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