1991 Hungarian Grand Prix

Championship standings

Mansell has won three consecutive races. Senna has failed to score in the last two after running out of fuel on the final lap of both — a sequence that has handed Mansell most of those gains.

Previous race

At Hockenheim, Mansell took his third straight win. The talking point was a late battle between Senna and Prost: on lap 37, Prost attempted to pass Senna into the first chicane; Senna would not give way and Prost went off, stalling the engine and retiring. Prost blamed Senna; Senna accused Prost of complaining for the sake of it. Senna then ran out of fuel on the last lap for the second consecutive race.

Between-race developments

FISA have ordered Senna and Prost to resolve their differences following the Germany confrontation. Prost’s public comments after that race earned him a one-race suspended ban. McLaren are conducting their first tests of a semi-automatic gearbox during practice sessions here.