After his performance at Silverstone where he successfully converted his front-row start into a second-place finish, Norris anticipated a much harder time of it at the Hungaroring circuit, noting after the British Grand Prix that the McLaren's performance in low-speed corners was still "poor".
McLaren nonetheless impressed in qualifying in Hungary, locking out the second row of the grid as Norris missed out on pole by 0.085s and Oscar Piastri claimed fourth on the grid.
