Formula One qualifiers: Hamilton takes pole position in the Hungarian rain, Vettel is eliminated

Lewis Hamilton took pole position in Hungary at the last minute, The Mercedes driver starts for the 77th time of his career. Sebastian Vettel was only fourth

16:10: "We could not wait," Hamilton is surprised by his result. "Ferrari was faster all weekend, but the rain came and she was balanced."

16:03: Lewis Hamilton secured the pole position for the Formula 1 race in Hungary at the last minute. In the rain on the Hungaroring, the Mercedes driver ran for the 77th time of his career on the starting grid and placed his team-mate Valtteri Bottas in second place. Kimi Räikkönen was third on the wet track ahead of Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel. It was the fifth pole of Hamilton this season. Before the last Grand Prix before the summer holidays, the leader of the British league has a 17-point lead over Vettel [1559457] 15:45: Nico Hulkenberg left Austria early to qualify for the Formula 1. The Rhinelander was Saturday at the Hungaroring in a pouring rain of only 13. Hülkenberg thus missed the decisive pbadage of KO. of the ten fastest drivers

12.00: Sebastian Vettel wants to fight quickly against Lewis Hamilton. After its best time at the Hungarian Formula 1 test session on Friday, the German star Ferrari hopes to clinch pole position on Saturday (3pm / RTL) for the last Grand Prix before the summer holidays. 39; summer. This would be the optimal condition to ideally replace Hamilton by the top before the four-week rest.

"Qualification and starting are very important, pbading is very difficult here," said Vettel. With both training sessions on Friday, Hesse was not unhappy. "I was happier in the afternoon than in the morning," said the quadruple world champion. "We can improve again, but it was one of the best Friday."

On the curvy and wavy Hungaroring Vettel could win up to now twice, most recently last year. The fight for victory Sunday (15.10 hours) will not be played only between him and Hamilton. "I think it's going to be very tight, Red Bull seems faster than last Friday," said Vettel.

The 4.31 km circuit forgives weaknesses in engine performance because of its many turns. But aerodynamics is even more important – that's what Red Bull expects. "We are still losing some time in a straight line, I'm not sure that our cornering strengths make up for that," said Max Verstappen, who finished Friday in second ahead of rival Daniel Ricciardo.

Hamilton is with five record wins in Hungary. A week after his Sturmfahrt in Germany's 14th place race to one, he wants to at least defend his championship lead. "The temperatures and the layout of the tracks with a turn after the other made the task very difficult for the tires, because there is no time to cool them," said the 33-year-old after the fifth best time. Above all, he should pay attention to the rear tires. On Saturday it might rain, however, that would still change the car vote.

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