2024-07-20 16:03:42
Posted on July 20, 2024 at 6:03 pm
Lando Norris takes pole position for Saturday’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Even more surprising is that he will form a 100% McLaren front row with Oscar Piastri in front of Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen. Alpine’s Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly were relegated to last place.
Formula 1 qualifying always brings surprises. That’s even more true this year, with McLaren emerging at the highest level and holding his own once morest Max Verstappen and his Red Bull Racing team. The orange car will once once more make life difficult for the three-time defending world champion this Saturday at the Hungaroring. In the third quarter, Lando Norris set an unbeatable time of 1:15.222. To everyone’s surprise, the closest result was his teammate Oscar Piastri (+0.022). So the Brits and Aussies will form the first 100% McLaren team this Sunday in Budapest.
Despite this, the Formula 1 golden boy pair have enjoyed some success. Alpha Tauri, with just over two minutes to go in the third quarter, bounced off the curb and hit the rails hard, causing a red flag and stopping the race. The disruption cooled the track and destroyed any competitor’s hopes of improving their times. furious, Max Verstappen left his car without bothering to embark on a lost cause. He will start third On the starting line this Sunday (+0.046).
Ocon and Gasly 19 and 20
Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) will accompany Batavia on the second row, while his partner Charles Leclerc is sixth behind Lewis Hamilton (fifth). However, the Silverstone Grand Prix winner will not join George Russell in the top ten, and the Brit was completely out of luck in Q1! He will start in 17th place, one spot behind the day’s other big loser, Sergio Perez (Red Bull). The Mexican experienced an accident, but he was not knocked into the back row. Ranked 19th and 20th are Frenchmen Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly.
“It obviously shouldn’t be done,” Pierre Gasly replied simply into the microphone. Canal+ When eliminated in the first quarter. After the accident caused by Sergio Perez, the Alpine team did not see fit to restart its driver. It was a fatal strategy for the two tricolors, outclassed by all their lower-ranked rivals.
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