the team have always raced within the rules, and are being punished simply for being "creative".

Craig Pollock's all-new PURE engine company has been forced to suspend work on their 2014 V6 turbocharged Formula One engine currently in development, owing to a lack of funds from the financial backers of the new customer engine project.

Lotus Formula One team boss Eric Boullier has said that he has no concerns over Kimi Raikkonen potentially leaving them for the 2013 season, despite rumours during the Hungarian GP weekend linking him with a move to Ferrari.

Mercedes boss Ross Brawn has said that the teams must trust the FIA's "capable hands" in resolving the current technical disputes in the sport, after a new controversy surrounding Red Bull's car emerged during the Hungarian GP weekend.

Nothing much happened during the Hungarian Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton winning comfortably as the usual Hungaroring procession followed in his wake. Throughout the whole field, the drivers said little of note after the event.

The FIA has confirmed that Mercedes driver Michael Schumacher initially caused the aborted start in the Hungarian Grand Prix having stopped outside his grid slot, before he subsequently turned his engine off and was wheeled from the grid.

Both Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber were left cursing their three-stop strategies after the Hungarian Grand Prix, with the tactic failing to pay off in the race after tyre degradation proved to be less of an issue than they had expected.

Williams Formula One driver Bruno Senna believes that he has reached a "turning point" in his season with the Grove team at the Hungarian Grand Prix, after the Brazilian secured a strong seventh place finish in the Hungaroring race.

Championship leader Fernando Alonso has insisted that his fifth place in the Hungarian Grand Prix was a "positive result", after a weekend of damage limitation, saying that the Ferrari team now need to focus on improving their performance.

Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen has admitted that he does not feel he missed out on a win in the Hungarian Grand Prix, despite his close fight with Lewis Hamilton in the final stint, saying that he was never close enough to attempt to pass.

Hungarian Grand Prix race winner Lewis Hamilton said that his win at the Hungaroring had been one of the 'toughest races' of his career, after he fended off race-long pressure from Lotus pairing Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean.

FOM chief Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed that Formula One's calendar will remain at a maximum of 20 races for next season, again casting a few minor doubts in the direction of the planned New Jersey Grand Prix in the process.

As ever, there were cheers, curses and excuses offered up and down the Hungarian Grand Prix grid after the qualifying session, to explain the story of the day. None were interesting, but here is a potted summary of what everyone had to say.

Williams driver Bruno Senna has said that he is "pleased" to have finally ended his run of early eliminations during qualifying in the 2012 season, though the Williams driver admitted that he could have gone faster in the final session.