F1 Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying Updates – Live

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In a uncommon twist, past week’s qualifying astatine Spa did not determine nan race, but it did connection plentifulness of drama. Lewis Hamilton fell foul of way limits to spell retired successful Q1 and Oscar Piastri was pipped to rod by McLaren teammate Lando Norris. More of nan aforesaid today, please.

Placing qualification astatine nan Hungaroring successful nan 2025 season’s broader context, Norris said earlier this week that title will travel down to “who qualifies first and 2nd much often” while making nan “least mistakes erstwhile they suffice first”. He noted that location person not been a batch of races wherever nan lead has changed hands aft move one. This study is some correct and, therefore, a beardown self-critique of his capacity successful nan title astatine nan Belgian Grand Prix, wherever he won nan qualifying conflict but mislaid nan lead to Piastri connected nan first lap.

As we hole to participate nan summertime break, Piastri has won 3 times successful races wherever he hasn’t qualified connected pole, Norris has only managed this once, that coming astatine Silverstone. These are nan good margins that Norris will request to move successful his favour successful Hungary and for nan remainder of nan season.

It is foolish to publication excessively overmuch into believe but Norris was quicker than Piastri connected Friday, albeit neither of those were nether optimum conditions, but past nan Australian clocked a 1min 14.916secs thigh this greeting to spell 0.032secs quicker than his teammate.

Elsewhere eyes successful nan Ferrari car shed will beryllium connected Lewis Hamilton aft he grounded to get retired of Q1 successful some nan sprint and main title past weekend. Late-stage Hamilton astatine Ferrari has go a funny entity, he is seldom troubling nan podium places and besides seems overmuch much consenting to admit mistakes. He described his qualifying capacity arsenic “unacceptable” and said he would beryllium apologising to his team. Even though it is evident that nan Ferrari is not currenty accelerated capable to beryllium winning races, Hamilton’s actions smack of a caller prosecute who wants to ingratiate themselves pinch their colleagues.

Undoubtedly nan Briton is hopeful that it will payoff location down nan statement erstwhile nan squad nutrient a competitve vehicle. It is now immoderate clip since nan seven-time world champion had 1 of those. However, Fred Vasseur has signed a caller woody pinch nan Italian team, truthful nan higher-ups intelligibly deliberation nan guidance of recreation is good. The Ferraris performed good this greeting pinch Charles Leclerc notching nan 3rd quickest thigh and Hamilton nan fourth.