Liam Lawson has produced a solid qualifying performance making it through to Q3 at the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix at the Hungaroring, just outside of Budapest. The Kiwi driver will start from ninth with Racing Bulls teammate Isaac Hadjar tenth.
“It’s good to be in Q3, particularly given it’s been quite a difficult weekend so far, so it was a great recovery,” commented Lawson. “The conditions changed a bit through Quali, so it’s a shame we missed out on a couple of spots. Qualifying is important here and the car has been very good recently, particularly with our pace in the long runs. It’s very close at the moment and difficult to overtake here, so the aim is of course to have a strong start, look after the tyres and stay in the points tomorrow.”
“A great Qualifying session for both Liam and Isack todaym” said Racing Bulls Chief Technical Officer Tim Goss. “Our car has been strong in Budapest from the first session on Friday; however we knew we would have to extract some more pace before
“Qualifying. For FP3 we worked further on the set-up to get a little more rotation in low-speed corners, and a little more stability high-speed. The balance improved and we trusted that with some subtle changes for track conditions, we had everything in place.
“Both drivers drove fantastic laps to put themselves into Q3, but the slightly windy conditions made it difficult to deliver a similar lap time and we finished P9 and P10. Our long run place looks good from second practice, and we go into tomorrow confident of a good points finish.”
Ferrari’s Charles LeClerc will start from pole, his first for the 2025 season, with McLaren’s Oscar Piasri alongside in P2.
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