Hungarian Grand Prix 2025: How to watch, schedule and more as Lando Norris has last chance before summer break

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Formula 1 heads to Budapest for the Hungarian Grand Prix for what will be the 14th round and final before the official summer break.

Oscar Piastri extended his lead in the championship battle with Lando Norris to 16 points, claiming victory in mixed conditions during the race.

Alex Brundle thinks Piastri ‘brilliantly’ forced Norris into mistakes that ultimately cost him the win at Spa Francorchamps, as the Australian overtook him on the Kemmel Straight in a carbon copy move that Max Verstappen pulled in the Sprint race.

Piastri went on to control the race, despite McLaren putting their drivers on split strategies with Norris on quicker tyres. Now the team moves to Hungary, 12 months on from Piastri’s first F1 victory and their team orders controversy.

What happened at last year’s Hungarian Grand Prix?

Piastri took his first win in F1 after a sensational overtake on Norris and Verstappen at the start, in which they went three-wide exiting the first corner.

McLaren would later put Norris on a slightly favourable strategy, electing to pit him first which enabled him to undercut Piastri for the lead.

Even though there was an agreement that Norris would move over to let Piastri back into the lead, the Briton was reluctant because he was beginning to close on Verstappen in the Drivers’ Championship.

After a lot of pleading from McLaren to give the position back over team radio, Norris obliged, and the order was re-established. Although the podium celebrations were muted, Norris would be repaid later in the year with a Sprint race victory in Brazil.

Elsewhere, Verstappen went into meltdown with his team over his strategy, swearing over team radio which would eventually lead to new rules being introduced by FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem.

Lando Norris’ last chance to close the gap to Oscar Piastri before summer shutdown

The Belgian GP suggested that it will turn into a two-horse race between the two McLaren drivers, after Verstappen was forced to settle for fourth place behind Charles Leclerc.

Leclerc said it was physically draining having to keep Verstappen behind, showing that the Dutchman is still keeping himself in the game, even if taking a fifth title looks difficult mathematically.

Lewis Hamilton heads into Hungary having won a record eight times, but he had arguably one of his toughest weekends with Ferrari in Belgium.

Mercedes have also had happy hunting ground at Hungary in the past, and will want to have a similar weekend to previous years after struggling in Belgium with Andrea Kimi Antonelli and George Russell only able to manage fifth place.

How can I watch the Hungarian Grand Prix on TV?

F1 fans in the UK can watch the race and all of the weekend’s sessions on Sky Sports F1. Highlights will be shown on Channel 4.

What is the weather forecast for the Hungarian Grand Prix?

Friday 1st August – FP1 and FP2: Temperatures are set to be 27 degrees Celsius for FP1, with that jumping to 28 degrees for FP2. Under the sunny track conditions, these will be ideal for the rookies, including Paul Aron, who will be taking part in his second rookie FP1 session of 2025.

Saturday 2nd August – FP3 and Qualifying: Similar weather is forecast for FP3, but the threat of rain lingers for qualifying in the afternoon with a 23% chance forecast at the time of writing.

Sunday 3rd August – Race: Temperatures will drop to 25 degrees Celsius for the race, although there is also a slight chance of rain in the area at 6% for the entire race.