2025 Hungarian Grand Prix – McLAREN Qualifying Report "We now have a bit more work to do than anticipated"

Hungaroring, Saturday, 2 August

Hear from McLaren Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, and Team Principal Andrea Stella, after Qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

OP81
FP3 1m14.916s 17 laps 1st
Q1 1m15.211s (Soft)   1st
Q2 1m14.941s (Soft)   2nd
Q3 1m15.398s (Soft)   2nd

"A slightly disappointing end to an otherwise strong Qualifying session. The wind just caused us more problems in Q3, especially in the last sector, which meant we weren't able to find more pace. It's a tough circuit to overtake on, but there's rain due tomorrow, so we'll see what impact that has. Our car has great race pace, so I think we can go forward."

LN4
FP3 1m14.948s (+0.032s) 20 laps 2nd
Q1 1m15.523s (Soft)   4th
Q2 1m14.890s (Soft)   1st
Q3 1m15.413s (Soft)   3rd

“A second-row start tomorrow. The wind changed a lot during the session, which seemed to punish us at the very end of Q3. Well done to Ferrari and Charles, he did a good job on the last lap. In Q2 we saw how quick we can really go, so I expect us to have more pace tomorrow, and that’s where the points are. I’m looking forward to it.”

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Andrea Stella

"Today’s Qualifying was an interesting session. We saw competitive, good lap times from both Oscar and Lando in Q1 and Q2. While the performance of the car looked like we were in a strong position to challenge for Pole, the variable conditions with a change of wind and a drop in temperature meant that we couldn't replicate that pace in Q3.

“Well done to Ferrari and Charles Leclerc for adapting to the changing conditions and managing to go a little bit faster in Q3, securing Pole position. We now have a bit more work to do than anticipated in tomorrow’s race, but we can be confident in the challenge ahead as the car's race pace is competitive."