F1 2025 Hungary GP LIVE: Qualifying updates, results and race start time – UK Times

Here we go then with the first part of qualifying in Budapest!

18 minutes where we will lose the slowest five drivers from the rest of the session…

It looks like a McLaren battle for pole here – but will we get a shock?

Norris vs Piastri looks set to be the main contest but can Verstappen or maybe even a Ferrari make a shock dart for top spot?

We’re about to find out!

1. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 266 points

2. Lando Norris (McLaren) – 250 points

3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 185 points

4. George Russell (Mercedes) – 157 points

5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 139 points

6. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) – 109 points

7. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) – 63 points

8. Alex Albon (Williams) – 54 points

9. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) – 37 points

10. Esteban Ocon (Haas) – 27 points

12. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) – 22 points

12. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 20 points

13. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 20 points

14. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 16 points

15. Carlos Sainz (Williams) – 16 points

16. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) – 16 points

17. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) – 10 points

18. Ollie Bearman (Haas) – 8 points

19. Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) – 6 points

20. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) – 0 points

21. Jack Doohan (Alpine) – 0 points

“The car since the first lap has felt pretty good,” says Lando Norris after practice.

“All my laps have been decent. The second session was a little bit more messy on low fuel and high fuel, a few more mistakes.

“It’s all part of practice and finding the limit in different areas. Good understanding. I know what I want from the car. It might be a bit harder trying to get it,” he adds.

The Hungaroring, Budapest. Twelve months ago, as it became apparent that McLaren’s 2024 mid-season renaissance was more than just a temporary spike on the performance graph, this is where the first banging of heads occurred between the papaya drivers out on track. Two drivers desperate for victory, which made a quarrel, with neither defined as team No 1, quite the inevitability.

Eventually, Oscar Piastri claimed his first F1 race victory and almost looked embarrassed to celebrate. It only came after Lando Norris reluctantly conceded the lead, as his engineer Will Joseph pleaded with the Brit to follow team orders.

Lewis Hamilton admits he thinks about the longest run of his career without a grand prix podium, currently at 15 races, “every day”.

Hamilton joked that the poor run does not bother, initially stating “no”, but then admitted the lack of success aggravates him.

“Of course it does,” he added. “I think about it every day.”

7. Racing Bulls – 41 points

8. Aston Martin – 36 points

George Russell’s wait for his Formula One future to be confirmed is set to extend until at least next month’s summer break, despite the confirmation that Max Verstappen will stay at Red Bull.

Russell said that “maybe the interests were not aligned for some time” between himself and the team, adding that “my whole career, until last year, the team have supported me so much and given me such amazing opportunities”.

“”I still trust in the team that they will always support me as long as I’m performing, so that’s what I need to focus on,” he added.

“But of course, these past months have not been the most assuring for our future, and that’s just been a bit conflicting.”

Nevertheless, reports suggest that Russell is closing in on a new deal that would run until 2027.

“The last god knows how many seasons have been hard in their own way. This one has definitely been the most intense one, I would say, just from a work perspective,” Hamilton said.

“Integrating into a new culture and into a new team. It’s not gone smoothly in all areas, and it’s been a real battle.

“I definitely need to get away and recharge, be around the kids, laugh, let go. I’m sure there’ll be some tears at some point and I think that’s really healthy.”