George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 13, Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary,
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd…

2024 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix - Qualifying - As it happened

A recap of what happened in F1 qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

12:04
25 minutes on the clock

The current top 10: Russell, Norris, Piastri, Sainz, Leclerc, Ricciardo, Tsunoda, Hulkenberg, Hamilton and Magnussen.

12:01
Russell goes clear

A 1m16.826s for Russell puts him top of the order ahead of Norris.

11:58
Good lap from Sainz

A 1m17.289s puts him second overall, 0.3s down on Norris' top time.

11:55
Great pace from the RBs

Ricciardo and Tsunoda are in the top three currently as they split the two McLarens. 

11:53
Current top 10

Norris, Tsunoda, Piastri, Hamilton, Russell, Albon, Hulkenberg, Sainz, Magnussen and Verstappen.

11:51
Storming lap from Norris

A 1m16.931s for the McLaren driver, 0.6s ahead of Russell. 

11:50
A few more times on the board

Alonso goes second in the Aston Martin, less than a tenth shy of Verstappen. Bottas is third now.

11:47
Current times

1) Verstappen - 1m17.938s

2) Perez - 1m18.749s

11:40
Verstappen lowers the benchmark

A 1m18.312s for Verstappen as he goes 0.8s ahead of Perez.

11:35
Early times on the board

A 1m18.897s for Verstappen puts him 0.2s ahead of Perez.

11:31
FP3 is underway

Perez is the first driver out there on the hards.

11:21
How to watch the action today?

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Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 13, Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary,
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 13,…
11:19
The story so far...
  • McLaren on the pace in FP2, Norris 0.2s clear of the field
  • Red Bull impressive on the race runs, with Perez in the mix
  • Ferrari appear to be more on the pace but Leclerc crashed in FP2
11:13
Welcome

Hello everyone and welcome to the Crash.net live blog for final practice in Hungary.

The action gets underway in 15 minutes' time.

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