HUNGARIAN GP QUALIFYING : HAMILTON SIGNS POLE

Three training sessions are over and it’s time for the qualification in Hungary.

Lewis Hamilton a dominé les qualifications lors du Grand Prix de Hongrie en établissant un 1.13.447 pour prendre la pole position lors de la course de demain. La Mercedes a regardé dans une ligue totalement différente avec Valtteri Bottas terminant à seulement 0,107 derrière son coéquipier pour commencer la course en deuxième position. Racing Point a également impressionné et a poursuivi son excellent week-end en bloquant la deuxième ligne. 

Lewis Hamilton has claimed pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix as Mercedes stretched its legs over the competition on Saturday.

The six-time world champion ousted his teammate Valtteri Bottas by one-tenth of a second, while Racing Point locked out the second row, keeping up the strong pace it has shown throughout the weekend.

Rank	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
01	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:14.907	1:14.261	1:13.447
02	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:15.474	1:14.530	1:13.554
03	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	1:14.895	1:15.176	1:14.377
04	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	1:14.681	1:15.394	1:14.545
05	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:15.455	1:15.131	1:14.774
06	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:15.793	1:15.006	1:14.817
07	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:15.495	1:14.976	1:14.849
08	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:15.444	1:15.085	1:14.966
09	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	1:15.281	1:15.267	1:15.027
10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1:15.767	1:15.508
11	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	1:15.848	1:15.661
12	George Russell	Williams	1:15.585	1:15.698
13	Alex Albon	Red Bull	1:15.722	1:15.715
14	Esteban Ocon	Renault	1:15.719	1:15.742
15	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1:16.105	1:16.544
16	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:16.152
17	Daniil Kvyat	AlphaTauri	1:16.204
18	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:16.407
19	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1:16.506
20	Kimi Raikkonen	Alfa Romeo	1:16.614

Only one Red Bull car progressed into the final stage of qualifying on a weekend it was tipped to bring a challenge to Mercedes. Alexander Albon, who struggled throughout the weekend, dropped out after ending Q2 in P13. 

Ferrari enjoyed a more positive qualifying session compare to the two outings in Hungary, with Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc sharing the third row of the grid.

The Maranello-based team will be the first to start on the soft tyres, as both Mercedes’ and Racing Point’s progressed from Q2 on the medium compound.

Max Verstappen was seventh fastest, highlighting Red Bull’s struggles. The Dutchman, who claimed his first career pole at this venue 12 months ago, was one-tenth faster than the McLaren of Lando Norris.

Norris’ teammate Carlos Sainz was ninth fastest, while Pierre Gasly rounded out the top ten. The AlphaTauri driver failed to set a timed lap in Q2, as a power unit issue that developed throughout the day ended his session early.

George Russell once again starred on a Saturday, getting his Williams into Q2. His teammate Nicholas Latifi also avoided the initial drop zone, meaning Williams saw both of its cars progress beyond Q1 for the first time since Italy 2018. 

After showing strong pace at the Styrian Grand Prix, Renault failed to get a car into the top ten, with Ricciardo getting the better of Ocon on the timesheets.

Both Haas and Alfa Romeo cars failed to advance from Q1, as well as the second AlphaTauri of Daniil Kvyat.

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