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Hamilton shocks Verstappen to clinch Hungary pole
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The Brit managed to overtake the world champion by 0.003 seconds

Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying, which was in a different format as the drivers were obliged to use the hard tires in Q1, the mediums in Q2 and the fastest, softs, in the battle for top 10.

The first part of the session saw a lot of actions as most of the drivers were constantly on the track improving their lap times on the hardest compound. The big surprise in the first 20 minutes was George Russell who had to cope with heavy traffic in his final attempt and finished 18th.

In the middle of Q2 Verstappen set the fastest time, but because of track limits his lap was deleted and had to go for a second run to get his Q3 place. Things didn’t go as planned for Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, who finished 11th just 0.002 seconds behind Fernando Alonso.

Q3 was far from perfect for both Red Bulls as Verstappen made a good first lap, but in his final attempt had some problems. Lewis Hamilton, though, made a stunning lap and got the pole by a gap of 0.003 seconds.


Third on Sunday will be Mclaren’s Lando Norris in front of his team-mate Oscar Piastri.