The Hungaroring is hosting round 14 of the 2025 Formula One world championship with the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend — and it is McLaren looking the dominant force. It was just five days ago that Oscar Piastri overtook McLaren teammate Lando Norris to claim victory in Belgium and extend his drivers’ championship lead to 16 points.

Lando Norris drew first blood at the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend, headlining Formula 1's opening free practice session by a scant 0.019s over championship leader Oscar Piastri. Norris set a 1m16.052s with his first lap on the soft tyres,

McLaren has been dominant in Hungary going 1-2 in every practice outing, but for the first time it was Piastri topping a session over Norris

The Hungarian GP takes place at the Hungaroring racetrack in Budapest on Sunday, Aug. 3, at 3 p.m. CEST local time. Starting time in the US and Canada is 9 a.m. ET (6 a.m. PT). In the UK it's 2 p.m. BST. Australian viewers will be looking at an 11 p.m. AEST start.

*F1 fans can watch the Hungarian Grand Prix and every race in 2025 for free in these countries via their respective channels: Austria (ORF), Belgium (RTBF) and Luxembourg (RTL Zwee). **For the race weekend in Budapest, RTBF Auvio is showing full live weekend coverage of every session including Friday and Saturday's practice.

While Charles Leclerc was left joyful after securing pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton called himself “useless” in the broadcast media pen, shouldering the blame for his Q2 exit.