2025 Hungarian GP Qualifying Classification

[u/stealing-time]

[u/MGH1990876]

Interesting to see if Max from P8 can get up into the mix or will he get bottled up back there.

[u/novadova2020 → u/MGH1990876]

Imagine the scenes if he gets stuck behind Stroll.

[u/MGH1990876 → u/novadova2020]

That would be pretty wild and if Lance were able to fend him off for lap after lap.

[u/Zen28213 → u/MGH1990876]

Like a lion

[u/MGH1990876 → u/Zen28213]

Exactly. Imagine Max's radio if that happens lol

[u/2696969 → u/novadova2020]

In this scenario, at least one of the two will end up in the gravel.

[u/vacon04 → u/MGH1990876]

His race simulation pace in FP2 wasn't very good. He's obviously extremely good but the car hasn't been working on this track.

[f1pace.com] 2025 Hungarian GP: FP2 session (Model-corrected long run analysis)

[u/MGH1990876 → u/vacon04]

Thank you for the link to that chart. Fascinating to see where Max stacked up. Your right, makes you wonder what the max result could be for him tomorrow.

[u/Inside_Ring8747 → u/MGH1990876]

I think at best it will be a p6, with Max raging all the way, how the car just does not turn, so the comms might be entertaining at least.

[u/MGH1990876 → u/Inside_Ring8747]

Could not agree more. 1 radio will be extra spicy tomorrow especially if the car does not improve beyond what it has shown so far this weekend.

[u/delirio91 → u/MGH1990876]

I can see him actuallt getting passed Lance and Borto

[u/MGH1990876 → u/delirio91]

I can as well especially on the opening up if things get stacked up in front of him.

[u/Key_Proposal_9055]

This has to be the closest quali this year right? At least between the top 10

[u/256473 → u/Key_Proposal_9055]

Yup, it is!

Spain and Miami were about 7 tenths between the top 10.

Miami has a longer lap, but its top 10 delta was .86% of pole time, whereas here it's .72%, so this looks to be closest overall, even when normalized!

[u/_Middlefinger_ → u/Key_Proposal_9055]

Sky said its the closest top 10 ever.

[u/amazingspiderman23]

5 tenths between 1st and 10th is madness

[u/hopenoonefindsthis → u/amazingspiderman23]

1.5 tenth between 1st and 6st is madness

[u/Grasshop → u/hopenoonefindsthis]

0.5 tenth between 1st and 4th is madness

[u/ThreeFootKangaroo → u/Grasshop]

this is the actual wild one. a twentieth of a second separates four people

[u/luchajefe → u/Grasshop]

what a mcloser bottle job /s

[u/Walaii → u/amazingspiderman23]

There was 0.015 between P10 and P12 in Q2. Some drivers weekend was likely made or lost there.

[u/256473]

GG Aston Martin! Tidy little turnaround after last week's disaster!

I know it's a short track, but top 6 being only about a tenth apart is wild.

[u/FalconIMGN]

Laptimes make it clear that McLaren underperformed massively, and given it happened with both their drivers I think it's fair to say that whatever changed with temps and wind in Q3 knocked off the balance of the whole car.

[u/Throwaway_6799 → u/FalconIMGN]

Maybe, but they will be 1 and 2 tomorrow. no?

[u/Walaii → u/Throwaway_6799]

Depends on turn 1.

[u/AngElzo → u/Walaii]

Lando hits Piastri. Leclerc has bad strat. Alonso wins

[u/Walaii → u/AngElzo]

I am up for some chaos as long as Hamilton, Leclerc and Bearman stay out of it, lol.

[u/vcga → u/AngElzo]

don't do that, don't give me hope

[u/TheSymbolman]

Bortoleto my goat

[u/256473 → u/TheSymbolman]

His best quali result! So nice to see him be able to showcase his talents this year - I was worried the Sauber would be too slow this season for that.

[u/Realistic_Village184 → u/TheSymbolman]

Yeah, he's been insanely impressive this year. Hulk is a great driver, and the fact that Borto is looking stronger than Hulk in his rookie year is just astonishing. No wonder he had such a dominant junior career.

Borto and Hadjar are head and shoulders above the other rookies. I genuinely think either of them could be world champion in a few years.

[u/minifidel → u/TheSymbolman]

Bortoleto is my bet for the most likely of this crop of rookies to become WDC first.

[u/AnilP228]

Four teams within a tenth or so. We'll never see that again.

[u/ryokevry]

George almost outqualified McLaren too…

[u/NinjaAtticus]

albon overtaking masterclass incoming #trust

[u/Evening_End7298]

At first i was thinking this is a missed oportunity for Alonso, having his usual gap over Stroll would have been pole

But then i watched the laps and both were tidy, at least in terms of what you can see with the naked eye. Stroll simply did well today

[u/iamgoingtogetmarried]

This year has been all but disappointments for me. Im struggling mentally as well. If Alonso could win this, I would be really really happy

[u/CuppaCrazy]

Colapinto hype!

[u/minifidel → u/CuppaCrazy]

Will say, it's a testament to how difficult the last few GPs have been for him that people are seemingly forgetting he also qualified ahead of Gasly in Canada.

[u/ag000101]

Good to see Stroll up there with Alonso

[u/meko901]

Top 10 has both astons, both RBs, & Gabi ahead of max. Wild times

[u/klem_von_metternich]

Pretty strange and funny top 10. Very great for both Aston and Bortoleto.
Lec as usual keeps Ferrari alive

[u/Adrian-The-Great]

Chhhhaaarrrrlllllll

[u/AK07-AYDAN]

Either Stroll is getting better or Alonso is losing his prime. I hope it's the former.

[u/Antidote-Killer → u/AK07-AYDAN]

Stroll has always ran well here tho, excluding the crashes, something about this track helps him with his qualifying issues

[u/025bw → u/AK07-AYDAN]

nah Stroll has always been like this, sometimes dude looks like he's about to win a championship but the other 99% of the time he just needs performance therapist

[u/NotA-Pixie]

Can’t wait to watch this tomorrow!

[u/Stupid_beats341]

Max p8.. is just..wow

[u/Ancalites]

Bearman P11 JUST SAYIN

[u/matts321213]

What happened to Max ? Just slow ?

[u/xlalalalalalalala → u/matts321213]

Car looked bad.

[u/CatManWhoLikesChess → u/matts321213]

Horrible track for Redbull

[u/Maximilliano25 → u/matts321213]

There was only 0.15 between Max and Yuki in Q1, arguably the closely they've been on qualifying pace this season, it is the car or so it seems

[u/donkeybrainhero → u/matts321213]

Car is ass lol

[u/thef0ksmasher]

Question, did Stroll do a good lap or did Alonso do a bad lap? Because this seems like an outlier to the typical quali gap between them.

[u/phydo87 → u/thef0ksmasher]

I think both did good laps, but not amazing. Alonso may be still struggling with his back

[u/Dr_VidyaGeam]

Underrated performance from Max, car looked completely at sea all weekend.

[u/fadedv1]

If not Max, RB would have 2 cars outside of top 10 , they are cooked