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How a blue-flag malfunction caused a “nightmare” in F1 Hungarian GP
Motorsport.comJuly 26, 2026
Curated for Torqlytics readers — aggregated from trusted F1 publishers, not original reporting.
A sudden, unexpected wave of Formula 1 drivers ignoring blue flags in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix was actually caused by a system failure.Flag signalling has evolved along with technology with F1. In days of yore, it was just physical flags being waved trackside, but more visible light panels were subsequently added, and drivers now see blue flags pertaining to them on their steering wheel ...