Charles Leclerc shocked McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris with Ferrari’s first pole place of the season on the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Leclerc pipped Piastri by 0.026s to upset McLaren, who have been anticipated to lock out the entrance row and dominate qualifying in Budapest.
Norris was solely 0.041s off pole-sitter Leclerc because the McLarens struggled within the wind throughout Q3 which opened the door for his or her rivals.
George Russell will begin Sunday’s race – lights out at 2pm reside on Sky Sports activities F1 and Sky Sports activities Most important Occasion – from fourth, with Fernando Alonso having fun with his joint-best qualifying of the yr in fifth for Aston Martin.
His team-mate Lance Stroll was sixth, forward of Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto whereas Max Verstappen might solely rescue eighth on a dismal weekend at Purple Bull.
It was not all smiles for Ferrari as Lewis Hamilton’s wretched qualifying type continued with a Q2 elimination that places him twelfth, behind the Racing Bulls of Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar, plus Haas’ Oliver Bearman in eleventh.
Purple Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda was knocked out in Q1 for the fifth time this season and Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli had one other disappointing Saturday in fifteenth.
Extra to comply with…
Sky Sports activities F1’s Hungarian GP Schedule
Sunday August 3
7.25am: F3 Function Race
8.55am: F2 Function Race
10.40am: Porsche Supercup Race
12.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Hungarian GP build-up*
2pm: The HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX*
4pm: Chequered Flag: Hungarian GP response
*additionally on Sky Sports activities Most important Occasion
Components 1 is in Budapest on the Hungarian Grand Prix for the ultimate race earlier than the game’s summer season break, watch reside on Sky Sports activities F1 from Friday. For Sky clients, Sky Sports activities F1 is now discovered on channel 407. Stream Sky Sports activities with NOW – no contract, cancel anytime