P1racenews AI automatic summary:
McLaren maintained a clear and decisive pace advantage in second practice for the 2025 Hungarian GP, but both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri came close to crashing during a session in which main 1 rival Max Verstappen was only 14th quickest
McLaren showed a significant pace advantage in the second practice of the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix, with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri pushing each other to the limit, while main rival Max Verstappen struggled and finished 14th.
Norris and Piastri traded fastest times, with Norris setting a 1m15.624s lap time on soft tires, faster than Piastri by 0.291s, but both drivers almost crashed multiple times during the session.
Aston Martin surprised with Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso splitting Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, while Lewis Hamilton struggled to sixth place on a used soft tire.
Verstappen had a tough session, being beaten by a teammate for the first time this season, describing his car as “undriveable” and “like driving on ice.”
The session also saw a strange incident where Verstappen threw a rag out of his car, causing stewards to investigate.
