2026 Formula 1 Hungarian GP
F1 Hungarian GP live commentary and updates - qualifying
Follow along for Formula 1 qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix
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Bottas aborted his first lap, so he's not got a representative time on the board first time around. He goes again, and about a tenth ahead of Perez's first effort.
Hamilton kicks off his first lap on mediums, so he's clearly confident of making it through. Leclerc's also on mediums.
A 1m18.730s for Hamilton, and a 1m18.878s for Leclerc. That should be enough.
Sainz starts a lap but he's immediately off-track at Turn 4 - so he'll have to abort that. Albon also saves the car from going deep at Turn 12, and opens the session with a 1m21.596s.
Stroll immediately posts a 1m20.847s, and Alonso does a 1m20.665s.
Q1 begins!
It's time to go! Bottas hits the road first, followed by both Williams cars, Stroll, and Alonso.
Weather watch
It's 26C out at the Hungaroring, with track temperature approaching 50C. The tyres will be screaming hot at the end of the lap as the drivers try to coax their cars into the final corner.
Q1 danger zone?
If practice is anything to go by, we might have some of the usual suspects: Cadillac is missing a bit of one-lap pace, and Williams is really struggling with the low-speed nature of the Hungaroring course.
Aston Martin, despite its updates, might still fall the wrong side of the cut-off - but Alonso certainly would be in with a shout of breaking into Q2 if he can do so at the expense of a Haas.
Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin Racing
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A close fight for pole?
Lando Norris was quickest in FP3, but Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli were incredibly close - while Charles Leclerc has been fast all weekend, but struggled to find rhythm in the middle sector earlier today.
So, can Ferrari stitch the lap together, or will McLaren or Mercedes end up clinching that all-important pole? We'll find out very soon...
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
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Qualifying time...almost!
And we're back - thanks again for joining us as we take you each step of qualifying at the Hungaroring.
It's an important session; track position is important, but traffic will play a role around a narrow and tight circuit. It'll be fun!
Carlos Sainz, Williams
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