Linked to the second Cadillac seat, Felipe Drugovich says he’s just trying to do the best he can and not think about it, and hopefully it will work out in his favour.
As Cadillac whittles down its short list for F1 2026, Drugovich was handed the perfect opportunity to put himself in the shop window when he replaced Fernando Alonso in the opening practice in Hungary.
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Additional reporting by Thomas Maher
The Spaniard withdrew from the session due to a back injury, with Drugovich climbing into the AMR25 in FP1.
He finished 16th fastest, only three-tenths down on his Aston Martin team-mate.
But the Brazilian, who has been away from single-seater racing since winning the Formula 2 title in 2022, didn’t see his outing as audition for C