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Adjusted starting grid for 2026 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix after Hamilton, Antonelli penalties
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Key Points:
- Lando Norris secured pole position for the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix, his first since Las Vegas in 2025, narrowly beating Lewis Hamilton by 0.012 seconds.
- Charles Leclerc initially qualified third, with Kimi Antonelli fourth, but grid penalties altered the starting order significantly.
- Hamilton received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Oscar Piastri, promoting Leclerc, Antonelli, and Piastri each one place forward.
- Antonelli was further penalized for not slowing under yellow flags, dropping him to seventh and moving Piastri up to third, Verstappen to fourth, and Hamilton to fifth.
- George Russell qualified sixth despite a water leak issue during Q3.
