Reigning World champion Max Verstappen has extended his lead with a dominant win at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Teammate Sergio Perez finished second, while Fernando Alonso pipped Lewis Hamilton to third place.
In a session that saw Pirelli’s ‘Alternative Tyre Allocation’ in play, which enforced hard tyres for Q1, medium tyres for Q2 and soft tyres for Q3, Hamilton navigated the precarious opening exchanges to reach the top 10 shootout, where he bagged his first pole in 34 events (Saudi Arabia 2021).
Hungarian GP: Lewis Hamilton takes POLE, Max Verstappen 2nd, Norris 3rd
Hamilton’s improvement on his second run demoted Verstappen – who could not find more time – to second by just 0.003s, with Norris eight hundredths further back in third, supported by rookie team mate Oscar Piastri in another strong showing from McLaren.
Zhou Guanyu was another star of qualifying as he took a high-flying fifth, followed by the lead Ferrari of Charles Leclerc and team mate Valtteri Bottas, who underlined Alfa Romeo’s strong pace around the twisty Hungaroring circuit.
Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin had to settle for eighth position, while Sergio Perez finally managed to end his rough patch of qualifying performances, albeit taking only ninth in his Red Bull, with Nico Hulkenberg the final Q3 runner.
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Race, Date – 23rd July
Timings – 6:30 PM IST
Hungarian GP LIVE STREAMING DETAILS:
Where can you watch Practice, Qualifying, and Race on TV?
The Practice, Qualifying, and Race will not be telecast on television in India.
Where can you watch Practice, Qualifying, and Race? – Live Stream
F1 fans in India can Live Stream all the formula 1 action on the F1TVPro App and Website.
Location – Hungaroring, Hungary
First Grand Prix – 1986
Number of Laps – 70
Circuit Length – 4.381 km
Race Distance – 306.630 Km
When was the track built?
Work began on the Hungaroring in 1985, and the track was race-ready just nine months later.
