Ocon on positive Friday for Haas after VF-26 changes
Esteban Ocon said Haas had “a very good Friday” at the Hungaroring after the team changed multiple parts on his VF-26 as it tries to address the inconsistency that has frustrated him in recent races. Ocon said: "For once, it was good. We had a very good Friday, very positive. I think looking at the last couple of events, the last races, we really struggled, with some major issues. And today there weren't any, but we need to keep that going for tomorrow. Of course, there's a fresh engine that needs to go in, so we hope that's not going to change the overall performance of the car."
Why Ocon is upbeat after Haas address consistency issues
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Hamilton and Antonelli face stewards investigations
Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli are facing stewards investigations after Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying. Hamilton, who qualified second, is under investigation for an alleged Q3 impeding of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri at Turn 1. Antonelli, who qualified fourth, is being investigated for an alleged yellow-flag infringement in Q3 after Max Verstappen spun at the final corner.
Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli facing stewards investigation after Hungarian GP pole letdown
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Norris snatches pole position off Hamilton, Antonelli under investigation
Lando Norris claimed his first pole position as reigning world champion with a superb final lap in qualifying at the Hungaroring.
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🇭🇺 Post-qualifying interviews
🟠 Lando Norris: Very happy to be back on top. A tough qualifying. These guys [Ferrari] were very quick. It's been tight the whole weekend but we seemed quick from the first laps we did and we brought a few upgrades. It's hard to know how much it helps in terms of lap time but it certainly helped today. Very happy to be back on top, especially at a track where you certainly want to be on pole." "I had confidence the whole of today. My laps in Q3 were not the best, even the one at the end, so pleasantly surprised to be on top. We have been doing a good job. The car has been feeling good, I've had good confidence. I pushed it more on the last lap - some paid off, some didn't but the main thing is we did it in the end." 🔴 Lewis Hamilton: "Firstly congratulations to Lando, it was a great lap. 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 I. It's obviously a track that I love. We're obviously competitive but I think tomorrow is going to be a hard day. "I think my mind is just elsewhere just this second because once I finished my lap I don't know if I got in the way of someone. So I'm trying to just run that through my mind because I wasn't aware anyone was coming." 🔴 Charles Leclerc: "There was quite a bit of a wind change and I don't think I did a great job anticipating it with the car setup. I felt a little bit off from this morning, then qualifying was quite messy. We were unlucky in Q2 with the yellow flag, then we were playing catch up but the pace was never to the level of Lewis. It was all about maximising today and I felt I kind of did it."
⏱️ Qualifying Results
P1) Lando Norris P2) Lewis Hamilton: +0.012 P3) Charles Leclerc: +0.238 P4) Kimi Antonelli: +0.272 P5) Oscar Piastri: +0.477 P6) Max Verstappen: +0.518 P7) George Russell: +0.553 P8) Isack Hadjar: +0.649 P9) Arvid Lindblad: +1.074 P10) Nico Hülkenberg: +1.479 Knocked Out (Q2) P11) Liam Lawson P12) Pierre Gasly P13) Franco Colapinto P14) Gabriel Bortoleto P15) Esteban Ocon P16) Fernando Alonso Knocked Out (Q1) P17) Oliver Bearman P18) Carlos Sainz P19) Alexander Albon P20) Lance Stroll P21) Valtteri Bottas P22) Sergio Perez
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