Lando Norris secured pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix in an all-McLaren front row as Oscar Piastri took second.
In a session affected by light rain, Norris beat his team mate by just 0.022 seconds to take pole, while Max Verstappen was less than half a tenth behind the two McLarens in third.
However, Red Bull’s frustrations at missing pole were compounded by Sergio Perez crashing out of Q1, leaving him well down the order for Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix.
Q1
Rain between the end of the final practice and the start of Q1 left the circuit damp when qualifying began. Nonetheless all 20 drivers headed out on soft dry tyres once the pit lane opened.
Although spots of rain were still falling over the circuit, drivers managed to improve their times with every consecutive lap. Logan Sargeant jumped into the top ten in his Williams, but a heavy lock up into turn one moments later saw him sliding into the barrier, with which he made gentle contact. Luckily for Williams, Sargeant recovered out of the barrier and was able to resume.
Lewis Hamilton took the top time off him, with Carlos Sainz Jnr in second and Max Verstappen in third. Sainz’s race engineer warned him the rain was increasing in intensity, meaning it may prove difficult for drivers to improve their times over the final seven minutes of the session.
However, qualifying was suddenly halted by a red flag when Sergio Perez lost control of his Red Bull through turn eight and slammed into the barrier, wrecking his car. He was able to climb out of the car unaided, but his qualifying was over.
After a delay of 11 minutes, the session resumed with just under seven minutes on the clock. However, the light rain that had continued to fall during the delay made the prospect of improving a difficult one. As time ticked down, Daniel Ricciardo looked set to be the unlucky driver eliminated in 16th, with Lance Stroll sitting in 17th. Kevin Magnussen was also set to be eliminated in 18th, ahead of Zhou Guanyu and Nico Hulkenberg in 20th.
The majority of the field returned to the track in the final minutes, with many finding time in the last moments. George Russell had improved his time after heading out once the session resumed, but had been forced to pit before the end of the session due to a lack of fuel in his car to remain out. As the Mercedes driver pitted, his rivals continued to improve out on track.
When the chequered flag flew, Russell dropped down into 17th and was out – the second…
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