{"id":37846,"date":"2025-08-01T16:21:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T16:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/37846\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T16:21:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T16:21:11","slug":"lando-norris-tops-fp2-ahead-of-oscar-piastri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/37846\/","title":{"rendered":"Lando Norris tops FP2 ahead of Oscar Piastri"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lando Norris<\/a> closed out Friday’s Formula 1 practice sessions with the fastest time in FP2, finishing the session 0.291s ahead of McLaren<\/a> team-mate Oscar Piastri<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Briton led the times after the opening set of exploratory runs on medium tyres, setting a benchmark of a 1m16.525s on the C4 tyre \u2013 a lap that chiselled Piastri off the top of the standings by over 0.15s.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After Norris set that lap, the field made the customary mid-session switch to soft tyres, and Norris’ time then fell to Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll<\/a> as the Canadian dug out 0.3s in hand over the McLaren driver with the C5s.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Piastri then uncovered even more time and crossed the 1m16s barrier, setting a 1m15.915s, but Norris once again upstaged his championship-leading team-mate to clock a 1m15.624s and go fastest.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In attempting another tour on the softs, Piastri had a wide moment on the exit of Turn 7, effectively cementing the order up front. The two McLarens almost had a moment at Turn 1, where Norris locked up exiting the pits as Piastri steamed around the outside.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Lance <\/p>\n

Lance Stroll, Aston Martin Racing<\/p>\n

Photo by: Simon Galloway \/ LAT Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n

The field then switched to race runs with all three grades of tyre represented, locking in the top two and the pair was joined by Charles Leclerc<\/a>, who went up to third \u2013\u00a00.399s off Norris’ pace.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Stroll retained position towards the top of the order and went up to fourth, joined by Aston Martin team-mate Fernando Alonso<\/a> in the top five; the Spaniard missed FP1 through back trouble<\/a>, which left Felipe Drugovich to take his slot.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lewis Hamilton<\/a> was sixth fastest over former team-mate George Russell<\/a>; the two Mercedes<\/a> were separated by both Isack Hadjar<\/a> and Yuki Tsunoda<\/a>, who found pace over team-mate Max Verstappen<\/a> \u2013\u00a0who only placed 14th in the timing order.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Verstappen reported that his car was “undriveable” and said he “can’t get any balance” \u2013 the Dutchman was placed under investigation for an incident where he threw a towel out of the car, which had been left in his cockpit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/a> completed the top 10 over 11th-placed Ollie Bearman, who has finished 11th in a grand prix four times in a row. After missing FP1, Nico Hulkenberg<\/a> was 12th in the order \u2013\u00a0Paul Aron replaced the German in FP1, but his session was cut short by a warning light on his dash.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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F1 Hungarian GP results – FP2<\/p>\n

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