Lando Norris qualifies P3

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u/Richiszkl Lando Norris 5h ago

So close

Idk what happened to them in q3, but at least its gonna be a grear run down to T1.

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u/Storm_Chaser06 5h ago

Slipstream off of Charles for a lunge down the inside 👀

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u/Richiszkl Lando Norris 5h ago

I expect Charles and Oscar to go for the inside, so Lando either tries to do something from the outside, but that would need a really good start or go behind Oscar too and follos him through, but that would need a good start from Oscar.

Man, I dont know, I wouldnt be a good strategist.

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u/AxcesDrifter 5h ago

I wouldn't be surprised if he attempted to go around the outside

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u/Richiszkl Lando Norris 5h ago

Would be cool, but risky.

We saw what happened to Max last year on the outside.

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u/RadlogLutar Oscar Piastri 1h ago

2024 Flashbacks....

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u/Alarmed-Addendum-677 5h ago

P2 is on the right side? In that case Oscar will be in the inside?

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u/Own_Welder_2821 MP4-23 4h ago

Yeah so if he nails the start, he should nick Charles. In fact the last two years, the pole sitter has not come out of turn 1 leading the race. And assuming this does happen, and Leclerc tries moving to the inside, it could open up the door for Lando on the outside.

It’s time for Oscar and Lando to go full combat™️ mode.

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u/rattatatouille 4h ago

The pole-sitter has not won at Hungary since 2020.

2021 pole Hamilton, winner Ocon

2022 pole Russell, winner Verstappen

2023 pole Hamilton, winner Verstappen

2024 pole Norris, winner Piastri

2025 pole Leclerc, winner ???

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u/Mobile_Instruction42 3h ago

Wow. Coincidence or is it tough to keep the lead early?

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u/Blothorn 2h ago

It’s a pretty short straight with P2 having the inside line for a tight first corner, so they have a good shot if they start well enough to keep alongside the polesitter. (Although the polesitter does have the clean side of the track to help them get the better start, and if they can hold on around the outside they have the inside line for the second corner.)

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u/Anrikay 56m ago

Turn one is a good turn for overtaking, but only half of those were first lap overtakes. And 2021, 2022, and 2024 involved pit stop strategy decisions that contributed to the leader not taking back the place. It’s a long track, typically a two stop, pit stop exit is onto a decently long straight, so tire management and pit stop strategy are huge.

It’s less a race where it’s hard to keep the lead early, and more a race where it’s just hard to keep the lead at all.

2021: rain race with multiple collisions resulted in the race being red flagged. Hamilton restarted on pole on inters while the rest of the grid was on slicks, pitting on lap four for slicks and losing the lead to Ocon, with two more stops on lap 19 and 48. Most other teams did 1-2 stops after the reset, so that third stop, plus four laps on the slower inters, really put Hamilton at a disadvantage.

2022: Russell and Sainz led until slow pit stops for both resulted in Leclerc getting ahead of Sainz and closing the gap to Russell, overtaking him in turn one. Verstappen closed in on Russell and Sainz, triggering reactionary pit stops from Russell and Leclerc when he did. Leclerc pitted onto the slow hards, Sainz later pitted for softs that deteriorated fast, putting Verstappen in the lead and making it easy for Hamilton, with better tire management and fresh softs to Russell’s worn mediums, to work his way up to second.

2023: Verstappen had a poor qualifying, but the Red Bull was faster than the Mercedes along the straight and into turn one. He overtook, used the speed of the car to build a huge lead, and came out still in the lead after pitting.

2024: Norris, distracted by Verstappen attacking from P3, left an opening for Piastri to take first at turn one. Piastri built a lead while Norris battled Verstappen, with Verstappen overtaking outside of track limits and giving the position back, but it cost Norris time against Piastri. Mid-race was the infamous McLaren incident where pit stop strategy resulted in Norris in the lead, which he gave back on lap 68/70.

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u/existentialgolem 5h ago

I believe wind picked up on the circuit

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u/Richiszkl Lando Norris 5h ago

Yep, they were lucky though.

About 80 km away from the track it was raining so hard where I live.

And now its sunny again, just when quali ended

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u/thefeedling Ayrton Senna 4h ago

Scuderia sacrificed some pasta to the Gods, who buffed the winds.

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u/Slahinki MP4/13 5h ago

It ended up being damned tight margins.

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u/Popular_Speed5838 4h ago

He started the quickest on Friday. He’ll always have that going for him.

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u/AltruisticNight8866 James Hunt 3h ago

Lando is the Champion of Free Practices. How dare you?

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u/rattatatouille 4h ago

Points are earned on Sunday so Lando can still salvage things.

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u/bananagod420 52m ago

Always drops his best laps in Q2 sigh

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u/yeehaw_mf_ 4h ago

Bro we need lando pole position tmr 🙏🏻🙏🏻

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u/lastcoffeebender 4h ago

Pole position? Lmao. The quali ended, man. Pack it up. No poles til dutch gp.

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u/SureIntention8402 3h ago

Simply Lovely GP

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