It is a long-standing matter of humour in the Formula 1 paddock that the “possible race strategies” infographic Pirelli circulates on Sunday mornings often bears no relationship at all to the way the race pans out. So it proved at the Hungaroring as Lando Norris ended up being effectively forced onto an u favourable one-stop strategy after a poor start, …
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Charles Leclerc stunned everyone, including himself, in Saturday’s qualifying session when he took pole position ahead of the McLarens who have set the pace all weekend. Leclerc, who took Ferrari’s first pole position of the season, said he doesn’t “understand anything anymore about the sport.” But it was bittersweet for Ferrari as his teammate Lewis Hamilton starts 12th on the …
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BUDAPEST, Hungary — Charles Leclerc took a shock pole position for Ferrari at the Hungarian Grand Prix ahead McLaren’s championship rivals Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in second and third. Leclerc hooked up a 1:15.372 to beat championship leader Piastri to the fastest third and final qualifying session time by 0.026 seconds, with Norris a further 0.015 seconds adrift in …
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