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Piastri never expected 'to be second to a Ferrari' in qualifying

© XPB  Phillip van Osten 02/08/2025 at 17:1202/08/2025 at 17:20 F1 championship leader Oscar Piastri confessed he was caught off guard by Charles Leclerc’s pole-winning performance during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix, after McLaren had dominated every session leading up to Saturday afternoon. Piastri and teammate Lando Norris had looked in control throughout practice and also in the early part qualifying as they traded fastest laps. But when it mattered most in Q3, it was Leclerc who delivered, snatching pole with a 1m15.372s lap that left the paddock stunned – and Piastri starting alongside him in second, with Norris one spot behind. “I wasn’t expecting to be...
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