Norris on pole as Hamilton and Antonelli penalised
"So, the last lap was the worst lap of all, and all the other laps were really good. We clearly had the car to be on pole today, and I just didn't deliver. So that's tough to swallow."On the impeding scenario, Hamilton said he had not been warned of Piastri's approach by the team: "I was told literally when he was at the apex behind me, so I had no idea he was coming.
- ▪"So, the last lap was the worst lap of all, and all the other laps were really good.
- ▪We clearly had the car to be on pole today, and I just didn't deliver.
- ▪So that's tough to swallow."On the impeding scenario, Hamilton said he had not been warned of Piastri's approach by the team: "I was told literally when he was at the apex behind me, so I had no idea he was coming.
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- ▪ Norris le arrebata la pole al penalizado Hamilton en el Gran Premio de Hungría — Los Angeles Times en Español
- ▪ Norris snatches pole from Hamilton at Hungarian Grand Prix — The Globe and Mail
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Norris on pole as Hamilton and Antonelli penalisedImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, McLaren's Lando Norris won the Hungarian Grand Prix last seasonByAndrew BensonF1 Correspondent at the HungaroringPublished25 July 2026, 16:16 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoMcLaren's Lando Norris took his first grand prix pole position of the season in Hungary - but Lewis Hamilton was denied the chance to make it an all-British front row by a penalty for impeding.A three-place penalty for blocking Norris' team-mate Oscar Piastri has dropped Hamilton to fifth on the grid, and may have erased his chances of a ninth victory on a track he has almost made his own in his 20-year career.Championship leader Kimi Antonelli, who originally qualified fourth, was also given a three-place grid penalty for not slowing…
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