Pierre Gasly is on pole position!
What an absolute monster of a lap!
He betters George Russell by 0.060 seconds and bags P1 for tomorrow's Grand Prix.
George Russell sounds like he's in a state of disbelief.
Lando Norris wins the Dutch Grand Prix and his second win in a row in 2026.
Kimi Antonelli takes second and his Mercedes team-mate George Russell clings onto third place amid late pressure from Lewis Hamilton who can't quite get past him.
Fortunately for Hamilton, his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc can't get past him either despite the fight going down to the chequered flag.
Formula 1 is officially back after the summer break!
Enjoy highlights from free practice at Zandvoort - and remember, since this is a Sprint weekend, it's the one and only chance to practice before Sprint Qualifying!
Points standing after Hungary F1 grand Prix:
1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) - 219pts
2. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) - 169
3. George Russell (Mercedes) - 160
4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 138
5. Lando Norris (McLaren) - 128
6. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - 109
7. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) - 92
8. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) - 68
9. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) - 43
10. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) - 42
McLaren's Lando Norris wins the Hungarian Grand Prix!
Max Verstappen is the runner-up and championship leader Kimi Antonelli is heading for a decent points haul in third.
Standing before the summer break.
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli's lead has fluctuated over the past few races, but after a sixth win of the campaign in Belgium last time out, the teenager is 45 points clear of second-placed Lewis Hamilton before today's Hungarian Grand Prix.
McLaren’s Lando Norris will lead the field away from pole position for the first time this season, after topping qualifying at the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix.
The reigning world champion has looked strong all weekend in his McLaren, and strengthened his pole threat on Saturday morning in FP3.
In what proved to be a tight battle, Lando Norris snatched his first pole of the campaign by just 0.012s from Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton.
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Charles Leclerc set the fastest time in first practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix, despite ending the session in the garage with a reliability problem.
The Ferrari driver was immediately on the pace at the Hungaroring, and topped the order with fastest times in each sector.
Max Verstappen, as ever, complained about problems with gearshifts, but showed strong pace in second place.
The pace of both Ferrari and Red Bull was backed up by Lewis Hamilton.
2026 Catalunya Grand Prix Top 10
1. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
2. George Russell (Mercedes)
3. Lando Norris (McLaren)
4. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
5. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
6. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)
7. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
8. Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
9. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
10. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls)
Reigning Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris pipped George Russell to the fastest time as McLaren hit back in second practice at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.
Norris, who was one of seven drivers to sit out of opening practice so that F1 rookies could complete one of their mandated FP1s, produced the quickest time on soft tyres during the qualifying simulations runs to edge out Russell by 0.009 seconds.
Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli took a sensational pole for the Monaco Grand Prix after pipping Max Verstappen late on.
The 19-year-old then took provisional pole with a 1m12.375s on his first Q3 lap, putting him just 0.001s ahead of Verstappen who had Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton 0.177s behind in third.
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As in FP1, quite the spread of performance.
The top five, led by Hamilton's Ferrari, separated by half a second.
Then P6 – Hadjar – a further half-second in arrears.
P6 to P13 is then spread between a second and 1.5s off the P1 pace.
After that, time leaks away to tail-end Charlie Lance Stroll, 3.148s slower than Hamilton.
Charles Leclerc topped the opening session of the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix weekend, leading team-mate Lewis Hamilton in a Ferrari one-two.
FP1 saw drivers spend the first half of the session running on the hard tires, rubbering in the track before beginning to push on the medium Pirelli options.
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli wins the Canadian Grand Prix!
Lewis Hamilton finish second place.
Max Verstappen third.
Charles Leclerc comes home in fourth and Isack Hadjar brings the second Red Bull over the line in fifth.
Ooooh! No it is not pole for Antonelli.
George Russell has put the pedal down and flew through the circuit. It's pole position for the Brit!.
1:12.578 for Russell.
"Yes! Whoa!" he says on the radio, "we made that tricky".
Kimi Antonelli led George Russell to a Mercedes one-two in a practice session at the Canadian Grand Prix
1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) - 1:13.402
2. George Russell (Mercedes) +0.142
3. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.774
4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.953
5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.964
6. Lando Norris (McLaren) +1.397
7. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +1.561
8. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) +2.050
9. Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) +2.296
10. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +2.461
Andrea Kimi Antonelli claimed his third consecutive victory to further strengthen his early Formula 1 championship lead in a chaotic Miami Grand Prix.
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Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli takes his third consecutive victory from pole position!
The Italian can't believe he's beaten his rivals to this Miami Grand Prix win.
World champion Lando Norris is second, with Oscar Piastri on the podium in third.
The end was chaos for Charles Leclerc. The Ferrari driver was overtaken by three cars and finishes his day in sixth place.
Hamilton finishes his lonely afternoon for seventh, Colapinto takes eighth after a brilliant weekend, followed by Sainz and Albon.
Reigning world champion Norris, who became the first non-Mercedes driver to take a pole position in 2026 on Friday, led from start to finish and took a controlled victory in the 19-lap sprint race ahead of Piastri, who kept Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc at bay to secure a McLaren one-two.
Formula 1 bosses are set to meet after qualifying to discuss possible timetable changes to the Miami Grand Prix schedule amid the risk of thunderstorms.
The worst of the conditions are forecast to come around the time of the race start.
US laws dictate that sporting events must be stopped if there is thunder and lightning within a six-to-10 mile radius.
