Oscar Piastri bounced back to take top spot in FP3 in F1 Hungarian GP, ahead of teammate Lando Norris, as Charles Leclerc was third again.
It was sunny and hot again in FP3 of F1 Hungarian GP at Hungaroring. The McLaren brigade remained intact. The first run gave some hopes to Ferrari, but the second run saw Oscar Piastri go bonkers with a 1m14.916s lap to lead the session over Lando Norris by 0.032s margin.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was third again and still not as close to Top 2, as his run saw gravel brushes. Teammate Lewis Hamilton had a better run in fourth, but didn’t improve on his lap the second time around. Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli improved late to fifth ahead of the pair of Aston Martin.
The Silverstone-based team continued their good run with Fernando Alonso ahead of Lance Stroll in sixth, as their high downforce set-up put them in good spot. Mercedes’ George Russell was eighth from Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto, in an improved run from the Brazilian after bad Friday.
The team broke curfew on Friday night and the changes worked, as he led teammate Nico Hulkenberg in the Top 10. There was a moment from the Brazilian, which was same for Haas’ Oliver Bearman in 11th. He had a twitch in the lead-up to Turn 1, but managed to put in a good lap.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was 12th despite the changes made to the car, as Alpine’s Franco Colapinto was a good 13th from Visa Cash App RB’s Liam Lawson after his late improvement. Williams pair of Carlos Sainz and Alexander Albon ended up 15th and 16th, respectively.
The Thai did not have the cleanest of runs after multiple run-off moments, where he wanted the team to check the floor at one point. Haas’ Esteban Ocon slotted in 17th from Alpine’s Pierre Gasly, as Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda was 19th and Visa Cash App RB’s Isack Hadjar 20th.
The latter two set their best time on the medium tyre after the Japanese had a Turn 1 moment on his quick lap which was also marred by wrong setting, while the Frenchman had a spin on his quick lap after losing the rear to bring out the double yellow flag.
Here’s what was said after Friday in F1 Hungarian GP
