Hungarian Grand Prix

Russell described his flying lap as “mega” as the Mercedes driver came from nowhere to beat the Ferraris to pole position.

And Latifi made an error on the last corner his lap that caused the time to be deleted. Latifi is the only driver yet to pick up a point in F1 this season. Albon apologised over the team radio for what appeared to be a mistake on his flying lap. Thankfully for the defending champion he had already set a lap time good enough to get into the final qualifying session. Red Bull tried to give him a boost from back at base, but he was effectively stranded on the track. “That is a solid result, we were always off the pace on a single lap and now we are on pole so let’s see what we can do tomorrow. Perez, who struggled in Friday’s dry conditions, set a fairly middling flying lap that was initially chalked off by the stewards for exceeding track limits. “They drove it really well then gained confidence from run to run and this was the result. Cue more frustration for Mercedes, as they were afforded minimal time to figure out what went wrong the day before. Today I felt like I had the pace for pole position, but it went away from us in the final sector with a few snaps through the lap. I came across the line and looked at the screen and saw we came P1 and it was an incredible feeling.” Red Bull, meanwhile, endured a nightmare Saturday as power issues forced Max Verstappen to limp out of Q3 no higher than 10th.

George Russell clinched his debut pole position in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Check out the full results from qualifying at the Hungaroring ...

RacingNews365.com F1 journalists Dieter Rencken and Michael Butterworth discuss the key topics from the French Grand Prix, including Charles Leclerc dramatically spinning out of the lead. The full results from qualifying for the Hungarian GP can be seen below: George Russell claimed his first F1 pole position in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Mercedes' George Russell took a shock pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix, the 13th round of the 2022 F1 World Championship.

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George Russell took his maiden F1 pole position at the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix to keep the Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc at bay, ...

We didn’t really know what direction to go in and then that last lap, got round Turn 1, mega Turn 1, went round Turn 2, Turn 2 was mega, and the lap time just kept on coming, kept on coming. Although Perez’s lap was reinstated, he lost out on Q3 by 0.071s, and the Red Bull driver raged at traffic in the form of Magnussen (P13) in Sector 1 on his final run. The clouds declined to unleash but Q3 was anything but dry action-wise, with at least three drivers in the race for pole position. Russell however caused a huge shock to the Scuderia with a lap of 1m 17.377s that kept Carlos Sainz at bay by 0.044s, and Charles Leclerc third by almost two-tenths. Late runs from Mercedes saw Lewis Hamilton crash the party with a time of 1m 18.374s, his team mate George Russell just 0.033s off with his effort. Red Bull’s Sergio Perez was a shock elimination from Q2 in P11 – Perez frustrated to hit traffic on his final effort. I came across the line, looked across at the screen and saw we went P1. That was incredible feeling!” – George Russell, Mercedes “Nothing works,” Verstappen barked as his hopes of pole began to fade. As for Verstappen, his first run put him seventh, 1.318s off the pace. Meanwhile Hamilton wasn’t happy as he settled for seventh, former team mate Bottas going eighth. After a wet final practice session that was led by Nicholas Latifi, qualifying took place in dry conditions. In Q3, Verstappen was left in despair by a loss of power, and with the Ferraris in provisional pole he could only watch his hopes of pole fade away.

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After Friday, the Ferrari's seem to be the big favourites for victory and pole position. On Friday, it was the Ferraris who looked fastest at the Hungaroring, but with rain forecast for Saturday, things could be very different in qualifying. A huge shower of rain is expected on Saturday, which could well shake up the Formula One grid.

George Russell will start from pole position for the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix after topping qualifying. Here's how and when you can watch the race.

In the United Kingdom Channel 4 is broadcasting highlights of the Hungarian GP at 6:30pm BST on Sunday evening. Current weather forecasts predict cloudy and cool conditions at the Hungaroring in Budapest, with a low chance of rain. Will the F1 Hungarian GP be on the radio? Live streaming through NOW is also available in the UK. Sky Sports can also be accessed through NOW with a one-off day payment of £11.98p or a month membership of £33.99p per month. In the United Kingdom, Sky Sports will be live broadcasting the Hungarian GP, with the race shown live on Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event. Pre-race coverage will be starting on Sky Sports F1 at 12:30pm and Sky Sports Main Event at 1:55pm BST ahead of the race start at 2:00pm BST.

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"Congratulations to George, he did an amazing job and that is a great result for the team. We can win this." "We have just got to be fast. It would have been awesome to get a front row for the team but these things happen. "Yesterday was probably our toughest Friday of the whole season and we were all here until 11pm last night scratching our heads. I don't think I'll ever have qualifyings that will ever come close to these two feelings."

George Russell of Mercedes claimed his first pole position when topping the times in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday.

The front row was there, and pole, and this is awesome for the team. If we have the pace, then I feel like we are in the fun and games at the front again!" Congratulations to George for his first pole - it's a huge one for us. So that is very bitter-sweet." "To come back 24 hours later and take pole, it's amazing. But either way, this is a pretty special day."

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"Obviously going into the summer break and qualifying like this was huge. "He was the one that kept being positive about things and together these two drivers at different stages of their career were a tremendous force to keep the spirits high." Typically this year, the Mercedes has been a quicker race car, relative to Red Bull and Ferrari, than in qualifying. Russell admitted that the Mercedes' race pace was: "A total unknown. "Our high-fuel pace was probably the worst it's ever been yesterday. "I think we just got it perfectly in the window on the last lap," Russell said. "There were more chats of overall philosophy and if we're going in the right direction. And yesterday we tried things that didn't work at all, but which gave us a direction for today." "And then to have a day like today… Team principal Toto Wolff said: "The first sector [time] came in and we saw the delta time running. This year, that sobriquet has become "Mr Consistency", for his record of finishing in the top five in every race. So, it's difficult to compare, very different conditions, but for pure driving, probably the one today."

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Fortunately for those two teams, it did dry up in time for qualifying, but there’s some uncertainty over what the weather will do for the race itself. On a track that is traditionally difficult to overtake on, he now faces a very tough task to fight his way through towards the front of the field It wasn’t just Verstappen who was left to rue his final attempt in Q3, as Lewis Hamilton also hit trouble and will start from seventh. Verstappen had already made a mistake on his first lap, dropping him to tenth on the grid. There was clearly some disappointment in the Ferrari camp after qualifying after what they viewed as a missed opportunity because Russell beat Sainz and Leclerc to pole position, but the reality of the situation is they are still in a very strong place to start the race from. After a Friday that George Russell described as one of the worst Mercedes have had all season, the turnaround was remarkable as he took the first pole position of his career with a stunning final lap in the dying seconds of Q3.

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That all adds up to it being tougher to understand how the tyres will react and choose a strategy. Starting on the medium tyre, a more aggressive first stint would be possible before pitting for hards between Lap 20 and Lap 25. This one-stop is only predicted to be three to four seconds slower than the quickest two-stop strategy, showing how tempting it will be for teams to prioritise the lower number of pit stops. It’s still a long stint that drivers will have to manage on the hard and tyre wear could become a limiting factor if they are sliding around even more than on Friday, but despite the slower pace they are likely to be able to defend their position. The opportunity to make up positions would then be followed by a first stint of between 16-21 laps before switching to the medium compound tyre. The teams have been caught out a little bit this weekend after struggling with the hard compound, as it was sliding and wearing in hot conditions on Friday, making it comfortably slower than the medium and soft.

Alex Albon and Nicholas Latifi's speed qualified P17 and P20 for the Hungarian Grand Prix, but their performance in the rain shows there's plenty to play ...

“Both drivers came close to perfect, but both struggled in the final long corners. We obviously showed good pace in the wet, which was encouraging and enjoyable. It’s frustrating to make a mistake in the final corner with snap of oversteer on entry after a big tailwind. However, we’re still missing downforce from the package, so we know where we need to improve. “The wet conditions for FP3 were not unexpected and with the rain potentially lasting into Qualifying, we opted to run on both the full wet and the intermediate tyres in FP3. Nicky saw the positives from the day, especially in Free Practice: “After a positive FP3 in the wet, we had to reset the expectations for Qualifying with it being dry.”

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Ricciardo was involved in a multiple car fight at the front involving Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel but given his experience and car – still in his first year at Red Bull – he appeared to be the outside bet. Late on the brakes and almost collecting Alonso into Turn 1, the Red Bull driver dived up the inside to grab the lead with three laps to go and cap a simply stunning grand prix. He pitted Schumacher again on lap 43 of 77, but short-fuelled the German’s car in a bid to gain track position on Coulthard. That level of self-control is rarely seen today, but it had to be relied upon in a car that he felt was never good enough to pull away. It had already been a notably unusual weekend as Schumacher and his title rival, Fernando Alonso, were starting well down the order after penalties for practice infringements. "I drove as slowly as possible, that's why the gap was never big," he told this writer in 2020 to commemorate the race's 30th anniversary. And in 1990, there was to be no denying poleman Thierry Boutsen, whose non-stop strategy defied the very best that Ayrton Senna could throw at him - but only just. Two tours later he was by Caffi and cutting the gap to the top four of Patrese, Senna, Gerhard Berger (Ferrari) and Alain Prost’s McLaren. Senna had to momentarily back off, Mansell kept coming and they briefly ran three abreast as the Ferrari swept into the lead. Two tours later, he braked around the outside of Senna, turned in absolutely sideways, somehow controlled the moment and accelerated away to victory. Senna stayed out much longer, nursing the Lotus’s rubber, and when he pitted he re-emerged in front. Piquet wasted little time in asserting himself over Mansell, and it soon became apparent that the Briton was struggling.

Mercedes' George Russell will start an F1 race from pole position for the first time in his career after topping Saturday's qualifying session in Hungary.

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The race is expected to remain dry, although rain may fall before the Grand Prix gets underway. The Red Bull drivers will need to move quickly up front on Sunday to have a chance of victory. The very last race before the four week summer break is about to begin.

Mercedes' George Russell will start the Hungarian Grand Prix from pole position, ahead of the Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc.

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Leclerc leads the Hungarian Grand Prix! Leclerc takes the lead from Russell blasting past the Mercedes man from around the outside of turn 1. Leclerc.

With Red Bull starting 10th and 11th, could this be a chance for them to close the gap on their title rivals? We will have to wait and see if this affects the race start at Hungaroring Perez has gone past Ocon, with the Mexican likely to close in on the trio. The drivers start the formation lap with both Red Bull drivers getting awat slowly. Could today be the inflection point Mercedes needs to get their season back on track? There are just a few minutes to the start now. Russell comes out in front of Sainz after the first round of pit stops, with both drivers suffering from lethargic stops. As Leclerc pulls away at the front of the pack, his teammate Sainz closes the gap to Russell and is now within DRS range. Leclerc now pulls away, with the Ferrari driver looking the favorite for the race win today. Eventually Russell manages to hold his advantage but things look ominious for the Mercedes driver. In what was a mirror Russell finds his way past Leclerc around the outside of Leclerc going into Turn 1. Is the rain starting to come or was it just a coincidence?

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George Russell will lead the field away as the Hungarian Grand Prix begins, having claimed a shock maiden pole position at the Hungaroring.

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45 minutes to lights out: So it's Russell from the front today for the first time and he may be aided by the weather this afternoon as he goes for his maiden race win. Lap 29: Russell and Leclerc are locked in an enthralling battle for the lead of this race. Leclerc comes out of the pits on hard tyres much to everyones surprise and he's struggling to warm them up. After some staunch defence, Leclerc finally darts past Russell on the start/finish straight to move up into P1 in this race. Lap 49: Sainz is into the pits but it's a slow stop. Lap 56: Russell dives past Leclerc to take P2 and Ferrari respond by pitting Leclerc. Staggering stuff from the Italian team who seem to be in strategy disarray of late. Lap 61: Sainz is struggling with his traction out there and Hamilton is very close to getting DRS on the Ferrari driver. It seems inevitable that the Brit will past him to get back up into P3 as Ferrari seem to have pulled another strategy blunder with Leclerc. He could honestly win this race still as Verstappen has much older tyres on and will need to nurse them towards the end. Lap 68: The virtual safety car is back out as Bottas is forced to retire from this race with only two laps remaining. Lap 65: Hamilton is up into P2! It seems like Mercedes don't want to make the call so they allow their drivers to fight for position. Mercedes pair Hamilton and Russell complete the podium places as Ferrari fail to inspire yet again with some poor strategy calls.

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Russell soon found himself in the clutches of his team mate and now we had an intra-team battle for P2 at Mercedes, Hamilton getting a better exit from Turn 1 on Lap 65 and prying the place away – team boss Toto Wolff watching on from the Mercedes garage. Russell was right on the diffuser of Leclerc’s Ferrari in the fight for P3, and on Lap 54 he made the move for P2 with ease around the outside of Turn 1. At the penultimate corner, a puff of smoke signalled that all was not right as Verstappen got on the throttle and spun 360 degrees, putting him back behind Leclerc and allowing Russell a chance to overtake Verstappen at Turn 1. It was then that Verstappen broke the seal and went for an aggressive undercut strategy by pitting for another set of mediums, Leclerc reacting to pit for hards on Lap 40 and Russell changing to mediums a few seconds later. Hamilton decided to pit at the end of that tour, diving in for a set of softs and emerging fifth ahead of Perez. Sainz chose to take his second stop on Lap 48 for softs, but the tyre change was slow and saw him emerge fifth ahead of Perez – who had stopped five laps prior. Russell’s lead over Leclerc was dropping as the Monegasque driver turned up the pace and on Lap 27 the Ferrari was in DRS range of the Mercedes, having a look but declining not to pass into Turn 1. They say that when it rains, it pours, and Russell now had Sainz and Verstappen catching up to his rear wing – while numerous drivers began to report drizzle on their visors at the halfway mark. The lights went out to end the feverous anticipation, Russell holding off a charging Sainz, who tried to pry the lead around the outside of Turn 1 while Hamilton cleared the Alpines – Fernando Alonso baulking at Esteban Ocon squeezing him at Turn 1 – to go into fifth, Verstappen up to eighth and Perez ninth after Lap 1. Sainz took his stop on Lap 17 but it wasn’t ideal either and he was released between the Alpines in P6, with Alonso and Verstappen behind him. Russell led on soft tyres and pitted on Lap 15, soft-shod Verstappen pitting from P5 a lap later to force Carlos Sainz to pit from the lead. Alonso exclaimed that he was “much faster” than Ocon but on Lap 5 the two-time champion ran wide at Turn 3 and Verstappen swept by for P7.

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So happy for you all, so grateful for you all. The season returns for the Belgian Grand Prix on August 28 with Verstappen in pole position to win back to back world titles. "What a race.