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Hamilton on Ferrari's final Q3 run order decision

Lewis Hamilton questioned Ferrari’s decision to send him out first for the final Q3 runs in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix, as he faces a stewards’ inquiry for impeding Oscar Piastri at Turn 1. Hamilton said: "We have been doing a great job all weekend. I felt solid throughout qualifying and, for some reason, we went out first, which I don't think was the right call. But then, on top of that, just the grip for some reason wasn't there on that last lap for both Charles and me."

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Lewis Hamilton questions Ferrari qualifying decision as stewards inquiry looms

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Leclerc on qualifying pace deficit to Hamilton in Hungary

Charles Leclerc admitted his pace "was never to the level" of Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix, saying he could not find an answer in Turns 1 and 12 at the Hungaroring. Leclerc said: "I'm a bit disappointed. Disappointed mostly because I didn't find a solution for Turn 1 and Turn 12 all today, really. In FP3 already I was struggling with Turn 1 and Turn 12, and I was still losing three-tenths or something like this in Q3 in Turn 1 and Turn 12... But the pace was never to the level of Lewis, so it was all about trying to maximise today."

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Leclerc left searching for answers after Hungary Qualifying

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Verstappen on Red Bull's qualifying car problems in Hungary

Max Verstappen said Red Bull’s car was “a joke” and “really crazy” in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix after he took sixth, half a second off pole-sitter Lando Norris. Verstappen said: "The car just kept getting worse and worse lap after lap, so the more laps I did on this more and more difficult to put a lap together, and for tomorrow as well we need to fix that because the car is not drivable like this, as you can see in the front of the corner, I mean, you just turn in and the car is like non-existent in the rear, so it's really crazy."

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Max Verstappen: Red Bull's pace a 'joke' after qualifying sixth at Hungarian Grand Prix

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Verstappen on moving past desperation after difficult Hungaroring qualifying

Max Verstappen says he is “already past” feeling desperate after a difficult qualifying session at the Hungaroring in which he said Red Bull could see its aerodynamics “deteriorating” in the data and he will start Sunday’s race sixth. Verstappen said: "No, no, desperate? That word doesn't even exist for me anymore. I'm already past that stage. We just let it go and try again tomorrow."

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Max Verstappen sees mysterious issues at Red Bull: "Desperate? I'm already past that stage"

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Hamilton given three-place grid penalty

Lewis Hamilton has been given a three-place grid penalty for the Hungarian Grand Prix after the stewards found he impeded Oscar Piastri in qualifying. Hamilton was judged to have been “travelling at a significantly reduced speed on the racing line” into Turn 1 as Piastri approached on a push lap, forcing the McLaren driver to abort. The Ferrari driver drops from second to fifth on the grid, promoting team-mate Charles Leclerc onto the front row alongside poleman Lando Norris. Hamilton said: “I had no idea he was coming.”

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Lewis Hamilton slapped with Hungary F1 penalty for ‘crazy' impeding

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Norris on Hungaroring surface inconsistencies after repairs

Lando Norris says the Hungaroring surface is still breaking up in places despite Friday night repairs, making it difficult for drivers to find a consistent feel in key corners at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Norris said: "Also, because the track is pretty broken up in places and there are a lot of different patches of tarmac in Turn 1 and Turn 12, I struggled to get a consistent feeling of what was best or what the car was doing every time in these kinds of corners."

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