Key events13m agoPreambleRead Giles Richards’ qualifying report.
double quotation markNorris took the top spot for McLaren by one-hundredth of a second from Hamilton’s Ferrari, but the latter’s place on the front row remained in doubt, as he was under investigation by the FIA.
Hamilton said he had been informed by the team that Piastri was closing on him only when the McLaren was already right behind him and that he did not know anyone was still on a hot lap behind him. Nonetheless, after qualifying, the stewards ruled he was at fault and imposed the grid penalty.
Max Verstappen, starting in fourth, speaks: “I don’t really know where we where we stand, all right, like how competitive, of course, we can be.“I’m starting a little bit further ahead because of penalties of others, but, um, yeah, I don’t know. I mean, hopefully, of course, we get positively surprised in the race.”He remains unimpressed by his Red Bull car,Drivers’ standings before the Hungarian GP1 Kimi Antonelli 🇮🇹Mercedes 204pts
2 Lewis Hamilton 🇬🇧 Ferrari 159
