Hungarian GP: Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton takes his 104th Pole in Formula 1 and his 9th in Budapest. Max Verstappen and Lando Norris start 2nd and 3rd respectively. Earlier Norris topped the charts in Q2 as Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz got eliminated and will start the race from P11. Qualifying has been a horror for George Russell who finished 18th. The last year’s pole sitter has been eliminated.
With just 60 minutes left in the weekend to hone their set-ups ahead of qualifying and the race on Sunday, the drivers made their way out on to a much greener Hungaroring track to the one they left yesterday, with heavy rain having hit the circuit overnight.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc topped the second practice with a best time of 1:17.686. He pipped McLaren’s Lando Norris by 0.015s in a close battle. He will now look to continue the momentum on Saturday.
Mercedes, on the other hand, had two contrasting sessions at Hungaroring. While George Russell topped the FP1, the Brit driver was no where in FP2.
Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished 16th and 20th, respectively, on the timesheet. They will have a tough task on Saturday.
Meanwhile, in his first dry running with AlphaTauri, Daniel Ricciardo trailed his new teammate Tsunoda and ended up 14th on the final timesheet.
The Qualifying session will see the new Alternative Tyre Allocation rule, wjich will see driver’s dry tyre sets reduced to two. Notably, Q1 requires the use of hard tyres, Q2 mandates medium tyres, and Q3 calls for soft tyres.
Practice 3, Date – 22nd July
Timings – 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM IST
Qualifying, Date – 22nd July
Timings – 7:30 PM IST
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.
