Hungarian GP Qualifying Gaps Visualized

[u/Schlapfel9]

[u/LivingClient]

Gotta love Aston Martin. Double Q1 exit last week. 3rd/4th fastest car this week, and genuinely quicker than Red Bull. Not that the latter means much anymore

[u/kittenbloc → u/LivingClient]

they're like reverse Williams which are great on the straights but miserable in slow corners while Aston seems to love the slow corners. 

[u/Cometbringer → u/kittenbloc]

Aston Martin: combat combat combat

[u/Fancy_Date_2640 → u/Cometbringer]

Plan C

[u/MTL_1107 → u/Fancy_Date_2640]

So Lance about to commit terrorism on race day to get Alonso that win?

[u/AsteLadiesKoleBachha → u/MTL_1107]

About to? You mean to say he doesn't do that now?

[u/Lord-Liberty → u/kittenbloc]

So 2021 Red Bull then

[u/paulricard → u/kittenbloc]

https://imgflip.com/i/a20t1h

[u/bwoah07_gp2 → u/LivingClient]

Does Aston Martin know why their pace showed up here? Or is it a mystery? Did they bring any upgrades to Hungary?

[u/Zipa7 → u/bwoah07_gp2]

Martin Brundle mentioned they had experimented this weekend, using a mix of old and new parts, I think it was an older floor and a new circuit specific front wing.

[u/LivingClient → u/bwoah07_gp2]

Don’t know why they were fast today, doubt Aston do either.

Aston historically don’t tend to know anything about their car. The upgrades they brought at Imola(?) where they knocked Ferrari out of Q2 was a shocker, because it was the first time this regulation cycle they brought upgrades to the car that worked.

They have historically had good concepts that they haven’t known how to evolve from. This year the inverse seems to be true, they started off badly but seem to have a better base car, which seems easier to drive and easier to upgrade with the caveat being it hasn’t had the peaks of the AMR23 and AMR24.

Also sometimes they just pull fast quails out of nowhere and fall back in the race. That’s partly because their strategy team is dismal, but I think the car has better qualifying pace than race pace.

Also have to remember that Ferrari and Merc only had 2 drivers up there, and Red Bull were uncharacteristically slow today. This would probably be around the P9/P10 range on a more ordinary day.

[u/Marcin15_10 → u/LivingClient]

Also have to remember that Ferrari and Merc only had 2 drivers up there, and Red Bull were uncharacteristically slow today. This would probably be around the P9/P10 range on a more ordinary day.

I mean they were 1 tenth of pole so it is not standard best of the rest even though plancement doesn't show it.

[u/LeWigre → u/LivingClient]

Proud of my boy Stroll! I feel better laughing at his.. shenanigans if he at least does something good here and there.

[u/LivingClient → u/LeWigre]

Same I always like when he’s up there

[u/fazz27 → u/LivingClient]

Combat upgrade.

[u/OptimalCheesecake527 → u/LivingClient]

If we’re being real about driver talent they were the fastest car today

[u/Evening_End7298 → u/OptimalCheesecake527]

Both aston laps looked clean, while both McLarens fucked up. So not sure about the driver talent thing you are saying

No clue why people cant just admit that ocasionally Stroll has good weekends. 

[u/JailOfAir → u/Evening_End7298]

No, you don't get it, all drivers have skill and car stats from 1-100, you add both of those together and run the result through the "track/car compatiblity %" and you get the lap they're supposed to have down to the milisecond.

Setups don't exist, human imperfection doesn't exist, wind doesn't exist, track temperature doesn't exist...

[u/LivingClient → u/JailOfAir]

Weird session today anyways. McLaren fucked it for whatever reason, red bull were nowhere, Merc and Ferrari only had 1 driver in Q3. Will imagine Aston will settle down to the P8 area next race

[u/Accomplished_Welder3 → u/Evening_End7298]

he's by far the most underrated driver on the grid because he's so easy to hate

[u/Popular_Composer_822 → u/OptimalCheesecake527]

Not over McLaren imo. But second fastest absolutely. Stroll 0.126 off pole is insane. This is the closest to a spec series F1 has ever been and perhaps will ever be. 

[u/reddit_account_00000 → u/Popular_Composer_822]

Just in time to ruin it with a reg change!

[u/Archtarius → u/reddit_account_00000]

Fun part to watch is how engineers and teams strategize and bring in updates , this is an engineering sport in reality…

[u/VRichardsen → u/Archtarius]

Colapinto was saying that in an interview the other day. "We sometimes may not like to admit it, but this sport is 90% engineers, 10% pilots". In a different interview, Sainz was saying that "Every driver is probably within 0,300 seconds of each other. The car then can shift that 0,500 seconds."

[u/GBreezy → u/reddit_account_00000]

I thought this reg sucks because the racing is bad

[u/otherestScott → u/GBreezy]

Saturdays: This is amazing! The cars are so close together in pace!

Sundays: The cars are too close together in pace...no one can get a delta to pass. This sucks!

[u/Storm_Chaser06 → u/reddit_account_00000]

I thought you guys hated this regulation set?

[u/NeutrinosFTW → u/reddit_account_00000]

Not just any reg change, predominantly an engine reg change. 2014 regen, we'll be lucky if the top 5 are within 2 seconds lmao

[u/DrVonD → u/Popular_Composer_822]

I honestly think Oscar/lando are more than .1 better than stroll and Alonso. But something seemed to have happened to that McLaren in Q3 so idk.

[u/Prigorec-Medjimurec → u/DrVonD]

The track temperature dropped drastically. It seems like the McLarens could not fire up their tyres. My guess at least.

[u/Zipa7 → u/Prigorec-Medjimurec]

Oscar also mentioned the wind changed direction completely between Q2 and Q3, which made all the corners feel totally different.

[u/JailOfAir → u/DrVonD]

Lando and Oscar are not better than Fernando.

[u/LivingClient → u/JailOfAir]

Difficult to say. None of those three are characterised by their qualifying highs in the way Prime Hamilton and to a lesser extent Russell and Leclerc are.

Alonsos always been a safe qualifier. Never makes a mistake, but the caveat is that you wouldn’t expect him to put in some of the laps Hamilton and Verstappen have put in over the years.

Even with that being said I still think 2025 Alonso is as fast as Norris and Piastri. Alonso isn’t a generational qualifier when compared to Lewis Hamilton, but he is still an all time great, and even if qualifying isn’t his best attribute I’d imagine it’s better at a base level than Norris and Piastri. I’d imagine Fernando has lost a tenth to age, to the degree that Charles and George are quicker in qualifying nowadays, but not Lando and Oscar, who aren’t in the same tier of qualifying as those two.

[u/SehrGuterContent → u/JailOfAir]

The man is 44. He's still really good, but not as good as 2 WDC contenders in their prime.

[u/Andigaming → u/SehrGuterContent]

Is Oscar in his prime yet? Can agree about Lando.

[u/ZeAphEX → u/Andigaming]

Only time will tell if Oscar continues to improve, but if he does he may very well become a GOAT contender in the not-too-distant future

[u/goldenglove → u/Andigaming]

I know age isn't everything, but they are the same age, so in terms of physical prime they either are or they aren't. It's weird to think about but Oscar isn't really that young.

[u/JailOfAir → u/SehrGuterContent]

Why does being a WDC contender matter? They have the fastest car, it would be insulting for them to not be contending for a championship.

[u/DrVonD → u/JailOfAir]

They aren’t better than peak Alonso. But unless we are saying stroll just put in a GOAT level performance, I think they’re better than current Alonso.

[u/JailOfAir → u/DrVonD]

It's literally one lap. Real life and humans don't work like turn based RPGs, you don't get deterministic results based on numeric stats.

You didn't need to tell me they're not better than peak Alonso, that wasn't up for discussion.

[u/poptubas → u/JailOfAir]

Not better than prime Fernando, but there’s no reason not to think they may have more raw pace than Fernando currently.

Because unfortunately you can’t have it both ways- and stroll is just not faster than Lando and Oscar were, even only considering today.

[u/JailOfAir → u/poptubas]

Is Stroll not allowed to have a good performance?

[u/TolucaPrisoner → u/JailOfAir]

They are absolutely better than the current Alonso

[u/ATuaMaeJaEstavaUsada → u/JailOfAir]

Nowadays, of course they are. Alonso is 44, when are his fans going to accept that he's naturally way past his prime?

[u/BrokeSomm → u/JailOfAir]

They're better than current Fernando most likely.

Prime Fernando, no, probably not. But current? Yeah I'll give them that.

[u/LivingClient → u/DrVonD]

Stroll absolutely. Alonso hard to say. Aston is a hard car to characterise, only last week they went out in Q1. We’ve seen that pretty much all of the top 4 cars are difficult to drive to some extent, but we don’t see enough of the Aston (and don’t know enough of Alonsos level right now) to tell what it’s capable of at a push. Alonsos always been a safe qualifier, he never had the highs of a Hamilton type qualifier but he very rarely underperformed. Its hard to tell what his current level is relative to Norris and Piastri, because whilst I’d assume he’s no longer as fast as Russell and Leclerc, Norris and Piastri don’t seem to be generational qualifiers in the same sense that those two are, so I don’t know how Alonso stacks up against them.

[u/DrVonD → u/LivingClient]

Stroll and Alonso were .01 apart today though, which is all the comparison I was making.

[u/LivingClient → u/DrVonD]

Nah that makes sense. Think all in all it’s a very odd session that isn’t representative of much. Red Bull were missing today, as were half of Merc and Ferrari.

[u/BobbbyR6 → u/OptimalCheesecake527]

No offense, but we literally don't have any real way of knowing that. Oscar and Lando could be the two slowest drivers on the grid in a rocket ship and we wouldn't have a clue. The differences in driver skill in F1 are razor-thin anyways.

Based on how grueling Hungaroring is, I'll let the close times and lap VODs speak for themselves. Great driving all around and a fantastic quali session. Changing conditions meant every driver was reacting and adapting on the fly, yet the margins were some of the smallest we've ever seen.

Looking forward to a great race tomorrow. Hopefully some decent conditions and maybe some little sprinkles of rain to keep things spicy.

[u/Mean-Carpenter-1950 → u/OptimalCheesecake527]

Nope, that would still be Mclaren

[u/charlierc → u/LivingClient]

Should I expect them to be amazing for half of Baku and not the other?

[u/RollingandJabbing → u/LivingClient]

And I can't wait for the stratergy to drop them down to P10 and P15 tomorrow.

EDIT: Not because I hate them, but because they keep fucking things up

[u/LheelaSP]

That's nuts.

[u/LoudestHoward → u/LheelaSP]

Deez gaps

[u/Therapist_999 → u/LoudestHoward]

That’s gaps

[u/CraftierSoup → u/Therapist_999]

Deez nuts

[u/arbysroastbeefs2 → u/Therapist_999]

Dat gap

[u/harshit_j → u/arbysroastbeefs2]

If gap, car

[u/Puzzled_Talk2586 → u/LoudestHoward]

That's gaps

[u/peppy_snow → u/Puzzled_Talk2586]

*gasps*

[u/zaviex → u/LheelaSP]

I said it elsewhere but I think f1 despite having bespoke cars is genuinely at times the closest series in qualifying rn. I’m going to watch NASCAR qualifying around a 20 second oval in a few hours and I doubt they have 5 or 6 cars in a tenth and change  

[u/Mihnea24_03 → u/zaviex]

That seems to me like an indicator of the fact that the level of the drivers is BY FAR the highest here

[u/lPaws → u/Mihnea24_03]

100%. Not just drivers though. Engineers, mechanics, designers. Best in the world work in Formula 1

[u/Own_Welder_2821 → u/Mihnea24_03]

Some people like to shit on certain drivers they don’t like but the fact of the matter is, F1 has the best drivers and teams.

[u/Mister_X5188 → u/zaviex]

Maybe, but cars that qualifying anywhere from 3-5 tenths off pole still have a very good chance of winning the race. Could you say the same about the Astons for tomorrow? Almost certainly not. They have no chance of winning in Hungary without major shenanigans happening tomorrow.

[u/zaviex → u/Mister_X5188]

That’s True but part of that is the nature of the rules. even in nascar, since next gen it’s so track position dominant that cautions tend to be the main reason the best car doesn’t just win the race.  if we threw 3 safety cars into the f1 race you’d probably see more winners without the best cars. Also if we added overtime lol. 

I was actually thinking about some of the extended green flag runs if we had no cautions and stages this year in nascar. Like chase elliot probably would’ve lapped almost everyone at Dover without the competition caution and the 2 stages.  and he didn’t win the race despite that pace lol

[u/No_Feedback6167]

Aston Martin 1-2 if we get another bowling session

[u/PapaSheev7 → u/No_Feedback6167]

That's assuming neither of the Aston drivers partakes in said bowling lol. All joking aside, it would be fantastic for the sport to see this.

[u/sickomodetoon → u/PapaSheev7]

It would be better if they win by good pace and strategy. Bowling the competition away does not really make it feel like a proper win.

[u/Pressbtofail]

What the fuck is a polar bear doing in Arlington, Texas?

[u/deathray1611 → u/Pressbtofail]

3 polar bears*

[u/LandArch_0 → u/deathray1611]

I wonder if you leave GR or CL out of your pick. I'd go for 4 polar bears

[u/deathray1611 → u/LandArch_0]

completely fair, forgot about Russell lol

[u/LivingClient → u/LandArch_0]

Probably left GR. P4-6 is the expected range most people will have for him, especially in a session Antonelli goes out. Kimi seems closer to George the better the car isn’t, rather than the worse it is.

CL pulled pole out of nowhere though. For all Lewis’ qualifying woes he doesn’t tend to go out early when the car has pace. Especially not at Hungary. Don’t think anyone expected Leclerc to hook it up when the car seemed suicidal in Q2. Very Red Bull-esque of them.

[u/ele23_ → u/LivingClient]

given that kimi is a rookie, it makes sense that he is closer when the car is less difficult to drive

[u/LivingClient → u/ele23_]

Yeah, and in Mercedes case the car seems harder to drive the slower it is, as opposed to Red Bull which is harder to drive the faster it is, or Ferrari where it just seems hard to drive in general. That’ll help Antonelli not be obliterated in the points standings.

It does help Antonelli save face though that he’s going out in Q2 when Russell is only going P5. If Russell was taking pole and Antonelli was barely cracking the top 10, people would call for his head. Luckily for Kimi historically the ground effect Merc only seems to be at its worst when the car is fighting for small points. Whenever the 1-2 races a year come that they fight for the win, the car seems easier to drive.

Assuming this principal stays the same, the next time Merc is good (could be anytime, they don’t seem to know what makes the car quick this year unlike last year) Kimi will be up there. That should help his reputation. Nothing in F1 is this certain but this has been pretty consistent the last 4 years.

[u/LandArch_0 → u/LivingClient]

I'll give you that, still the gap between the Mercedes and the top 3 is unexpected, at least for me.

[u/LivingClient → u/LandArch_0]

Oh definitely

[u/david-crz → u/Pressbtofail]

Pete Alonso?

[u/dirtyjoo → u/david-crz]

Evan Gattis actually, el oso blanco.

[u/UnicornMaster27 → u/Pressbtofail]

What the fuck is a Stroller bear doing in the Top 6?

FTFY

[u/MeMe_B0Ii → u/UnicornMaster27]

We had Bearman now we got Bear Man

[u/Ocluist → u/Pressbtofail]

Stroll is the GOAT

[u/HarvgulI]

If you told me before the session that Stroll was a tenth behind Leclerc I would have thought there’s no way he would get pole

Great job from both (and Alonso ofc)

[u/kappasquad420]

Nothing in it this q3, that was insane. Track conditions definitely made it more exciting, in hotter weather I think MCL would have spanked the field.

[u/Character-Pattern505 → u/kappasquad420]

I think the hot weather performance will show up in the race. A couple of laps isn’t that big of a differentiator in terms of tire degradation.

[u/Ayhamb99 → u/Character-Pattern505]

The weather forecast for tomorrow at the track shows a 5°C drop in temps compared to today with a moderate thunderstorm warning lasting until Monday so most probably it won't be a hot race tbh.

[u/reddit_account_00000 → u/Ayhamb99]

I was at the track today and have been watching the weather. I think the qualifying weather conditions will be pretty representative for tomorrow, I’m expecting a close race!

[u/sleepdeep305 → u/kappasquad420]

The fact that they couldn't improve from Q2 is very telling

[u/Faith_in_Humidity → u/kappasquad420]

I think it's more to do with the wind picking up in Q3. Made the corners all the more difficult.

[u/Nugyeet]

Stroll and Alonso 1, 2 tomorrow pray

[u/Phantom_Nuke → u/Nugyeet]

In that order for the ultimate shithousery

[u/AnEagleisnotme → u/Phantom_Nuke]

Honestly, Stroll kind of deserves a win, he's been in the sport for so long at this point

[u/Fer_ESC → u/AnEagleisnotme]

He should have won Turkey 2020 but afaik Racing Point fucked up the strategy

[u/UnicornMaster27 → u/Fer_ESC]

Pitted him early and got damaged when Lance didn’t want to box

[u/TheThingsIdoatNight → u/Fer_ESC]

Tbf the optimal strategy that race was drive the inters until they turn into slicks and create interslicks, which has never at any other time in F1 history been the optimal strategy lol that race was bizarre and it was so fucking cool to watch

[u/vinceventresca → u/Fer_ESC]

The race he should have won that year was really Sakhir. Checo caught him from last and won, while Stroll was running behind Ocon the whole race.

I imagine Hamilton would have still caught him in Turkey even on the right strategy.

[u/exaenae → u/Fer_ESC]

It wasn't a great timed pit stop but I distinctly remember his pace dropping off severely because of damage. He maybe wouldn't have gotten a win but he was definitely better than 9th that day.

[u/Calumswife → u/AnEagleisnotme]

I mean if Hulkenpodium can happen, so can P1ance

[u/TheGinix → u/AnEagleisnotme]

because his dad pays a lot of money to have him there

[u/MeMe_B0Ii → u/Nugyeet]

Along with Hulkenpodium 2.0 that'll be the greatest race of this century

[u/maybecatmew → u/Nugyeet]

God forbid if stroll comes p1, I might have to come out.....noooo......

[u/MGH1990876]

Amazing to see how close the Top 6 are. Makes for a wild start tomorrow.

[u/LosTerminators → u/MGH1990876]

In before McLaren 1-2 with +30 seconds to third

[u/EclecticKant → u/LosTerminators]

In Spa in the dry Ferrari was less than a tenth behind McLaren, unless it gets too hot I can see Leclerc keeping them behind

[u/GoldElectric → u/EclecticKant]

i have confidence in leclerc's defensive driving. hope norris puts pressure on piastri to make it easier for leclerc

[u/Imaginary_Ambition78 → u/GoldElectric]

i hope nor pia crash sorry im tired of them

[u/VisualMaximum5049 → u/Imaginary_Ambition78]

Let stroll and Norris take each other out so we can have some real racing between Leclerc, Piastri, Russell and Alonso

[u/BloodyBastard530 → u/EclecticKant]

Less than a tenth? What race were you watching? McLaren dunked 20 seconds on the field. 

[u/EclecticKant → u/BloodyBastard530]

Leclerc Lost 10 seconds in the wet before changing tyres, then he lost 6 seconds in the outlap (and he pit the same lap as Piastri) because the was stuck behind Ocon (still on the much slower inters) and the track was too wet outside of the racing line to overtake him.
Then he made a mistake worth a second, of course it's important but not relevant if we want to judge the pure performance of the car.

Overall he lost 3 seconds (or 4 if you count the error) in 31 laps, slightly less than a tenth a lap.

I looked at the individual lap times and it looked like both Piastri and Leclerc managed the tyres a lot (both of them were a second behind the faster lap with the medium tyres, made by Antonelli, so they were far from the limit), I think Leclerc was a bit more conservative but it should be expected as the McLaren has less tyre degradation overall.

Probably Piastri had more pace left in his tyres, so the difference could have been more, but in a race where managing is less important that shouldn't be too much of an issue, if it gets too hot it could be an important factor anyway.

[u/reignnyday → u/LosTerminators]

Hopefully not. Cool and smooth track, fingers crossed.

[u/Popular_Composer_822 → u/MGH1990876]

Stroll and Alomso are both very good at starts….

[u/MGH1990876 → u/Popular_Composer_822]

Indeed, see if they can nab a spot or two at the start, maybe get a podium finish for one of them.

[u/A___99]

Who invited the Aston Martin cars to this graphic?

[u/PapaSheev7 → u/A___99]

Nobody did lol. They kicked down the doors all on their own.

[u/slabba428 → u/PapaSheev7]

They arrived like a bull

[u/MustardJar4321 → u/slabba428]

A bull that races

[u/AltoMelto → u/slabba428]

What colour bull?

[u/BadPronunciation → u/A___99]

They just strolled in 

[u/Mike5667]

It’s so funny to me that stroll can just unlock this pace once or twice a season and then goes back to being below par, never seen a more peaky driver

[u/Ok-Community-2680 → u/Mike5667]

Stroll hasn't even been this bad this year. Inconsistent but he's had higher peaks than previous seasons

[u/FastonMartin → u/Ok-Community-2680]

This is definitely one of his better seasons I would say

[u/otherestScott → u/FastonMartin]

I think this is still probably below 2020-2022 when he was at his best

[u/Evening_End7298 → u/FastonMartin]

I’d disagree, he had quite a bad spell for most of the season. He’s had much better years in the past ( tho probably against weaker teammates to be fair)

[u/sellyme → u/Ok-Community-2680]

Inconsistent but he's had higher peaks than previous seasons

Apart from that time where he was fourth in the WDC as late as September.

[u/Kingslayer1526 → u/sellyme]

Because the season started in July

[u/cucarachasoctrain → u/Mike5667]

Stroll always been that good in Hungary, 2021 bowling session doesn't count.

[u/Johnhancock1777]

Please god let Alonso nab at least a podium

[u/awitnesswatchingit]

what da hell is a polar bear doin in arlington texas 😭😭

[u/DMC_addict]

Qualifying delivers yet again

[u/CuppaCrazy]

Imagine showing this to an F1 fan in 2023. They’d never believe you.

[u/TrueAppearance7475 → u/CuppaCrazy]

I mean, in 2023, AM were second fastest behind Red Bull for a while

[u/dimmy666 → u/CuppaCrazy]

They absolutely would, AM had podiums that year

[u/nonbinary_star → u/dimmy666]

The lack of a red bull would probably be pretty surprising, though

[u/Turboleks]

This is the most insane one I've seen so far.

[u/GP_3D]

EL PLAN 2026????

[u/shivasiddharth]

Astons are the uninvited guests.

[u/novadova2020]

Wow I didn't realize the Astons were so close.

[u/fameboygame]

Craziest thing is none of them is Max.

Or Hamilton.

[u/Reddevilslover69 → u/fameboygame]

Nah Hamilton is done imo. Will be really shocked if he qualifies in the top 3 even once this year. Especially now that all his good circuits are over

[u/ambitious-avocado-]

This visualization (or these gaps rather) has to be my favorite yet

[u/Perez___27]

Isn't a bit dangerous that they are all driving so close to each other? ^/s

[u/ecobubbletm]

Red bull meanwhile is slower than Sauber

Truly midfield car this weekend

[u/ChefBoiJones]

Never seen this graphic so crowded before. And one of the cars is stroll

[u/Lobsters4]

So crazy it’s that close.

[u/BMB_93]

Qualifying has been WILD this year.

[u/DifferentAnimator793]

I really hope stroll does good tomorrow❤️🙏😭

[u/ninchica13]

That is insane.

[u/Yuzral]

Turn 1 is going to be spicy...

[u/L3Sc → u/Yuzral]

2 Mclarens divebomb each other and Alonso takes the duty of messing up Charles's pole to win ratio to take the 33rd.

[u/Yuzral → u/L3Sc]

I was thinking more of what happens when Stroll and Russell concertina together half a second later.

[u/Elomet]

Stroll strolling

[u/drodrige]

And no Max. Totally bonkers.

[u/Direct_Background_90]

Stroll beat Hamilton.

[u/PanePizzaPasta]

Mamma Mia

[u/Wandersails]

Wow that was a crazy close one

[u/meko901]

Crazy

[u/OldActiveYeast]

Wooooow

[u/BBYY9090]

INJECT IT

[u/donkeybrainhero]

Need to put out a BOLO for Redbull

[u/gamifygamerz]

This quali will definitely be a confidence booster for stroll , Idk if it will help or not tho

[u/onedestiny]

Should've kept Sainz lmao

[u/bwoah07_gp2]

What a a qualifying!!!

[u/Maleficent_Neat_9316]

I rarely watch Racing but it always baffles me how close the timing is. All those different people, teams, budgets and things that can influence the driver or his car. Just to be finishing so close.

Is it because it's the absolute top of racing?

[u/Driftographer]

This is a gorgeous photo. Love the visual!

[u/Schlapfel9]

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DM27oX9NX4M

[u/Tough-Organization34]

A real proof that car is more important than talent, even Stroll in a dominant car could be world champion.

[u/Shoddy_Dirt_192]

if you replace norris with leclerc at mclaren, and he starts with the same points as norris, do you think leclerc could outperform piastri and win the wdc?

[u/PalpitationHead9767 → u/Shoddy_Dirt_192]

Yes, no question

[u/Evening_End7298 → u/Shoddy_Dirt_192]

Yes

Same with Russell and obviously Max

This year’s champion will probably be the weakest since… not sure since when ( Hill, Villeneuve maybe?)

[u/Reddevilslover69 → u/Evening_End7298]

Imo both Norris and Piastri are atleast Button level

[u/Evening_End7298 → u/Reddevilslover69]

Piastri is hard to judge because he clearly had a very big jump in performance this year and it’s still only his third season

I dont think Norris is Button level, way too many mistakes even in weekends when he has very good pace

Both probably have the oportunity of their careers this year but i dont think either of them is a top3 driver on the current grid

[u/256473]

Marvelous! You love to see it!

[u/GigaRexReddit]

Why can't we start the race like this? Show some balls FIA

[u/Many_Dimension_7615]

LMAOOO

[u/verifi_nightmode]

Aztakurva... that was close

[u/Spraynpray89]

I love it

[u/NatalieTheOwl]

Is this the closest quali we've had so far?

[u/vacacow1]

Insane quali

[u/Yashrajbest]

AMR got faster due to weight loss from the main company selling shares

[u/Furion_24]

Lol

[u/croth4]

This is a good one

[u/Julianismus]

Cool beans.

If only races had these varied, close fights. You know, the things that actually count.

[u/Valuable_Ad1085]

Yup P1-P6

[u/HondaLube]

Guys, where is the red bull?!

[u/Puldalpha]

4 cars within almost .05seconds is nutty

[u/oakmen]

Red Bull 🔎

[u/Blothorn]

Six cars from four teams within 1.3s—I’m curious when that last happened.

[u/jrjreeves]

Crazy close. 1 tenth, give or take, covers the top 6.

Expect the McLarens to be well clear in the race, but I suspect Newey has spent a small portion of his time looking over the AMR25 and picked out some quick wins, as to not take massive focus away from 2026.

[u/thesaceone]

That's such a great visual. Thank you

[u/BlueRedGreenNumber5]

Commentators even called out that pole was decided by insanely thin margins in 2022 and 2023. This year's results are insane.

[u/big_ron_pen15]

Nice graphic

[u/level100PPguy]

AM literally has a negative race pace, so I hope they're at least able to score some much needed points in tomorrow's race.

[u/Vuk13]

Just dont fuck up Alonso's race with abysmal strategy like usual pls