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Dutch GP: Russell fastest from Hamilton in FP1 as Verstappen causes RF
The Mercedes pair ended up 1-2 in FP1 of F1 Dutch GP with George Russell fastest from Lewis Hamilton, as Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz third.
The FP1 of F1 Dutch GP at Zandvoort wasn’t the cleanest of runs for all of the drivers involved, where several did have moments of running in, into each other. There were multiple off moments too, especially for Red Bull’s Sergio Perez.
Even AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly and Haas’ Mick Schumacher were involved too, with the German also getting investigated for leaving the pitlane under red flag. He was cleared since the light switched to red, the moment he crossed the line.
The red flag was for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who had a gearbox issue which the team seemingly worked on since Thursday. At the front, it was a Mercedes 1-2 after a late quick laps from both George Russell (1m12.455s) and Lewis Hamilton (1m12.695s).
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz (1m12.845s) slotted in third from the McLaren pair, who were pretty quick in the first session with Lando Norris (1m12.929s) ahead of Daniel Ricciardo (1m13.077s). The Brit had a moment with Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel where he termed him ‘silly’.
The Ferrari of Charles Leclerc (1m13.127s) was sixth from Perez (1m13.416s) – who took his second ES – with the Alpine pair next where Fernando Alonso (1m13.633s) was eighth, Esteban Ocon (1m13.963s) ninth as Williams’ Alexander Albon (1m14.063s) rounded out the Top 10.
Despite his moments, Schumacher did well in 11th with Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll in 12th on the medium tyres. Haas’ Kevin Magnussen was 13th from first AlphaTauri of Gasly with Vettel rounding the Top 15, where the German also set his fast lap on the medium tyre.
The lead Alfa Romeo was of Zhou Guanyu in 16th where the Chinese joined quite late in the session, with teammate Valtteri Bottas 18th behind AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda. Despite the lack of running and on the hard tyre, Verstappen was 19th from Williams’ Nicholas Latifi.
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Belgian GP: Verstappen eases to win from 14th in Red Bull 1-2 finish
Max Verstappen dominated F1 Belgian GP from 14th on the grid with Sergio Perez ending up second from Carlos Sainz.
It was clear weather to start the F1 Belgian GP at Spa-Francorchamps as Carlos Sainz made a great start from pole in his Ferrari to lead the race from Alpine’s Fernando Alonso, who also had a good start to be second but only until the Kemmel Straight.
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton tried a move on the outside into the right hander but his wheels touched which sent the Brit flying. He eventually retired from damage but Alonso continued in fourth behind Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Mercedes’ George Russell.
In fact, it was recovery from Perez who dropped behind Russell after a slow start but the Mexican made his way up to second from the Brit and the Spaniard. Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel had a good start to be fifth from McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo.
He passed Williams’ Alexander Albon at the start, as the Top 10 was rounded by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc before the safety car period. Both the Dutchman and the Monegasque made a lot of ground.
While Hamilton stopped in the final part of the circuit, Williams’ Nicholas Latifi had a moment on the exit of Kemmel Straight while fighting against Alpine’s Esteban Ocon. The Canadian spun around and caught out Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas.
While the Williams driver continued after pitting, Bottas was forced to retire. Not only this, but also the incident between Hamilton and Alonso was cleared by the stewards. Under the safety car, Leclerc was forced to pit early due to puncture.
It dropped him at the back as post the safety car re-start, Verstappen gained fix places to get himself behind his teammate in third. The Dutchman called for team orders but he managed to pass him on the Kemmel Straight to gain track position.
Just behind them, Albon retook the place he lost to Ricciardo at the start as Leclerc and even McLaren’s Lando Norris started to climb up the order around the Top 10. At the front, the pit stop situation started with Sainz coming in from the lead.
Verstappen pitted four laps later but managed to catch him and eventually pass him to lead the F1 Belgian GP. The Dutchman extended a good lead as Sainz came under pressure from Perez then. After laps of waiting, the Mexican passed him for second.
Perez also had an aggressive defence against Leclerc at Kemmel Straight, where the Monegasque complained that the Mexican did not leave him space. But there was no call from the stewards then. That moment allowed Russell to get on his tail too.
The Brit passe him for fourth, with Alonso in sixth from Vettel and Ocon who passed Albon to be seventh and eighth, while Ricciardo rounded out the Top 10. Ferrari kicked-off the second round of pit stops in a double-stack situation.
Sainz got onto the hard tyres, while Leclerc did so for soft. Few laps later, Perez pitted and changed to hard compound as well. Things settled down in the first half of the Top 5, as Alonso was sixth from AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly, Vettel and Ocon.
But Gasly couldn’t hang on for long as the trio went three wide at Kemmel Straight and Ocon took two places at one go with an outside move to be seventh. Vettel got past Gasly for eighth, as Albon rounded out the Top 10 leading a gaggle of cars.
He had Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll just behind him, with McLaren’s Lando Norris and Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu right on his tail as Ricciardo dropped further back after his pit stop. It was a straightforward grand prix in the end especially at the front.
Verstappen eased in to win the F1 Belgian GP by 17.841s over teammate Perez as he slid himself over the chequered flag. Sainz was third in the end with Russel fourth from Leclerc, who went for the fastest lap but it was too close with Alonso in the end.
The Spaniard did get past him on Kemmel Straight which Leclerc got it back on the final lap, but didn’t get the fastest lap which went to Verstappen. The bad run for the Monegasque didn’t end as he was handed a 5s penalty for speeding in the pitlane.
This eventually dropped him behind Alonso in sixth, as Ocon was seventh from Vettel, Gasly and Albon in the Top 10 where the Frenchman made it in the points from pitlane, while the Thai racer held off four cars behind him.
It was Stroll, Norris, Tsunoda and Zhou, with Ricciardo bit far in 15th from Haas’ Kevin Magnussen, Mick Schumacher and Latifi where the latter trio finished a lap down. Post-race, Hamilton got a warning for refusing to go to the medical center.
DNF: Bottas, Hamilton
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Belgian GP: Verstappen has pole but Sainz will start first from Perez
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took F1 Belgian GP pole but second-placed Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will start from there, as Sergio Perez was third.
Q1:
The start of first part of F1 Belgian GP qualifying was delayed due to repair work at Spa-Francorchamps after a crash in Porsche Cup race. Once things got going, Williams’ Nicholas Latifi did a sighting lap on the medium tyres as he readily pitted then.
The Red Bull pair did well in the first part with Max Verstappen leading the way after setting a 1m44.581s lap where teammate Sergio Perez was third behind Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. The big fight was on between the drivers in the lower half to make it into Q2.
The knockout zone saw a big leap from Williams’ Alexander Albon who jumped to sixth which eventually knocked out Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel (1m46.344s), who missed Q2 by 0.002s. He was 16th from Williams’ Nicholas Latifi (1m46.401s).
Haas’ Kevin Magnussen (1m46.557s) was only 18th whereas teammate Mick Schumacher with the penalty made it in Q2, as AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda (1m46.692s) was 19th after a last lap lock-up which ruined his qualifying. Alfa Romoe’s Valtteri Bottas (1m47.866s) was 20th as he pitted and backed out of his final quick lap.
Q2:
The second part in F1 Belgian GP qualifying saw Red Bull set early pace and were separated by just the 0.071s margin with Verstappen ahead after setting a 1m4.723s lap from Perez, while Ferrari’s Sainz slotted in third where his teammate Charles Leclerc struggled.
The Monegasque complained of the car jumping strangely at slow corners. Also, McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo did not get a lap time in after everyone’s first run. The Australian had a wide moment over the kerb in Q1 when his quick lap was deleted.
The second run saw towing game at Alpine and McLaren where Fernando Alonso and Ricciardo were getting help from Esteban Ocon and Norris, respectively. By the end, Leclerc popped to the top with a 1m44.551s lap to lead from Verstappen and Perez.
Both the Alpine made it through and it was almost same for McLaren but for the 0.092s gap which knocked out Ricciardo (1m45.767s) in 11th as Albon made it in. AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly (1m45.827s) was 12th from Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu (1m46.085s).
Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll (1m46.611s) slotted in 14th as Haas’ Schumacher (1m47.718s) rounded the 15 runners, where the German did not have a great final lap which left him slowest in the second part.
Q3:
The third part of F1 Belgian GP qualifying saw early two game at Ferrari and Alpine, where Leclerc was helping Sainz and Alonso aiding Ocon on their first run. It was Red Bull’s Verstappen with the provisional pole after setting a time of 1m43.665s lap.
He led Sainz and Perez, with Leclerc eventually going for a lap and ending up fourth after his first run. Post the first lap, Verstappen ended his day early with the penalty he had. Ferrari, meanwhile, did use the Monegasque to help the Spaniard.
But Sainz (1m44.297s) had a moment with Alonso on the out lap. It was a scrappy run from the Ferrari driver and despite a two from Leclerc, he did not improve to end up second behind F1 Belgian GP pole-sitter Verstappen, who will start from the back.
Perez (1m44.462s) remained third with Leclerc (1m44.553s) staying fourth as well, as Alpine’s Ocon (1m45.180s) was fifth from Alonso (1m45.368s) where the Frenchman will go to the back. The Mercedes pair slotted in seventh and eighth.
Hamilton (1m45.503s) ended up ahead of Russell (1m45.776s). Williams’ Albon (1m45.837s) ended up ninth eventually with McLaren’s Norris (1m46.178s) rounding the Top 10, who will also start from the back.
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Belgian GP: Perez pips Verstappen to top FP3 after late lap
A late quick lap from Red Bull’s Sergio Perez put him on top in FP3 of F1 Belgian GP from Max Verstappen, as Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was third.
The weather continued to remain cloudy at Spa-Franorchamps for FP3 of F1 Belgian GP which was smooth for most part until the end when a moment for Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in mid-corner led him onto the gravel and into the barrier.
Fortunately, it wasn’t a major hit on the barrier and he was bale to get going with minor damage, but the FIA had already red-flagged the session fearing of him getting beached. The Monegasque did not have a great fast lap either to be sixth.
His F1 title rival, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen (1m45.184s) set the pace mostly in FP3 of Belgian GP but teammate Sergio Perez (1m45.047s) pipped him to top spot right at the end of the session, with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz (1m45.824s) dropping to third as a result.
The Dutchman escaped any reprimand or penalty for failing to slow enough under yellow flag as the FIA stewards were okay with what he did. from McLaren’s Lando Norris (1m45.965s), who continued his fine run at Spa-Franchorchamps thus far.
A late lap from Alpine’s Fernando Alonso (1m46.061s) put him in fifth with Mercedes’ George Russell (1m46.071s) in sixth from Leclerc (1m46.120s). There was another late improvement from Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel (1m46.166s) to be eighth, Alpine’s Esteban Ocon (1m46.601s) ninth and AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly (1m46.604s) 10th.
The improvements from several drivers left McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton outside Top 10 in 11th and 12th as the Williams pair of Nicholas Latifi and Alexander Albon were 13th and 14th, where the former had the fastest Sector 1.
Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas was 15th with Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll in 16th, Haas’ Kevin Magnussen 17th, AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda 18th and Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guany 19th as Haas’ Mick Schumacher was 20th but did not set a quick lap due to repairs.
There were more grid penalties for drivers after the FIA released new document about changes. It was for Leclerc, Guanyu and Schumacher where the former took his fifth ICE, while the latter two took their fourth to incur a penalty.
The trio took the same on TC and MGU-H side, while Schumacher was the only one to take a fourth MGU-K. Likewise, Verstappen took his third ES to incur a penalty, while the Dutchman and Guanyu took their third CE. The Chinese driver and teammate Bottas added another penalty for a new gearbox.
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Belgian GP: Verstappen fastest in FP2 as late rain hampers running again
The FP2 session saw rain interruption as well with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen leading in F1 Belgian GP from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and McLaren’s Lando Norris.
The weather remained cloudy for FP2 of F1 Belgian GP at Spa-Francorchamps, with spits of rain towards the end of the session. There was a lot of lock-ups and minor offs for several drivers throughout the session, whether in dry or greasy conditions.
But no major incident took place despite the wet conditions, with only a gravel run for Haas’ Mick Schumacher. The pace was eventually set by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen with a 1m45.507s lap from Ferrari’s Leclerc (1m46.369s) and McLaren’s Norris (1m46.589s).
Aston Martin continued its Friday show with another Top 5 finish where Lance Stroll (1m46.365s) was fourth from Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz (1m46.649s), with Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton (1m46.893s) slotting in sixth. His teammate George Russell (1m47.02s) was eighth.
He ended up behind Alpine’s Fernando Alonso (1m46.975s), who had a better FP2, with McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo (1m47.255s) ninth and Red Bull’s Sergio Perez (1m47.346s) in 10th. The Mexican did not have a fine run again, following on from the first session.
At the same time, Williams’ Alexander Albon enjoyed his run in 11th with Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Gunayu 12th from the AlphaTauri pair of Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Gasly, who returned to the cockpit after giving up his car to Liam Lawson.
Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel was 15th from Alpine’s Esteban Ocon, who had a difficult run again along with Haas’ Kevin Magnussen in 17th. Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas managed to get some laps under his belt but was only 18th.
Williams’ Nicholas Latifi was 19th and Haas’ Schumacher 20th, as the FIA noted a practice start infringement with regards to Verstappen at the end of the session.
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Belgian GP: Sainz faster from Leclerc in FP1 as several take grid penalty
The Ferrari pair set the pace in FP1 of Belgian GP with Carlos Sainz leading Charles Leclerc, as Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was third.
It was a cloudy weather all-through the FP1 of Belgian GP at Spa-Francorchamps as F1 started the second half of the 2022 season. It was mostly dry until the final part of the session where it started to rain quite heavily at some corners allowing some wet running.
The red flag period for Haas’ Kevin Magnussen, who stopped due to a mechanical issue, hampered the running, leaving the Ferrari pair on top in FP1 of Belgian GP where Sainz was fastest by 0.069s from Leclerc.
F1 points leader Verstappen was third with Mercedes’ George Russell slotting in fourth from Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll as Williams’ Alexander Albon was sixth and McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo in seventh.
AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda was eighth who had a sliding moment earlier in the session, as Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton was ninth on the medium tyres with Red Bull’s Sergio Perez rounding the Top 10 on the hard compound.
Williams’ Nicholas Latifi was just outside 11th. The lead Alfa Romeo driver was Zhou Guanyu in 12th with McLaren’s Lando Norris 13th from lead Alpine driver Fernando Alonso in 14th from Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel, who set his pace on the medium tyres.
Alpine’s Esteban Ocon was 16th from Haas pair of Magnussen and Mick Schumacher, with AlphaTauri’s Liam Lawson 19th, who got his first FP1 chance in place of Pierre Gasly. Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas did not set a time after facing technical issue.
Aside the session situation, the FIA released details of power unit elements seeing multiple drivers incurring a penalty for the F1 Belgian GP. In terms of the ICE list, the likes of Russell, Hamilton, Verstappen, Ricciardo, Norris, Ocon, Stroll, Vettel, Albon, Latifi and Bottas took a new one for the grand prix.
Among them, Verstappen, Norris and Ocon took their fourth resulting in a penalty, while Bottas took his fifth with the rest on their third. The TC side has Russell, Verstappen, Ricciardo, Norris, Ocon Stroll, Vettel, Albon, Latifi and Bottas taking a new one.
Among them, Verstappen, Norris and Ocon took their fourth incurring a penalty, with Bottas taking his sixth and the rest on their third. The same drivers had it with the MGU-H too, while the MGU-K side saw Hamilton, Verstappen, Leclerc, Ricciardo, Ocon, Stroll, Albon and Latifi taking a new one.
Among them, Verstappen and Ocon took their fourth, while Leclerc took his fifth to incur a penalty and rest on their third. Moving on to ES, Verstappen, Leclerc, Ricciardo, Norris and Ocon took a new part where Leclerc and Ocon took their third to incur a penalty.
And finally, the CE list saw Verstappen, Ricciardo, Norris, Ocon and Schumacher taking a new one where Ocon and Schumacher took their third to incur a penalty, while the rest for both the elements took their second.
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Hungarian GP: Verstappen wins from P10 ahead of Mercedes pair
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen came through to win F1 Hungarian GP from Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.
The threat of rain continued to rumble at the start of F1 Hungarian GP at Hungaroring, but it was dry as Mercedes’ George Russell fended off Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz’s charge into Turn 1 where the Brit remained in front of the Spaniard on the soft tyre.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was third with the two of them on the medium from McLaren’s Lando Norris, who was on the soft tyre. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton was up to fifth from Alpine pair of Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso on the medium tyres.
The Red Bull pair were on the soft tyre with Sergio Perez initially passing Max Verstappen, but the Dutchman was back ahead in seventh, as Haas’ Kevin Magnussen passed McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo to make it in the Top 10 but had some damage due to minor contact.
There was a Virtual Safety Car period to clear the debris after contact between Williams’ Alexander Albon and Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel. The Thai racer was forced to pit, while later on Magnussen was shown black and orange flag for his front wing damage.
The VSC re-start worked well for Russell as he generated a 2s gap over Sainz and Leclerc. Behind them, Hamilton was up to fourth after passing Norris, who also lost out to Verstappen on the same lap. The Dutchman came through after passing the Alpine pair.
He brought Perez along with him as the pit stop game started soon enough. A slow stop for both Russell and Sainz allowed the Brit to retain the lead after all the pit stops were completed. Leclerc having extended his lead jumped his teammate to second.
Verstappen was up to fourth from Hamilton, Perez and Norris. The Alfa Romeo pair of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu slotted in eighth and ninth without having stopped, as Ricciardo passed both Ocon and Alonso in a solid move to be 10th.
Alonso was anyhow furious with Ocon after he was pushed towards the wall at the start. The two jumped to hard tyres and the Frenchman came out just in front of the Spaniard on the track when he was being chased by Ricciardo in the fight for track position.
As Alonso tried a move on Ocon, it allowed Ricciardo to sneak through both on the inside and secure track position. At the front, Leclerc closed in on Russell lap by lap and tried a move on him for couple of laps but the Brit had a solid defence.
He eventually ran out of it on the main straight as Leclerc took the outside line to take the F1 Hungarian GP lead from Russell who then had Sainz on his tail. Verstappen was a bit far off in fourth from Hamilton, Perez, Norris and Ricciardo.
Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll did well to be in ninth ahead of Ocon in the Top 10, as Vettel passed Alonso for 11th with the two Alpine drivers struggling a bit on the hard tyres. The German also caught the back of the Frenchman for the final point.
AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda, meanwhile, had a spin on his own in the left-hander after losing slight control as teammate Pierre Gasly did well in 13th after starting from the pitlane using his fourth power unit which he took along with third for both the Red Bull drivers.
The second round pit stops saw Sainz and Hamilton extend their strategy along with Perez. But with Leclerc switching to hard tyres, it allowed Verstappen to catch him and pass him for track position. But he couldn’t keep up the place for long.
A moment in the left-hander send him into a spin which allowed Leclerc to retake the place as Verstappen held off Russell. The recovery was quick for the Dutchman as he back on tail of the Monegasque and passed him for fourth place.
In the lower half of the Top 10, there was contact between Ricciardo and Stroll when the Canadian tried a move around the outside in the curve corner. It dropped them to outside of the Top 10 as the Australian was handed a 5s time penalty.
At the front, Verstappen took the F1 Hungarian GP lead after Hamilton’s pit stop. Leclerc was second but came under tremendous pressure from Russell as his hard tyres just didn’t give him any grip. He eventually passed him for second at Turn 1 going around the outside.
The strategy didn’t work as Leclerc eventually pitted for soft tyres to drop behind Sainz, Hamilton and Perez in sixth. Norris stationed in seventh from Alonso and Ocon, where the Spaniard got ahead of the Frenchman in the latter laps.
Bottas held to 10th but had Stroll and Vettel on his tail in the fight for the final point. The Finn lost out to both with the Canadian making it in the Top 10 from teammate, much like how it was at Paul Ricard where the German was chasing him for the final point.
At the front, Verstappen was out in the distance as Hamilton passed both Sainz and Russell to move up to second. It was a good fight between the two teammates as Sainz, Perez and Leclerc more or less settled down in the order.
In the lower half, Vettel passed Stroll for the final point as the VSC period was deployed when Bottas stopped on track with a problem. At the front, amid drops of rain Verstappen took the F1 Hungarian GP from 10th on the grid ahead of the Mercedes pair.
Hamilton ended up second from Russell with Sainz in fourth from Perez who fended off a late charge from Leclerc. Norris was seventh from Alonso, Ocon and Vettel in the Top 10. Stroll was 11th from Gasly, Zhou, Haas’ Mick Schumacher and Ricciardo in Top 15.
The Australian dropped back after his penalty, with Magnussen in 16th from Albon, Williams’ Nicholas Latifi, Tsunoda and Bottas where the Finn was classified despite not finishing the race – everyone from Alonso ended up a lap down with Tsunoda being two laps down.
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Hungarian GP: Russell takes surprise pole ahead of Ferrari pair
Mercedes’ George Russell took a shock pole in F1 Hungarian GP ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc.
Q1:
While the clouds hovered around the Hungaroring circuit, it was dry to start the first part in F1 Hungarian GP qualifying. With soft tyres use all-through the grid, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen set the pace initially at the front with a 1m18.509s lap.
The Ferrari pair of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc slotted in second and third. Late laps from Mercedes pair of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell put them first and second, with the former setting the pace after a 1m18.374s lap which was 0.033s quicker.
Sainz was third, as the knockout zone had both the AlphaTauri cars along with the Williams pair. Yuki Tsunoda (1m19.240s) was 16th, missing Q2 by 0.035s with teammate Pierre Gasly (1m19.119s) only 19th in a bad show from both.
The Frenchman was frustrated on the radio, as Williams’ Alexander Albon (1m19.256s) was 17th with teammate Nicholas Latifi (1m19.570s) 20th while another frustrated driver Sebastian Vettel (1m19.273s) was 17th in his updated Aston Martin car.
Q2:
The second part in F1 Hungarian GP qualifying saw a bad start for Red Bull’s Sergio Perez whose initial quick lap was deleted due to track limits. But his lap was reinstated by the stewards which brought him inside the Top 10 but just in ninth.
But he was eventually knocked out in 11th with a 1m18.516s lap, missing out on Q3 by 0.071s. On replays, it was shown that he was blocked by Haas’ Kevin Magnussen (1m18.825s) as he complained on the radio.
The Dane was out too in 13th behind Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu (1m18.573s), with Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll (1m19.137s) in 14th from Haas’ Mick Schumacher (1m19.202s). At the front, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen fastest with a 1m17.703s lap from Leclerc and Alpine’s Fernando Alonso.
Q3:
The final part in F1 Hungarian GP qualifying had Ferrari’s Sainz on provisional pole with a 1m17.505s lap after the first flying lap, with teammate Leclerc third behind Mercedes’ George Russell with the Brit beating one of the Ferrari cars.
Red Bull’s Verstappen did not have the best of laps to be seventh after a lock-up in the left-hander which pushed him onto the run-off. The problems for the Dutchman continued on his second lap as he complained about ‘no power’ on his radio.
At the front, Ferrari’s Sainz upped his pace to seemingly take pole but Mercedes’ George Russell came out of nowhere to take his first F1 pole in Hungarian GP with a 1m17.377s lap after not going purple in any of the sectors on his fast lap.
Sainz (1m17.421s) had to settle for second being 0.044s down, with Leclerc (1m17.567s) in third as McLaren’s Norris (1m17.769s) slotted in fourth from Alpine’s Esteban Ocon (1m18.018s) who managed to beat his teammate Fernando Alonso (1m18.078s).
While Russell took F1 pole, teammate Lewis Hamilton (1m18.142s) was only seventh after aborting his final lap due to DRS issues. Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas (1m18.157s) was eighth from McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo (1m18.379s) in ninth, while a frustrated Verstappen (1m18.823s) rounded out the Top 10.
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Hungarian GP: Latifi was fastest in wet FP3 from Leclerc, Albon
Williams’ Nicholas Latifi was fastest in a wet FP3 of F1 Hungarian GP as Alexander Albon was third behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
The wet weather arrived at expected at Hungaroring for FP3 in F1 Hungarian GP with wet tyres used mostly. The latter stages saw may using the intermediate compound too, to understand the tyres better for qualifying ahead.
There were some offs and spins which included AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Mercedes’ George Russell. There was a red flag for an incident for Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel, who smashed onto the tyre barrier.
Post red flag, there was a surprise lap time on the drying track and the intermediate tyres, as Williams’ Nicholas Latifi set the pace with a 1m41.480s lap whereas teammate Alexander Albon was third after setting a 1m42.381s lap.
Ferrari’s Leclerc slotted in second with a 1m42.141s who was surprised by Latifis late lap. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was fourth after his 1m43.205s lap with Mercedes’ Russell (1m43.434s) in fifth from Alpine’s Fernando Alonso (1m43.570s).
McLaren’s Lando Norris was eighth being the last of the intermediate runner, with Aston Martin’s Vettel slotting in ninth from Haas’ Kevin Magnussen in the Top 10 who set their pace on the wet compound. His teammate Mick Schumacher did same in 12th.
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton was 11th on the intermediate tyres, with Alpine’s Esteban Ocon in 13th from McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo and Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll. There were wet tyre runners Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu and AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda in 16th and 17th.
AlphaTauri’s Gasly was 19th, with Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull’s Sergio Perez ending up 18th and 20th using the intermediate tyres.
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Hungarian GP: Leclerc quickest in FP2 from Norris, Sainz
Ferrari was on top again in FP2 of F1 Hungarian GP with Charles Leclerc on top whereas teammate Carlos Sainz was third behind McLaren’s Lando Norris.
Ferrari remained on top in FP2 of F1 Hungarian GP at Hungaroring with Charles Leclerc setting the pace with a 1m18.445s lap whereas his teammate Carlos Sainz (1m18.676s) was third this time in a swap from FP1 session.
McLaren’s Lando Norris (1m18.662s) put in a solid lap to end up second despite some iffy moments for him during the session, with teammate Daniel Ricciardo (1m18.872s) doing well to be fifth behind Red Bull’s Max Verstappen (1m18.728s), who was only fourth.
The Dutchman did not have a good lap, much like teammate Sergio Perez (1m19.397s) who was only ninth. Leclerc, meanwhile, had to wait a bit inside the garage after the team found some issue. He also had a late moment at Turn 4 where he ran wide.
Alpine’s Fernando Alonso (1m19.049s) was sixth from Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel (1m19.253s), with the German getting a good lap time with the new rear wing. Mercedes’ George Russell (1m19.355s), who had a major lock-up at Turn 1, was eighth from Perez.
Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas (1m19.411s) rounded out the Top 10, who made his first presence after missing the FP1 for Robert Kubica. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton was 11th as he didn’t get a lap time in after being held-up by Norris.
The Mercedes driver also had a moment off track, much like Haas’ Mick Schumacher. Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu was 12th from Alpine’s Esteban Ocon, with Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll in 14th from first of AlphaTauri of Pierre Gasly.
Despite the updates, Haas’ Kevin Magnussen was only 16th from Schumacher, with Williams’ Nicholas Latifi in 18th ahead of AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda and Williams’ Alexander Albon, who lost his rear and spun around at Turn 1.
