Norris leads McLaren 1-2 in final Hungarian GP practice

Norris leads McLaren 1-2 in final Hungarian GP practice

The Briton lapped the Hungaroring with a best time of 1:16.098s, with Oscar Piastri a mere 0.044s slower.

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Lando Norris trails Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by 84 points in the Formula 1 championship after 12 of 24 races. (AP pic)
BUDAPEST:
Lando Norris led Oscar Piastri in a McLaren one-two at the top of the timesheets in the final Hungarian Grand Prix practice on Saturday.

The Briton lapped the Hungaroring with a best time of 1:16.098s on new soft tyres with Australian Piastri a mere 0.044s slower.

Red Bull’s triple world champion Max Verstappen was third fastest, 0.281s off the pace, with George Russell fourth for Mercedes on a cooler afternoon than Friday’s scorching temperatures.

Verstappen leads Norris by 84 points in the Formula 1 championship after 12 of 24 races and is going for his third successive Hungarian victory.

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was fifth fastest while teammate Charles Leclerc, who crashed on Friday, was only 11th.

Australian Daniel Ricciardo was the sixth quickest for RB, ahead of Williams’s Alex Albon, Haas’s Nico Hulkenberg, RB’s Yuki Tsunoda, and Mercedes’s seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton completing the top 10.

Qualifying was following later at the Hungaroring.

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