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."
Leclerc left searching for answers after Hungary Qualifying
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Vasseur on Ferrari's role in Hamilton's Hungary grid penalty
Ferrari team boss Frederic Vasseur said the team was to blame for Lewis Hamilton’s three-place grid penalty in Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying after Hamilton blocked Oscar Piastri at the start of the McLaren driver’s final push lap. Vasseur said: "We told him [Piastri was coming], but far too late. If there is a mistake, it's our mistake."
"It's our mistake" Ferrari takes blame for Lewis Hamilton penalty in F1 Hungarian GP qualifying
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Russell on water leak ruining final qualifying lap
George Russell said a water leak sprayed his tyres and ruined his final lap in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix, before Mercedes instructed him to stop the car. Russell said: "It didn't really affect anything, although there was a water leak and we saw on the tyre temperatures that water was spraying on the tyres during my last lap, so my last lap was rubbish. I think there's maybe a reason for it because it was like a water pistol being sprayed at the tyres, which doesn't necessarily give you more grip."
Russell explains ‘water pistol' mishap in Hungary Qualifying
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Lawson on overtaking difficulty after qualifying 11th
Liam Lawson says overtaking in the Hungarian Grand Prix will be "basically impossible" as he tries to recover from qualifying 11th. Lawson said: "I just drove really badly in Q2; it is a shame as the car has been very, very good this weekend. We had a good long run, so hopefully we have a fast race car, but it is basically impossible to overtake, so it is going to be tough."
Liam Lawson braced for 'impossible' challenge after Racing Bulls disappointment
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Alonso on Aston Martin upgrades after first Q2 of 2026
Fernando Alonso says Aston Martin's major upgrade package made it feel like "a different Qualifying" as he reached Q2 for the first time in 2026 at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Alonso said: "It was a different weekend, different Qualifying. We felt that we could fight a little bit more and we could influence the final result of Qualifying if we made a perfect lap or a perfect set-up. That adrenaline when you close the visor and you go into the lap, it was missed in the last few events – we were on the last row of the grid, whatever we were doing on the car. It was nice to go back to that feeling, and hopefully more to come in the next few races."
Alonso energised by ‘fight' in return to Q2 in Hungary
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Antonelli given three-place grid penalty
Championship leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli has been given a three-place grid penalty for the Hungarian Grand Prix after the stewards ruled he did not slow sufficiently for local yellow flags in qualifying at the final corner, where Max Verstappen was stopped in the run-off. Antonelli, who qualified fourth, will now start seventh and also received a penalty point on his licence.
Kimi Antonelli handed grid drop for yellow flag infringement in F1 Hungarian GP qualifying
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