Hamilton qualifies for the spectacular GP qualifications of Hungary

Changing conditions dominated qualifying

Lewis Hamilton won his 77th Formula 1 pole after a dramatic qualifying session at the Hungarian Grand Prix dominated by changing conditions.

A late driver of the Mercedes driver saw him climb Valtteri Bottas is the second to abandon his teammate Valtteri Bottas.

Kimi Räikkönen will take third place after appearing to be the only one to improve his pole position. All-Ferrari second row, the German is struggling to match the pace of his teammate in the latter part of the session.

Daniel Ricciardo was surprised by the rapidly changing conditions, missing the cup at the end of qualifying 2 and will start the race on Sunday just 12.

A wet circuit hosted the drivers early in qualifying, and with the expected rain, almost the entire pack queued at the pit exit before recovering. 9659003] Carlos Sainz was the first to face the slick tires, the Renault driver climbing at the top of the timesheets.

Most of the platoon followed and the order began to change with every car that crossed the line. Vettel, who had fallen to 19th place after his first effort on intermediate tires, was one of the last to perform a quick lap as conditions threatened to tighten.

He was fourth behind Ricciardo. the rider was trying to take a ride on smooth tires, but he could only pbad the 17th time.

The Australian had a set of soft-surfaced tires, while all other cars used a set of ultra-flat tires.

12th fastest on his second lap to escape the opening phase of qualifying as the sky began to darken

In chaos in the last moments, Force Indias was eliminated, with Esteban Ocon 18th and Sergio Perez 19th. 19659003] Stoffel Vandoorne just missed the McLaren, as Charles Leclerc of Sauber, while Sergey Sirotkin finished the slowest day of all Williams

Conditions deteriorated quickly at the beginning of qualifying, Vettel being the only driver to get out of intermediate tires like the rest of the pack. Lance Stroll lost the back end of his Williams and dipped into the barriers that came out of turn 9 when conditions turned from moisture to humidity in a matter of moments

. The incident caught up with Ricciardo, the Red Bull driver behind the whirling Stroll, missing his best opportunity for a competitive time.

Desperate to progress despite the conditions, the Australian was one of many who tried to improve their time in It 's turned out to be an unsuccessful exercise, while 39, he improved his own time by leaving the Red Bull driver just 12th and eliminated.

Fernando Alonso, Nico Hulkenberg, Marcus Ericsson and Stroll, the latter scoring no time after his conversation with the fence.

Verstappen was the first to make a timed lap in Qualifying 3, the benchmark established in 1: 38.923s by the Red Bull driver on a set of full wet tires.

His time did not last long, the two Mercedes pilots usurp the Dutchman, Hamilton in front of Bottas but the pair was separated by less than a tenth of a second. [19659003ThefirsteffortofthisyearwastwoyearslaterwhileitwasimprovedatthesecondtimethatthepilotFerariwbadtillmorelikelythatHamiltonhadalsoimproved

Raikkonen found more grip to improve There was only four minutes left before the end of the session, the time to finish was four tenths faster than anyone else.

Vettel could not match his teammate second set of tires, improving to only second f

They were both relegated by Bottas when the checkered flag fell, Hamilton then went better to confirm a lock of Mercedes on the front line.

Carlos Sainz finished fifth, Pierre Gasly sixth and Verstappen just seventh

Berndon Harltley recorded his best starting position in Formula 1 with eighth, ahead of the two Haas of Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen.

The dry conditions should come back in time for the race, which should start at 2310 AEST on Sunday

Result: Hungarian Grand Prix Formula 1, Qualification