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[Fortitude]

Would either McLaren driver give up a win this time? Six Hungarian GP talking points.
Will the pendulum swing again at McLaren? Verstappen-Russell resolution. Ferrari up, Mercedes down. Will Tsunoda end points drought? Aron’s run. New-look Hungaroring.
30th July 2025
Keith Collantine
RaceFans

Oscar Piastri scored his first grand prix victory in Hungary 12 months ago and returns to the scene of that triumph this weekend.

Will he extend his lead over his team mate and championship rival Lando Norris – who handed him that victory last year when told to by their McLaren team? Or will one of their rivals break their run of consecutive one-two finishes?

Here are the talking points for the final round before the summer break.

‘Six Hungarian GP talking points’;

https://www.racefans.net/2025/07/30/...alking-points/


‘Can’t be part of us’: Day McLaren team orders storm erupted... and why it sits on new timebomb
July 31st, 2025
Michael Lamonato
Fox Sports (Australia)

Oscar Piastri won his first grand prix 12 months ago at the Hungarian Grand Prix, and the Formula 1 landscape has changed irrevocably ever since. It isn’t just that Piastri, long heralded as a champion in waiting, finally got his name onto coveted list of grand prix winners. It’s what that moment represented for the sport.

Piastri followed Lando Norris to McLaren’s first front-row lockout in 12 years. On Sunday he led the team’s second one-two finish in more than a decade. It was the McLaren’s second victory of the season after a long run of highly competitive races. It had been nibbling away at Red Bull Racing’s championship advantage, but Hungary had seen it take a big bite out of the stalled giant’s status as title leader.

Norris, despite finishing second, was even being whispered about as a potential drivers championship contender. The culmination was the dawn of a new reality. McLaren was no longer Formula 1’s rising team, and its drivers were no longer the next generation of winners. They had arrived as the sport’s new leaders. And they’d done it earlier than expected. McLaren management had targeted 2025 for its first wins and the rule changes in 2026 as a possible return to title contention.

‘The culmination was the dawn of a new reality’;

https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsp...c979a1a987c3e2


Leclerc waits for Hungaroring while Vasseur drives away Hamilton's crisis at Ferrari
30 Jul 2025
Pietro Vurro
GPblog.com

As Formula 1 heads to Budapest for the final round before the summer break, Ferrari is looking to build on its recent momentum. Team Principal Fred Vasseur is optimistic following a successful upgrade package in Belgium, while Charles Leclerc is taking a more reserved approach ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix.

The SF-25 showed clear signs of improvement at Spa-Francorchamps, thanks to significant updates brought by the team. With progress in both aerodynamic efficiency and overall balance, Ferrari believes it is moving in the right direction.

“In the last few races we’ve made progress in terms of competitiveness, and in Belgium, thanks to the great work done in Maranello, we introduced an upgrade package that further improved our performance,” said Vasseur. “Before the mandatory summer break, we have one more race to go – the Hungarian Grand Prix – where we want to keep improving.”

‘Vasseur drives away Hamilton's crisis’;

https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/lecle...sis-at-ferrari


Ferrari extends Vasseur’s contract as team principal
31st July 2025
Keith Collantine
RaceFans

Ferrari’s announcement of a new contract for Vasseur puts an end to doubt over his future. The team’s CEO Benedetto Vigna said the decision “reflects our trust in Fred’s leadership — a trust rooted in shared ambition, mutual expectations and clear responsibility.”

Vasseur, who strongly attacked articles questioning his future at the team last month, said he is “grateful for the trust Ferrari continues to place in me.” He described his new deal to remain at the team as “a challenge to keep progressing, to stay focused, and to deliver.”

“Over the past 30 months we’ve laid strong foundations and now we must build on them with consistency and determination. We know what’s expected and we’re all fully committed to meeting those expectations and taking the next step forward together.”

“Reflects our trust in Fred’s leadership”;

https://www.racefans.net/2025/07/31/...eam-principal/


Ferrari F1 Eyes Back-to-Back Success With Hungarian GP Focus
By Saajan Jogia Newsweek
Updated July 30, 2025
The Tribune, California

Following the boost Ferrari received at the Belgian Grand Prix last weekend, team principal Fred Vasseur has revealed preparations for the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend, the last round before the summer break. Vasseur explained that Ferrari did not want to postpone introducing the upgrades to the next round in Budapest and thus, took the risky decision to test it during the sprint weekend at Spa. This would also help Ferrari's setup strategy for the race at the Hungaroring. He added:

"It's never easy to introduce something on a Sprint weekend but we didn't want to postpone to Budapest. It's true that with the format of the weekend, the fact that you don't long stint on Friday or you're doing a long stint of four laps, it's not easy to have references. But at the end I think it was the right call because it's also the best preparation for us for Hungary."

Despite Ferrari gearing up its development of the 2026 car, Vasseur suggested that his team will continue bringing minor track-specific upgrades until the end of this season, but ruled out a major upgrade. He said: "I think we are all in the same situation that the closer you will be to the end of the season, the more focused you will be on next year and for sure we will have to bring some small items until the end, more related to the layout of the track or the weather conditions or whatever, but no big package."

“The best preparation for us for Hungary";

https://www.sanluisobispo.com/sports...mainstage_card


“Really positive” first run with updated Red Bull floor gives Tsunoda confidence boost
31st July 2025
Keith Collantine
RaceFans

Yuki Tsunoda says he feels a confidence boost heading into this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix having run Red Bull’s new floor for the first time last weekend. “I am looking forward to getting back in the car,” said Tsunoda. “Things felt really positive during and after qualifying with the updated floor on the car. The race didn’t go to plan, but the performance I felt in the car has given me confidence moving into the final race before the summer break.”

Team principal Laurent Mekies said the team made a positive step with the upgrade it introduced last weekend. “The team is happy with the upgrade package,” he said, “there is no question as to whether we brought performance to the car, we absolutely feel we did. Does it fix all the limitations in the car? No, but it is a step forwards.”

“Really positive”;

https://www.racefans.net/2025/07/31/...fidence-boost/


What is the weather forecast for the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix?
The weather forecast is in ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix from the Hungaroring in Budapest.
30 Jul 2025
Formula One - Official Site

FRIDAY, AUGUST 01 – FP1 AND FP2
Conditions: Mainly sunny and likely dry day expected. Still a slight chance of one shower in the afternoon under a cloudier sky. Light westerly wind with gusts up to 30 kph. FP1: 28°C // FP2: 28°C
Maximum temperature expected: 28 Celsius
Minimum temperature expected: 16 Celsius
Chance of rain: <20%

SATURDAY, AUGUST 02 – FP3 AND QUALIFYING
Conditions: Sunny at first becoming cloudier and unsettled from the afternoon. Gradually increasing chance of showers up to level 3 from noon. Light southwesterly wind in the morning veering westerly in the afternoon. FP3: 27°C // Q: 28°C
Maximum temperature expected: 28 Celsius
Minimum temperature expected: 16 Celsius
Chance of rain: 20%

SUNDAY, AUGUST 03 – RACE
Conditions: High chance of rain the night before. Mostly cloudy day with a moderate to high chance of rain in the morning decreasing a bit for the race (30%). At this range, the confidence in the forecast is low. Light northwesterly wind. Race start: 27°C
Maximum temperature expected: 27 Celsius
Minimum temperature expected: 17 Celsius
Chance of rain: 60%

‘Weather forecast’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...vY2lUGQMW6ou7K

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Hungarian GP: Norris leads McLaren 1-2 in opening practice.
With McLaren locking out the top two positions in opening practice and the margin between its drivers nearly invisible, the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend is already shaping up to be a fierce internal contest.
01/08/2025
Michael Delaney
F1i.com

Norris set the fastest lap of the session – 1m16.052s – on his initial run on soft tyres. The Briton had already shown promising speed on medium compounds earlier in the hour, becoming the first to break the 1m17s barrier with a 1m16.837s in the opening 20 minutes.

As the switch to softs began, it was Charles Leclerc who first leapt to the top with a 1m16.791s, briefly demoting Norris. But the McLaren driver quickly responded, unlocking significant time in the middle sector to produce his session-best lap. Piastri soon followed and posted the quickest first sector of all, but faded slightly across the remainder of the lap to fall 0.142s short.

The Australian wasn’t finished. On his next attempt, Piastri improved through the middle sector and crossed the line just 0.019s shy of Norris’s benchmark, setting the stage for what promises to be another tense weekend in their battle for the title.

‘McLaren 1-2’;

https://f1i.com/news/545293-hungaria...-practice.html


F1 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix – FP1 Results
01/08/2025
Motorsport Week

Position Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Lando Norris McLaren 1:16.052 26
2 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:16.071 0.019 30
3 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:16.269 0.217 28
4 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 1:16.681 0.629 31
5 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:16.734 0.682 28
6 Oliver Bearman Haas 1:16.878 0.826 26
7 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:16.880 0.828 26
8 George Russell Mercedes 1:16.925 0.873 26
9 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:16.940 0.888 25
10 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:16.958 0.906 25

‘FP1 Results’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2025/...x-fp1-results/


F1 – Norris narrowly ahead of Piastri in opening practice for Hungarian Grand Prix
01.08.25
FIA (Press Release)

Lando Norris topped the opening practice session for the 2025 FIA Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix, beating championship-leading McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri by just 0.019s as Charles Leclerc took third place for Ferrari, a little over two tenths of a second adrift of top spot.

Piastri was dialling himself into the track conditions, however, and with 15 minutes on the clock he moved up to second place 0.248s off Norris. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen also moved up the timesheet, taking fourth place on Medium tyres with a lap of 1:18.194, half a second back from Norris. As running increased, track evolution ramped up strongly and with 20 minutes gone, Williams Alex Albon vaulted to P2 with a Medium-tyre time of 1:17.866. Norris was back out on track on Mediums, however, and the Briton went a full second quicker than the Thai driver to return to top spot on 1:16.837.

Leclerc posted a 1:17.420 to take P2, half a second adrift of Norris and Carlos Sainz put the other Williams third, 0.9s off the P1 pace. Just past the halfway mark, Alpine’s Franco Colapinto bolted on Soft tyres and he jumped from the bottom end of the order to sixth place with a time of 1:17.959. Leclerc then made the same tyre choice and he took P1 on 1:16.791, a little over four hundredths of a second clear of Norris’ best Medium time. As Albon took third on the red-banded tyres ahead of the similarly shod Hamilton, Norris joined the C5 party and he roared back to the top of the timesheet with a lap of 1:16.052, seven tenths of a second ahead of Leclerc. Piastri couldn’t match that time and the Australian slotted into second place with a lap of 1:16.194. He went again, however, and on his second attempt improved by just over a tenth of second to sit 0.019s off his team-mate.

‘Norris narrowly ahead of Piastri’;

https://www.fia.com/news/f1-norris-n...ian-grand-prix


Everything you need to know from FP1 at F1's Hungarian GP
Aug 1, 2025
Jack Benyon
The Race

Lando Norris led a McLaren 1-2 in FP1 for the Hungarian Grand Prix, a session that featured a clear and persistent threat to the McLaren dominance and two 'new' drivers to evaluate. Charles Leclerc was a thorn in the McLaren drivers' sides but Norris looked absolutely supreme at the top of the time sheets.

He was as much as seven tenths clear at one stage, and only a soft-tyre run from team-mate Oscar Piastri at the end of the performance running reduced the gap to 0.019s. Norris could not improve on his 1m16.052s after flat-spotting his tyres at Turn 1. Leclerc - boosted by a podium at Spa and a chance to hone Ferrari's new suspension introduced there - repeatedly went to the top of the order and ended up within striking distance of Norris, 0.217s adrift.

Isack Hadjar - who has been told to "cheer up" by his entourage after a strong start to his rookie F1 season - set the fourth-fastest time and split the Ferraris, with Lewis Hamilton just behind. "The car doesn’t feel good," said Hamilton, who locked up at Turn 1 and slid wide at the Turn 9 right-hander, visibly fighting the Ferrari around a lap. He was four tenths off his team-mate Leclerc.

‘Isack Hadjar - who has been told to "cheer up"!’;

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f...e-mclaren-1-2/


Max opens Hungarian GP weekend in P9
01 August 202
Misha van der Kroon
Verstappen.nl

Max Verstappen finished ninth in the first free practice session ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix. On the 4.381-kilometre-long Hungaroring, it was Lando Norris who set the fastest time for McLaren, ahead of his teammate Oscar Piastri in P2. Charles Leclerc took third for Ferrari, while Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) and Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) rounded out the top five. Max's Oracle Red Bull Racing teammate Yuki Tsunoda ended the session in P17.

‘P9’;

https://news.verstappen.com/en/article/5901/


Norris leads Piastri, Leclerc in FP1 - 2025 Hungarian GP practice results
August 1st 2025
Pablo Elizalde
Motor Sport Magazine

McLaren driver Lando Norris outpaced championship rival Oscar Piastri to go quickest in the opening practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

McLaren enjoyed a strong start to a weekend in which it is favourite once more, with Norris leading Piastri by just 0.019sec as the running kicked off on Friday.

Ferrari‘s Charles Leclerc was the only driver who managed to get close to the McLaren duo with the third-fastest time, slightly over two tenths off the pace.

‘Charles Leclerc was the only driver who managed to get close to the McLaren’;

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/a.../?nowprocket=1


2025 Hungarian GP Schedule – F1 Session Times at the Hungaroring
Find out when every session takes place at the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix, including the race start time
1 Aug 2025
John Smith
Total Motorsport

Here’s the full schedule for 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring, with local and global times so you never miss a moment of the action.
Session Date UK (BST) USA (ET) USA (PT) Australia (AEST)
Practice 1 Fri, Aug 1 12:30–13:30 07:30–08:30 04:30–05:30 21:30–22:30
Practice 2 Fri, Aug 1 16:00–17:00 11:00–12:00 08:00–09:00 01:00–02:00 (Sat)
Practice 3 Sat, Aug 2 11:30–12:30 06:30–07:30 03:30–04:30 20:30–21:30
Qualifying Sat, Aug 2 15:00–16:00 10:00–11:00 07:00–08:00 00:00–01:00 (Sun)
Hungarian GP Sun, Aug 3 14:00 09:00 06:00 23:00 (Sun)

‘Session Times’;

https://www.total-motorsport.com/202...e-hungaroring/

[Fortitude]

Norris leads FP2 as McLaren dominates – 2025.
Norris goes quickest in second practice in Hungary by nearly three tenths from Piastri.
August 1st 2025
Pablo Elizalde
Motor Sport Magazine

Lando Norris remained on top of the times in second Hungarian Grand Prix practice as McLaren continued to show dominant form. The British driver, quickest in the opening hour of running, posted a best time of 1m15.625sec as teams focused on their qualifying runs before switching to longer stints.

Norris was nearly three tenths of a second faster than McLaren team-mate and championship rival Oscar Piastri, again second fastest.

‘McLaren dominates’;

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/a.../?nowprocket=1


F1 2025 Hungarian GP – Free Practice 2 Results
Norris tops second practice as McLaren flexes its muscle at the Hungaroring
1 August 2025
John Smith
Total Motorsport

F1 Hungarian GP 2025 FP2 results
Check out the full Hungarian GP 2025 Free Practice 2 results from the second practice session at the Hungaroring below.
Pos Driver Team Time
1 Lando Norris McLaren 1:15.624
2 Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.291
3 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.399
4 Lance Stroll Aston Martin +0.495
5 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +0.609
6 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari +0.705
7 George Russell Mercedes +0.793
8 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls +0.803
9 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull +0.861
10 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes +0.896

‘Free Practice 2 Results’;

https://www.total-motorsport.com/f1-...ice-2-results/


Max Verstappen under threat as FIA launch Hungarian Grand Prix investigation
01 Aug 2025
Oliver Harden
PlanetF1.com

Max Verstappen is facing a trip to the FIA stewards after an investigation was launched over a bizarre incident during FP2 at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver was spotted appearing to throw a towel from the cockpit of his RB21 while moving at slow speed during Friday’s second free practice session in Budapest.

Verstappen and a Red Bull team representative are required to visit the stewards at 1820 local time in Hungary over an alleged breach of Article 34.14 c) of F1’s sporting regulations. The rule concerns cars being released in an unsafe condition.

‘Bizarre incident - Throw a towel from the cockpit of his RB21’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/max-ve...-investigation


McLaren in a league of their own with Max Verstappen struggling in FP2 at 2025 Hungarian GP
Norris and Piastri set the pace as Verstappen and Red Bull fall behind
1 August 2025
Brandon Sutton
Total Motorsport

McLaren appear to be in a league of their own at the 2025 Hungarian GP as Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri lead the way in FP2, with the Brit topping the times with a massive 0.399 gap to Charles Leclerc in third, whilst Max Verstappen was left nowhere. Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda both struggled for pace, managing only eighth and ninth respectively, with Tsunoda voicing frustration over the Red Bull RB21’s balance around the Hungaroring.

And he wasn’t alone either as his four-time world champion teammate told his race engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase, the same thing, echoing his comments by saying, “It’s like driving on ice.” Both drivers reported issues with front and rear grip, with the car falling well outside the competitive window as the Dutchman went one step further and slammed his car as “undriveable”. While it’s not unusual for Red Bull to face setup challenges on a Friday, they now face a steep task to turn things around overnight if they hope to get Verstappen back in the fight on what is typically a driver-dependent circuit.

The Dutchman could only manage 14th on the timesheets, finishing behind his teammate Tsunoda, who at least made it into the Top 10 with ninth. Verstappen took pole here in 2019 and 2023, whilst he managed to claim victory in 2022 and 2023. Can he win again? It’s going to require a huge effort from Laurent Mekies and Pierre Wache overnight.

‘Max Verstappen was left nowhere’;

https://www.total-motorsport.com/mcl...arian-gp-2025/


Lewis Hamilton is now approaching unwanted Ferrari record before the Hungarian Grand Prix
1 August 2025
Rory Mitchell
F1 Oversteer

Lewis Hamilton close to Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari record. Hamilton is now in the top three of Ferrari drivers who have raced for the team without scoring a podium in a Grand Prix. Although Hamilton has won the Sprint race in China this season, he did not stand on the podium as there is no podium ceremony.

Driver Races before first Ferrari podium
Didier Pironi 19
Gilles Villeneuve 14
Lewis Hamilton 13
Gerhard Berger 12
Cliff Allison 6
Felipe Massa 5
Carlos Sainz 5
Luigi Villoresi 4
Clay Regazzoni 4

With 13 races to his name without a podium, he is now close to tying with Gilles Villeneuve who has 14 races to his name before he earned his first podium with a third place at the 1978 Austrian Grand Prix. Didier Pironi leads the table with 19 races before earning his first podium, while Hamilton surpassed Gerhard Berger who went 12 races without a podium at the last race in Belgium.

‘Lewis Hamilton close to Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari record’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/lew...an-grand-prix/


Fernando Alonso to make F1 Hungarian GP return after FP1 absence
1 August 2025
Jack Oliver Smith

Fernando Alonso will take part in FP2 for Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix after sitting out FP1 on medical grounds. The Spaniard skipped the first session at the Hungaroring to limit time in the AMR25 due to a muscular issue in his back, with reserve driver Felipe Drugovich taking his place.

However, the two-time World Champion has, according to the Silverstone-based squad, received further treatment and will be back in the car for FP2. Aston’s Trackside Officer Mike Krack said previously that he was confident of Alonso’s swift return, saying that “plan is to have Fernando in the car from FP2 onwards.”

‘Muscular issue in his back’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2025/...r-fp1-absence/

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Hungarian GP: Piastri wins McLaren FP3 battle as Red Bull woes continue.
McLaren made a daunting statement ahead of qualifying by comfortably setting the pace in Free Practice 3 for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
2 Aug 2025
Jamie Woodhouse
PlanetF1.com

Lando Norris applied the pressure, but it was Oscar Piastri who went fastest by 0.032s, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc – four-tenths down on Piastri – the best of the rest, while Red Bull continued to struggle, Max Verstappen once more absent from the top 10.

Verstappen – this time with no pesky towel in the cockpit – plumped straight for soft tyres and cleared his team-mate by 0.475s, Verstappen looking to build important chemistry with the Red Bull RB21 after calling it “undriveable” on Friday.

‘McLaren made a daunting statement’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/hungar...025-fp3-report


F1 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix – FP3 Results
2 Aug 2025
Motorsport Week

Position Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:14.916 17
2 Lando Norris McLaren 0.032 20
3 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 0.399 17
4 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 0.768 18
5 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 0.829 18
6 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 0.878 18
7 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 0.912 21
8 George Russell Mercedes 0.924 17
9 Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber 1.062 19
10 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 1.109 21

‘FP3 Results’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2025/...x-fp3-results/


Piastri returns fire as McLaren dominate Hungarian GP FP3
McLaren continued to fire a warning shot to the rest of the field in Hungary with a dominant third practice session under hot skies in Budapest.
2 Aug 2025
Ben Waterworth
Speedcafe

After Lando Norris pipped teammate Oscar Piastri in both sessions on Friday, it was the Australian’s turn to strike on Saturday, blitzing the field with a 1m14.916s to top the timesheets.

It marked the first time of the weekend to dip below the 1m15s mark — and was three tenths quicker than the pole time set last year by Norris. Norris couldn’t quite match his teammate this time, missing out by just 0.032s.

As on Friday, Charles Leclerc was the only other driver within half a second of the McLaren pair, finishing 0.399s behind Piastri for Ferrari. Leclerc’s teammate Lewis Hamilton was next, though he trailed by 0.768s, with every driver from ninth onward over a second off the pace.

‘Piastri returns fire’;

https://speedcafe.com/f1-news-2025-p...aren-dominate/


HIGHLIGHTS: McLaren completes practice clean sweep as Piastri heads Norris in FP3 ahead of Hungarian GP
McLaren completed a clean-sweep of fastest times in Free Practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
2 Aug 2025
Formula One - Official Site

McLaren completed a clean-sweep of fastest times in Free Practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix, with Oscar Piastri heading team mate Lando Norris in Saturday's third and final session.

The Ferrari of Charles Leclerc was third but some four tenths adrift of the leading time, ahead of team mate Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli, with reigning World Champion Max Verstappen still struggling for pace down in 12th.

‘McLaren completes practice clean sweep’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...p7NmqeUjZ8pbvG


Oscar Piastri leads Lando Norris in FP3 for F1 Hungarian GP
2 Aug 2025
Jack Oliver Smith
Motorsport Week

Oscar Piastri topped the timesheets in FP3 ahead of the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix, with team-mate Lando Norris completing another McLaren 1-2. The Australian’s 1:14.916s was the quickest time of the afternoon, with Norris just three hundredths of a second off in the sister MCL39.

Ferrari occupied third and fourth places, with Charles Leclerc heading Lewis Hamilton, the Monegasque almost four tenths off Piastri’s time, with Hamilton over three tenths slower than his team-mate.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli was fifth for Mercedes, with Aston Martin continuing its impressive one-lap pace across free practice with Fernando Alonso in sixth.

‘Oscar Piastri topped the timesheets in FP3’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2025/...-hungarian-gp/

[Fortitude]

Late Leclerc lap leaves McLaren stunned as Ferrari seize unexpected Hungarian GP pole.
When the dust settled after a tense qualifying session at the Hungaroring, it was Charles Leclerc who emerged on top, putting his Ferrari on pole for the 2025 Hungarian GP.
2 August 2025
John Smith
Total Motorsport

Leclerc’s lap of 1:15.372 in the final session flipped the script on the expected order. It was his first pole position of the season at the Budapest circuit and came at a time when Ferrari needed a morale boost after recent struggles against the McLaren squad. Piastri missed out on top spot by just 0.026s, with Norris a whisker further back in third.

“The whole Qualifying was extremely difficult. It was difficult to get to Q2 and difficult to get to Q3. Then the conditions changed, I knew I had to do a clean lap to target third, and I can’t believe it,” Leclerc said after taking pole at the 2025 Hungarian GP. “Honestly, I have no words. It is probably one of the best pole positions I have had, as it is so unexpected.”

‘Flipped the script on the expected order’;

https://www.total-motorsport.com/lec...unned-ferrari/


F1 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix – FP3 Results
2 August 2025
Motorsport Week

Position Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:14.916 17
2 Lando Norris McLaren 0.032 20
3 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 0.399 17
4 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 0.768 18
5 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 0.829 18
6 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 0.878 18
7 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 0.912 21
8 George Russell Mercedes 0.924 17
9 Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber 1.062 19
10 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 1.109 21

‘FP3 Results’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2025/...x-fp3-results/


Charles Leclerc does not ‘understand anything about Formula 1’ after shock Hungarian GP pole
2 Aug 2025
Sam Cooper
PlanetF1.com

Charles Leclerc said he does not “understand anything about Formula 1” after shocking the McLarens to take pole in Hungary. After, a visibly shocked Leclerc admitted he did not “understand anything about Formula 1” following the result.

“Honestly, the whole qualifying has been extremely difficult,” he said. “When I say extremely difficult, it’s not exaggerating. It was super, super difficult. It was difficult for us to get to Q2, it was difficult for us to get to Q3.”

“The conditions changed a little bit, everything became a lot trickier, and I knew I just had to do a clean lap to target third. At the end of the day, it’s pole position. I definitely did not expect that.”

‘Shock Hungarian GP pole’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/charle...garian-gp-pole


Why Oscar Piastri labelled McLaren’s F1 Hungarian GP qualifying loss to Ferrari ‘bizarre’
2 Aug 2025
Harry Whitfield
Motorsport Week

In the aftermath of being beaten to pole from out of nowhere, Piastri reflected on a rather unexpected result for McLaren when asked to explain what he just witnessed. “Depends where you’re sat – if you’re sat where Charles is, fantastic – if you’re sat where I’m sat, bizarre and somewhat frustrating,” he told media including Motorsport Week.

“But yeah, I mean, I think the conditions completely changed, and it was just weird. My first lap felt terrible because I was pushing too much and kind of with the wind direction from the first two sessions in mind. So, then I felt like I did a better job on the second lap of managing expectations, and it was even worse.”

“So yeah, a bizarre session, but I need to look back and see what differences it made. Things definitely felt more tricky for myself as well in Q3, but I think for everybody it would have been difficult. So that’s not our excuse.”

“If you’re sat where I’m sat, bizarre and somewhat frustrating”;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2025/...rrari-bizarre/


Lewis Hamilton drops bombshell after qualifying 12th for Hungarian Grand Prix: ‘I'm useless’
August 3, 2025
FP Sports Desk
Firstpost

Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton described himself as “useless” after qualifying in the 12th position for Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Hamilton failed to secure a top-10 spot in the grid while Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc surged ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, stunning the season’s leaders to seize pole for Sunday's race at the Hungaroring.

“I’m useless,” said the 40-year-old British F1 star after a disappointing qualifying session. “Absolutely useless. The team has no problem. You’ve seen the car on pole so they probably need to change driver,” Hamilton added.

“Absolutely useless”;

https://www.firstpost.com/sports/lew...-13918261.html


Max Verstappen fires 'nothing works' remark as Lewis Hamilton deems himself 'useless' – RacingNews365 Review
2 August 2025
RacingNews365 Staff
RacingNews365

Max Verstappen delivered a scathing verdict on Red Bull's "biggest problem", following a horror qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Red Bull has struggled throughout the weekend at the Hungaroring, with Verstappen having found himself outside the top 10 in both second and third practice.

Lewis Hamilton has labelled himself "absolutely useless" whilst declaring that Ferrari will "need to change driver" to get stronger results. The seven-time F1 drivers' champion qualified for the Hungarian Grand Prix in P12.

‘Horror qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix’;

https://racingnews365.com/max-versta...news365-review


MAX EIGHTH AFTER HUNGARY QUALIFYING: 'LUCKY TO BE IN THE TOP TEN'
2 Aug 2025
Stefan Meens
Verstappen.nl

“If you look at the whole weekend, we’re lucky we’re in the top ten. All weekend, we’ve not had any grip and it was the same in qualifying. So this isn’t a shock”, said Max. “If we knew what the problem was, we would’ve made changes. For some reason, none of the changes work. Sometimes you have a balance that isn’t great, but now I just have zero grip. I can’t attack the corners and I can’t go on the throttle. Nothing worked.”

Ahead of Sunday’s Grand Prix, Max said: “Maybe there’s a few cars in front to have a fight with. But Lewis will be coming from the back as well. I’m not confident things will improve tomorrow. I have no grip, so I’m sliding a lot, which adds to the tyre degradation.”

“Nothing worked”;

https://news.verstappen.com/en/article/5905/

[Fortitude]

Norris delivers strategic masterclass to win Hungarian GP
Lando Norris has surged to a strategic victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix, overcoming a late challenge from teammate Oscar Piastri to deliver McLaren their 200th win in Formula 1.
4 Aug 2025
Ben Waterworth
Speedcafe

The British driver executed a one-stop strategy to perfection after dropping down the field off the start, finishing just 0.698s ahead of Piastri for his fifth win of the season. Piastri reeled in Norris at a rapid rate in the closing laps after opting for a two-stop strategy and emerging 12 seconds behind. He gained more than half a second per lap on his teammate across the final 20 laps.

As the Aussie got within DRS range, he had three looks into Turn 1, including a late lunge that caused him to lock up significantly with two laps to go, receiving a warning from his team to remember “how we race” in the process. Despite the speed advantage and fresher tyres, Piastri was unable to get past, settling for second place and helping McLaren to a fourth consecutive 1–2 finish—their first such run since 1988.

‘Strategic masterclass’;

https://speedcafe.com/f1-news-2025-n...iastri-second/


F1 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix – Race Results.
Norris took victory at the F1 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix to lead a McLaren 1-2 at the Hungaroring
3 August 2025
John Smith
Total Motorsport

F1 Hungarian Grand Prix 2025 Results
Check out the full F1 Hungarian GP 2025 race results from the Hungaroring below.
Pos Driver Team Time
1 Lando Norris McLaren Leader
2 Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.698
3 George Russell Mercedes +21.916
4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +42.560
5 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +59.040
6 Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber +66.169
7 Lance Stroll Aston Martin +68.174
8 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls +69.451
9 Max Verstappen Red Bull +72.645
10 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes +1 Lap

‘Race Results’;

https://www.total-motorsport.com/f1-...-race-results/


Leclerc apologises to Ferrari as mysterious issue robbed him of certain win
3 Aug 2025
Norberto Mujica
GPblog.com

Charles Leclerc's Hungarian Grand Prix did not end as wel as it started, as a mystery chassis issue struck past the halfway mark of the race, stripping him of the race win. At first Leclerc believed that the nature of the problems in his Ferrari SF-25 were due to a different factor, this prompted a rather angry statement expressed via the onboard radio during the race.

After the race, speaking to the likes of GPblog, the Monegasque cleared the air: "Well, first of all I need to take back the words I said in the radio," began Leclerc. "I thought that it (the issue, ed.), was coming from one thing, but then I got a lot more details since I got out of the car, and it was actually an issue coming from the chassis and nothing that we could have done differently," clarified the Ferrari driver who went on to finish P4 in the race.

"I started to feel the issue in lap 40 or something like that, and then it got worse, lap after lap after lap," revealed Leclerc. "Towards the end, we were two seconds off the pace. And the car was just undrivable. But I mean, again, as I repeat myself, this was an issue, and it's an outlier. It shouldn't ever happen again."

‘Mysterious issue’;

https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/lecle...of-certain-win


Oscar Piastri reveals how he missed his ‘best chance’ to overtake Lando Norris and win the Hungarian Grand Prix
3 August 2025
Shay Rogers
F1 Oversteer

Oscar Piastri fought valiantly in pursuit of first place at the Hungarian Grand Prix, but fell short by just seven tenths of a second. Speaking after the race, Piastri admitted that he felt the ‘best chance’ he had to beat his teammate was only if he had made a mistake.

“I think I needed to be at least a couple of tenths closer, which was going to take a mistake from Lando to achieve that,” he said in Formula 1’s official post-race interviews. “I felt like that was going to be my best chance. You never want to try and save it for the next lap and then it never comes, so I thought I would at least try, and not quite.”

‘Oscar Piastri fought valiantly’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/osc...an-grand-prix/


Hungarian GP: Norris wins as FIA launch investigation over Verstappen, Hamilton incident
3 Aug 2025
Michelle Foster
PlanetF1.com

Lando Norris won a slow burn at the Hungarian Grand Prix as the Briton’s one-stop strategy took on Oscar Piastri’s two-stopper to set up a late-race fight between the title protagonists.

Chasing down Norris, Piastri tried to attack but Norris defended perfectly to hold off his team-mate as the McLaren drivers claimed the team’s seventh 1-2 of F1 2025. George Russell joined the McLaren drivers on the podium.

‘Norris wins’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/hungar...25-race-report


Brundle claims Piastri 'will be seething' at McLaren after the race for this reason
3 Aug 2025
Tobia Elia
GPblog.com

Martin Brundle commented on Lando Norris’s victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix and Oscar Piastri’s missed opportunity, suggesting that the Australian lost the race because McLaren focused too much on Leclerc during the first half of the race. According to Martin Brundle, Oscar lost the victory because McLaren focused too much on Charles Leclerc in the first half of the race, who then fell away after the second stint. Meanwhile, Norris paradoxically had an easier time strategy-wise after a poor start.

''Oscar will be seething with that,'' he told via Sky Sports after the race. ''Remember the two radio calls. Pit to undercut Leclerc. They were busy strategising to beat Leclerc.' 'Norris didn't have that problem as he was out of the picture and came in 13 laps later and changed strategy.”

“The great irony is by not being in that fight with the Ferrari at the front they had more freedom and took it.' But he still had to deliver that pace for that amount of time on those tyres. Oscar will be asking why didn't we do that. Why have we two stopped and been beaten by our team-mate who one-stopped?"

‘Brundle claims Piastri 'will be seething' at McLaren’;

https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/brund...or-this-reason

[Fortitude]

How Lando Norris defied McLaren boss with Hungarian GP strategy.
After a poor getaway and a risky pit decision, Norris’s one-stop strategy delivered a Hungarian Grand Prix win.
3 August 2025
John Smith
Total Motorsport

Team principal Andrea Stella explained after the race: “Our baseline strategy today was a two-stop strategy. We didn’t think necessarily that the one-stop was possible. So with Oscar, we tried to go on a good, deterministic, two-stop strategy, trying to pass Leclerc in the first stop… With Lando, when we extended, leaving him out, we didn’t think that the one-stop would have been possible still.”

As Norris continued lapping on his well-worn tyres, the team noticed something remarkable: the Briton was still able to keep up competitive lap times, even as Piastri and Leclerc had already made their stops. It was at this point, with little to lose, that McLaren made the call to switch Norris to a one-stop strategy. The decision, prompted as much by circumstance as by careful planning, began to pay off as traffic and track position played into his hands.

“It’s more just making them last at the pace that we were at,” Norris explained. “I made the mediums last until, like, what, lap 32 or something. So it wasn’t a terrible thought that I can make the hards last until the end. It was more I just knew I’d have to push flat out for basically every single lap, and that’s when it gets a little bit tricky. The tyres get hot. It’s easy to make mistakes.”

‘McLaren made the call to switch Norris to a one-stop strategy’;

https://www.total-motorsport.com/lan...rategy-stella/


Lando Norris reveals sarcastic reaction to first-lap agony
Lando Norris has shared how he responded to slipping down the order at the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
4 August 2025
Samuel Coop
RacingNews365

When asked what went through his head when he slumped to fifth, the 25-year-old shared his communication over team radio that occurred in response. "'Brilliant'," he replied to media, including RacingNews365. "That’s actually what I said over the line the first lap. Because I did, I watched quite a few videos of lap one to Turn 1. Clearly, it didn’t work."

"My start was good," Norris said. "I think Charles' was pretty good as well. Oscar then came over to the left, and I was kind of just hoping both were going to be on the right. I got a bit of a slipstream on Oscar. I had to pull out to the right, but Oscar could stay in the slipstream of Charles, which then gave him a bit more speed again. But at that point, it was hard to back out and go to the left because I would have had to brake a bit."

He branded his misfortune the "worst-case scenario" whilst insisting that in the grand scheme, he had little to "complain" about. "I mean, I'll look back and review it and see what I could have done better," the McLaren driver added. "I feel like I was more just unlucky with how things panned out. I think if we were to do it again, most of the time things would turn out better than they did today. So, I think it was just worst-case scenario. But my start was good, and I have nothing to really complain about."

"'Brilliant'";

https://racingnews365.com/lando-norr...irst-lap-agony


MONDAY MORNING DEBRIEF: How Norris successfully used the one-stop to triumph in Hungary
Mark Hughes unpicks how Lando Norris managed to beat his team mate and title rival Oscar Piastri to Hungarian Grand Prix glory.
4 August 2025
Mark Hughes
Formula One - Official Site

Hungarian Grand Prix winner Lando Norris succesfully used a one-stop strategy to score a narrow victory at the Hungaroring over two-stopping McLaren team mate – and title rival – Oscar Piastri.

But it was a choice made relatively late in the race and in the expectation it would clear Norris past George Russell’s Mercedes for third place – not that it would put him in a winning position.

Norris had lost out to Russell and Fernando Alonso in the first couple of corners of the race start and fell to fifth, while Piastri chased Charles Leclerc’s race-leading Ferrari. Although Norris re-passed Alonso easily enough, he could find no way by the Mercedes throughout Russell’s 19-lap opening stint.

‘One-stop to triumph’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...ry3VrPwNmGYAUR


McLaren respond to 'heart-in-mouth' near miss between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri
Oscar Piastri locked up at the start of the penultimate lap in the Hungarian Grand Prix and almost ploughed into Lando Norris. McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has given his view on the incident.
4 August 2025
Samuel Coop & Ian Parkes
RacingNews365

Despite that, when asked by RacingNews365 to what extent the near miss was a "heart in the mouth" moment, Stella explained why it was "firm" but "fair" racing between the pair. "When you have two great drivers like Lando and Oscar who race for a victory Formula 1 grand prix and race for the drivers' championship, it's always going to be very close," the Italian told the select media present.

"But that was firm racing. It was fair racing. At the same time, it was definitely within our principles. We had a bit of a lock-up with Oscar. But, at the same time, Lando left some space because he knew that Oscar would have been on the limit of braking."

"We keep being very proud of how Lando and Oscar go racing. I think this is a great way of honouring Formula 1 racing - these are the values of McLaren," Stella added. "It's going to be, hopefully, a matter between the two McLaren drivers, even if we saw Ferrari was in the competition for the victory for two-thirds of the race. I think we have a very entertaining and interesting final part of the season [ahead]."

‘Almost ploughed into Lando Norris’;

https://racingnews365.com/mclaren-re...-oscar-piastri


Oscar Piastri told why his Hungarian Grand Prix strategy was doomed to fail after Lando Norris win
4 August 2025
Rory Mitchell
F1 Oversteer

Sam Bird thinks Oscar Piastri undercut was never going to work. From the outset of the Hungarian Grand Prix, Piastri could be heard complaining about his tyres and needed to run the two-stop strategy as a result of challenging the fast Leclerc for the lead. Norris lost two places to Fernando Alonso and George Russell, but after passing the Spaniard, he elected to manage his tyres until the first pit stop. Once he was in clear air, he could make use of the extra performance he saved and close the gap to Leclerc and Piastri.

That extra 12 seconds proved critical, as it was exactly what Piastri had lost while sitting behind Leclerc and unable to challenge for the undercut in the first stint. “Looking at that first stop Piastri did, he was 2.7 seconds back from Charles Leclerc and he covered the next lap,” said Bird. “You can’t gain 2.7 seconds in one lap in an F1 car, so I don’t think the undercut was really going to work on Oscar Piastri’s side given the fact that Leclerc was going to cover him the very next lap.”

‘Doomed to fail’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/osc...do-norris-win/


How Lando Norris turned strategic gamble into Hungarian GP victory
3 Aug 2025
Uros Radovanovic
PlanetF1.com

After a phenomenal strategic duel at the Hungarian Grand Prix, Lando Norris emerged victorious, securing McLaren’s fourth consecutive one-two finish alongside Oscar Piastri. The Briton achieved it by making one fewer pit stop — so let’s dive into the details using telemetry data to understand how he pulled it off.

The timing of the pit stop was also perfect. After coordinating with his race engineer, Norris waited just long enough for both Leclerc and Piastri — who were catching up — to close in, and only then dove into the pits. This way, he avoided being overtaken on track and preserved his clean air advantage. After a fantastic stop of just 1.9 seconds, Norris rejoined 8.5 seconds behind Russell — but crucially, with a clear track ahead. Once again, Lando was in control of his own pace, unbothered by other cars.

The only lap where Norris had to follow another car in his second stint came on Lap 43, when he briefly got stuck behind a slower Russell. That single lap alone cost him over a second. Fortunately, Russell pitted at the end of that lap, freeing up the track again. Had Russell stayed out even one lap longer, Norris might have lost crucial time — and his chance at victory could have slipped away.

‘Strategic gamble’;

https://www.planetf1.com/features/la...-data-analysis