The Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas will start from the first row of the grid for the Hungarian Grand prix after a dramatic and rain-soaked qualifying. Hamilton took pole position. Their Ferrari rivals were third and fourth. Kimi Raikkonen was faster than his teammate Sebastian Vettel.
The Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas will start from the first row of the grid for the Hungarian Grand prix
Q3 CLASSIFICATION
A Qualifying session for the ages in Budapest, with Hamilton splashing his way to pole, earning a 60th front row lockout for @MercedesAMGF1 ?#HungarianGP ?? #F1 pic.twitter.com/2Xi6Eb9sG3
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Rain began to fall over Hungaroring about 20 minutes before qualifying started. It did not start pouring in Q1 and the drivers even had the chance to make laps on slicks. Daniel Ricciardo made a peculiar choice for softs while everybody else took ultrasofts. The Australian managed to get to Q2 but then remained 12th and out of Q3.
It was pouring over the circuit for the second and third qualifying segments. Drivers made more mistakes and Lance Stroll even crashed and broke his Williams’ nose.
Lance Stroll spears off and lodges his front wing in the barrier ?#HungarianGP ?? #F1 pic.twitter.com/N8ciVePhmy
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In Q3 it was still raining until the conditions got a fraction better at the very end of the segment. Raikkonen was leading at that point before both Mercedes drivers to knock him to third.
?: “Fernando, do you want new inters or wets?”
ALO: “I think we should go to the garage… I dunno mate. Put whatever tyre you want. Even if you put a rocket ship, we will stay P11”#HungarianGP ?? #F1 pic.twitter.com/acNbqsRyc3
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