2026 Hungary GP: Piastri FP1 absence reported

Motorsport.com reported Oscar Piastri will miss first practice for the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix, with Leonardo Fornaroli set for a McLaren outing.

Motorsport.com reported that Oscar Piastri is set to sit out first practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix, with McLaren junior Leonardo Fornaroli expected to take over his car at the Hungaroring. The move was not confirmed in the supplied information, so it remains a reported development ahead of the weekend.

The report said Fornaroli, identified as the reigning Formula 2 champion, would be making his second Friday practice appearance of the 2026 season. It also said he previously drove Lando Norris' MCL40 in Barcelona last month before this expected run in Piastri's McLaren.

Piastri arrived at the 2026 Hungary weekend sixth in the drivers' championship on 92 points. The Australian, born on 6 April 2001, competed in Formula 1 from 2023 to 2026 and entered 79 races for McLaren.