The Hungarian "Hungaroring", with its winding, stuffy, and unforgiving turns for the slightest mistakes, has once again become the arena for great drama. The 11th stage of the Formula 1 season has already made its mark: on Friday, July 24, the Hungarian sun seemed to bless Charles Leclerc. The Ferrari driver not only showed the best time in the first free practice session, but he sent a loud and unambiguous signal to the entire paddock, leaving the reigning champion Max Verstappen almost half a second behind. In the world of the "Royal Races", where fate is decided in thousandths of a second, this is not just a gap – it is an abyss yawning between the red car and its pursuers.
But Friday's results are just a prelude, a warm-up before the real storm. Today, on Saturday, July 25, the asphalt of Budapest will heat up to the limit. The third practice session will be the last chance for engineers to fine-tune the cars, and then the moment of truth will come: qualifying, which starts at 17:00 Kyiv time, 15:00 Geneva time. It is this that will put all the dots over the "i's" and determine who will start tomorrow's battle with the upper hand.
The culmination of this weekend will unfold on Sunday, July 26. Exactly at 17:00 Kyiv time (15:00 Geneva time), the red lights of the traffic light will go out, and the peloton will rush into the first turn to write a new, adrenaline-filled chapter in the history of this season.
On such a track, where overtaking is as difficult as reading an opponent's mind, any micro-mistake can cost a podium, and a brilliant, desperate decision can bring eternal glory. Follow the broadcast: "Hungaroring" rarely forgives boredom, and this weekend promises to be hot in every sense.
