In Hungary, Norris precedes the Ferrari driver by just 12 thousandths, but the FIA penalizes the Englishman by three positions and he will start fifth. Leclerc rises to second place and Antonelli to third
For a breath, for 12 thousandths of a second, Lando Norris takes pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix from Lewis Hamilton. Then the FIA penalized the Englishman for a maneuver that would have damaged Piastri at turn 1 in Q3 and the Englishman who had been the great protagonist of the two days of testing found himself in fifth place. He will therefore start in the third row. Charles Leclerc also benefits from Hamilton’s disqualification, placing third at the end of practice but then promoted to the front row alongside Norris. Hamilton’s bad luck aside, the tests showed that the Ferraris on the Hungaroring circuit are very fast and at ease due to the many corners that enhance the aerodynamics of the Reds. The two days of testing were dominated by Hamilton and Leclerc, but on the last lap of Q3 Norris set the winning lap, also due to the strange choice of the Ferrari garage to let Hamilton and Leclerc go out first who had already set excellent times in Q2. The two Ferrari drivers were unable to improve in Q3 and so Norris, who came out second to last behind only his teammate Piastri, was able to outwit Hamilton without the Englishman having the chance to reply. After the tests, the Englishman underlined the garage’s mistake but without making any controversy, as if that wasn’t enough, he was also disqualified. But Lewis is in great form and will certainly be among the protagonists tomorrow.
Final yellow
Right on the last lap Max Verstappen he ended up spinning in his Red Bull, the yellow flag penalized Kimi Antonelli who was immediately behind him and despite this the Italian managed to improve his time by finishing in fourth place, which then became third due to Hamilton’s disqualification, but he will still start from the second row. The pole position obtained by Lando Norris it is the first this season for Mc Laren, previously it had always been Mercedes who set the best time in testing. Hamilton instead came close to a record that would have been historic, that of ten pole positions on the same circuit, an event never achieved by the same driver. Maybe next year, but in the meantime Ferrari starts tomorrow in an excellent situation and the start will be very important because in the Hungarian Grand Prix there are usually very few overtakings and being in front of the first corner can give you a great advantage. Leclerc can therefore take advantage of the fact that he starts from the front row, while Hamilton will have to focus the race on the comeback.
