George Russell’s Qualifying experience ahead of the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP definitely didn’t live up to its expectations. In fact, the Mercedes driver had begun to experience discomfort with his challenger during FP3 already, appearing once again down on speed compared to his teammate, championship leader Kimi Antonelli. A complicated Qualifying for Russell ahead of…
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri had a frustrating Qualifying session at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP but will be starting in P3 after Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton‘s post-session penalties. The 25-year-old reflected on the challenging session and lamented the lack of pace and balance in his McLaren. Oscar Piastri also shared his perspective on the incident…
Lando Norris has finally turned McLaren’s promising pace into a result, claiming pole in Qualifying at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP while insisting that there is still work to do in Sunday’s race. McLaren entered the Budapest weekend with significant upgrades on its floor and other aerodynamic parts. Adjusting to the changes, Norris finished P11…
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen struggled throughout the session in qualifying at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP. While he spun on his last fast lap and finished P6, he later gained two positions due to penalties to Hamilton and Antonelli. The four time world champion had finished P2 in FP1, P4 in FP2 and P7 in…
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc recalls a “messy” 2026 F1 Hungarian GP Qualifying session, where he finished P3, which became P2 on the grid after Lewis Hamilton received a 3-place grid penalty for impeding Piastri. After looking like the car to beat during the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP Friday practice, the field looked much closer in…
Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli qualified P4 for the F1 2026 Hungarian GP, but climbed to P3 after Hamilton’s penalty. That was until he got a grid drop of his own for failing to slow sufficiently under a single yellow flag for Max Verstappen’s spin, meaning he starts 7th. “The driver of Car 12 stated that on…
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton was handed a 3-place grid penalty for impeding McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP Qualifying, which drops him from the front row to P5. Entering the Hungarian GP Qualifying with high hopes of securing his first pole position for Ferrari, the 7-time World Champion came close, but ultimately…
Lando Norris secured pole position in Qualifying at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP, setting a 1:17.207 to lead Hamilton and Leclerc at the Hungaroring. Ferrari controlled Friday’s running, with Charles Leclerc topping FP1 despite losing drive late in the session before Lewis Hamilton led a Ferrari one-two in FP2. Lance Stroll’s suspected suspension failure and…
Qualifying for round 11 of the 2026 F1 season has been completed at the Hungarian GP at the Hungaroring, view the full results here. In FP3 earlier on Saturday, Lando Norris was quickest from Lewis Hamilton by a tenth, with championship leader Kimi Antonelli just behind the seven-time World Champion with a gap of 0.012s….
Lando Norris topped the timesheets in FP3 at the 2021 F1 Hungarian GP, view the full session report here. Friday’s Free Practice sessions saw Ferrari dominate the Hungaroring circuit as Charles Leclerc led FP1 and Lewis Hamilton topped FP2. Notably, the day also included two red flag interruptions, with Lance Stroll stopping during FP1 and…
