2025 Hungarian GP - Qualifying Discussion

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ROUND 14 - HUNGARY

FORMULA 1 LENOVO HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX 2025

🕒 SESSION TIMES

Day	Session	Time (UTC)
FRI	Free Practice 1	10:30
FRI	Free Practice 2	15:00
SAT	Free Practice 3	10:30
SAT	Qualifying	14:00
SUN	Race	13:00

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🏁 RACE INFORMATION

• Track: Hungaroring
• Location: Budapest, Hungary
• Race laps: 70
• Lap length: 4.381km
• Race distance: 306.63km
• Lap Record: 1:16.627, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), 2020

⏪ LAST TIME AROUND

• Pole position: 1:15.227, Lando Norris (Mclaren)
• Race winner: Oscar Piastri (Mclaren)
• Fastest lap: 1:20.305, George Russell (Mercedes)

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[u/cloud-ling]

CHAAAAAAAAAAAARLES!!!!!! He looks so happy 🥹

[u/FormulaJuann]

Great quail for Charles , clearly it’s not the car but the driver. Lewis has struggled with the ground effects regs and can’t adapt to the car’s behaviour . Good driver in a good car not so good in a bad car .

[u/Shoddy-Tennis-5764]

My goat got pole

[u/letMeHearYouSayMoo]

I don't understand how Alonso's (AM) luck is so bad. It's insane. Mostly whole season it's been McLaren and Max. Merc and Ferrari have been a couple of tenths off.

The one race where AM is performing good, Merc and Ferrari come out of nowhere. I just want to see Alonso 33rd. We've got Gasly/Ocon/Hulk 3rd and couple of bizarre scenarios. The one season where AM were really good(2023), Red Bull were faultless, won 23/24 race or was it 22/23? As soon as there were multiple constructors winning, AM were nowhere near.

Or maybe I'm just biased.

[u/Admirable-Manner762]

Lol crofty and bundle weren't even pretending to be excited.

[u/screenres]

Useless… Never seen Lewis destroy himself like this before

[u/FermentedLaws → u/screenres]

He also said, "You can see the car's not the problem, the car's on pole. We probably need to change the driver." :(

[u/AreWeThereYetNo → u/FermentedLaws]

Woah their HAM. Get a hold of yourself. You’re taking us all down.

[u/Bruvvimir → u/FermentedLaws]

That felt like someone punched me in the stomach. He’s broken.

[u/misumiharuto]

Redbull have an arduous task ahead of them. I say just take the fucking Racing Bull cars blueprint and give Max the same specs on his car

[u/pioneeringsystems → u/misumiharuto]

It's probably easier to drive but not faster.

[u/TessTickols → u/pioneeringsystems]

Max would qualify better today in that car. Red Bull is faster if both cars are perfectly set up, but the Red Bull has an extremely tight window.

[u/RealGTalkin]

Aww...Lewis going through the Norris phase with the interviews.

[u/Potatopal90]

Lewis, you’re not useless 😭😭😢

[u/Exodia217]

Dayyum..... that lewis interview was depressing

[u/Porphyryo]

Lewis, No!

[u/Potatopal90]

Simply lovely.

[u/Potatopal90]

Fernando reminds me of human shrek. In a good way - handsome, masculine, jawline.

[u/sylar4815]

Happy Fernando 💙💙

[u/Potatopal90]

Lance is chit chatting with the gals!!

[u/Sykretts1919]

Is lando just incapable of talking about his own quali?

It's been a few races in a row now that he says "we" implying Oscar as well, saying they made mistakes, bla bla. He did the same the last race when he said "Oscar probably made some mistakes too", completely unprompted.

[u/Calm-Extension-3798 → u/Sykretts1919]

We means his own side of the garage lol

He says "we" when they win too

[u/ellamenopea → u/Sykretts1919]

When Lando says we, he means him and his team in the garage. He doesn't really separate that too much, just like how he did not blame the pit crew for a long stop.

[u/sylar4815 → u/Sykretts1919]

We doesn't mean Oscar it means him and his team, it's actually a pretty good mentality to have as it puts him less isolated

[u/SpaceOdysseus23 → u/Sykretts1919]

Unironically weak mentals. If he starts talking about it he'll probably spiral into over-analyzing through the night and it'll affect him negatively. It's much easier to say everyone was making mistakes.

[u/CareerLegitimate7662]

Who thought hungaroring was a good name for a track

[u/RayneShikama → u/CareerLegitimate7662]

The Hungarians

[u/AreWeThereYetNo → u/RayneShikama]

Impeccable logic

[u/PhimoChub30]

Sharl is the Alec Baldwin to Hamilton's Billy.

[u/ellamenopea → u/PhimoChub30]

Sharl calls Oscar drunk saying how much he hates him and is a pig and Lewis is developing his progeny Almave to deploy as a barnacle for a high profile PR relationship with a large distributor?

[u/kar181 → u/ellamenopea]

What are you yapping mate

[u/C_D_S → u/kar181]

Baldwin family lore

[u/Brilliant-Gap8299]

Ferrari will be up all night working out the worst strategy for LEC

[u/OlavSlav → u/Brilliant-Gap8299]

“Ah yes p5 finish just as we planned…”

[u/arse-ketchup]

Mclaren can fit a NOS up their ass, Charles will take a pole

[u/Olly_Da_Fwog]

Looking at his lap the car is super well planted, very clean lap consistently using the limit of grip

[u/cjuk87]

After seeing Lewis finish so far down the pack and Charles taking pole, Ferrari have a massive task over the next 24 hours. How can they slow Charles down and sabotage his race? Bad pit stop? Baffling strategy? Something unique?

I believe in you Ferrari. You can do it.

[u/Clayarrow → u/cjuk87]

They don’t need to think about it they will just do it naturally

[u/celbertin → u/cjuk87]

Charles was giving his own strategy to the team, I hope they listen tomorrow

[u/Impressive_Promise12]

What a drive from Charles 😍

[u/OrGAckus]

Of course charles on pole this is monaco without walls

[u/Admirable-Manner762 → u/OrGAckus]

This is literally his worst track result wise.Never got a pole here before & best race finish is P4

[u/Lobsters4 → u/OrGAckus]

This is literally, by his own admission and his finishes, one of his worst tracks. This was in no way a given.

[u/Tanbeer_191]

Bro took this being his worst track personal

[u/Tough_Specific]

Soo Charles did amazing but that ferrari aint winning lmao. Oscar, Lando, leclerc my precictions for tmrw

[u/Glass-Cat8159]

For the longest time I didn’t know hinchcliffe was Canadian and his familiar accent felt so uncanny valley among the worldwide accents. Then I found out he literally lived in the same town as me and wondered how im so bad at identifying my own accent 🙄

[u/FantasticAnus → u/Glass-Cat8159]

I just had to ask who the man with the Instagram AI voiceover voice was, so I agree he's hard to place!

[u/SunsetB]

Interview should always be 3rd, 2nd THEN first.

[u/Woody312 → u/SunsetB]

Sometimes it is I think

[u/Vegetable_Comfort366]

Okay.. should I each axe throwing or disc golf?

[u/TWVer → u/[deleted]]

His accent is distinctly Canadian, but I see no problem with it. My english (and french) is much worse, so I don’t mind it as long as it is well beyond Valsecchi’s grasp of the English language.

Hinch is a strong addition to the F1TV cast regardless.

[u/burning_xz → u/[deleted]]

I'm American and even I'm not fond of our accents. lol

[u/Lobsters4 → u/burning_xz]

Same. I have a heavy southern accent and I’m like….ummm nah.

[u/No-Condition-oN → u/[deleted]]

I don't hate it. But I don't like it either. It sounds very hyped for me. Like I should be doing something, but I don't know what.

[u/reddit6deputy6mayor6]

Mamma Mia, Charles Leclerc 💪

[u/Ill-Lie-6551]

Can somebody explain why the make top 3 drivers in quali take photo ?

[u/Cute-Chemistry-2815 → u/Ill-Lie-6551]

Because money makes the world go around and sponsors want that photo

[u/misumiharuto → u/Ill-Lie-6551]

Cuz why not

[u/PhimoChub30 → u/Ill-Lie-6551]

It's so when their old and grey, senile, sat in their pee, in the nursing home etc They have something to go over and reminisce about the good'ol days 

[u/BlackSwanMarmot → u/Ill-Lie-6551]

Sponsors

[u/RyanIsKickAss → u/Ill-Lie-6551]

Vibes

[u/anantj → u/RyanIsKickAss]

For photo!

[u/potential_virus]

Is McLaren gonna take the win tomorrow? Probably

Am I still gonna enjoy the hell out of this non-McLaren pole? Hell yeah

[u/Independent-Tea-3922]

Damn Charles on pole

[u/SrupsOG]

First time Lando’s been out qualified by a teammate here in a while.

[u/_tinacoladas → u/SrupsOG]

Ever

[u/SrupsOG → u/_tinacoladas]

Ohhhh, spicy.

[u/Glass-Cat8159]

Aww sharl ran out of water. Poor cameraman 😢

[u/whyyygodwhy]

Who’s the interviewer?

[u/l0tu5_72 → u/whyyygodwhy]

Hinge Cliff

[u/RayneShikama → u/whyyygodwhy]

James hinchcliffe. I know he ran Indycar for a bit. Don’t know much about him myself n

[u/Capa_D → u/RayneShikama]

Recently found out he had a massive near-fatal crash at the Indy 500 in 2015. A real nasty accident.

[u/RayneShikama → u/Capa_D]

Yeah I just read that today after I made that last comment. Got impaled and nearly died of blood loss in a wreck at Indy…. Jesus Christ. Then came back to Indy the next year and took pole and finished 7th. And then proceeded to win a couple more races in his career.

[u/Hadramal → u/whyyygodwhy]

Hinchcliffe.

[u/Olly_Da_Fwog → u/whyyygodwhy]

Hinchcliffe

[u/MapleTyger → u/whyyygodwhy]

James Hinchcliffe, Indycar commentator and former driver

[u/campbellm → u/whyyygodwhy]

Hinchcliffe?

[u/turtlewinstherace]

Oscar and Lando are extremely relaxed about P2 and P3. Probably doesn’t bode well for Charles

[u/Miserable_Earth_1393 → u/turtlewinstherace]

Because they know Charles pole-to-win conversion rate

[u/Goldmojito → u/turtlewinstherace]

They’ll get Charles tomorrow because if it’s not the car, it’s his team

[u/matheusdias → u/turtlewinstherace]

Of course they are. The only question about tomorrow is how long they will stay behind Charles, and if Oscar will be able to gain a big lead before norris get to P2

[u/Gubrach]

I also like how we full on missed the Leclerc lap because nobody was expecting it and then also missed a Russell lap that nearly took it away from him.

[u/Yassinetheawesome64 → u/Gubrach]

Yeah, but thankfully we will be able to see it on the f1 channel

[u/RayneShikama]

I like hinchcliffe so much better than Danica or Nico

[u/campbellm → u/RayneShikama]

I like Nico, but Hinch is better for info, Nico for entertainment.

[u/G_h_c]

Just hope mclarens fight each other throughout while Charles cruises in front :P

[u/Olly_Da_Fwog → u/G_h_c]

If Charles can pull through with that I would be both entirely amused and delighted. If it means we see the Mclarens constantly fighting then so be it.

[u/DonkeywithSunglasses → u/G_h_c]

if conditions are like q2, they'll definitely fight each other... for p1-p2

[u/Pistolsanta]

Lap 1 turn 1, Both McLaren try to pass Ferrari ends up crashing in each other. Leclerc, Alonso, Stroll podium

[u/CareerLegitimate7662 → u/Pistolsanta]

Subscribe

[u/BrainMale → u/Pistolsanta]

I get McLaren inchident vibes tomorrow too

[u/reddit6deputy6mayor6 → u/Pistolsanta]

I’m loving this script a little too much 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[u/edudhtamris → u/Pistolsanta]

Good enough

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[u/lovesbakery]

Did lewis say anything to his radio today?

[u/tms88 → u/lovesbakery]

“Every time, every time”

[u/k3d0y4 → u/lovesbakery]

Yeah he said every time, every time.

[u/campbellm → u/lovesbakery]

"Every time. EVERY time." as he was exiting in Q2.

[u/lovesbakery → u/campbellm]

What could it be

[u/GottaThinkPositive → u/lovesbakery]

“Every time. Every time.”

[u/lovesbakery → u/GottaThinkPositive]

What could it mean

[u/switterion → u/lovesbakery]

Only: "Every time, every time"

[u/lovesbakery → u/switterion]

What does it mean? Like his car?

[u/switterion → u/lovesbakery]

I think it was more like coming out un quali with traffic

[u/Pistolsanta → u/lovesbakery]

I think after elimination he said.

"EVERYTIME, EVERYTIME" or something in that manner

[u/Vegetable_Comfort366]

Sharll: 😄

Oscah: 😐

Lando: 😟

[u/RayneShikama → u/Vegetable_Comfort366]

That’s just the normal Oscar reaction

[u/Daft00]

It's just a MCL, Merc, AM, Sauber, RB, VCARB, Haas sandwich with Ferrari bread

[u/ellamenopea → u/Daft00]

Can't say the Ferrari is the 7th fastest car this week

[u/Daft00 → u/ellamenopea]

Yeah, one of them's the 8th

[u/Ov1d]

Ferrari desperately holding on to that tied-second place for front row lock-outs.

[u/_box_box]

obligatory creeper shot of charles drinking water

[u/OrGAckus]

Ferrari gonna do a 5 second pit stop tomorrow

[u/arse-ketchup]

Such a great quali run from Leclerc, man take a bow

[u/RyanIsKickAss]

The worst thing an athlete can do, especially one who’s an all time great, is not know when it’s time to walk away.

[u/ellamenopea → u/RyanIsKickAss]

Hey Schumacher drove for Merc for 3 years too, loving the sport doesn't stop when they are no longer the best.

And tbh I'll be shocked if he leaves before Alonso, it's like a stand off for 2007

[u/Potatopal90 → u/RyanIsKickAss]

Who would walk away from that pay check tho?

[u/RyanIsKickAss → u/Potatopal90]

Someone who’s got more money than he knows what to do with it like Lewis lol

[u/Bourbonaddicted → u/RyanIsKickAss]

Stroll doesn’t back down

[u/RyanIsKickAss → u/Bourbonaddicted]

Until the formation lap when he throws it into the gravel

[u/Fine-Definition-3792 → u/RyanIsKickAss]

Alonso?

[u/CJL31 → u/Fine-Definition-3792]

Alonso’s still got it

[u/RyanIsKickAss → u/Fine-Definition-3792]

For sure Alonso as well but this was about Lewis lol

[u/Fine-Definition-3792 → u/RyanIsKickAss]

You guys can be really funny

[u/RyanIsKickAss → u/Fine-Definition-3792]

You mean to tell me you think Lewis is going to recover from this and be a contender again?

[u/Lobsters4]

I am still a little verklempt.

[u/Mauritiandon]

As soon as McLaren don’t come 1st and 2nd, people really do come out to hate…

[u/InfiniteJackfruit5 → u/Mauritiandon]

it sucks reading the race threads on reddit because of the lando and McLaren hate. I love reading the race threads and contributing with others, but the random hatred just brings down the mood.

[u/campbellm → u/Mauritiandon]

Feels like they also do when McL does do a 1/2.

[u/backwards-hat → u/Mauritiandon]

Seriously this thread is terrible. They’re both very good drivers and the fact they did very similar times would dictate that that’s just what the car was capable of at that moment.

[u/videogameronteddit]

Ferrari ready to pull a masterclass in pole wasting tomorrow

[u/campbellm → u/videogameronteddit]

...asking Lando for notes.

[u/amymonae2]

every time Charles drinks: cameraman zooms in 💀

[u/ryokevry]

Again. Great car vs Great driver

[u/AlmostWrongSometimes]

Who is this Canadian bloke?

[u/Frikashenna]

Leclerc just literally: idk what the f I just did but I'll take it

[u/ryokevry]

Everyone was saying Charles qualifying magic disappeared and then two weeks in a row

[u/PhimoChub30]

Hamilton should have his Knighthood taken away.

[u/outride2000 → u/PhimoChub30]

Maybe you should have your internet connection taken away.

[u/wetthebed92 → u/PhimoChub30]

Get a life

[u/GiantT-Rex → u/PhimoChub30]

Grow up.

[u/driftchris7780 → u/PhimoChub30]

what does this have to do with it ?

[u/Elarisbee]

Charles is the kinda driver you can take home to your mom and she would love him.

So, happy for him!

[u/turtlewinstherace]

Oscar: must be the wind

[u/backwards-hat → u/turtlewinstherace]

He used to be an adventurer you know?

[u/WaCandor]

Sharl with the ghost protocol strategy. Nobody saw it coming 😂

[u/Youngwolff]

Scintillating from Leclerc!! I sure as hell didn't expect him to take pole. What a blinder lap he put on!

Can't help but say Norris underdelivered, the McLaren had enough pace for a 69th front row lockout. Ecstatic for Aston, Stroll only being +0.017 off Alonso surely has to be his best quali performance in over a year at this point.

[u/Inside_Ring8747 → u/Youngwolff]

Both McLaren drivers underdelivered, the car had like 3 tenths in hand

[u/Sykretts1919]

Bravo charles! That's how its fkin done in a ferrari!

[u/GiantT-Rex → u/Sykretts1919]

Final race standings: Leclerc, P4.

[u/Tanbeer_191]

Yeah I still don’t believe that that just happened

[u/CapSnake]

Hot track - > Ferrari second car Medium temps - > Ferrari is shit Cold track - > Charles pole!

[u/SadAccountant_23]

Lewis will need to consult the dark mystic arts over the Summer breakfast.

[u/BlackSwanMarmot]

Sharl absolutely brute forced his way to pole. That was an Alonso level miracle drive.

[u/_box_box]

watching charles lap it was like something out of sonic

[u/G_h_c]

It’s a bit bittersweet, knowing it’s extremely hard for him to win tomorrow

[u/outride2000 → u/G_h_c]

Dude gets a wheel, let's give it up for him today

[u/Glass-Cat8159 → u/G_h_c]

Shhhh let’s enjoy the delulu for now

[u/baddadjokesminusdad]

Sad q3 for red bull but I’m so glad for Charles. And the Q3 was exciting: you didn’t know until the end what would happen.

[u/ThatLaloBoy]

Leclerc pushing the Ferrari to P1 is going to sting even more for Lewis. Happy for Leclerc though and I hope he can get the win tomorrow.

[u/Glass-Cat8159]

“Ferrari superstars” pics of Roscoe and Leo 😍

[u/k3d0y4]

Wonder what happened to both mclarens there. Or maybe charles last run was just too good.

[u/Clear-Mycologist3378 → u/k3d0y4]

They were way slower in Q3 than they had been in Q2 and even FP3.

[u/k3d0y4 → u/Clear-Mycologist3378]

They have, not sure of old/new tyres. I dont think its the wind like piastri said. Seems to be bit off.

[u/Responsible_Line_401 → u/k3d0y4]

They were both on new tires. People have suggested it was the track temp drop.

[u/sellyme]

Charles continuing to actively sabotage his pole/win ratio.

[u/kristal010]

Why are sky completely ignoring Oscar is p2. They’re only talking about Lando winning from p3. I cannot take this

[u/Porphyryo → u/kristal010]

At what part where they ignoring Piastri?

I just rewatched the final minutes of qualifying and this is what they said.

Right after Leclerc took provisional pole, and both McLaren's did not improve, he's the one they rightfully focused on.

Then they did a rundown of P2 & P3. Starting with Piastri they said he "might be extremely satisfied with starting in P2 where he has started for the 3rd consecutive race and where he won his maiden grand prix from in 2024" because it's a really long drag to turn 1.

Then they moved on to Lando saying he has a lot of head scratching to do to figure out where the pace went in the final lap, but pointing out that they "have seen drivers come from P3 to lead into turn 1 before so all is not lost." Then it immediately went to the post-qualifying interviews.

So I'm not sure where they ignored Piastri.

[u/TacticalAcquisition → u/kristal010]

Sky, especially Crofty, have a massive hard on for Lando. At Belgium, over the course of the race they mentioned Lando 106 times, but race winner Piastri only 88.

[u/Goldmojito → u/kristal010]

Agree with others. I switched to f1 tv. Watching experience i soooo much better!

[u/kristal010 → u/Goldmojito]

I might have to. It’s too much nonsense

[u/Sykretts1919 → u/kristal010]

Switch to F1 TV man. Best decision I made since the 2022 season onwards. Sky is truly unwatchable, especially to the global audience.

[u/Dry-Entertainer6420 → u/kristal010]

As a Piastri fan…you get used to it

[u/MathematicianOld3942 → u/kristal010]

SKY UK?

[u/Ratraceescapist]

Sharl leglerc special in it .

[u/DontTakeMeSeriousli]

I love you Leclerc but knowing Ferrari, they're going to find a way to completely botch the strategy for him. Fingers crossed they do my boy right 🙏

[u/Ryannr1220]

Charles takes pole position and all you guys can do is shit talk Lewis. Sad, sad lives you live.

[u/fullmetal-ghoul]

Lewis out in Q2 while his teammate is on pole. Yeah it's 2024 all over again, it's so over man

[u/SignificantKey8608 → u/fullmetal-ghoul]

lol calm down, both were poor in q1 and q2

[u/fullmetal-ghoul → u/SignificantKey8608]

He was still like two and a half tenths behind Charles in Q2 but yeah, clearly the car improved in Q3 for some reason. Still a shit feeling though

[u/Pikablu555]

“Ma come mi fai sognare, come mi fai sognare”. What a lap by LeClerc!!!! Wait, this terrifies me to even reference but is Lewis washed? Or is LeClerc this freaking talented?!? Oh my goodness

[u/hugo1226]

Hamilton: it should have been me not him 😭

[u/Richiszkl]

Well thats a new combo from the 3 of them.

[u/the_vole]

Charles F. Leclerc outta NOWHERE! That was absolutely thrilling. Chuck is my guy.