Lando Norris triumphed in Hungarian GP qualifying. Around spins, penalties and track issues

Lando Norris took pole position for the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying session in Budapest, edging Lewis Hamilton by 0.012 seconds. The article reports that Hamilton misparked his car after the session, after previously parking behind the first-place marker board in prior qualifications, and later said he also made an unintentional block involving Oscar Piastri in the other McLaren. That led to a three-place grid drop, so Hamilton will start fifth for Sunday’s race. Norris, the reigning world champion and winner at Hungary in 2025, earned his first pole of the season and prevented Mercedes from continuing a perfect qualifying record. Max Verstappen spun on his final run and ended sixth, while Kimi Antonelli received a penalty after improving his time near a yellow flag. Mercedes also faced disruption as George Russell had a water leak and had to change his engine.