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Yesterday's FP1 and 2 was a crazy, unpredictable start to the weekend. But Free Practice 3 (FP3) has wrapped up, today’s qualifying session was a strategic chess match that kept everyone guessing until the final seconds!
Norris dominates

Qualifying Results (Top 10)

P1 Lando Norris (McLaren) —1:17.207

P2 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) — 1:17.219

P3 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) — 1:17.445

P4 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) — 1:17.479

P5 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) — 1:17.684

P6 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) — 1:17.725

P7 George Russell (Mercedes) — 1:17.760

P8 Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) — 1:17.856

P9 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) — 1:18.281P

P10 Nico Hülkenberg (Audi) — 1:18.686

This penalty shake-up changes the whole dynamic for Sunday. Overtaking at the Hungaroring is famously dubbed "Monaco without the walls" because track position is absolutely everything. With track temperatures soaring and tyre degradation expected to be brutal, this race is going to be a pure strategy war. With the front row totally reset, the high-stakes drag race down to Turn 1 tomorrow is likely going to decide the entire Grand Prix.

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Mercedes knocked down a peg. Constructors could get interesting before be summer break.

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42 sats \ 2 replies \ @evestacker OP 25 Jul -100 sats

It really opens the door for McLaren and Ferrari to maximize their constructors' points tomorrow while Mercedes tries to fight forward.