Formula 1 heads to Budapest for the Hungarian Grand Prix, the last race before the three week summer break.

Yet it was a mistake this time. Pole for the 2026 Hungarian GP actually belonged to McLaren’s Lando Norris, who’d pipped Hamilton to the top spot by 0.012-seconds with his final lap.

Much of the attention at the Hungarian Grand Prix has been on the massive upgrade made by Aston Martin on their recalcitrant car, which has provided the troubled team with a major step forward and all...