The same drivers occupied the top three places at the end of the second practice session as they did the first.

Lando Norris was quickest, followed by McLaren team mate Oscar Piastri, with Charles Leclerc in third place.

Both McLaren drivers appeared to be wringing the maximum from their cars, each coming close to sliding off at the final corner. The pair also had a near-miss at the end of the session when Norris snatched a brake at turn one and came close to hitting Piastri.

Max Verstappen ended the session in a lowly 14th place, which was only the beginning of his troubles. The stewards announced he is under investigation for a curious incident during the session.

Verstappen’s onboard camera revealed he threw an item, which appeared to be a towel, from his car’s cockpit at turn three. The incident occured at the beginning of his qualifying simulation run on soft tyres. Verstappen did not tell his team he had discovered the item or ask whether he should return to the pits to hand it back.

However his RB21’s handling is likely to be a greater concern. Not for the first time this weekend, Verstappen reported he was labouring to coax a competitive time out of the Red Bull.

“I don’t know what’s going on, it’s undriveable,” Verstappen said on his radio at one stage. “I haven’t got any balance.” His team mate Yuki Tsunoda fared considerably better, however, setting the ninth-fastest time.

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Lance Stroll was a strong fourth for Aston Martin. He lapped a tenth of a second faster than team mate Fernando Alonso, who was back in his car after missing the first session.

Lewis Hamilton ended the session in sixth place, setting the fastest time of anyone through the first sector. George Russell was next for Mercedes, separated from team mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli in 10th by Isack Hadjar and Tsunoda.

The Williams pair ended the session in 16th and 18th. The team briefly lost telemetry communication with their cars, leading them to tell their drivers to pit, though they cancelled the instructions soon afterwards when the problem cleared up.

2025 Hungarian Grand Prix Grand Prix second practice result

P. # Driver Team Model Time Gap Laps
1 4 Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes MCL39 1’15.624 27
2 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes MCL39 1’15.915 0.291 30
3 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF-25 1’16.023 0.399 28
4 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR25 1’16.119 0.495 28
5 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR25 1’16.233 0.609 25
6 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari SF-25 1’16.329 0.705 28
7 63 George Russell Mercedes W16 1’16.417 0.793 27
8 6 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 02 1’16.427 0.803 30
9 22 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB21 1’16.485 0.861 30
10 12 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes W16 1’16.520 0.896 26
11 87 Oliver Bearman Haas-Ferrari VF-25 1’16.567 0.943 27
12 27 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari C45 1’16.680 1.056 31
13 31 Esteban Ocon Haas-Ferrari VF-25 1’16.704 1.080 29
14 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB21 1’16.791 1.167 25
15 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 02 1’16.812 1.188 29
16 55 Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams-Mercedes FW47 1’16.874 1.250 32
17 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber-Ferrari C45 1’16.946 1.322 29
18 23 Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes FW47 1’17.021 1.397 30
19 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault A525 1’17.043 1.419 25
20 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine-Renault A525 1’17.159 1.535 29

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