02/08/2025 17:30
Oscar Piastri has explained that the wind played a decisive role in
preventing him from securing pole position for the Hungarian Grand
Prix. The McLaren driver labelled it a "pathetic" thing to blame
the disappointing result on, whilst detailing how a significant
change in direction left him feeling "pretty terrible" in his
MCL39. Charles Leclerc stole pole away from the Australian and
team-mate Lando Norris, who will line up for the race at the
Hungaroring in third. "The wind changed a lot," the eight-time
grand prix winner stated after the session. "It always sounds so
pathetic blaming things on the wind, but the wind basically did a
180 from Q2 to Q3 and yeah, just meant a lot of the corners felt
completely different. "And my first lap in Q3 felt pretty terrible
because I wasn't used to it. Then I thought the second lap was a
lot better, but it was even slower. "So just difficult to judge in
those conditions, and maybe not the best execution, but I was a bit
surprised that we couldn't go quicker than that. [But] second is
still a decent spot to start." Piastri acknowledged that the pace
from the Ferrari caught him off-guard, admitting he did not expect
to start behind one of the SF-25s, even if the Monegasque driver
was closer than expected in FP3. "Charles has been quick all
weekend, and even this morning, he was closer than we expected,"
the 24-year-old said. "Things just changed a little bit, and I
guess he did a very good job. Well done to him. I wasn't expecting
to be second to a Ferrari this weekend, but he's done a good job.
"So it's gonna be a fun race tomorrow with a bit more involved."
