Championship leader Sebastian Vettel was untouchable in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix as he claimed pole position ahead of Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen to make it an all red front row, with Mercedes having to settle for a second row start.
Vettel had the edge throughout qualifying, and in the end his lap 1:16.276 – the fastest lap ever at Hungaroring – claimed top spot on the grid by 0.168 of a second from his teammate and a quarter second up on Valterri Bottas in third who was fastest of the Mercedes drivers.
Lewis Hamilton was out of sorts for most of the session, complaining of vibrations with just about every set of softs he bolted on to his Mercedes. Although he did deliver a blistering lap to claim top time at the end of Q2, but could not replicate the speed in Q3 in which he aborted his first run and then fell four tenths short on his final run. He will start from fourth.
The third row will be an all blue affair. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was fourth fifth and Daniel Ricciardo sixth. The Australian dominated day one 24 hour earlier, but a hydraulic problem in FP3 in the morning may have compromised his afternoon.
Report in progress…
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