Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying Review

F1: Chequered Flag

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🗓️ 2 August 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Lewis Hamilton called himself "useless" after a frustrating qualifying left him 12th on the grid, while teammate Charles Leclerc took pole. Harry Benjamin is joined by Jennie Gow and Sam Bird to discuss a mixed day for Ferrari. They also hear from Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, who line up second and third for Sunday’s race.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:05.5	Five Live Formula One.
0:08.3	Welcome to your Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying debrief.
0:12.7	We are coming to you from inside the Red Bull Motor Home.
0:16.3	They very kindly agreed to host us.
0:18.3	We're actually on the racing bull's floor.
0:22.8	And it's quite a nice chalet vibe, not quite as blingy as Alpines, but certainly a lot of wood finishes. I'm Harry
0:29.2	Benjamin. I'm joined by Sam Bird and Jenny Gao as we overlook the paddock too. It's cooled down
0:34.3	slightly. There's a bit of a breeze. The sun just going behind some of the white, whispery clouds in the air after a qualifying Sam that we did not expect with Charleclair on pole position.
0:46.3	We did not see that coming. Even Charlerc didn't see that coming. He looked just as shocked as we were, to be honest. But what a qualifying session
0:55.7	it was, Harry. We saw plenty of surprises. We saw people going out of Q1 and Q2 that we didn't
1:03.5	expect. We saw a surprise poll sitter and the McLaren's are so, so close together yet again.
1:09.6	I mean, it was a brilliant display from
1:11.5	Charles LeCler. Jenny, I wonder though, first pole position for Ferrari this season, I mean,
1:18.3	that's quite a good big moment for LeClaire, especially heading into the summer break.
1:23.2	And for him to get that first pole position for Ferrari this year was all important.
1:28.3	Obviously, Lewis went out and did that sprint race in China and was so successful, but that
1:33.9	was so early on in the season.
1:36.1	And that has fallen away drastically.
1:39.0	Charlotte Clark only had three pole positions last year.
1:43.8	They were at Monaco, Belgium and Azerbaijan. We always
1:47.7	joke this weekend about Monaco without the walls, Monaco without the houses. Pick your phrase.
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