McLaren’s Lando Norris snatches pole from Hamilton at Hungarian Grand Prix

• Defending champion grabs first pole of 2026 by 0.012sec

• Hamilton may receive a penalty for impeding Piastri

Lando Norris took pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix for McLaren in a closely fought contest with Lewis Hamilton, ultimately edging out the Ferrari by one hundredth of a second. Hamilton’s teammate, Charles Leclerc, was in third, with the championship leader, Kimi Antonelli, in fourth for Mercedes.

Oscar Piastri was fifth for McLaren, Max Verstappen sixth for Red Bull after he spun on his final lap, while George Russell could manage only seventh and was told to pull his car off track after his final lap with a mechanical problem.